Visa wants to give AI agents your credit card so that they can shop and pay for you
Visa is partnering with key AI companies through Visa Intelligent Commerce, allowing AI agents to securely pay for items on your behalf. Read more...
2025-05-01 00:04
Apple’s consequential App Store setback comes on the eve of a key event
One more thing about Apple’s App Store loss to Epic Games: the timing of the court’s decision couldn’t be more pointed. more…
2025-05-01 00:01
Strings Just Got Faster
2025-05-01 00:00
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VS Code C++ Extension 1.25 Release: Explain C++ symbols using Copilot & Customize recursive include paths
The 1.25 release of the C++ extension in Visual Studio Code introduces a new way to understand your code faster with GitHub Copilot-powered symbol summaries, as well as new customization options for recursive #include path processing. With these enhanc...
2025-04-30 23:31
Epic Games claims victory as Apple sanctioned for defying court order over App Store rules
The latest twist in the long-running legal fight between Apple and Epic Games has delivered a major blow to the company’s App Store operations. In a ruling issued Tuesday, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found Apple in willful violation of a 2021 inju...
2025-04-30 22:59
Microsoft reports strong Q3 FY2025 results, revenue reaches $70.1 billion
Microsoft has published its quarterly financials for fiscal year 2025, reporting a robust $70.1 billion in revenue for the third quarter. Read more...
2025-04-30 22:26
Oracle releases FIPS-validated crypto module for Java
Oracle has announced Oracle Jipher, which makes cryptographic services available for Java developers using the standard Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) framework. Announced April 29, Jipher is a Java cryptographic service provider that packages a...
2025-04-30 22:10
Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 218
Safari Technology Preview Release 218 is now available for download for macOS Sequoia and macOS Sonoma.
2025-04-30 22:07
Researchers Demonstrate How MCP Prompt Injection Can Be Used for Both Attack and Defense
As the field of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve at a rapid pace, new research has found how techniques that render the Model Context Protocol (MCP) susceptible to prompt injection attacks could be used to develop security tooling or id...
2025-04-30 21:29
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Sculpt OS 25.04 released
Sculpt OS 25.04 has been released, and with it come a number of very welcome and important improvements. What most users will care about the most is the updated version of the Falkon web browser, built atop Qt 6.2.2 and its accompanying qtwebengine rel...
2025-04-30 21:17
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T-Mobile sweetens the deal for Starlink satellite internet beta testers
T-Mobile may be taking its sweet time rolling out the Starlink beta it announced during the Super Bowl in February, but the carrier is also sweetening the deal for those who test the satellite internet beta. more…
2025-04-30 21:14
iPhone 17 Air could be a massive hit for Apple for three reasons
It feels like the floodgates have opened with new iPhone 17 Air dummy models. Hands-on videos and frequent new photos have stirred a lot of excitement. Here are three reasons I expect the iPhone 17 Air to be a massive hit for Apple. more…
2025-04-30 21:06
Gemma explained: What’s new in Gemma 3
Gemma 3's new features include vision-language capabilities and architectural changes for improved memory efficiency and longer context handling compared to previous Gemma models.
2025-04-30 21:00
Why did Windows 7, for a few months, log on slower if you have a solid color background?
Time for another story from Raymond Chen, about why, in Windows 7, logging in took 30 seconds if you had set a solid colour as your background. Windows 7’s logon system needs to wait for a number of tasks to be completed, like creating the taskbar, p...
2025-04-30 20:59
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Nvidia asks US government to ease AI GPU export rules, but Trump administration plans tighter controls
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is calling for the Trump administration to relax AI GPU export restrictions to support U.S. industry, but the administration is instead considering stricter controls to use chip access as leverage in trade negotiations.
2025-04-30 20:52
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Duolingo drops nearly 150 new language courses, says AI helped build them
Duolingo announced over 140 new language courses, and it says that generative AI played a huge role in their development. Read more...
2025-04-30 20:38
Xbox FY25 Q3 gaming revenue up 5% year-over-year, driven by growth in Call of Duty, Minecraft, and Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft financial results are in, with Xbox Q3 FY25 gaming revenue up 5% year-over-year thanks to Call of Duty and Xbox Game Pass.
2025-04-30 20:25
Xbox Q3 FY25 gaming revenue up 5% year-over-year, driven by growth in Call of Duty, Minecraft, and Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft financial results are in, with Xbox Q3 FY25 gaming revenue up 5% year-over-year thanks to Call of Duty and Xbox Game Pass.
2025-04-30 20:24
Did Helldivers 2 just tease the release of its next big update patch in a silly in-universe ad?
Helldivers 2 players are worried a huge Illuminate attack is coming soon, and this goofy in-universe ad may have just revealed when it — and a new major update — will happen.
2025-04-30 20:24
Linux App Release Roundup (April 2025)
April brought a solid set of software updates to an assortment of different apps. In this post, I run through recent releases that didn’t get the “whole article” treatment on this blog. Sometimes, it’s a challenge to cover everything I want to ...
2025-04-30 20:10