Tag: software

Ring is using AI to generate video descriptions of what goes on outside your door—and to keep even more detailed tabs on ‘the routines of your residence’

Ring is using AI…

Whenever I disappear back into the wood from whence I came, I’m always greeted by the glower of a…
Pope Leo’s on the warpath about AI again, and this time he’s telling off priests for using it to write their sermons: ‘The Pope invited us to use our brains more’

Pope Leo’s on the…

As my esteemed colleague Joshua Wolens once wrote, I “never thought I’d die fighting side-by-side with the Pope.” Pope…
US judge rules that Anthropic’s use of copyrighted content to train AI was fair use, but pirating books is step too far

US judge rules that…

The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Bill has now passed, without the amendment that would’ve required AI tools to…
After about a bazillion user requests, Windows finally lets you move the audio volume pop-up

After about a bazillion…

Rejoice, for Microsoft has repented. At last, you can move the audio volume pop-up in Windows. At least, you…
Windows 11 gets a fresh new Start menu and it’s one of the most useful changes to the UI in yonks

Windows 11 gets a…

It’s easy to make fun of Windows 11. From its constant integration of AI, to a litany of bugs,…
Top AI company finds that AIs will choose to merrily asphyxiate humans rather than shut down: ‘My ethical framework permits self-preservation’

Top AI company finds…

New research from Anthropic, one of the world’s leading AI firms, shows that LLMs from various companies have an…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (June 23, 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 emulator that lets you play NES games in 3D has left early access on Steam

The emulator that lets…

This is probably more impressive to those of you who grew up with a NES, but even I, a…
No, 16 billion passwords didn’t just get exposed in a mega-hack, but you should get with the program and stop reusing passwords anyways

No, 16 billion passwords…

Looks like hackers are trying to flog a fresh batch of user passwords on the web, again. Or are…
GOG says it won’t repeat its ill-fated Daggerfall GOG Cut with its new one-click modding program, not least because it can send more than one message a day to modders now

GOG says it won’t…

Remember the Daggerfall Unity GOG Cut? Odds are you don’t. It was, in essence, a pre-modded version of The…