Tag: software

Outraged Redditors discover they have been subject to a secret chatbot experiment that found AI posts were ‘three to six times more persuasive’ than humans

Outraged Redditors discover they…

Outrage on a Reddit forum is hardly a novel concept. Outrage at AI is likewise not exactly a major…
Microsoft Recall finally launches for AI PC users, along with some other new features, almost one year after Copilot+ was announced

Microsoft Recall finally launches…

At the end of May, it will be exactly one year since Microsoft announced its Copilot+ AI PC initiative,…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (April 28, 2025)

Five new Steam games…

Best of the best (Image credit: Xbox Game Studios) 2025 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games:…
Discord will decide which servers to age-gate ‘with a combination of automated detection with AI validation and human review’

Discord will decide which…

In March, Discord will be rolling out facial scanning and ID checks globally for users who don’t want to…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 16, 2026)

Five new Steam games…

Best of the best (Image credit: Rockstar) 2026 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 16, 2026)

Five new Steam games…

Best of the best (Image credit: Rockstar) 2026 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest…
The FBI says cybercriminals were responsible for a record $16,600,000,000 in reported losses last year, up 33% from 2023

The FBI says cybercriminals…

The FBI’s annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report has been published, and it makes for some grim reading.…
The EU declares TikTok’s ‘infinite scroll’ and ‘highly personalised recommender system’ are ‘addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act’

The EU declares TikTok’s…

It’s become something of a meme to think of social media as a digital skinner box, but is that…
OpenAI exec tells judge hell yeah, we’d happily buy Chrome—and stuff it full of AI!

OpenAI exec tells judge…

An ongoing US antitrust trial may result in Google being forced to sell off its popular web browser, Chrome,…
Discord confirms it’s moving toward ‘becoming a public company’ as it hires a former Activision executive as its new CEO

Discord confirms it’s moving…

Discord co-founder Jason Citron has announced that he is stepping down as CEO, and will be replaced in the…