Software

LibreOffice openly advises users not to use OpenOffice

Spotify update makes playlist curation simpler, refines recommendations

US Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard reused the same weak password across Gmail, Dropbox, and LinkedIn

Facepalm: Studies show that most people still reuse weak passwords across multiple accounts despite years of warnings from cybersecurity experts against the practice. Recent leaks reveal that poor password discipline even occurs at the upper levels of the United States government.

Intel issues new microcode to fix rare Vmin Shift crashes on Core 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs

SteamOS beta adds ROG Ally and Legion Go support, new controller compatibility

Dopamine audio player debuts new v3 preview version

"App Store Freedom Act" would force Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores

Microsoft is introducing AI agents that can change your Windows settings

Which version of Windows introduced ReFS, the next-gen file system meant to succeed NTFS?

The "End of 10" project wants to save aging PCs with Linux instead of Windows 11

Former PlayStation boss says gaming price hikes are inevitable, but lack of value is the real issue

Editor's take: Game prices are climbing to $70 and beyond, with publishers blaming inflation and rising development costs. However, players are pushing back against the price hikes because current big-budget games consistently fail to deliver comparable value. Current prices are a symptom of a much bigger problem.

Android 16 beta reveals new desktop mode to turn your phone into a PC

Android is getting a new look with Google's Material 3 Expressive

Original Fallout source code survived thanks to "rogue" Interplay co-founder

Over 250 tech leaders push for computer science and AI course requirements in US schools

Hacker breaches TeleMessage system used by US officials, raising security concerns

Despite rising game prices, 2025's best-reviewed titles are budget hits

A hot potato: Video games are becoming more expensive – Microsoft announced last week that it would be selling some of its upcoming titles for $80, while Nintendo will be doing the same with Switch 2 releases. One of the companies' arguments for this increase is that games now have enormous budgets with massive teams, all of which supposedly benefit the players, yet the three best-reviewed games of 2025 so far are all budget titles.

A laptop GPU now leads the Valve Steam survey, AMD CPUs reach all-time high

DOJ confirms it wants to break up Google's advertising tech monopoly

Apple revises App Store policy, allows third-party payments 'without tax' after losing in court

Someone tried, and mostly managed, to run Linux in an Excel spreadsheet

DaVinci Resolve 20 brings AI animated subtitles and smarter editing

Here's why Windows 7 took so long to boot with solid color backgrounds in 2009

What was the first computer program to have AI (and on what hardware did it run)?

Meta, Spotify, and others unite to challenge the Apple-Google app store duopoly