Google unveils new AI features for Chrome, including a Gemini button and AI Mode for US desktop users, and plans to add agentic features in the next few months
10 new features that reinvent your browser PYMNTS.com : Google to Add Agentic Capabilities and Other AI-Powered Features to Chrome Browser Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : Gemini in Chrome no longer requir...
Intel announces top executive changes, including the departure of Intel Products CEO Michelle Johnston Holthaus, and establishes a new central engineering group
company also establishes new custom chip design unit Prasanth Aby Thomas / Computerworld : Intel announces leadership overhaul, underscoring long road to recovery Jacob Fox / PC Gamer : Intel reshuffl...
Nvidia plans to roll out RTX 5080-class performance to GeForce Now in September, letting users of its $20-per-month Ultimate tier stream in up to 5K at 120fps
I played 5K at 120 FPS and it blew my mind Andrew Burnes / NVIDIA : GeForce @ Gamescom 2025: DLSS 4 Now in 175+ Games & Apps, New RTX Games, Borderlands 4 RTX Bundle, NVIDIA Blackwell on GeForce NOW &...
OpenAI launches a research preview of four preset personalities that ChatGPT users can use to better tailor their interactions: Cynic, Robot, Listener, and Nerd
ChatGPT 5 was released today. … I had a chat with it. Kevin Okemwa / Windows Central : Did Sam Altman Oversell GPT-5? OpenAI Faces Backlash for Ruining ChatGPT, Turning It Into a “Corporate Beige Zomb...
OpenAI says GPT-5 is a unified system with an efficient model for most questions, a reasoning model for harder problems, and a router that decides which to use
All You Need To Know Lakshay Kumar / Business Today : What is GPT-5? How OpenAI is upgrading your ChatGPT experience Tsveta Ermenkova / PhoneArena : You can now chat with a PhD-level AI that knows whe...
Microsoft shuts down the Movies & TV storefront on the Microsoft Store on Windows and Xbox; users will continue to be able to access their past purchases
what happens to the stuff you bought Bruce Gil / Gizmodo : Microsoft Quietly Pulls the Plug on Its Movies and TV Store Bryant Francis / Game Developer : Microsoft no longer selling Movies and TV on Xb...
Microsoft removes Minecraft's VR and MR support, after announcing its plans to sunset support in October 2024; the Vivecraft mod works on Oculus and Windows MR
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Microsoft Copilot adds support for memory, personalization, web-based actions, podcast creation, camera and screen analysis, deep research, and more
As I look back on the incredible impact that Microsoft … Bing Blogs : Introducing Copilot Search in Bing Zo Ahmed / TechSpot : Microsoft's Copilot gains the ability to complete web tasks on your behal...
Pat Gelsinger's retirement opens the door for Intel to consider fresh deal options, including splitting factory and product-design divisions and selling Altera
Like many, we woke to the news yesterday that Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger is retiring. Financial Times : Intel's next boss faces a leap into the unknown Craig Hale / TechRadar : Pat Gelsinger retires as...
Intel's Robert Hallock admits “our wounds with Arrow Lake not hitting the performance we projected were self-inflicted” and promises fixes for performance gains
but it's not down for the count Samuel Willetts / Club386 : Intel intends to “fix” Core Ultra 200S performance TechRadar : Intel admits ‘self-inflicted wounds’ with Core Ultra 200S CPUs not performing...