Tag: software

CrowdStrike and Windows are *gulp* having problems again but thankfully just with 24H2 and just in some Office programs

CrowdStrike and Windows are…

Windows 11’s latest build, 24H2, is officially here and rolling out gradually. Microsoft calls it a “full OS swap“,…
GOG’s new owner can’t stand Windows either: ‘It’s such poor-quality software… I can’t believe it!’

GOG’s new owner can’t…

“Windows sucks” feels like one of the most uncontroversial statements you can make online these days. Between AI guff,…
Microsoft’s building data centres out of wood hoping we’ll forget AI’s made its carbon emissions 29% higher than when it pledged to go ‘carbon negative’ in 2020

Microsoft’s building data centres…

Traditional data centre buildings are standard industrial constructions, with steel and concrete being the main materials. In a bid…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (November 4, 2024)

Five new Steam games…

Best of the best (Image credit: Larian Studios) 2024 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie…
Microsoft is asking for 30 of your American dollars to keep Windows 10 safe for a year after it’s put out to pasture

Microsoft is asking for…

Windows 10 will finally lose official support from Microsoft on October 14, 2025. But if you just can’t stomach…
An AI-generated website convinced thousands of people to show up to a fake Halloween parade in Ireland, showing how unprepared we are for AI misinformation

An AI-generated website convinced…

Dublin. Filled to the brim with gigs, events, and nightlife, I often get a ping of nostalgia just looking…
AI-generated Minecraft unveiled, showcasing AI’s unlimited ability to copy things but worse

AI-generated Minecraft unveiled, showcasing…

AI has been up to some funny things in the last few years. People have declared the supposed merits…
Microsoft recalls Windows 11’s Recall AI PC feature yet again and it now won’t even be released for testing until December

Microsoft recalls Windows 11’s…

Back in June if you, er, recall, Microsoft decided not to roll out the controversial Recall feature for Copilot…
Steam defies RAM-ageddon and the AI-pocalypse to smash through a new concurrent user record, and I’ll see you back here in like 4 months when it somehow does it again

Steam defies RAM-ageddon and…

Chalk up a win for small business! The Seattle offices of Valve Corporation—a plucky upstart company co-founded by Washington…
UK prime minister reckons new laws will help publishers fight back against unapproved AI data scraping

UK prime minister reckons…

Almost since the World Wide Web became a household technology, print media companies have been fighting a somewhat one-sided…