Get ready to see more drones overhead, even after hours. The US Department of Transportation on Monday released proposed regulation that would, for the first time, allow routine drone flights above crowds and at night. It’s all part of an effort to “further integrate drones safely into the national airspace system,” according to a webpage …

If you still use Windows 7, it may be time to consider an upgrade. Here’s how to download and upgrade to Windows 10 for free.  Starting Jan. 14, 2020, exactly one year from today, Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7. That means no more updates or security fixes for the operating system. “Changes and upgrades in technology are inevitable,” …

Google shouldn’t have to remove links about European citizens from search results across the whole of the internet, just in the European Union. That’s the recommendation of a top legal advisor to the EU’s Court of Justice. EU Advocate General Maciej Szpunar released an opinion Thursday saying searches made outside the EU shouldn’t be affected by the so-called right to …

Life may have just gotten easier for Instagram users who often post the same photo or video to different accounts.  Instagram has reportedly been rolling out a feature that allows users with multiple accounts to post the same content on all of their feeds simultaneously. The feature is available for iOS users only so far, according to TechCrunch, which wrote about the …

Google’s Chrome browser this summer will start blocking those annoying ads around the globe. Chrome will protect users from intrusive ads in any country starting on July 9, according to Google’s Chromium blog. It’s an expansion to an ad-blocking feature launched in February last year that initially focused on sites in North America and Europe.  The ad-blocker is designed to dissuade publishers from …

The British government may consider stricter laws on drone use after flights were disrupted at two of the country’s largest airports. David Lidington, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s de-facto deputy, said the government will look for ways to strengthen drone laws after recent incidents at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, according to a report. “Clearly, the government is looking at the law to …

If you tried to swipe right Tuesday morning, you might have noticed Tinder is down. Many users across Europe, the UK and the US reported the popular dating app was down on Tuesday starting around 5 a.m. PT, according to Down Detector. Users reported problems sending and receiving messages and server connection errors. Some said they were unable to log …

If you’re a Samsung phones user, you may have a hard time deleting the Facebook app. Samsung phone owners have experienced troubled uninstalling the social media giant’s app, an issue earlier reported by Bloomberg News, which said some users found they could “disable” but not delete the app. Samsung users posted similar experiences in forums, such as Android Central.  Samsung users see this page when …

Hate getting locked out of your Windows computer while waiting for it to update? Microsoft is trying to make that a thing of the past. Windows 10 Home, the consumer version of Microsoft’s latest operating system, will soon let you pause updates for up to seven days (and maybe more). The new update experience, spotted earlier by tech site Thurrott, …

If you’re using a free account on GitHub, you’re now able to create and share private software projects. The company on Monday said the platform will give users of its free plan access to unlimited private repositories, which are software projects only shared with certain collaborators instead of the public. Private repositories were previously only available on GitHub’s paid plans, …