Microsoft testifies about difficulties getting Bing into hardware for a fee
Google appears not to be the only search engine that is interested in purchasing the search browser in popular devices. Microsoft approached Apple to make Bing the default search engine on the Safari browser, but the Bing developer could…
GNU OS has been around for 40 years
The open-source operating system GNU, which once formed the basis for Linux, has been around for 40 years. The 'copy left' license for the OS, the GNU General Public License (GPL), has become one of the most popular open source…
SEGA is canceling games, including Creative Assembly’s Hyenas shooter
Publisher SEGA has canceled the sci-fi shooter Hyenas. The game was supposed to be released later this year, but SEGA now says it is discontinuing the game to "improve the company's efficiency." In addition to Hyenas, several unannounced…
Windows 11 product manager Panos Panay joins Amazon update
Panos Panay will join Amazon at the end of October. The Amazon blog sharing the news, further announced that Dave Limp will provide guidance during Panay's first stint at Amazon.
Dave Limp is the current SVP of Devices & Services…
‘France raids Nvidia in investigation of cloud computing market’
The French market watchdog raided the French branch of Nvidia this week following an investigation into anti-competitive behavior. The Wall Street Journal writes this. The supervisor confirms that there has been a raid, but does not say…
Cloudflare Hyperdrive makes databases distributed
Cloudflare has introduced the Hyperdrive service within the Workers development platform. This allows companies to create globally distributed versions of their regional databases, allowing data access from anywhere in the world.…
AWS offers new generative AI options, makes Bedrock available
AWS has added five new generative AI solutions to its portfolio. For example, Amazon Bedrock is now generally available.
Of the new generative AI solutions AWS wants to make it easier to build applications with AI functionality.…
Bloomberg: Microsoft talked to Apple about selling Bing around 2020
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 ends free upgrade from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 or 11
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…
Immortals of Aveum and Forspoken will be the first to receive games of FSR 3 on Friday
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…