Passwords in 2026: Still Necessary, Still Annoying, and Still Causing Trouble

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Let’s start Let’s start with the truth no one likes to admit: Passwords are terrible. They are inconvenient, confusing, easy to mess up, and somehow still responsible for most security problems on the internet. And yet — here we are in 2026 — still using them.

Why Your Email Is Suddenly Trying to Help You Write (Whether You Asked or Not)

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There's a new pop-up in every gmail I write that others may have also noticed. It's "Press / Help Me Write" and appears in the content. I know you can type over it and it disappears, but it's also appears when starting a new paragraph.