CEO Satya Nadella says up to 30% of Microsoft's code is now written by AI
Both Zuckerberg and Nadella see AI taking over software development
Court orders Apple to open App Store to competition, Epic Games wins
"Apple knew exactly what it was doing and at every turn chose the most anticompetitive option"
A hot potato: A federal judge in California has delivered a decisive blow to Apple's longstanding control over its App Store, ordering the tech giant to immediately halt practices that have limited competition and maintained high commissions on app sales. This ruling concludes a five-year legal battle initiated by Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, which challenged Apple's dominance in the digital app marketplace.
Google Play shrinks by 47 percent following Android's store policy overhaul
Last year Google blocked 2.36 million apps that violated store policies
Microsoft brings hot patching to Windows Server, reboot-free updates
Greedy patching: Hot patching is a way to quickly install security updates without requiring an OS reboot. Microsoft has offered the feature for years through its Azure cloud platform, but it's soon coming to non-cloud versions of Windows Server. It won't be free, but Microsoft's target audience is enterprise customers.
Google research exposes ongoing global risk from zero-day vulnerabilities
Traditional targets are becoming more secure, while government-backed hackers are feasting
EA lays off around 300 employees – including 100 at Respawn – scraps new Titanfall game
EA has let go of 1,800 workers since March 2023
Bitcoin mining no longer profitable as costs soar
Small miners are being squeezed out as Bitcoin mining becomes big business
Original Fallout creator was ordered to destroy source code, then Interplay lost its official archive
Archives should always have redundancies
Developer ports compact Llama 2 LLM to DOS in weekend hackathon
Unfortunately, the feat can only be accomplished on computers with 32-bit CPUs
After quitting phones in 2021, LG will soon pull the plug on its update servers
The final goodbye is near
AI is reshaping chip design tools, and the results are impossible to ignore
Why it matters: As powerful as AI may be, many industries are still struggling to find clear-cut applications that make a measurable, demonstrable difference. Thankfully, that is not the case when it comes to chip design software. In fact, since their introduction just a few years ago, AI-powered features have become a mainstay of EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tools from companies such as Cadence and Synopsys.
New Windows 11 beta brings more changes to Control Panel settings
Microsoft is slowly killing the ancient Control Panel features in Windows. One applet at a time
Google argues it's the only one capable of managing Chrome, because, of course
Monopolies always claim disaster when their market dominance is challenged
Adobe Firefly now supports partner AI models, moodboards, and enterprise APIs
More options, more control, more GenAI
"You wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy ads may have used a stolen font
The anti-piracy campaign that failed its own background check
WTF?! In what must be the very definition of irony, one of the most infamous anti-piracy campaigns from two decades ago may have included a font that was, in essence, stolen. The "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" PSA is still remembered by many people old enough to recall its 2004 launch, but it seems the ad didn't heed its own warning.
Chrome is worth around $50 billion, DuckDuckGo CEO guesstimates
OpenAI, Perplexity, and even Yahoo have said they would like to buy Chrome
Oblivion Remastered quietly keeps the modding legacy alive – without Bethesda's help
Legacy mods still work, new ones are popping up, and Virtuos might not be done yet
Discord co-founder steps down, new CEO appointed as IPO preparations ramp up
Discord will move forward under new leadership
Google Chrome abandons plans to phase out third-party cookies
Google's u-turn leaves digital advertising industry in limbo
Intel's overclocking tool offers 7.5% performance gains without voiding warranty
New "200S Boost" tool tunes PCs running Core Ultra 200S "Arrow Lake" CPUs
OpenAI wants to buy Chrome if Google is forced to sell
The big picture: If Google really is forced to sell Chrome – as proposed by the DOJ after the company was ruled a monopoly in its antitrust trial – OpenAI could emerge as a potential buyer. The ChatGPT maker has admitted it's interested in acquiring the world's most popular browser and turning it into an "AI-first" experience.
Doom can now run in a self-contained QR code. Sort of
The developer employed an extreme level of code miniaturization to achieve his goal
Windows 11 adds taskbar 'End Task' button for killing frozen apps
The new "End Task" button has to be activated from the system options
In a nutshell: Microsoft has quietly introduced a new Windows feature allowing you to deal with unresponsive applications faster. A new "End Task" option is available directly from the taskbar, streamlining a process that usually requires a few more steps and a trip to the Task Manager list of running programs.
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