Zoom hits version 6.0 with UI overhaul, new AI companion features
The Zoom app has been renamed to Zoom Workplace, featuring a new appearance, additional AI companion options and improved collaboration with Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive.
Ubisoft is removing The Crew from libraries following shutdown, reigniting digital ownership debate
Ubisoft seems hell-bent on killing any chances of reviving the online-only racing game
10 Things We Hate About Nvidia
Nvidia has immense momentum, but its position can still be challenged
New World of Warcraft VR mod gives players a fresh look at Azeroth
The new mod adds 6 DoF movement support with motion controls
Microsoft could soon sneak (more) Start menu ads into Windows
You can turn them off, though
Google enhances Workspace with Gemini Pro 1.5 and new Vids application
GenAI does video enhancements in Meet, dynamic content generation in Gmail, and more
Former Microsoft dev says Windows Start menu's performance is "comically bad," even with monster PC
If only Windows were "as good as it once was"
An old and unreleased beta build of Windows 7 has leaked online
A trip down memory lane and into Microsoft developers' mind
Facebook Messenger now lets you send high-def photos and files up to 100 MB
Facebook Messenger now allows you to send high resolution photos, create shared albums with friends, and send larger files of up to 100MB in your chats.
Meta will blur images containing nudity in Instagram messages to under 18s
Over 18s can enable the feature if they want
Google launches Chrome Enterprise Premium, a paid-for browser with advanced security features
Google thinks enterprise browsers are the future of workplace security and productivity
Opera GX adds a free official Cyberpunk browser mod
The official Cyberpunk 2077 mod includes a live wallpaper, background music, browser sounds, and visual effects that sync with your PC's RGB lighting. You can download the mod from the GX.store.
GPU-Z adds Intel Meteor Lake support, along with various improvements
GPU-Z 2.58 adds support for Intel Meteor Lake and for Radeon RX 7600M and RTX 3050 4GB GPUs. Other enhancements include 8K support and improved formatting for certain values.
OpenAI transcribed over a million hours of YouTube videos to train its LLMs, Google engaged in same practice
Meta reportedly considered equally shady tactics, too
Apple opens up the App Store to allow retro game emulators
But a careful reading of the new policy suggests that this permission may be limited
Android 15 might come with an improved desktop mode
Major improvements for one of Android's most basic features
Washington's Lottery pulls promotional AI app after it accidentally produces a nude
Instead of a fake "dream vacation" photo, the AI turned one woman's selfie into a deepfake
Intel XeSS 1.3 improves performance with new presets, intros DLAA alternative
The render scale for each preset has changed, and new ones have appeared
Opera starts offering local access to LLMs and AI chatbots
The first web browser to provide a local, privacy-enhanced AI experience?
Windows and Microsoft Office are being replaced with Linux and LibreOffice in this German state
Going open-source to ensure digital sovereignty
Nvidia DLSS 3.7 can improve performance and image quality for some games
Now users can tweak DLSS versions for different games
Sony just fixed a security hole that made the PlayStation Portal more useful
And that's why we can't have nice things in the emulation community
FTC denies rating board's suggestion for age verification system
Editor's take: The ESRB has one job: rate games by maturity level based on content. So why did it involve itself in a proposal to add a new age verification system for parents to use to provide consent for data collection on their children? All that did was confuse the public about what facial age estimation is and how it would be used, leading to it getting shot down by the FTC.
Microsoft reveals how much Windows 10 Extended Security Updates will cost
The Extended Security Updates program was first introduced for Windows 7
Nintendo explains how it created Zelda's amazing physics at GDC
The game's physics and construction systems left other developers flummoxed