DuckDuckGo browser comes to Windows with closed beta
Beta runs on WebView2 engine and includes cookie permissions skip function
AI-powered Windows 12 is on its way, but Windows 10 is still king
Intel is reportedly prepping new AI-accelerating x86 chips for Windows 12
Two more RTX 4000-series cards enter the Steam survey
But Ampere is making the most gains
Nvidia launches RTX Video Super Resolution to boost streaming video quality
Works with RTX 40 and 30 Series GPUs
NCMEC unveils tool to help minors fight online spread of explicit images
Service lets minors assign hashes to automatically and proactively take down images on participating platforms
Microsoft accidentally sent Windows 11 upgrade offers to unsupported devices
Windows 11's system requirements aren't changing
USAF begins implementing facial recognition on some of its drone fleet
The drones are intended to provide support functions rather than combat
How to remove the unsupported PC watermark in Windows 11
A quick registry tweak can remove the annoying Windows 11 unsupported PC message
Telegram introduces real-time chat translation
Telegram 4.6.5 for Windows has introduced premium user chat translations in real-time in addition to emoji profile pictures, emoji and sticker filtering, open in new window for chats and accounts.
Application framework .NET 8 will improve cloud and Linux support
The former Windows-exclusive framework is growing in ambition and scope
Popular YouTube vocalist shows how to leverage AI tools to create video for his music
Several AI tools created the visuals used to accompany Hollens' vocals
Meta unveils new language model designed for the AI research community
The LLaMA model will provide greater access to infrastructure-constrained AI researchers
Shader Compilation and Why It Causes Stuttering, Explained
The latest and biggest 3D games often seem to have a problem with stuttering. Ask around and finger of blame often points to shader compilation. But why, and what can be done about it?
Mozilla harshly criticizes Google's Play Store privacy labels in new study
Games and social media apps are the worst offenders
AMD fixes Radeon drivers with Adrenalin 23.2.2 release
AMD's latest graphics driver improves RX 6000 series performance, adds support for Company of Heroes 3 and Atomic Heart, and fixes the problems from their previous release.
Renewed enthusiasm for 5G infrastructure at MWC 2023
Why it matters: While there hasn't been a whole lot of groundbreaking 5G news on the consumer front for some time, it's clear there's a whole lot of work and innovation happening in another part of the 5G ecosystem: infrastructure. There's growing activity from traditional "compute" industry vendors eager to make an impact on the telco world. Everyone from chip companies like AMD, to server hardware manufacturers such as Dell, to software houses like Red Hat are doubling down on their efforts to help disrupt the market.
Full-size Microsoft Edge ads reported on Chrome website
Microsoft is trying just about anything to get users off of Chrome
Opera 96 launches with updated Chromium core
Opera 96 has debuted with a new built-in feature for taking full page screenshots and an updated Chromium core. It's also the first version to drop Windows 7/8 support.
ChatGPT is overtly and covertly writing novels and short stories and the industry is freaking out
The new side hustle is to task an AI to write a book, then go sell it on Amazon
A hot potato: In case you haven't noticed, ChatGPT and machine-learning AI, in general, have been hot topics lately, with opinions swinging positively and negatively. On one side are proponents that think generative AI systems are the best thing since sliced bread and should be used for everything from constructing "original" images to writing poetry. Opponents passionately argue that these applications tread on the rights of creatives who put days, weeks, and months of work into their respective arts.
Windows 11 desktop watermarks start appearing on unsupported systems
Microsoft may start more aggressively blocking older CPUs from running Windows 11
Facepalm: Users have been circumventing Windows 11's controversial system requirements since the OS first launched, and Microsoft has held an executioner's sword over the "unsupported" PCs' heads ever since. A recent update suggests Redmond may finally bring it down soon.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns that the world might not be far from "potentially scary" artificial intelligence
What just happened? It's understandable why many people are concerned about artificial intelligence becoming a threat to humanity; Hollywood has pumped out plenty of movies about rogue AIs over the years. But when a warning that the world is close to "potentially scary" AI comes from Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, maybe it's time to listen.
Google starts rolling out Memory and Energy Saver modes to latest Chrome release
Why it matters: Despite holding a 65% share of the global desktop-browser market share, Chrome still has a reputation for being a massive resource hog that consumes memory and battery life like there's no tomorrow. But Google is now rolling out a previously announced set of features that should help to address these issues.
Carnegie Mellon engineers made an AI-powered robot that manually paints pictures from text, audio, and visual prompts
Will the real DALL-E please stand up
Latest Windows 11 dev build adds new File Explorer and photo gallery features
A new way to view your photos could be on the horizon