--- title: Uh… Thanks, Microsoft? | daily.dev description: A tech news roundup covering several stories: Microsoft pressured LG to stop silently installing McAfee bloatware via Windows Update, though the underlying... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/uh-thanks-microsoft--dqu5i1yj1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Uh… Thanks, Microsoft? | daily.dev og:description: A tech news roundup covering several stories: Microsoft pressured LG to stop silently installing McAfee bloatware via Windows Update, though the underlying... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/uh-thanks-microsoft--dqu5i1yj1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/dqu5I1yJ1.png og:image:alt: Uh… Thanks, Microsoft? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Uh… Thanks, Microsoft? **[TechLinked](https://daily.dev/sources/techlinked)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A tech news roundup covering several stories: Microsoft pressured LG to stop silently installing McAfee bloatware via Windows Update, though the underlying mechanism remains unchanged. Framework is nearly doubling RAM prices and downgrading pre-orders due to supplier price hikes. Reddit is considering cutting off Google's AI crawler as their data licensing deal nears expiration, raising concerns about a 'Google Zero' scenario. Nvidia may raise GPU kit prices due to a memory crisis. Google launched selfie video sign-in as an account recovery option. Instagram announced bans on harassment videos filmed with Meta smart glasses. A Canadian appliance store's AI haggling bot proved surprisingly resistant to prompt injection attempts. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why was LG installing McAfee bloatware on computers through Windows Update? LG was abusing the Windows Update mechanism, which lets peripheral makers push software alongside device drivers, to silently install McAfee adware alongside its monitor drivers. After a Reddit user reported a McAfee popup appearing following a monitor connection, and Tim Sweeney publicly tagged Microsoft executive Pavan Davuluri about it, Microsoft got LG to agree to disable the popup, though the underlying mechanism allowing this behavior remains unchanged. _Developers tracking platform update mechanisms and third-party bundling risks can follow cases like this on daily.dev._ ### Why did Framework increase RAM prices on Laptop 13 Pro pre-orders? Framework nearly doubled RAM prices and downgraded some Laptop 13 Pro pre-orders because its LPCAMM2 memory supplier doubled the originally quoted price. On the Framework store, the 64GB module rose to $1,600 and the 32GB module to $800; pre-orders past batch four for laptops or batch seven for mainboards were downgraded from 64GB to 32GB or 32GB to 16GB, with a $100 deposit refund offered to those who want out. _Anyone comparing laptop upgrade paths amid memory price swings can track hardware pricing shifts on daily.dev._ ### Why is Reddit considering cutting off Google's AI crawler access? Reddit is weighing ending Google's crawler access because its 2024 data licensing deal, which pays Reddit about $60 million a year, is nearing expiration, and AI-generated search overviews have been reducing referral traffic to the site. Other publishers including Politico, USA Today, and Reuters are reportedly considering similar moves for the same reason, raising fears of a 'Google Zero' scenario where search referral traffic collapses. _Developers relying on search referral traffic or building on crawler-fed data can follow this shift on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Another Microsoft team admits it’s struggling to handle flood of AI-generated code](https://daily.dev/posts/another-microsoft-team-admits-it-s-struggling-to-handle-flood-of-ai-generated-code-rqkthg0ar) · The Register · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Downfall and Enshittification of Microsoft in 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/the-downfall-and-enshittification-of-microsoft-in-2026-bm8puwaqv) · Lobsters · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows), [#nvidia](https://daily.dev/tags/nvidia) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/uh-thanks-microsoft--dqu5i1yj1) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Uh… Thanks, Microsoft?","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/uh-thanks-microsoft--dqu5i1yj1","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/uh-thanks-microsoft--dqu5i1yj1"},"datePublished":"2026-07-25T00:16:59.506Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T08:54:35.600Z","description":"A tech news roundup covering several stories: Microsoft pressured LG to stop silently installing McAfee bloatware via Windows Update, though the underlying...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uYDfBbEOjaQ/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uYDfBbEOjaQ/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechLinked","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechLinked","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--f40BZwSH--/f_auto/v1716116495/logos/channels4_profile","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/techlinked"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/uh-thanks-microsoft--dqu5i1yj1","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai,open-source,windows,nvidia","timeRequired":"PT8M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"Uh… Thanks, Microsoft?","description":"A tech news roundup covering several stories: Microsoft pressured LG to stop silently installing McAfee bloatware via Windows Update, though the underlying...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uYDfBbEOjaQ/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-07-25T00:16:59.506Z","duration":"PT8M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/dqu5I1yJ1","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/uYDfBbEOjaQ"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechLinked","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/techlinked"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Uh… Thanks, Microsoft?"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/uh-thanks-microsoft--dqu5i1yj1#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why was LG installing McAfee bloatware on computers through Windows Update?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"LG was abusing the Windows Update mechanism, which lets peripheral makers push software alongside device drivers, to silently install McAfee adware alongside its monitor drivers. 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