This third-party app blocks integrated Windows 11 advertising
Users will go to extreme lengths to negate Microsoft's latest "improvements" for Windows
Computer science coding classes deemphasize syntax as professors teach higher-level skills in AI era
AI is not just changing programming, it's also altering how students learn to code
Forward-looking: For computer science students, generative AI isn't just the future – it's the present. These smart language models are already reshaping how the next generation of programmers learns to code, with teachers giving their approach a whole new spin.
Zero regrets: Firefox power user kept 7,500 tabs open for two years
Firefox fan's 7,500 simultaneous tabs show browser's memory efficiency
In brief: For most of us, having more than a couple dozen browser tabs open at once feels like a cluttered nightmare. But for one software engineer, managing nearly 7,500 active Firefox tabs is just another day at the office.
Valve's Proton 9.0 update makes more Windows games playable on Linux, including The Finals
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Tiberian Sun also now playable
The big picture: Proton is essential to the Steam Deck's ability to run thousands of PC games exclusively developed for Windows, and Valve hasn't stopped working to expand the range of its Linux compatibility layer. A major new update enables support for some important titles with the improvements permeating across all Linux systems.
Microsoft Edge gets a built-in internet speed test tool, here's how to use it
The speed test feature was deprecated from Edge last year
Google just removed RISC-V support from the Android kernel
RISC-V is gone from the general Android kernel, motivations aren't entirely clear yet
BASIC's 60th anniversary reminds us of the language that democratized programming, as AI threatens to automate coding
The language that paved the way for widespread coding literacy
Nvidia ChatRTX gets more LLM support, AI voice recognition
Nvidia ChatRTX introduces support for additional LLMs, such as Google's Gemma and ChatGLM3. Other features include automatic speech recognition and better photo search capabilities.
Winamp's new music platform is coming this summer
Can it still whip the Llama's ass?
Microsoft Edge continues upward trend on PC, even as it remains 9th on mobile
Despite coming in 2nd on desktop, Edge is yet to make a dent on mobile
Windows 10 returns to 70% market share as Windows 11 continues to sink
Windows 11 drops to 25 percent, continuing last month's slide
April Steam survey sees another AMD card enter chart, Windows 11 gain more users
AMD also made up ground in the CPU section
What Ever Happened to ICQ?
#TBT ICQ, short for "I Seek You," laid the groundwork for instant messaging clients when it debuted in November 1996. Think about how long ago that was... Windows 95 was barely a year old, Nintendo had just introduced the N64, and those with a reason to have a cell phone actually used it to talk on.
Devious "Brokewell" trojan masquerades as Chrome browser update to steal your banking data
Brokewell could make you broke if it gains control of your device
iOS 18 could overhaul several built-in iPhone apps with AI features
More than a dozen apps are expected to see major changes
Rumor mill: iOS 18 is expected to bring significant updates including a revamped design language and expanded customization features. The upcoming release is also rumored to introduce extensive changes to various built-in iPhone apps such as Notes, Mail, Photos, Fitness, and others.
Path tracing mods for Deus Ex, Dark Messiah, and Half-Life 2 show stunning progress
Nvidia adds ray reconstruction to RTX Remix path tracing mod framework
Google supercharges Chrome's omnibox address bar with machine learning
More relevant suggestions are on their way
MS-DOS 4.00 source code's sloppy Git dump breaks build and erases metadata
Good intentions, poor execution?
Facepalm: Microsoft deserves kudos for open-sourcing the MS-DOS 4.00 source code, shedding light on an important milestone in computing history. But the tech giant has bungled the release in a way that may cause needless headaches for historians and archivists eager to study the decades-old code.
Arc Browser reaches stable release on Windows, available for download
The Arc Browser, previously exclusive to macOS and iOS, is now out of beta on Windows and available for download. As of writing, it only supports Windows 11.
Microsoft rolls out update to fix a bug that was installing Copilot on Windows 11 PCs
The unwanted Copilot installation was first reported in March
Epic will relaunch Fortnite on iPad, Apple ordered to open up iPadOS in the EU
Fortnite is coming to iPhone soon
Millions of devices still vulnerable to abandoned USB worm, continues to spread globally
Researchers suspect Chinese state-sponsored hackers are responsible
Microsoft's Phi-3 Mini boasts ChatGPT-level performance in an ultralight 3.8B parameter package
Why it matters: Advanced AI capabilities generally require massive cloud-hosted models with billions or even trillions of parameters. But Microsoft is challenging that with the Phi-3 Mini, a pint-sized AI powerhouse that can run on your phone or laptop while delivering performance rivaling some of the biggest language models out there.
Gigabyte and MSI also provide BIOS settings to address Intel crashing CPUs
The updates and settings are designed to curb the chips' stability issues
In context: Reviewers, CPU owners, and engineers have for the last several months endured stability issues related to several Intel 13th- and 14th-gen processors. Further investigation attributed the issues to the BIOS settings used by many Intel motherboard partners, which use "optimized" settings ignoring Intel's default maximum power limits. This week, Gigabyte and MSI joined Asus in providing additional BIOS versions and configurations aimed at alleviating these issues and adhering to Intel's power specifications.
Glance introduces customized lock screen content to US phones through Motorola and Verizon
Don't worry; you can turn it off