The Xbox Game Bar for Windows 11 is becoming extremely good — It's time to give Microsoft credit where it's due
After years of graft, Microsoft's Xbox apps on Windows 11 PCs and gaming handhelds are becoming increasingly hard to criticize.
2025-05-13 12:00
Canonical + thanks.dev = giving back to open source developers
Canonical has committed to donating US$120,000 to open source developers over the next 12 months (using thanks.dev).
2025-05-13 11:52
A 48GB dual-GPU Intel Arc B580 is reportedly in the works — Computex reveal rumored
A new rumor claims that the Intel Arc B580 could get a dual-GPU variant with 48GB of memory.
2025-05-13 11:49
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Samsung's superfast 2TB 9100 Pro M.2 SSD is up for grabs at its lowest UK price
SCAN is offering Samsung's latest 2TB 9100 Pro SSD for the lowest UK price of just £219.
2025-05-13 11:39
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Gigabyte leaky GPU problem continues, here's the thermal putty creep in action
Gigabyte graphics card users are continuing to document worrying signs of thermal putty leakages.
2025-05-13 11:21
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Gigabyte's leaky GPU problem continues, here's the thermal putty creep in action
Gigabyte graphics card users are continuing to document worrying signs of thermal putty leakages.
2025-05-13 11:21
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Hidden fees are now illegal for hotel and concert apps
Good news: Hotel and concert apps and websites can no longer display misleading prices upfront, with hidden fees revealed only when you go to checkout. As of this week, the practice is illegal in the US. Amusingly, one of the biggest offenders – Tick...
2025-05-13 11:19
AMD says AM5 platforms can support CUDIMMs, but won't commit to a release date
While AMD's AM5 platform is technically ready for advanced DDR5 features like CUDIMM, only future Ryzen processors may fully support them.
2025-05-13 11:11
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AMD RX 9060 XT leaked specs allege speedy 3.3 GHz GPU clock
The key specifications of AMD’s Radeon RX 9600 XT have spilled onto the internet.
2025-05-13 10:56
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iPad shipments are up this year, and the pandemic is a key reason
iPad shipments grew 14% year-on-year in the first quarter of the year, further increasing Apple’s global dominance of the tablet market. Apple now has more than twice the market share of its nearest competitor. The COVID-19 pandemic is now five years...
2025-05-13 10:55
Türkiye Hackers Exploited Output Messenger Zero-Day to Drop Golang Backdoors on Kurdish Servers
A Türkiye-affiliated threat actor exploited a zero-day security flaw in an Indian enterprise communication platform called Output Messenger as part of a cyber espionage attack campaign since April 2024. "These exploits have resulted in a collection of...
2025-05-13 10:38
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Google to unveil AI agent for developers at I/O, expand Gemini integration
Google is expected to unveil a new AI agent aimed at helping software developers manage tasks across the coding lifecycle, including task execution and documentation. The tool has reportedly been demonstrated to employees and select external developer...
2025-05-13 10:35
macOS to get a useful clipboard privacy feature already available on iPhone
Apple said that a clipboard privacy feature from iPhone will soon be available on its elder sibling, macOS. Read more...
2025-05-13 10:24
My favorite file manager for Windows 11 gets redesigned icon, better performance, and more
Files, one of the best third-party file managers for Windows, is getting some neat updates, including a redesigned icon, more cloud storage providers, and more. Read more...
2025-05-13 10:08
OpenAI's ChatGPT claims neither Sam Altman nor Elon Musk is suited to advance AI if humanity is at stake — as Microsoft Copilot throws the ball back in the court
Grok AI says Elon Musk is better suited to run AI advances over OpenAI CEO Sam Altman if humanity's fate is at stake.
2025-05-13 10:00
Introducing the /forceInterlockedFunctions switch for ARM64
In Visual Studio 2022 17.14, we are introducing the /forceInterlockedFunctions[-] switch, which generates and links with out-of-line atomics that select Armv8.1+ Large System Extension (LSE) atomic instructions based on CPU support. This switch is on b...
2025-05-13 10:00
OpenAI wants Microsoft to provide "money and compute and stay out of the way" as it renegotiates multi-billion-dollar partnership
Microsoft is reportedly in the process of reworking its partnership, willing to give up some equity to continue accessing sophisticated AI models beyond 2030.
2025-05-13 10:00
Microsoft removes a lot of features from the Edge browser
Microsoft is about to cut a big chunk of features from its browser. Here is what is getting the axe. Read more...
2025-05-13 09:04
What ‘cloud first’ can teach us about ‘AI first’
In the early 2010s, enterprises enthusiastically embraced the “cloud first” ethos. Between 2010 and 2016, businesses aggressively migrated applications and data to the public cloud, spurred on by promises of lower costs, greater efficiency, and un...
2025-05-13 09:00
How to use genAI for requirements gathering and agile user stories
Generative AI is driving a significant paradigm shift in how developers write code, develop software applications, reduce technical debt, and improve quality. GenAI isn’t just writing code, and there are opportunities for the entire agile developmen...
2025-05-13 09:00