{"id":31451,"date":"2026-01-29T09:37:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=31451"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:38:02","slug":"thursday-tech-headlines-29jan2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/thursday-tech-headlines-29jan2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Tech Headlines &#8211; 29JAN2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nThursday Tech Headlines &#8211; 29JAN2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Every Thursday, we share some recent tech headlines that we find interesting (or disturbing) and hope you will find them of interest too. You get to pick and choose which ones interest you the most. So, click on the titles that pique your curiosity! We hope you will like our new Thursday Tech Headlines feature. If you do, please let us know!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">PS: The headlines we pick do not necessarily reflect our opinions and shouldn&#8217;t be taken as recommendations. We post these items to spark curiosity and encourage learning. Most of all, we hope you find them interesting or thought-provoking.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tech Headlines for Thursday, January 29, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"header__title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashgear.com\/2085577\/windows-11-unmountable-boot-drive-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">This Windows 11 Update Could Seriously Screw Up Your PC<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"widget__headline h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-ipidea-takedown-3636232\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Google takes down massive shady network that was secretly running on millions of Android phones<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/opinions\/change-your-passwords-frequently-is-terrible-advice-heres-why?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&amp;test_variant=B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Changing Your Passwords Frequently Is Terrible Advice. Here&#8217;s Why<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/artificial-intelligence\/google-ai-knows-about-you-uncomfortable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The Amount Google\u2019s AI Knows About You Will Cause an Uncomfortable Prickling Sensation on Your Scalp<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/27\/microsoft-issues-rare-emergency-update-millions-users-outlook-bug-26551394\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14pt;\">Rare emergency update issued for anyone who uses Outlook<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/the-problem-with-modern-browsers-isnt-performance-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Modern browsers aren\u2019t slow anymore, they\u2019re just annoying<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barchart.com\/story\/news\/37178201\/yes-or-no-ai-93-of-duckduckgo-users-overwhelmingly-reject-ai-so-what-does-this-mean-for-the-future-of-nvidia-alphabet-and-other-ai-stocks?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=nordot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u2018Yes or No AI\u2019: 93% of DuckDuckGo Users Overwhelmingly Reject AI, So What Does This Mean for the Future of Nvidia, Alphabet, and Other AI Stocks?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartnews.com\/en-us\/article\/4904868432048041340?placement=article-preview-social&amp;utm_source=share_android_mail&amp;utm_campaign=sn_lid%3A4904868432048041340%7Csn_channel%3Acr_en_us_top&amp;logo=logo_6&amp;share_id=5Rnb2U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Hackers have finally made sophisticated AI generated malware \u2013 this AI virus was functional in a matter of days and mimicked the work of a three dev teams working 50 hours a week<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scoop.upworthy.com\/woman-got-charged-crying-mole-removal-sparks-jokes-about-us-healthcare-ex2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>A woman cried during a mole removal. Her itemized bill said everything about US healthcare<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">That&#8217;s it for our Thursday Tech Headlines for this week. Thank you so much for reading!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Wait, before you go&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Please consider helping us continue our mission of providing free and low-cost computer and technical help, as well as keeping you up-to-date on the latest computer &amp; internet news. Our goal is to help you and to keep you safer on today&#8217;s wild west internet. 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