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Steam starts showing FPS estimator based on your ...

Valve is adding a feature to Steam, the world's most popular game marketplace, which estimates, based on the user's PC's technical specifications, how well a game would perform on that particular machine. Read more...

05 Apr 2026 1:39 | News article
Windows 11 to get a major overhaul - Back to ...

Microsoft has decided to undertake a major revamp of Windows 11. A new team will begin renewing Windows' core applications, which are intended to be rebuilt from scratch, specifically as native applications. Read more...

04 Apr 2026 6:59 | News article
Goolge Photos comes to Samsung TVs

Google Photos is now available on Samsung's 2026 TV models. Google's photo service allows for easy browsing of photos directly through the TV. Read more...

03 Apr 2026 7:09 | News article
Italian court: Netflix price increases are illegal

An Italian court has ruled that Netflix's price increases between 2017 and 2024 were illegal. The company must refund customers for additional prices paid - and return the subscription fees to 2017 levels. Read more...

03 Apr 2026 1:04 | News article
One of the world's largest book publishers sued ...

Penguin Random House has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the AI company of copyright infringement. The lawsuit stems from ChatGPT's ability to generate content resembling works from a popular children's book series without permission. Read more...

03 Apr 2026 7:07 | News article
Proton unveiled European alternative to Microsoft ...

Swiss-based Proton, known for privacy, has expanded its product range and unveiled Proton Meet, a privacy-focused video conferencing service. Read more...

01 Apr 2026 11:23 | News article
Oracle delivers brutal layoffs to 30,000 Employees ...

American IT giant Oracle has globally laid off up to 30,000 employees in one fell swoop. In countries where immediate dismissals are permitted, the company gave no prior warning. Read more...

01 Apr 2026 11:19 | News article
Samsung raises prices of its existing phone models

Samsung has announced a price increase for some of its flagship phones, such as the Galaxy Z Fold7 and S25 Edge, in South Korea due to the memory chip crisis. Prices will rise on April 1, 2026, particularly for high-capacity models. Read more...

31 Mar 2026 2:46 | News article
The entire source code of the Claude Code has ...

The source code of Anthropic's AI-powered development tool, Claude Code, has accidentally leaked online, revealing over 512,000 lines of code. Read more...

31 Mar 2026 10:03 | News article
GitHub Copilot to train its AI with users' prompts, ...

GitHub, the world's largest code repository for software development projects, owned by Microsoft, will start using user interactions to train its AI models. Read more...

30 Mar 2026 3:49 | News article
Sony suspends memory card sales because memory ...

Sony has announced that it is temporarily suspending the sale of memory cards used in mobile phones and digital cameras, among other things. The company states that the reason is problems with the availability of memory chips. Read more...

28 Mar 2026 6:49 | News article
Austria plans to ban social media for under 14 year olds

Austria is planning to ban social media for children under 14. The reform aims to protect children from harmful effects and addictions, but at the same time, it is problematic from a privacy perspective. Read more...

28 Mar 2026 6:17 | News article
TP-Link urges users to update their routers - ...

Serious security vulnerabilities have been discovered in several TP-Link router models, for which patches were released at the end of March 2026. The company urges users to update their router software immediately. Read more...

26 Mar 2026 1:56 | News article
Google: The feared Q-Day is now expected to happen ...

Google has advanced its estimate of when current forms of encryption will become insecure. The moment is called Q-Day, or Quantum Day, when the computational power of quantum computers will be sufficient to break currently used encryptions. Read more...

25 Mar 2026 4:32 | News article
OpenAI shuts down its AI video service Sora

OpenAI has decided to shut down Sora, its AI video creator, just months after its release. The decision is due to issues such as copyright problems and the deepfake phenomenon. Read more...

24 Mar 2026 6:28 | News article
United States bans foreign-made routers - only ...

United States has completely banned foreign-made, routers meant for consumers. The ban also applies to routers from American companies that are manufactured outside the United States. Read more...

24 Mar 2026 3:31 | News article
Free, privacy-respecting VPN becomes part of Firefox

Mozilla is bringing significant updates to the Firefox browser, focusing on user privacy and security. New features, such as a built-in VPN and Sanitizer API, enhance the browsing experience and protect users from online threats. Read more...

22 Mar 2026 2:40 | News article
Microsoft backs down: Copilot presence in Windows ...

Microsoft announces significant changes in Windows 11, where Copilot's role is reduced. The aim is to improve the operating system's performance and user experience, responding to user feedback. Read more...

21 Mar 2026 7:10 | News article | 1 comment
Cloudflare estimates there will soon be more AI ...

Cloudflare's CEO estimates that AI bots will surpass human-generated web traffic as early as 2027. Read more...

20 Mar 2026 11:59 | News article
Sideloading apps to Android gets much more difficult

Google is revamping how apps can be sideloaded to Android phones and tablets, in order to improve security - but at the same time making life more difficult for more technical users. The new requirements will come into effect in September 2026. Read more...

19 Mar 2026 7:16 | News article

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