New Windows 11 preview build improves privacy for European users
Location-storing API and cloud-based data harvesting are gone, though not for everyone
Programmer gets a NES to emulate a PC, and it's as ridiculous as it sounds
"We heard you like emulation so we put a PC emulator into your emulator"
WinRAR 7.10 improves privacy with Mark-of-the-Web support
WinRAR 7.10 adds support for Windows Mark-of-the-Web (MoTW), giving users the option to apply or omit security flags on extracted files. The update also improves performance, enhances dark mode, and must be downloaded manually as WinRAR lacks an automatic update system.
Apple resists UK regulator demands to open up iOS browsers, citing security risks
Offering third parties free WebKit updates might give them an unfair advantage over Safari
The rise of on-device AI is reshaping the future of PCs and smartphones
How AI is moving from the cloud to your devices
Valve releases full Team Fortress 2 SDK, modders gain control over the game's code
Total conversions are now possible
Hacker group releases updated tool to activate almost all modern Microsoft software
The MAS project is donation-free because "profiting from piracy is not good," the pirates say
Elon Musk's xAI releases Grok 3 AI model with DeepSearch, voice mode, and more
Much more powerful than Grok 2
The Windows 95 setup was text-based for a good reason, Microsoft employee reveals
Implementing graphics in the MS-DOS environment wasn't worth the effort
Apple considers monetizing Maps to strengthen services revenue
Search ads could have an averse impact on the Maps experience
The New York Times approves AI tools to assist journalists
Guidelines are in place to prevent misuse
Microsoft drops Windows 11 24H2 support for 8th, 9th, and 10th-gen Intel CPUs – but only for OEMs
Consumers don't need to worry
AI notetakers are changing meetings, but not everyone is on board
Efficiency or invasion of privacy?
Third-party mod delivers the Start Menu Windows 11 deserves
All app menus to the forefront
US cyber defense agency urges developers to eliminate buffer overflow vulnerabilities
"Secure by design" is the new way forward
Software engineer exploits Unicode quirks to conceal information within emoji characters
There are a lot of ways this technique can be abused
Student turns a PDF into a functional Linux emulator
First Tetris, then Doom, now Linux -- what's next?
Darktable hits version 5.0, an open-source alternative to Adobe Lightroom
Darktable 5.0.1 adds support for new cameras, including Leica SL3-S, Minolta DiMAGE 5, and Panasonic S5D. It also introduces new noise profiles for Fujifilm GFX100 II, X-S20, and X100VI, along with various bug fixes.
WinRAR themed merch is a hilarious nod to the app's unlimited free trial
Yours for $120 plus shipping
Adobe expands generative AI with Firefly video, launching today
Adobe's AI offers text-to-video generation with built-in copyright protection
Microsoft proposes new Office and Teams pricing to avoid massive EU fine
The European Commission could accept the offer and go after Apple and Google next
Microsoft quietly removes 'Uninstall Edge' page that was just a promotion for its browser
The page didn't actually tell users how to delete Edge
Google's reCAPTCHA is not only useless, it's also basically spyware
reCAPTCHA v3's checkbox test doesn't stop bots and tracks user data
Ventoy lets you copy ISO files to a USB drive and boot up without reformatting
With Ventoy, you don't need to format your USB drive – simply copy the image files and boot directly. You can add multiple ISOs at once, and Ventoy provides a boot menu for easy selection. The latest update enhances support for all Linux distributions as well.
Hidden backdoor in Go package remained undetected for years
A caching proxy server owned by Google turned into a significant security risk