HP’s Printer App Invaded My PC, and It Might Be Invading Yours
The HP Smart app normally only comes installed on HP computers or when users try to use HP printers. Photo: MacroEcon (Shutterstock) An HP app that normally only comes pre-installed…
Begun, the AI Chip Wars Have
Microsoft will now make its own chips to power Azure, Copilot, and ChatGPT, CEO Satya Nadella announced at the Microsoft Ignite conference Wednesday. The Maia 100 can be used to…
Microsoft Word Is 40 Years Young and Here to Make You Feel Old
There was a time when most folks weren’t on Google Docs or Word. There was a time when every grade schooler thought the best way to make their essays pop…
Microsoft Chief Says More Games Coming, Regrets Dumping Windows Phone
Microsoft has a few reasons to celebrate as of late thanks to a few record-breaking buyouts to put a huge swathe of the game industry under its thumb. Microsoft’s big…
DARPA’s a Bit Concerned About Tactical-Puking Attacks
In a scene seemingly pulled directly out of Cyberpunk 2077, DARPA, the army’s top research and development arm, is reportedly exploring ways to defend Army soldiers against “cognitive attacks” that…
Microsoft Reportedly Hopes to Close Activision Deal Next Week
Image: FellowNeko (Shutterstock) The biggest acquisition in video game history appears to be coming to a close. After Microsoft offered to buy Activision Blizzard nearly two years ago—and faced a…
It Looks Like Microsoft’s Activision Deal Is a Go in the UK
Image: Sergei Elagin (Shutterstock) Amidst a massive $69 billion dollar deal by Microsoft to purchase Activision—the largest deal in video game history—the tech giant has faced a good bit of…
Amazon Reportedly Hiring Microsoft’s Product Chief, Just Hours After He Resigned
Amazon will reportedly hire Microsoft’s departing Product Chief Panos Panay, mere hours after he left the company. Panay will be heading Amazon’s devices group, which is in charge of the…
Apple Could Be Making Its Own Low-Cost Chromebook Lookalike Laptops
Apple may be thinking up ways to offer laptops that are cheaper and more pared down than its existing MacBook Air line. As reported by DigiTimes (via MacRumors), industry sources are…
Meta’s Latest AI Release Is an Open Source Coding Bot
Right on cue, Meta has shared its latest AI drop with the world, and this time, the company is letting anybody get their hands on a bot that will write,…