All Windows users with AMD Radeon graphics cards released in the past several years can now use a new feature from Microsoft that virtually eliminates shader compilation in PC games. However, the functionality currently only supports games played through the company's Xbox app. Read Entire Article
Microsoft president says AI backlash at graduation events should be wake-up call for the tech industry
Microsoft president and vice chairman Brad Smith recently shared his – definitely informed – opinion about the growing backlash against AI. Smith thinks that other leaders in the industry should listen when people express their disdain for "pro-AI" speakers attending graduation events. Smith believes that they should take the backlash......
Justice Department seizes websites that published deepfake nudes of famous women
The DOJ says the domains were used to publish digitally forged nude and sexual images and videos of women without their consent. According to the Justice Department, the material involved thousands of "digital forgeries," while the US Attorney's Office for New Jersey describes the sites as hosting hundreds of thousands......
Microsoft may consider Xbox spin-off or joint venture as console business struggles
People familiar with the matter told The Information that Microsoft executives have not ruled out restructuring Xbox as a wholly owned subsidiary or even a joint venture. Although no such plans are currently in place, they remain a possibility. Read Entire Article
Taiwan’s opposition leader touts talks with China as necessary for peace
Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly opposition leader says her party is committed to defense of the self-ruled island that China views as its own but that peace is possible by taking permanent secession off the table
From white knuckles to open barbs, Trump and Macron bring a rocky history to the G7 summit
The relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron began with a handshake nearly a decade ago
Trump is raising expectations that this time he really will close deal with Iran to wind down war
President Donald Trump is anticipating a significant weekend for his presidency
What’s driving up your expenses? Many Americans say climate change.
For decades, American politicians have been slow to take on climate change and curb carbon dioxide emissions, under the assumption that doing so might pass along costs to their voters. Ironically, their failure to rein in fossil fuel emissions has yielded the same result: Expenses for everyday Americans have soared...
Wyatt-Hodge fires England to Women’s T20 World Cup record score to sink Sri Lanka
Group 2: England, 219-1, beat Sri Lanka, 132, by 87 runs Wyatt-Hodge unbeaten on 105 for hosts in opener England got their World Cup campaign off to a flyer with an 87-run win against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on Friday evening, thanks to a thundering century from Danni Wyatt-Hodge. This...
‘I thought – gosh, he’s going to be some player’: the making of England’s Declan Rice
Rejected by Chelsea, honed by West Ham and a league winner at Arsenal, the midfielder has plenty from his footballing journey wishing him well at the World Cup Three years ago Declan Rice was the star guest at a Soho House event about the power of effective leadership. Tickets were...