Computerworld News
The Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), Spain’s competition authority has begun an audit of Apple’s App Store, according to Reuters. According to the authority, Apple may have introduced different commercial conditions for developers who sell mobile applications through the App Store. If so, Apple risks fines of up to 10% of the company’s global revenue. Apple denies any wrongdoing, saying Spanish developers of all sizes compete on equal terms on the App Store. The company says it will continue to work with the CNMC to sort things out. The App Store has also come under scrutiny by [...]
Apple introduces new iPhone models every fall. This year’s model will, of course, introduce significant support for artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of Apple Intelligence — but what else is expected from the company’s most important product? We’ve filtered through the rumor-mill to find out so you, or your business, can get some perspective on whether it’s time to update your iPhone fleet. Things are happening in the background In the shadows, things are moving fast. Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams visited Shenzhen, China this week. He met with senior Chinese officials and discussed various plans, including the new applied [...]
In a surprise move that will likely be welcomed by many Microsoft Teams users, the tech giant has announced an extension to the retirement timeline for its Office 365 connectors feature. Originally slated for a complete shutdown in October 2024, the connectors will now continue to function until December 2025. The decision comes after a wave of feedback from users who expressed concerns about the potential disruptions caused by a rapid transition to Power Automate workflows, the recommended replacement for Office 365 connectors. “We have extended the retirement timeline through December 2025 to provide ample time to migrate to another [...]
Mistral AI has launched a 123-billion-parameter large language model (LLM) called Mistral Large 2 (ML2), strengthening its position as a significant competitor to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta. In a statement, the company said that ML2 has a 128k context window and support for dozens of languages including French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. It also supports over 80 coding languages, including Python, Java, C, C++, JavaScript, and Bash. [...]
The Windows 11 2023 Update has been released, but behind the scenes, Microsoft is constantly working to improve the newest version of Windows. The company frequently rolls out public preview builds to members of its Windows Insider Program, allowing them to test out — and even help shape — upcoming features. Skip to the builds The Windows Insider program is divided into four channels: The Canary Channel is where platform changes (such as major updates to the Windows kernel and new APIs) are previewed. These changes are not tied to a particular Windows release and may never ship at all. [...]
Ten years after its arrival on the business tech scene, Slack isn’t standing still. The vendor has been steadily rolling out useful new features to its team chat app over the last year or so. In conjunction with the app’s recent interface changes (covered in a separate guide), these tools offer better ways to collaborate, automate tasks, find information, and more. But it’s not always obvious how to use them, or even find them in the first place. Here’s a guide to the best new features. In this article: Use canvases for sharing and brainstorming Create workflows to automate actions [...]
Meta’s newly unveiled Llama 3.1 family of large language models (LLMs), which includes a 405 billion parameter model as well as 70 billion parameter and 8 billion parameter variants, is a boon for enterprises and a bane for proprietary LLM vendors, analysts and experts say. [...]
Regulatory authorities in the EU, UK and US have signed a joint statement to ensure effective competition in the AI sector, according Reuters. In the statement, they write that generative AI (genAI) has developed rapidly in recent years and that technological inflection points can introduce new ways to compete, innovate, grow, and catalyze opportunities. The three parties also pledged that they will work together under their respective laws to ensure that the AI market remains competitive and that both consumers and businesses are treated fairly. This includes fair treatment, prevention of exclusionary tactics, and close scrutiny of investments and collaborations between [...]
There’s no sign of a blue screen of death in the most recent episode of the Apple at Work film series, but that’s not the only transformation buried in the tale. The Underdogs series has always offered an amusing take on how digital technology is transforming the workplace. Through an Apple lens, the series shows the extent to which the platform enables hybrid workforces on a planet that is becoming increasingly asynchronous when it comes to productivity. Apple goes APAC Set in Thailand, the clip depicts the challenges of the modern workplace to explain how the seamless integration of Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro can power up business [...]
Cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike initiated a series of computer system outages across the world on Friday, July 19, disrupting nearly every industry and sowing chaos at airports, financial institutions, and healthcare systems, among others. At issue was a flawed update to CrowdStrike Falcon, the company’s popular endpoint detection and response (EDR) platform, which crashed Windows machines and sent them into an endless reboot cycle, taking down servers and rendering ‘blue screens of death’ on displays across the world. [...]
GameInformer News
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we unpack our latest cover story on The Casting of Frank Stone! After that, Marcus Stewart dives into his time playing the cyberpunk noir detective game Nobody Wants to Die. Charles Harte discusses his early impression of Arranger, and Kyle breaks down his review of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. Marcus also chats about his recent trip to Blizzard to play Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred's new Spiritborn class, and we round out the discussion with listener questions and a surprisingly long reflection on the 1995 film Powder. Follow us [...]
Game Informer Magazine's next cover story dives into The Casting of Frank Stone, Dead by Daylight's first single-player game, and a collaboration between developer Supermassive Games and DBD masterminds Behaviour Interactive. Enjoy watching Alex Van Aken and Marcus Stewart discuss their time playing the game while watching exclusive gameplay of The Casting of Frank Stone's prologue. The Casting of Frank Stone launches on September 3 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Be sure to visit our cover story hub for more exclusive stories and videos by clicking the banner below. [...]
Reviewed on: PC Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC Publisher: Plaion Developer: Critical Hit Games Release: July 17, 2024 Rating: Mature Nobody Wants to Die’s world terrifies me. Set only a few hundred years in the future, it paints a dystopian society where humanity has unlocked the secret to immortality, but instead of eternal bliss, it paved the way for the government to have full legal control of our bodies. The world is as fascinating as it is upsetting, and a high-profile murder becomes the catalyst for a gripping (though not always actively engaging) mystery within it. Since Blade [...]
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is one of the year’s biggest RPGs, and now players will be able to take it on the go. BioWare has updated the game’s Steam page to confirm it’s been verified for Steam Deck. We're making great progress towards our fall launch date, and can confirm early that #DragonAge: The Veilguard is going all-in on @Steam features! ⚔️We're verified on Steam Deck. ⚔️We'll be Steam native - meaning the EA App will not be required to play the game. Details on… — Dragon Age (@dragonage) July 25, 2024 As spotted by Hrungr on X, this means [...]
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has suffered yet another delay. The long-awaited post-apocalyptic shooter was slated to arrive on September 5 but will now launch on November 20 to give developer GSC Game World more time to address technical issues. Additionally, the studio announced it will release its first-ever Developer Deep Dive video to give a comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the game. The video will feature new gameplay footage, overviews of its world and locations, a full walkthrough of a story quest, and developer interviews. It is being made in collaboration with Xbox and will premiere on August 12. The [...]
Hot Lap Racing is a “simcade” racing game powered by an in-house racing physics engine developed especially for the game. Discover the history of motorsport from GT to Formula 1 and race against your friends or compete online against more players! Experience 15+ licensed and custom tracks for more than 70 layouts! 50+ cars: Pick from a diverse lineup of over 50 vehicles representing various motorsport categories and eras, such as Formula 1 cars from the 60s to the latest endurance releases. Cars include the Peugeot 9×8, Alpine A110 GT4, Alfa Romeo 155 DTM, Brabham BT24, Formula Extreme created [...]
We’re not far off from the August 9 premiere of Borderlands, and Lionsgate is giving the final hard sell for the upcoming adaptation in the form of a new trailer. Like the first game, Borderlands centers on a group of gun-toting Vault hunters searching for treasure on the planet Pandora. They also get roped up to save a mysterious girl who holds the key to a great power. If you’re still not sure what to make of the film after watching its first trailer, hopefully, this last preview will help you decide whether or not you’ll be making the trip to theaters [...]
Warner Bros. Games has acquired Player First Games, the developer of its cross-over platform fighter MultiVersus. The price of the sale was not disclosed, but according to a press release, Player First Games will continue to operate under its current leadership of co-founders Tony Huynh and Chris White. The announcement comes only a couple of months after MultiVersus' relaunch on May 28. Player First Games served as a work-for-hire studio on the game, and Warner Bros. is apparently pleased enough with its performance to formally bring the studio in-house. The move comes only a few days after Warner Bros. shuttered the entire mobile division of [...]
The Casting of Frank Stone is Game Informer’s latest cover story, and we can exclusively premiere a new behind-the-scenes video peeling back the curtain on the game's development. In this video, you’ll learn more about the game’s setting of Cedar Hills from Supermassive Games' creative team. You'll also see the tools and technology used to bring this deceptively quaint town to life. The Casting of Frank Stone launches on September 3 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Be sure to visit our cover story hub for more exclusive stories and videos by clicking the banner below. [...]
Game Informer can exclusively reveal Dark Horse's upcoming art book for BioWare's Dragon Age: The Veilguard, aptly titled "The Art Of Dragon Age: The Veilguard." Additional details about the book, including a price and release date, will arrive at a later time. However, with today's news that such an art book is in the works, we have your first look at it, with its cover image below: Coming from Dark Horse Comics, a publication company responsible for all kinds of video game related books and comics, including a similar art book for 2014's Dragon Age: Inquisition, "The Art of Dragon Age: The [...]
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