Your outdated version of Windows Media Player 6 will still work after the Y2K38 bug ends civilization
Embedded systems pose the greatest risk of failure after 2038
Apple EU updates: Switching to Android made easier, regulators investigating Epic Games ban, and more
Third-party app stores stop updating if users leave the EU for more than 30 days
VMware forced to patch dangerous vulnerabilities in discontinued products
Flaws so severe, the company felt the need to update the now-abandoned ESXi hypervisor
Linux market share on desktop computers reaches an all-time high
Is the "Year of the Desktop Linux" finally to become a reality?
WhatsApp and Messenger will become interoperable with third-party apps using the Signal protocol
The interoperability, however, is only meant for EU residents
Google's new AI tool can turn images into playable mini-games
Tool can use AI-generated content to create more AI content and train other AIs
Apple bans Epic Games again, ending its third-party app store ambitions
Apple cites Epic's past behavior and Sweeney's comments, calling the company "verifiably untrustworthy"
Windows 11 Android support ends next March
Amazon Android app support went public in early 2022
Yuzu developer pays Nintendo $2.4 million to settle lawsuit, ceases all Switch and 3DS emulator operations
Nintendo got what it wanted, as usual
AMD to introduce AI-based upscaling, potentially matching DLSS
Something to look forward to: AMD's FSR image upscaling technology has avoided using AI until now, which has been a double-edged sword in its competition against Nvidia's DLSS and Intel's XeSS. A recent interview with AMD's CTO indicates that the company plans to pivot sharply toward AI in 2024, with gaming upscaling as one area of focus.
PowerToys brings custom keyboard shortcuts and a redesigned Color Picker
PowerToys 0.79 introduces a new Keyboard Manager that allows you to create your own keyboard shortcuts to open applications, URLs, and more.
More than 100,000 GitHub repositories found spreading malicious packages
An effective way to compromise the software supply chain with developers' help
Microsoft is adding a Copilot icon to Windows 11 taskbar, here's how to hide it
Not everyone is a fan of Microsoft's latest AI tool
Windows 10 sees resurgence in Steam survey, English is no longer the top language
Windows 10 was the only version of the OS to experience gains last month
WhatsApp scores major legal victory over Pegasus spyware maker, forcing it to provide closely-guarded code
Pegasus is thought to have been used by governments around the world to spy on political dissidents, journalists and human rights activists
Unreal Tournament and the original Unreal receive RTX path tracing mods
Modifying the DirectX 9 renderer to enable RTX Remix on Unreal Engine 1
Windows 11 now supports USB4 at 80Gbps, also known as USB4 2.0
Faster USB4 devices could start appearing in 2024
Microsoft wants to supercharge financial applications with Copilot for Finance
In a nutshell: Microsoft has just introduced yet another feature for its Copilot service, an extension designed to provide "intelligent" advice and automations based on a company's own financial data. Privacy and data security have been taken into account, the company vows.
Microsoft's DirectSR aims to unify DLSS, FSR and XeSS upscaling technologies
Possibly related to Microsoft's recently-teased "Auto Super Resolution"
Data Governance and Provenance: Two words that are critical to the future of generative AI
Using "borrowed" material for training. Fair use or not?
The US Department of Defense is using ML algorithms to find airstrike targets
Weaponized AI applications are already here, helping with killing combatants in Middle East
Tails 6.0 is now available, based on Debian 12
Tails 6.0 is the first release to be based on Debian 12 and Gnome 43. It includes enhanced protection against malicious USB devices, a new night mode and improved screenshot tool.
Microsoft breaks users' PCs again with latest Windows 11 update
Latest Windows 11 update kills some actively exploited bugs as long as you can get it to install properly
Windows 11 24H2 will block processors that lack the SSE4.2 instruction set
The list of old CPUs blocked from booting the new OS is growing
FurMark 2 stress test adds OpenGL, Vulkan, and Linux support
FurMark 2 adds Windows and Linux cross-platform support, along with OpenGL 3.2 and Vulkan 1.1 3D APIs. OpenGL 2.1/3.0, Raspberry Pi, and macOS support are options for future versions.