This update might have you saying, "finally."

Put your gaming computer to the test with the best PC games out right now, including AAA hits like Battlefield 6 and ARC Raiders, as well as indie darlings.

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 16, No. 919

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Dec. 16, No. 653.

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for Dec. 16, No. 1,641.

The function pivots from search to AI Mode to analyze your images and documents.

Riverside's year-end review is amusing, but it represents a creative culture that's increasingly entwined with AI.

After the one year is up, Disney is free to sign similar deals with other AI companies.

Nvidia acquired SchedMD, the lead developer of Slurm, and launched the Nemotron 3 family of open source AI models.

Stephen Nellis / Reuters:
Intel appoints Robin Colwell, deputy assistant to President Trump and deputy director of the National Economic Council, as its head of government affairs  —  Intel (INTC.O) on Monday appointed an economic adviser to U.S. President Trump as its head of government affairs …

Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney's Sora deal is entirely in OpenAI stock rather than a cash licensing fee; Disney has the option to buy additional stock beyond the $1B stake  —  OpenAI is getting access to Disney's kingdom without cutting a check.  —  The artificial intelligence company's recent deal …

Big Red said it had sold its stake in its long-time silicon partner last week

Oracle last week announced that it had divested from Ampere Computing. But while Big Red may no longer own part of the Arm CPU maker, it's not ready to stop using the chips just yet.…

Framework looks great for scenarios where a 62 percent completion rate is acceptable

IBM researchers have released an open source AI agent called CUGA that aspires to automate complex enterprise workflows and get it right about half the time, depending on the task.…

If the buy happens, the big question is will they integrate the codebase or keep it separate?

ServiceNow is reportedly nearing a deal to buy security software company Armis for $7.1 billion to give its customers full stack visibility of their IT estate and eliminate security blindspots, according to Bloomberg.…

Washington rediscovers that modern IT doesn’t run itself

After dissolving several federal tech modernization units and shedding large numbers of technologists, the Trump administration has launched a new talent recruitment initiative, suggesting it still needs people to help drag the government's IT into the present.…

Amazon recently launched Ask This Book (ATB), a new feature available to Kindle iOS app users. The tool leverages AI and chatbot technology designed to enhance the reading experience without revealing key plot points – at least in theory.

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Stop doomscrolling social media and start "DoomScrolling" Doom. DoomScroll, a browser-based web app, lets players scroll through and play thousands of fan-made Doom WADs instantly – no installation required. The project, created by software engineer James Baicoianu and internet archivist Jason Scott, launched to celebrate 32 years of Doom and...

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Meta's Threads is pushing hard into topic-centric spaces with an expanded Communities rollout and experimental badges for standout contributors.

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The free and open-source media center application Kodi just received another update. Kodi 21.3 is rolling out with some great improvements for Xbox consoles and Linux systems, as well as a pile of bug fixes for other platforms.

The program will also hire experienced technologists directly from the private sector