Tag: software

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…
Steam’s gonna start listing ‘adjustable difficulty,’ ‘save anytime,’ and other accessibility features right on a game’s store page soon

Steam’s gonna start listing…

It feels like videogames are getting better at realising that, you know, a whole load of different people play…
Roblox’s latest legal entanglement is with the creator of the viral ‘Apple’ dance who took TikTok by storm: ‘Kelley is an independent creator who should be compensated fairly for her work’

Roblox’s latest legal entanglement…

Roblox has landed itself in hot water with viral TikTok choreographer Kelley Heyer, as she’s filed a lawsuit against…
Oh, good: Discord’s age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel

Oh, good: Discord’s age…

Last week, Discord invited the contempt of its users by announcing it will be rolling out global age verification…
White House claims ‘the Trump Effect in action’ as Nvidia announces plans to build AI chips and supercomputers in the US

White House claims ‘the…

Nvidia says it’s joining with “leading manufacturing partners” to design and build factories that will enable it to build…
Don’t delete that mysterious ‘inetpub’ Windows folder, says Microsoft, as it’s supposedly important for system security

Don’t delete that mysterious…

The internet was mystified earlier this month by… okay, let me start this again. Very specific parts of the…
App promising a universal shopping experience automated with AI actually used a small army of human workers in the Philippines and Romania instead

App promising a universal…

In the world of technology, exaggerating the capabilities of a product is pretty much the norm. But when one…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (April 14, 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:…