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We have a number of launches this week. Most notably, SpaceX will be launching the first batch of Starlink Block v2 satellites. They are larger and more capable than their predecessors.

The latest Stardock WindowBlinds 11 update is here and it allows users to customize Windows 10 and Windows 11 in the style of the classic Windows 95. This is thanks to an all-new skin.

It was reported earlier that Twitter had removed the suicide prevention feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines to users looking up certain content. However, the service is still active.

Our latest edition of Microsoft Weekly covers a quieter week where we learned about a couple more Windows bugs along with a few patches, a fine on Microsoft Bing, and some Teams and Excel updates.

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The Epic Games Store's tenth giveaway from the holiday daily freebie promotion is offering a copy of Metro: Last Light Redux. You have 24 hours to claim this post-apocalyptic shooter.

In this part of the "Top 10 changes and features people want" series, we take a closer look at the gaming-related things people want Microsoft to address in its operating systems.

Sony's flagship earbuds are now available at a massive discount. The WF-1000XM4 model is unlikely to get the "best name" award, but it is undoubtedly one of the best earbuds you can purchase.

This weekend's PC game deals include the ongoing daily freebies as well as the beginning of the winter deals that have blown in from all over, discounting almost every game you could think of.

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Microsoft has partnered with NORAD to supply Bing Maps imagery in NORAD's Santa tracker. Families will be able to track the location of Santa from Christmas Eve and learn about the visited places.

The Epic Games Store's nineth giveaway from its ongoing daily promotion has been revealed to be a copy of Encased, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi role-playing game set in an alternate 1970s landscape.

For Christmas 2022, 3TB, 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 14TB, 16TB, 18TB, 20TB, CMR hard disk drives (HDDs) from Seagate and WD are selling for the cheapest prices ever. These are great for NAS and Plex usage.

The shortcuts included in this free to download Cheat Sheet by MakeUseOf are perfect for Windows 11 and macOS Monterey, though most will work on earlier versions too. Download today!

Those wanting to build a powerful computer with one of the latest processors from AMD should stop waiting for a good time. The Ryzen 7000 Series has reached all-time low, with discounts of up to 29%.

Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running lawsuit concerning the data harvesting Cambridge Analytica scandal of 2018. However, it has not admitted to any wrongdoing.

An internal report from ByteDance reveals it has fired four employees for inappropriately accessing TikTok data of 2 U.S. journalists in an attempt to track down the source of information leaks.

Microsoft has been fined €60 million for not giving Bing users a way to reject cookies. French data protection agency CNIL said Microsoft should get consent to use ad fraud detection cookies too.

Valve has kicked off the Steam Winter Sale of 2022, aiming to expand backlogs and lighten wallets even more. The two-week promotion lasts until January 5 and features store-wide discounts.