Electronic Arts Announces More Accessibility Patents

From Forbes: Redwood City-based Electronic Arts (EA) announced on Thursday it has pledged more accessibility-centric patents and open-sourced more technologies. There are six audio and sound technologies and a photosensitivity analysis plugin—and 23 in total—which are intended to “open gaming for...

Instagram creators can now turn on replies in broadcast channels

From The Verge: Instagram is adding some new features to broadcast channels that give platform creators more ways to directly interact with their followers. Meta announced that creators can enable “Replies” in their broadcast channel limited group chats, allowing participants to respond to messages...

Encrypted Chat Service Seized, 2.3M+ Messages Deciphered

From PC Mag: The invite-only encrypted messaging service known as Matrix was intercepted and taken down on Tuesday, according to reports from international authorities.

The investigation, dubbed Operation Passionflower, was run by European authorities who monitored messages on Matrix for three...

Microsoft doubles down, still won’t let older PCs run Windows 11

From PC World: The TPM hardware requirement for Windows 11 was one of the biggest barriers to initial upgraders three years ago. And while that’s become less of an issue, it’s still a point of contention for many users. If you were hoping for a reprieve as Windows 10 approaches its end of life...

Threads Finally Adds More Advanced Search Features

From PC Mag: Threads is continuing to add new features as it vies to keep its spot as one of the fastest-growing major social media apps this year.

On Monday, the app launched the advanced filters announced last month that sort out search results based on dates and profiles. This could be to help...

Intel CEO steps down after a disastrous 2024

From PC World: There is no joy in Mudville Intel’s corporate headquarters. The company has had an epically horrible year, with widespread issues plaguing its flagship chips, massive upswings from rivals AMD and Nvidia, and a stock downturn so dramatic it’s been called one of the worst performers in...

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