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.
Use PDFsam to split, merge, and organize PDFs in a snap
PDFsam Basic is a free, cross-platform tool that allows you to perform a wide range of PDF tasks, including merging, splitting, rotating, and converting files. You can split PDFs by page number, file size, or bookmark levels, mix multiple PDFs, and more.
You can now generate AI videos with just 6GB of VRAM
FramePack makes high-quality video diffusion surprisingly lightweight
OpenAI's newest o3 and o4-mini models excel at coding and math – but hallucinate more often
Hallucination rates spike to 33% for o3 and 48% for o4-mini
Amazon smart TVs could soon replace Fire OS with Linux-based Vega OS
New Fire OS devices are still in the pipeline, though
Microsoft simplifies copying text from images in Windows 11
Snipping Tool streamlines image-to-text workflow
Nvidia's Zorah RTX neural rendering tech demo available for download
You can download and push your own hardware to the limits to run Nvidia's Zorah tech demo. The hefty 108 GB download is an Unreal Engine 5 project showcasing real-time neural rendering, path tracing, and advanced geometry on RTX 50-class hardware.
Nearly one in five Japanese gamers overspend on in-game purchases, straining basic living budgets
Surge in microtransaction spending leaves young Japanese gamers struggling
The US almost let the CVE system die - the cybersecurity world's universal bug tracker
A last-minute funding extension saved the system–but only for 11 months
Reversing blurred pixels to reveal censored content in videos is easier than you think
GIMP, ffmpeg, and other tools can be used to reveal information behind moving pixelated images
Ubisoft Chroma helps developers simulate color blindness across all game engines
Making games more inclusive for 300 million players with color blindness
Microsoft confirms Outlook Classic bug that causes CPU spikes while typing, offers workaround
CPU usage can spike by up to 50%