Tag: software

Microsoft co-authored paper suggests the regular use of gen-AI can leave users with a ‘diminished skill for independent problem-solving’ and at least one AI model seems to agree

Microsoft co-authored paper suggests…

If you think that workers heavily reliant on generative AI may be less prepared to tackle questions that can’t…
After years of complaints about Windows Task Manager displaying CPU utilization incorrectly, a fix is finally on its way

After years of complaints…

With the latest Windows Release Preview, Microsoft is fixing a problem that has persisted for years: Its Task Manager…
Microsoft unveils Copilot for Gaming, an AI-powered ‘ultimate gaming sidekick’ that will let you talk to your console so you don’t have to talk to your friends

Microsoft unveils Copilot for…

Copilot, Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbot assistant thing, is coming to Xbox as “Copilot for Gaming,” which aims to “help you…
8 months into their strike, videogame voice actors say the industry’s latest proposal is ‘filled with alarming loopholes that will leave our members vulnerable to AI abuse’

8 months into their…

The SAG-AFTRA union says “progress has been made” in negotiations over the videogame voice and motion capture actors strike…
LocalThunk forbids AI-generated art on the Balatro subreddit: ‘I think it does real harm to artists of all kinds’

LocalThunk forbids AI-generated art…

A minor kerfuffle in the Balatro subreddit has led developer LocalThunk to weigh in on the topic of AI-generated…
‘Creepy,’ ‘ghastly,’ ‘rancid’: Viewers react to leaked video of Sony’s AI-powered Aloy

‘Creepy,’ ‘ghastly,’ ‘rancid’: Viewers…

The Verge has shared a leaked Sony PlayStation video demonstrating an AI-powered version of Aloy from Horizon Forbidden West…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (March 10, 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:…
Google is rolling out an even more AI-heavy search engine mode because ‘power users want AI responses for even more of their searches’

Google is rolling out…

If you’ve found yourself actually using Google’s AI Overview system, you may like the new AI Mode Google has…
Brace yourself for Discord to get worse: Reports swirl that the company is in talks with bankers about opening itself up to shareholders

Brace yourself for Discord…

I am not, on the whole, pro-Discord. I don’t like that it has supplanted easily searchable forums. I don’t…
Seeing how much I hate its ads, YouTube tries to sell me yet another subscription tier with Premium Lite rolling out in the US

Seeing how much I…

It can be hard to keep count of all of the online subscription fees I’m paying these days; a…