WordStar 7, the last ever DOS version, is re-released for free
The preferred tool of Arthur C Clarke, Anne Rice and George R R Martin
Applications06 Aug 2024 | 131
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Chrome Web Store warns end is nigh for uBlock Origin
Will you see the Lite?
Applications06 Aug 2024 | 97
Google paying to be default search on phones is totally against antitrust law, judge rules
Web giant to seek second opinion after bench labels biz 'a monopolist' in DoJ win
Applications05 Aug 2024 | 48
What AI bubble? Groq rakes in $640M to grow inference cloud
In the gold rush, be the one handing out the shovels
Cloud Infrastructure Month05 Aug 2024 | 3
Stock-trading apps fall under the feet of stampeding panicking investors
They're doing you a favor, probably best not to look today
Applications05 Aug 2024 | 12
Anaconda's Python-for-Excel escapes Azure Cloud, heads for your PC
Badger, badger, badger your CIO to let you use this, perhaps
Applications05 Aug 2024 | 6
Atlassian softens its cloud-first approach for remaining on-prem customers
Happy to have 'em go hybrid as it wises up to the enterprise
Applications05 Aug 2024 | 9
DARPA suggests turning old C code automatically into Rust – using AI, of course
Who wants to make a TRACTOR pull request?
Research03 Aug 2024 | 146
Skype goes ad-free, which is unusual for Microsoft
Feedback prioritized, unless it's about a feature customers really miss
Applications31 Jul 2024 | 31
No love lost between Apple and Nvidia as iGiant chooses Google chips for AI training
Things are getting Tensor between Cupertino and Nv
AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 9
W3C says Google's cookie climbdown 'undermines' a lot of work
While some celebrate, the World Wide Web Consortium Technical Architecture Group is not happy
Applications30 Jul 2024 | 29
How deliciously binary: AI has yet to pay off – or is transforming business
Feature Calculating ROI of neural networks turns out to be rather complicated
CxO30 Jul 2024 | 67
Latest update for 'extremely fast' compression algorithm LZ4 sprints past old versions
New release does something you might have thought it already did
Applications30 Jul 2024 | 32
Meta's AI safety system defeated by the space bar
'Ignore previous instructions' thwarts Prompt-Guard model if you just add some good ol' ASCII code 32
AI + ML29 Jul 2024 | 57
Apple Maps escapes orchard into web browser wilds
Chrome and Edge on Windows can now join the fun
Applications25 Jul 2024 | 30
Adobe exec likened hidden cloud subscription exit fees to 'heroin', says FTC
Read the unredacted complaint against Photoshop giant and its software plans
Applications25 Jul 2024 | 38
X.org lone ranger rides to rescue multi-monitor refresh rates
X11 isn't dead while people still keep working on it
Applications25 Jul 2024 | 34
Mistral Large 2 leaps out as a leaner, meaner rival to GPT-4-class AI models
It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it
AI + ML25 Jul 2024 | 2
OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini is indeed small – like its lead over rivals in certain tests
AI Roundup Plus: Meta Euro model drama; Mistral and Nvidia find NeMo; and more
AI + ML19 Jul 2024 | 6
Thunderbird is go: 128 now out with revamped 'Nebula' UI
Give it a try, if only in case you lose your webmail account
Applications18 Jul 2024 | 86
Is Teams connector retirement a tweak to fit EU laws, or a sign of price rises to come?
Analysis Customers debate reasons behind move, say halo of Teams has slipped now Copilot is here
Applications15 Jul 2024 | 12
Honey, I shrunk the LLM! A beginner's guide to quantization – and testing it
Hands on Just be careful not to shave off too many bits ... These things are known to hallucinate as it is
AI + ML14 Jul 2024 | 20
Game dev accuses Intel of selling ‘defective’ Raptor Lake CPUs
High-end processor instability headaches, failures pushed one studio to switch to AMD
Systems13 Jul 2024 | 56
New Outlook set for GA despite missing some key features
Classic Outlook for Windows shuffles a little closer to the end of the road
Applications12 Jul 2024 | 34
Google can totally explain why Chromium browsers quietly tell only its websites about your CPU, GPU usage
OK, now tell us why this isn't an EU DMA violation – asking for a friend in Brussels
Applications12 Jul 2024 | 46
Intuit decimates staff, hopes to hire same number in AI refocus
What's that Lassie? The IRS hopes to offer free direct tax filing for everyone next year?
Applications10 Jul 2024 | 6
Users rage as Microsoft announces retirement of Office 365 connectors within Teams
Updated Expletives fly as admins deal with recommendation to move to Power Automate workflows
Applications09 Jul 2024 | 104
Windows Notepad gets spell check. Only took 41 years
Purists needn't worry – you can turn it off
Applications08 Jul 2024 | 34
Apple reverses course to approve Epic Games Store on iOS in EU
Arguments over buttons set to continue while European Commission looks on
Applications08 Jul 2024 | 15
Epic accuses Apple of foul play over iOS access, wants EU to show DMA red card
After button brouhaha, CEO rages Cupertino 'must be stopped'
Personal Tech06 Jul 2024 | 41
RIP: WordPerfect co-founder Bruce Bastian dies at 76
Obit Tributes paid to passionate LGBTQ+ equality champion
Applications03 Jul 2024 | 51
Figma pulls AI design tool for seemingly plagiarizing Apple's Weather app
AI is 'like the fast food of creativity'
AI + ML03 Jul 2024 | 12
Nintendo sues alleged Switch pirate pair for serious coin
And if court finds for gaming giant? It's-a me! Bankruptcy!
Legal02 Jul 2024 | 20
Google Translate now fluent in 110 additional languages from Abkhaz to Zulu
Ta shoh scansh mie, son ymmyd
Applications02 Jul 2024 | 38
How tech went from free love to pay-per-day
Devconf.cz FOSS, AI, blockchain, and the cycle of empty nonsense
Applications02 Jul 2024 | 91
A friendly guide to local AI image gen with Stable Diffusion and Automatic1111
Hands On A picture is worth a 1,000 words... or was that a 1,000 TOPS
AI + ML29 Jun 2024 | 23
Google begs court for relief from Epic Games' Play Store demands
$137M needed to overhaul Play Store too great to bear, Google argues. Oh, and user security is important, too
Applications26 Jun 2024 | 29
And that's 3 recalls for Tesla Cybertruck in as many months
Now windshield wipers are failing and trim is detaching of its own accord
Personal Tech25 Jun 2024 | 52
Ollama drama as 'easy-to-exploit' critical flaw found in open source AI server
About a thousand vulnerable instances still exposed online, we're told
Patches24 Jun 2024 | 9
Mozilla is trying to push me out because I have cancer, CPO says in bombshell lawsuit
Steve Teixeira, said to be CEO-in-waiting, now sues Firefox maker for discrimination, retaliation
Applications24 Jun 2024 | 91
Risk of installing dodgy extensions from Chrome store way worse than Google's letting on, study suggests
All depends on how you count it – Chocolate Factory claims 1% fail rate
Research23 Jun 2024 | 34
Bake an LLM with custom prompts into your app? Sure! Here's how to get started
Hands on In Rust, we trust. But in gen-AI to not hallucinate? Eh, that's another story
AI + ML22 Jun 2024 | 6
Apple Intelligence won't be available in Europe because Tim's terrified of watchdogs
These privacy rules might harm privacy! No, really, that's totally why we're doing this
AI + ML21 Jun 2024 | 65
Anthropic delivers Claude 3.5 model – and a new way to work with chatbots
Video Fast, funny, visionary, sure ... anything that knocks OpenAI down a peg will do
AI + ML20 Jun 2024 | 11
Google’s attempt to kill off child privacy app advertising lawsuit defeated
Won't somebody pleeease think of the ... oh, right, they are
Personal Tech20 Jun 2024 | 5
GPU-accelerated VMs on Proxmox, XCP-ng? Here's what you need to know
Hands on Go ahead, toss that old gaming card in your box and boost your AI applications — you know you want to
AI + ML19 Jun 2024 | 14
World's top AI chatbots have no problem parroting Russian disinformation
Study finds they're taking Putin pushers' point of view 30% of the time
AI + ML19 Jun 2024 | 67
EU attempt to sneak through new encryption-eroding law slammed by Signal, politicians
If you call 'client-side scanning' something like 'upload moderation,' it still undermines privacy, security
Security18 Jun 2024 | 75
Google DeepMind's latest model promises realistic audio for your AI-generated vids
Video Launch comes as Runway, Pika, Kling push the boundaries of machine-imagined video
AI + ML18 Jun 2024 | 2
What's up with Mozilla buying ad firm Anonym? It's all about 'privacy-centric advertising'
Analysis Is such a thing possible for an industry that never respected people's wishes?
Personal Tech18 Jun 2024 | 49
Arm security defense shattered by speculative execution 95% of the time
'TikTag' security folks find anti-exploit mechanism rather fragile
Research18 Jun 2024 | 27
US Surgeon General wants cigarette-style health warning labels on social networks
Something like ... Side effects may include low self esteem, short attention span, and intrusive ads?
Personal Tech17 Jun 2024 | 31
Feds sue Adobe and execs for stinging subscribers with 'hidden' cancellation fees
Graphic design giant slammed for using graphic design to bury T&Cs
Applications17 Jun 2024 | 24
From RAGs to riches: A practical guide to making your local AI chatbot smarter
Hands on Nine out of 10 execs recommend adding Retrieval Augmented Generation to your daily regimen
AI + ML15 Jun 2024 | 27
European Commission may be about to put the squeeze on Apple for its App Store rules
iBiz potentially facing hefty penalties under the Digital Markets Act
Personal Tech15 Jun 2024 | 27
Mozilla defies Kremlin, restores banned Firefox add-ons in Russia
Browser maker decided not to follow Putin's orders. Well done
Applications14 Jun 2024 | 53
Four more US states pile on Apple as DoJ turns up antitrust heat
Growing coalition joins federal fray, accusing iGiant of playing monopoly
Personal Tech12 Jun 2024 | 5
Adios, accountability: X to hide 'likes' for everyone this week
Hello, blackmail: Posters can still see who liked their stuff even if it's a secret from the rest of the digital town square
Applications12 Jun 2024 | 44
Microsoft expects further concessions for Teams amid EC antitrust probe
Despite unbundling video and chat app from Office, Redmond 'committed to find a resolution to regulators' concerns'
Applications05 Jun 2024 | 8
Google to push ahead with Chrome's ad-blocker extension overhaul in earnest
Starting Monday, users will gradually be warned the end is near
Applications31 May 2024 | 77
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