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Xbox's mobile aspirations may finally come to fruition after a U.S. judge slaps down Apple
Apple is preventing Microsoft and others from making viable businesses on its platform, owing to restrictive fees and rules — until now.
2025-05-01 03:26
Open source has a ‘massive role to play’ in AI orchestration platforms, says Microsoft CEO
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he is “very optimistic” that technology has sufficiently advanced to support more complex, next-gen capabilities such as multi-agent AI orchestration, and open source is a key component. Chips are getting better, c...
2025-05-01 02:10
Apple addresses App Store ruling as Fortnite eyes return
Apple has responded to the court’s latest injunction decision in its ongoing legal battle with Epic Games over App Store policies. In a statement to 9to5Mac, an Apple spokesperson said the company disagrees with the decision and plans to appeal—but...
2025-05-01 01:45
Apple v. Epic: What happens next to the App Store and Fortnite?
Apple has lost its latest legal battle with Epic Games over App Store commissions. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says Fortnite will return to the U.S. App Store next week. And with Apple set to report quarterly earnings tomorrow, the timing couldn’t be more p...
2025-05-01 01:15
US Judge rules Apple willfully violated and ignored court's 2021 decision
A judge ruled that Apple willfully violated a 2021 injunction preventing it from blocking external payment links in apps. Read more...
2025-05-01 01:14
Pinterest launches update to help you fight back against "AI slop" on its platform
Pinterest users have been voicing concerns over the growing presence of AI-generated content, and the company is now rolling out tools to tackle the issue. Read more...
2025-05-01 00:20
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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