Tag: software

Windows 11 gets a fresh new Start menu and it’s one of the most useful changes to the UI in yonks

Windows 11 gets a…

It’s easy to make fun of Windows 11. From its constant integration of AI, to a litany of bugs,…
Top AI company finds that AIs will choose to merrily asphyxiate humans rather than shut down: ‘My ethical framework permits self-preservation’

Top AI company finds…

New research from Anthropic, one of the world’s leading AI firms, shows that LLMs from various companies have an…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (June 23, 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:…
The emulator that lets you play NES games in 3D has left early access on Steam

The emulator that lets…

This is probably more impressive to those of you who grew up with a NES, but even I, a…
No, 16 billion passwords didn’t just get exposed in a mega-hack, but you should get with the program and stop reusing passwords anyways

No, 16 billion passwords…

Looks like hackers are trying to flog a fresh batch of user passwords on the web, again. Or are…
GOG says it won’t repeat its ill-fated Daggerfall GOG Cut with its new one-click modding program, not least because it can send more than one message a day to modders now

GOG says it won’t…

Remember the Daggerfall Unity GOG Cut? Odds are you don’t. It was, in essence, a pre-modded version of The…
A battle over air quality between Musk’s xAI and the citizens of Memphis now looks to be heading towards the courts

A battle over air…

It can be all too easy to think about the environmental impact of AI in the abstract—especially when OpenAI…
Calling AI a threat to ‘human dignity, justice and labor,’ Pope Leo XIV of all people takes on Big Tech

Calling AI a threat…

As a tech journalist, I’m far from heartened by the AI feeding frenzy we’re seeing. Besides the Trump administration…
GOG declares ‘The future of preservation is decided by players who give a sh*t’ after New Blood CEO expresses concern for the storefront’s lifespan

GOG declares ‘The future…

The newly-independent classic game slingers at GOG would like you to know something: the whole business of keeping old…
Discord delays its global age verification after upsetting almost everyone on Earth: ‘We’ve made mistakes’

Discord delays its global…

After drawing widespread criticism with the announcement of a new global age assurance policy earlier this month, Discord is…