Tag: software

Security researcher claims 35 Chrome extensions with 4,000,000+ installs ‘include some kind of spyware or infostealer’

Security researcher claims 35…

You’d be forgiven for thinking that if you downloaded a Google Chrome extension from the official Chrome Web Store,…
Report estimates AI energy demands will quadruple in the next few years, with some large planned centres estimated to use the equivalent power of 5,000,000 households

Report estimates AI energy…

One of the biggest concerns people have about AI is energy consumption, and a recent report suggests that things…
The Windows 95 start-up sound and the Minecraft soundtrack have been added to the US Library of Congress list of nationally significant recordings

The Windows 95 start-up…

Just listen to that short clip above. Go on, I’ll wait. That, my friends, is the sound that began…
Holy smokes, something that might actually be useful is coming to Copilot on Windows

Holy smokes, something that…

Forgive me for being surprised by this after the last two years of REM sleep-inducing AI updates and betas,…
Following Discord’s suit, OpenAI will also predict your age based on your usage to know if it should ID you at the digital door

Following Discord’s suit, OpenAI…

With OpenAI implementing more safety settings in ChatGPT and giving it an adult mode at some point this year…
Microsoft’s 100% AI-generated Quake 2 made us nauseous but John Carmack, the game’s OG coder, loves it: ‘What? This is impressive research work!’

Microsoft’s 100% AI-generated Quake…

Over the weekend, Microsoft released a technology demonstration from its AI Copilot research labs, showcasing a generative AI creating…
‘They chewed me up pretty good’: A US plaintiff attempted to use an AI avatar to argue their court case and the judges were far from amused

‘They chewed me up…

AI has many uses—or at least that’s what we keep being told—but one area where it might do some…
Microsoft unveils AI-generated demo ‘inspired’ by Quake 2 that runs worse than Doom on a calculator, made me nauseous, and demanded untold dollars, energy, and research to make

Microsoft unveils AI-generated demo…

Before the disaster that was Stadia, Google demoed its game streaming tech via a free version of Assassin’s Creed:…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (April 7, 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:…
You won’t have to leave the Amazon app even when buying from other retailers thanks to the company’s new ‘Buy for Me’ agentic AI bot

You won’t have to…

If you’re an Amazon die-hard and want to see all your online shopping in one place, you will soon…