Microsoft keeps testing new features for Windows 10 ahead of its scheduled end of life next year
Is this a nod to Windows 10's ever-growing popularity?
GOG will soon start deleting your games' cloud saves if they're too large
Make sure to back up locally
Kali Linux 2024.2 is out featuring 18 new tools and Gnome 46
Kali Linux 2024.2 also fixes the Y2038 bug for future package compatibility on 32-bit platforms and includes updates to the Xfce desktop.
Windows Copilot AI will eventually run on GeForce RTX GPUs
While other vendors push AI PCs, Nvidia presents RTX AI PCs
The new Nvidia app, featuring one-click overclocking, is now available for download
The Nvidia app unites Control Panel and GeForce Experience functionality. The latest beta features one-click overclocking, support for AV1 SDR and HDR encoding, and the ability to record gameplay at 120 FPS.
Instagram's unskippable ads test causes outrage among users
Watch them, or no more doomscrolling
Nvidia app update adds warranty-safe, 1-click GPU overclocking and improved gameplay recording
In a nutshell: Nvidia is rolling out a new beta version of its app tomorrow that should appeal to those who like to overclock their GPUs – without worrying about voiding the warranty – and record their gameplay. The company is also giving away rewards to users, including three months of free Game Pass for PC access.
Unofficial app enables Windows Recall on unsupported PCs
But why would you want to?
Latest Steam survey: Another Lovelace card breaks into top ten, Linux passes 2% share
Windows 11 keeps getting more popular, too
Apple to give Siri a major AI revamp with iOS 18
The new AI features could be detailed at WWDC 2024
.NET framework brought to life on the NES console by Microsoft programmer
The porting effort was painful, but no games were hurt in the process
Google discloses how they mistakenly erased $135 billion cloud customer account
Facepalm: One of Google Cloud's worst nightmares came true in early May, when an embarrassing snafu completely erased a customer's account and data backups. The unlucky victim was Australian pension fund UniSuper, which manages a staggering $135 billion in assets for over 600,000 members. The pension fund was essentially frozen for two weeks, unable to fully operate while it scrambled to recover from third-party backups.
Minecraft is getting an animated series on Netflix
As part of their 15th anniversary celebrations, Mojang has reached a deal with Netflix to make an animated series based on Minecraft. With so many story lines, it'll be interesting to see which way they go.
More than 3 years after release, CDPR finally ends work on Cyberpunk 2077 and moves on to other titles
A Cyberpunk sequel and a new Witcher game
Ask away... Microsoft has added a Copilot chatbot to Telegram
Copilot for Telegram uses GPT and Bing to assist users. You can use Copilot on the Telegram desktop and mobile apps for free to ask questions, search, or chat with the AI bot. Sharing your phone number is a requirement though.
Opera adds Google Gemini to its browser for image generation and voice features
Opera's Developer Edition has integrated Google Gemini into its Aria browser AI, enhancing image generation capabilities and adding voice output for reading text answers.
Windows 11 LTSC 2024 for IoT devices includes very permissive hardware requirements
Secure Boot and TPM are optional
TL;DR: Traditional desktop and server editions of Windows 11 have surprisingly high system requirements, making it impossible to install newer versions of the OS on older PCs. However, Microsoft has released a more compact version of Windows for IoT devices, theoretically providing Windows enthusiasts with Enterprise licenses new modding opportunities.
Elon Musk repeats claim that WhatsApp exports user data nightly, sparking online debate
A hot potato: Elon Musk is in the middle of a public fight with WhatsApp on his X platform, claiming that the messaging service sucks up user data daily and uses it for targeted advertising. WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart has responded by claiming this is untrue, leading to arguments from all sides.
Windows 11's Recall feature can be enabled on PCs without an NPU
But the question is, do you really want to?
Popular recording software used in courtrooms infected by password-stealing backdoor
No explanations about how the malware ended up in the software suite, yet
Iconic 90s messenger ICQ logs off for good after nearly 30 years
"I Seek You" no more
IT admins can now delay Windows 11 feature updates
Business users can now delay updates or push them forward
AMD Radeon Anti-Lag 2 debuts in Counter-Strike 2
Download the Adrenalin preview driver to test the new feature
Windows 11 24H2 enters Release Preview channel, adding HDR backgrounds, Sudo, 7z, and more
The update will reach most users later in 2024
VMware price hike forces Australian company with 24,000 virtual machines to jump ship
Computershare was served a bill 10 to 15 times higher than previously agreed