Microsoft’s Paint 3D was once the future of MS Paint, but now it’s going away

Microsoft’s Paint 3D was once the future of MS Paint, but now it’s going away

  Enlarge / Paint 3D, once the future of the Paint app, is getting the axe in November. Andrew Cunningham In October of 2017, Microsoft released a version of Windows 10 called the “Fall Creators Update,” back when the company tried to give brand names to these things rather than just sticking to version numbering….

Voxel private eye simulator Shadows of Doubt investigates a full release in September – Destructoid

Voxel private eye simulator Shadows of Doubt investigates a full release in September – Destructoid

ColePowered Games has announced (spotted by Gematsu) that its procedurally generated crime investigation simulator, Shadows of Doubt, is ready to end its journey through Early Access with a full release on September 26 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Shadows of Doubt was released into Early Access in April of last year. It attempts…

EY exec: In three or four years, ‘we won’t even talk about AI’

EY exec: In three or four years, ‘we won’t even talk about AI’

July was another rough month for the tech sector, with a worse-than-expected jobs report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and analysis of that data by industry experts. And on top of that, uncertainties around tech talent remain, according to a recent pulse survey from consultancy and professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY)…

Nashville man arrested for running “laptop farm” to get jobs for North Koreans

Nashville man arrested for running “laptop farm” to get jobs for North Koreans

Enlarge Federal authorities have arrested a Nashville man on charges he hosted laptops at his residences in a scheme to deceive US companies into hiring foreign remote IT workers who funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in income to fund North Korea’s weapons program. The scheme, federal prosecutors said, worked by getting US companies to…

Intel details fixes for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs as BIOS updates roll out

Intel details fixes for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs as BIOS updates roll out

Intel Intel has shared more about the voltage-related issues that affected some 13th- and 14th-generation Core processors, as the company tries to put the episode behind it. As reported by Tom’s Hardware, Intel says that the problem originated with “elevated operating voltage” stemming from “incorrect voltage requests,” specifically an increase to the minimum operating voltage…

Nova Launcher, savior of cruft-filled Android phones, is on life support

Nova Launcher, savior of cruft-filled Android phones, is on life support

Nova Launcher Back in July 2022, when mobile app metrics firm Branch acquired the popular and well-regarded Nova Launcher for Android, the app’s site put up one of those self-directed FAQ posts about it. Under the question heading “What does Branch want with Nova?,” Nova founder and creator Kevin Barry started his response with, “Not…

ChatGPT unexpectedly began speaking in a user’s cloned voice during testing

ChatGPT unexpectedly began speaking in a user’s cloned voice during testing

Enlarge (credit: Ole_CNX via Getty Images) On Thursday, OpenAI released the “system card” for ChatGPT’s new GPT-4o AI model that details model limitations and safety testing procedures. Among other examples, the document reveals that in rare occurrences during testing, the model’s Advanced Voice Mode unintentionally imitated users’ voices without permission. Currently, OpenAI has safeguards in…

Multi minimum & recommended PC system requirements – Destructoid

Multi minimum & recommended PC system requirements – Destructoid

Dragon Ball Project: Multi is an upcoming multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game from Bandai Namco and here are its minimum and recommended PC system requirements. Bandai Namco has long been a popular publisher for providing some excellent games, including Tekken 8, One Piece Odyssey, and a lot more. Dragon Ball Project: Multi from them…