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Baldur's Gate III game bug made its characters too horny
A bit of bad code made the party members in the mega-popular D&D game ready to get it on at the drop of a D20.News
Microsoft is killing WordPad, a mainstay since Windows 95
Microsoft plans to kill off WordPad in a future Windows release, eliminating a rich text editor it has provided since Windows 95.News
Starfield modder gets DLSS working even before launch day
To the surprise of no one, a new post on Nexus Mods lets Starfield players choose between the standard AMD FSR or Nvidia and Intel upscaling techNews
YouTube's newest feature will save me tons of time
You can now pause videos on YouTube and quickly grab a clean screenshot without any extra tools, a boon to any work-a-day tech blogger.News
Call of Duty's new AI moderator is listening to your voice chat
ToxMod AI-powered speech analysis will flag the most foul-mouthed Call of Duty players for Activision's human moderators to punish.News
FBI erases infamous Qakbot botnet using its own servers
The FBI's 'Operation Duck Hunt' took over the Qakbot botnet and used it to deliver a tool that uninstalled it from hundreds of thousands of PCs.News
Google's Duet AI will attend meetings for you while you sleep
Google announces Google Duet AI for Workspace, with AI-powered features that range from automated summaries, auto-suggested Gmail responses, and even a feature that can attend meetings for you.News
Reading a Skype message could reveal your location to hackers
A new report from 404 Media reveals a flaw in Skype that allows anyone to see your IP address—just from an opened message.News
Bing Chat AI is coming to Microsoft's nifty Android app launcher
Bing's AI chatbot is on its way to Microsoft's app launcher for Android.Opinion
My favorite YouTube game reviews are short and sweet
The Escapist's 3 Minute Reviews are perfect bite-sized looks at the latest games, with tons of varietyNews
You can now use Python in Microsoft Excel
Microsoft 365 Insiders can try a new preview feature lets you add Python code directly into worksheet cells.News
The Epic Games Store is about to get a ton of new exclusive games
Epic's new First Run program offers 100% of game sale revenue to developers for six months.News
If you ever used Duolingo, watch out for phishing emails
Not only was personal information for 2.6 million accounts scraped from Duolingo’s servers, but the API that allowed it is still publicly accessible.News
Go update WinRar right now
A zero-day vulnerability in older versions of WinRar lets hackers access trading accounts—and they’ve been actively working this exploit for months.News
Full-strength encryption soon to be standard in Messenger
Meta should have the feature in place for everyone by the end of the year.News
You'll need an SSD to play the next Forza game on PC
Forza Motorsport's system requirements include SSD storage, even on the lowest settings.News
Chrome will warn you about malware-infested extensions
The newest security checks in the popular browser will scan for extensions that have been abandoned or flagged.Updated
AI art tools arrive in Adobe Photoshop, Express
Adobe adds Generative Fill to Photoshop, an AI tool that supplies AI-generated art to your digital creations. A beta is available now.News
TL;DR: Google is adding AI web page summaries to Chrome
Google is adding AI-powered search summaries of web pages to Chrome, following similar AI-powered summaries by Amazon, Microsoft, and Newegg.Feature






















