Activision Blizzard investigates hacking campaign linked to cheat software
Cheating isn't worth it at this price
Microsoft Edge could soon let you control how much RAM it uses
Edge keeps getting new features, but this one could be actually useful
US federal agencies must appoint chief AI officers, according to new guidelines
One of the many requirements announced by Kamala Harris
Adobe's new AI aims to become the invisible helping hand for marketing teams and creatives
Another business case for AI in the workplace
HWiNFO 8.00 adds a new FPS and system statistics overlay
HWiNFO 8.00 introduces a new OSD feature, enabling users to monitor FPS along with system statistics including CPU and GPU temperatures, RAM usage, and more.
GPT-4 loses its position as "best" LLM to Claude-3 in LMSYS benchmark
Anthropic's local-scale model Claude 3 Haiku grabs 7th with it "GPT-4-class" performance
Canva acquires Affinity for $380 million to take on Adobe
Will Adobe finally have some real competition?
MIT researchers showcase novel method for super-fast AI image generation
Uncannily Fast: Generative AI services can produce a high-quality visual patchwork but are usually quite sluggish. Researchers from MIT and Adobe have developed a potential solution to this time-consuming issue, with a new super-fast image generation method with minimal impact on quality. The technique spits out about 20 images per second.
Chrome is getting better text rendering in Windows thanks to Microsoft engineers
A long-standing "bug" is about to be fixed in the upcoming Chrome release
Microsoft is quietly installing the Copilot app on Windows PCs
Redmond desperately wants you to use its generative AI feature
Google's AI-powered search can recommend malicious sites, including scams and malware
The incredible power of AI
DaVinci Resolve 18.6.6 adds support for new video formats
DaVinci Resolve 18 keeps on evolving, recently adding support for AVC MXF Op Atom formats, allowing you to make quick edits, save, and export without any loss of quality.
Windows UI for disk formatting was a temporary solution that stuck for 30 years
A basic user interface that Microsoft chose to keep for three decades
Apple prepares in-box iPhone software update system for unboxing convenience
Brand new iPhones will have the latest version of iOS, guaranteed
Microsoft adds spellcheck and autocorrect to Notepad
After 40+ years, why bother?
Larian is walking away from Baldur's Gate 3, no DLC, no expansions, no sequel
Wow! Larian Studios stunned the crowd during a panel discussion at the Game Developers Conference. Founder and CEO Swen Vincke revealed that the studio has no interest in expanding upon its massively popular Baldur's Gate 3 RPG. He clarified that fans shouldn't get their hopes up for any DLC, expansions, or a Baldur's Gate 4.
Formula 1 chief retires "impossible to navigate" Excel spreadsheet used to manage car parts
WTF?! When James Vowles took over as team principal for the Williams F1 crew in early 2023, he knew they lagged behind the competition in several key areas. Pat Fry joined the team later that year as chief technical officer, and the two quickly determined that Williams' use of Microsoft Excel to manage its car build workbook was a problem.
AMD promises upscaling quality improvements with FSR 3.1 update, adds Vulkan and Xbox support
AMD says FSR 3 is now supported by 40 games, current and upcoming
Unreal Engine 5.4 revealed running Amy Hennig's new Marvel game
Nanite tessellation and motion matching introduced, and Fortnite creators can now use MetaHumans
The latest macOS update breaks Java Virtual Machine, among other things
macOS 14.4 changes how the operating system deals with processes on Apple Silicon machines
Nvidia shows what games could be like with fully AI-controlled NPCs
Nvidia puts on a better showing than Unity, but AI avatars still have a long way to go
This company aims to offer a new gaming OS to compete with SteamOS and Windows
An alternative to balance the freedom of PC with a console-like interface
Firefox adds caret browsing in PDFs, improves tab management
Firefox 124 extends the caret browsing mode to the PDF viewer, extends tab management in Firefox View, refines the macOS full screen experience, and resolves various security issues.
YouTube introduces labeling requirements for synthetic and altered content
Including generative AI
Steam Family Sharing gets a complete overhaul
Members can now access multiples games simultaneously and play offline