Tag: software

Turns out that the earliest versions of Windows 7 took longer to load depending on your choice of desktop wallpaper

Turns out that the…

There used to be a time when you’d log in to your Windows 7 machine, and have enough time…
Outraged Redditors discover they have been subject to a secret chatbot experiment that found AI posts were ‘three to six times more persuasive’ than humans

Outraged Redditors discover they…

Outrage on a Reddit forum is hardly a novel concept. Outrage at AI is likewise not exactly a major…
Microsoft Recall finally launches for AI PC users, along with some other new features, almost one year after Copilot+ was announced

Microsoft Recall finally launches…

At the end of May, it will be exactly one year since Microsoft announced its Copilot+ AI PC initiative,…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (April 28, 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:…
The FBI says cybercriminals were responsible for a record $16,600,000,000 in reported losses last year, up 33% from 2023

The FBI says cybercriminals…

The FBI’s annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report has been published, and it makes for some grim reading.…
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…
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…