From The Verge: Microsoft has committed changes to Chromium that will improve text rendering on Windows machines. Following years of complaints, Chrome version 124 will finally support contrast and gamma values from the Windows ClearType Text Tuner for text rendering in Google’s browser.
This...
From PC Mag: Mozilla and a cohort of nearly 50 nonprofit organizations, AI firms, and academic researchers have signed and sent a letter to the US Department of Commerce's Secretary Gina Raimondo, advocating for increased transparency and true openness in AI development.
Mozilla and the Center for...
From PC World: Though it’s intentionally simple and there are some excellent alternatives, Microsoft’s humble Notepad text editor has gained a massive following through sheer ubiquity. Today it finally gets a feature that even the best writers (and also I) can’t live without: spell check. The...
For the past while, I have been frequenting a Starbucks near my current workplace for a regular coffee. It has gotten to a point where most of the employees now recognize me and know my order. An interesting evolution in my relationship with this Starbucks location is that they have begun to serve me free coffee for most of my visits, which is quite often, I might add. For reference to the frequency of the free drinks, in the month of February, I...
Have you ever visited a place where you know people, but you do not really know them well? I was recently feeling this way at my friend's church. As I walked through the doors, I actually recognized a handful of people seated and talking with others, but I did not feel close enough to just start talking to them. The majority of them were friends of friends, with only one or two that I had actually talked to in the past. In some ways, I feel like...
From Tom's Hardware: Micron demonstrated its massive 256 GB MCR DIMM memory modules this week at the Nvidia-hosted GPU Technology Conference (GTC). These modules are designed for next-generation servers, including those running Intel's Xeon Scalable 'Granite Rapids' processors. Micron announced...
From PC World: The rumors have now become facts. Recent speculation suggested that Microsoft would offer the latest version of Office (officially Microsoft 365) not only as a subscription, but also as a one-off purchase again. Well, Microsoft has made it official!
The next version of Microsoft 365...
From CNET: Qualcomm has been on a roll introducing new chips with on-device generative AI, bringing the next hot technology to smartphones even when they aren't connected to mobile networks. The company's next silicon is for phones priced below the top-tier iPhones and Samsung Galaxys, but are still...
From Thermaltake Press Release: Thermaltake is excited to launch the Dr. Power III, an enhanced portable power tester that supports the latest ATX12V v3.1 standard. This tester simplifies the process of checking the operational status of different PSU connectors. Compared to its predecessor, the Dr...
From The Verge: Microsoft has hired Google DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman. In a post on X, Suleyman announced that he’s joining Microsoft as the CEO of a new team that handles the company’s consumer-facing AI products, including Copilot, Bing, and Edge.
Suleyman will also serve as executive...
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