Tag: software

Steam achievements are getting a huge overhaul, with separate sets for DLC and season passes, and an easy way to compare with friends

Steam achievements are getting…

Valve has pushed a new update to its Steam client beta introducing big changes to how achievements work and…
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…
The AI bubble may not have burst yet, but $1 trillion worth of air appears to have escaped

The AI bubble may…

Many of tech’s heaviest hitters have seen their share prices decrease significantly this week. For instance, Nvidia has seen…
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:…
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,…
Epic says its new ‘vibe coded’ Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam

Epic says its new…

The big Epic Games Store rebuild teased earlier this year has arrived as a new “preview” client available to…
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…