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Apple and Microsoft were in discussions around 2020 about a possible sale of the Bing search engine, Bloomberg writes. Bing would then become the default search engine in Apple products. Apple ultimately decided to extend its existing…

Microsoft says it will no longer be possible to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11 from the Windows 7 and 8 operating systems. The company said in 2015 that this free upgrade would only be offered for a year, but the upgrade was never disabled.It…

Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum will be the first two games to receive FSR 3 on Friday, AMD reports. This latest version of FidelityFX Super Resolution includes frame generation, which generates additional frames for higher frame…

Hollywood writers are meeting many of the demands surrounding artificial intelligence and streaming services. The writers' union has been on strike for months, partly because of screenwriters' fears about the influence of AI on the film…

Microsoft has announced a new events service in Teams. Town Halls makes it possible to set up large, online meetings within organizations. This is a replacement for Teams Live Events, which will disappear next year.Microsoft writes in a…

Game developer Epic is laying off 830 people. That is about sixteen percent of the workforce. The company is also divesting Bandcamp. According to Epic, the move towards a metaverse economy costs more money than it yields.CEO Tim…

The encrypted chat app Threema allows users to pay with cash. To do this, users must send an envelope with money. That is more expensive than via the Play Store.Threema say that Android users can now pay with cash. Threema costs 5.99…

The console version of Cities: Skylines 2 won't be released until next year. That is later than initially planned; the next-gen version would be released in a month. The PC version will be released as planned.The game's publisher,…

Vivaldi has released a browser for iOS. There is also a version for iPadOS. The app has a built-in tracking blocker and users can easily switch search engines. Vivaldi iOS must still use WebKit as its rendering engine.Vivaldi says that…

The US Federal Trade Commission has resumed its case to stop Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard through its own administrative law judge. This means the FTC can continue to challenge the deal even after it closes.The…