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Ubuntu 23.10 will feature enhanced tiling capabilities, allowing users to easily snap windows to the four corners, as well as horizontally and vertically. This feature could improve productivity.

Wine 8.10 has been released to the development branch. It comes with several improvements and bug fixes. Wine lets you run Windows programs in both Linux and macOS with some success.

In a Reddit AMA, the online forum's CEO Steve Huffman stated that its API price changes are needed because it can "no longer subsidize commercial entities that require large-scale data use."

A report from a reliable leaker has revealed Xbox and Bethesda's upcoming RPG Starfield will have three versions of the game for purchase, and one of them will be a €300 physical-only edition.

The latest versions of Geekbench, v6.1, as well as y-cruncher, have improved support for Intel's AVX-512 instruction. However, Intel's own current processors do not support this anymore.

Geekbench has released a new update that will prevent phones like the Samsung Galaxy S23, from thermal throttling. Aside from that, the new Geekbench version has several other improvements.

Microsoft's latest Canary Channel update for Windows 11 Insider members is yet another small servicing update with no new content. The build number for this specific update is 25387.1200

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The new voice chat feature will allow desktop Bing Chat users to speak questions with an available microphone. Bing Chat will also now respond with its own voice to questions as well.

Since Netflix started clamping down on users sharing passwords between households, many said they would cancel their subscriptions. But Netflix may be seeing a sharp increase in new user sign-ups.

Microsoft gave no explanation for why it is closing down this feature for Outlook web users. It offered a way for users of Outlook's calendar to move and resize items of importances.

The Tekken 8 closed network test will help Bandai Namco check out its online infrastructure for the upcoming fighting game. The test will include 16 characters from the full game and five stages.

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek confirmed that the company is testing a new offline mix playlist. It will automatically download songs on the device for the times when users don't have WiFi or cell internet.

Chinese tech giant ByteDance Ltd. is working on a ChatGPT-style chatbot. As suggested by a company spokesperson, it is the first sign of the Chinese company stepping into the field of AI.

Microsoft and Porsche are going to give away six special custom Xbox Series X consoles and controllers with designs inspired by the iconic colors of Porsche's historical racing cars.

The Logitech G502 wired PC gaming mouse with 25,600 DPI is discounted down to just $35.87 on Amazon right now. Lots of other Logitech mice, keyboards, headphones, and more are also discounted.

Godot 4.1 Beta 1 is now available for download. It brings gradual improvements over Godot 4 with a focus on the user experience. The project said the final release will arrive sometime next month.

Microsoft has updated Visual Studio Code. It comes with several updates of interest to developers including GitHub Copilot Chat improvements and read-only mode for specific files and folders.

Two new Persona games are coming to PC and Xbox platforms as well as Xbox Game Pass on day one. The announcements were revealed by the series' Instagram page earlier than intended.

The Linux Mint 21.2 Beta ISOs are currently undergoing testing according to the Linux Mint Community website. This usually indicates that the Beta ISOs will be ready for download in a couple of days.

The Diablo IV servers were not working for many players of the hit action-RPG game. Developer Blizzard Entertainment has now fixed the server problems so that players can sign in again.

Mark Zuckerberg told employees at an internal meeting that the company has several gen AI projects on the go. The AI will be worked into internal tools at the company as well as consumer products.

The 2023 edition of Summer Game Fest included new game reveals, new trailers, and even a couple of clips from video game-based TV shows. There was also an appearance from Nicholas Cage.

Square Enix will release Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth as an all-new story with the main characters of its classic fantasy RPG. It will be an exclusive for Sony's PlayStation 5 console.

Sony and Insomniac Games have announced the launch date of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 as October 20. Pre-orders are slated to go live next week, and there are multiple special editions coming.

The new game from Saber and Focus Entertainment with some collaboration with horror movie director legend John Carpenter, will have players fighting a ton of zombies sometime in 2024.

Reddit's recent changes to how it will be charging for use of its API by third party applications has resulted in widespread backlash, and Reddit is Fun is the latest app to announce closure.

The Astronauts' upcoming dark fantasy themed first-person shooter Witchfire now has an early access release date of September 20, and it will be released exclusively on the Epic Games Store

The extended gameplay trailer from Summer Games Fest 2023 showed many classic Mortal Kombat characters in somewhat new roles, and of course we got to see some brutal new fatalities.

Ubisoft unveiled a brand-new Prince of Persia at the Summer Game Fest showcase today. Developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is offering a 2.5D adventure.

Google has dropped a fresh set of features for its password manager. The desktop version of the tool now supports biometric authentication when using autofill to sign into websites in Chrome.

Christian Selig, the creator of the Apollo app for Reddit, stated he will be closing the app due to Reddit's upcoming API rate hikes, which he says would have cost him $20 million a year.

The free trial will let Xbox and PC gamers play over 60 Ubisoft games, including recent titles like Far Cry 6 and Assassin's Creed Valhalla. You can cancel the free trial at any point before it ends.

Two new Windows 11 Insider builds 22621.1835 and 22631.1835, have been released to the Beta channel under KB5027305. The new release brings a new easy option to switch to cellular from Wi-Fi.

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The new Copy Suggestions feature will allow Linkedin users to use information from their pages and Campaign Manager settings that can be used by the generative AI feature to write headlines and text.

The CEO of Nightdive Studios is currently thinking about the developer's options for the System Shock series after the successful launch of its remake of the original game last week.

The Remedy Entertainment-developed action game Control has been revealed as the latest Xbox Free Play Days drop. Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate members can try the title over the weekend.

Payday 2 is Starbreeze Studios' popular crime and theft-themed shooter. It's available now for free to download and keep from the Epic Games Store for the next week, until Thursday, June 15.