Category: General Tech
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Microsoft Confirms 10-Year Deal with Nintendo for Call of Duty
Announcement made as Microsoft’s case is presented to EU regulators In a tweet this morning, Microsoft President Brad Smith announced that the tech giant has signed a “binding” 10-year legal agreement with Nintendo, bringing Call of Duty to the Nintendo platform with “full feature and content parity” with Xbox. This follows Microsoft’s commitment last year…
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PSA: Bing Chat Cannot Delete Your Chat History
Be careful what you ask for Bing Chat is a new feature that allows users to interact with Bing’s artificial intelligence (AI) in a conversational way. It is currently in beta to a select group of users while Microsoft irons out the initial kinks with the software and prepares it for prime time. Users on…
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The Hidden Windows 11 Feature That Could Change PC Gaming
If you’re a keen PC gamer, you may have a dazzling array of RGB-lit components inside your machine. But if you’ve bought them from multiple brands, you may have found yourself in a colourful mess. Getting all those lights to sync up is a challenge to say the least. You might end up with several…
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Opera Announces ChatGPT-Powered AI Feature
Is it enough to take people away from Chrome? Opera, the web browser company, is making a bold move into the realm of artificial intelligence. This week, they announced their plans to incorporate cutting-edge generative AI technology into their browser, starting with “Shorten”. This new feature, powered by the ChatGPT language model, will provide users…
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New Report Reveals X86 CPU Market Suffers Worst Downturn in History
2022 was bleak, but 2023 is looking positive In a recent report by Dean McCarron of Mercury Research, the state of the PC business and technology industry is painted in a bleak light. The report reveals that the x86 processor market has just suffered “the largest on-quarter and on-year declines in our 30-year history.” According…
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Falling PC Sales Prompt Layoffs at Dell
Dell, the global computer manufacturer, is facing the harsh reality of declining demand for PCs and laptops, as well as an uncertain future, and has announced that it is cutting approximately 5% of its global workforce, amounting to 6,650 jobs. According to a memo from Dell Co-Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Clarke, the company’s previous cost-cutting…
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Live-Service Gaming: The Pressure to Succeed in Today’s Evolving Market
It has been a month into 2023 and we are witnessing a spate of live-service games announcing their closure. Live-service games are those that are updated constantly and are known for their longevity and revenue generation capabilities, such as Fortnite, Call of Duty Warzone, Genshin Impact and others. However, in the past week alone, we…
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Jury Takes Just One Hour to Rule in Favor of Tesla CEO Elon Musk
A jury in a California federal court took just an hour to deliberate before delivering its verdict in the securities fraud trial against Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The jury found Musk “not liable” for losses incurred by investors who had accused him of fraud based on tweets he sent in August 2018 claiming that he…
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Google Backs Anthropic’s Chatbot Claude in Race for AI Dominance
The race for AI dominance between Google and Microsoft is continuing with almost daily AI news updates on this site. Recently, Microsoft formed a partnership with OpenAI, creators of the popular chatbot, ChatGPT, and Google now potentially turning to a company founded by former OpenAI employees, Anthropic. The Financial Times are reporting that Google invested…
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Tech Giants Struggle in Q4 2022: Apple’s Sales Plunge, Amazon’s Profits Drop, Alphabet’s Growth Modest
The final quarter of 2022 was a tough time for Apple as the company experienced a drastic decline in sales due to the increasing cost of living. According to the latest numbers, Apple saw a 5% drop in sales in the three months ending December 2022 compared to the same period the previous year, which…