Tech updates from around the web

This entire operating system fits in 12 MB, and yes, it boots faster than Windows

This small home safety upgrade could prevent a very expensive problem

That blue chat bubble in Google Messages means your texts just got a real upgrade

The free video editor Hollywood actually uses runs fine on my mid-range laptop

My downloads stopped stalling at zero after I changed two adapter settings

I used a phone with a silicon-carbon battery, and now I get why Apple and Samsung won't

I finally learned what the Ultra96 label means, and most people are about to overpay for HDMI

I self-hosted my email and finally understood why everyone warns against it

Your phone still knows where you are with GPS off, and it has four ways to tell

I replaced Chrome with Opera and my phone finally felt responsive again

Bambu Labs just pulled the HP printer playbook on 3D printing — and the community fought back

I scanned my home network and found three devices I didn't recognize — one was a security nightmare