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Microsoft Previews New DirectX 12 Ray Tracing Features
By Nathaniel Mott last updated
Microsoft offered developers details about new DirectX 12 ray tracing features included with Windows 10 20H1 builds.
Google Will Make Sure Flash Is Forgotten Before It's Gone
By Nathaniel Mott published
Google announced that it will stop indexing and ranking Flash content later this year.
Twitter Used Contact Info Provided for Two-Factor Authentication for Targeted Ads
By Nathaniel Mott published
Twitter said phone numbers and email addresses used to secure accounts on its platform were "unintentionally used for advertising purposes."
Facebook Buys CTRL-labs Brain Interface Startup
By Lucian Armasu published
Facebook agreed to buy CTRL-labs, a New York startup working on mind reading technology that allows people to control computer interfaces with their thoughts.
Razer’s CEO Talks Project Athena, AMD, Making a Toaster and Trolling Facebook
By Andrew E. Freedman published
New Facebook User Data Leak Is Five Times Larger Than Cambridge Analytica Leak
By Lucian Armasu published
Researcher finds an unprotected server with leaked Facebook user data affecting more than five times as many people as the Cambridge Analytica data leak did.
Facebook's Making AI Play Minecraft
By Nathaniel Mott published
Facebook made a virtual assistant that can follow "Minecraft" player's instructions to help them with a variety of tasks.
Dark Mode Comes to Microsoft 365
By Nathaniel Mott published
Microsoft announced that it's bringing dark mode to Microsoft 365's web and mobile apps.
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