The Xbox team has revealed that a revamped homepage will now roll out on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles. The team aimed to incorporate user feedback in the development of the new dashboard, such as providing more room for background images and making important sections of the system more accessible.
Category: Software
ChatGPT will soon work in Google Chrome and Safari
According to Microsoft's director of communications, Caitlin Roulston, Bing Chat access is currently being tested on Safari and Chrome for select users. Once standard testing procedures are complete, access will be expanded to more users.
New Outlook will replace Mail and Calendar for some users already in August
Microsoft earlier announced that the support for UWP Mail and Calendar apps for Windows 10 and Windows 11 will cease by the end of 2024. They will be replaced by a new Outlook client for Windows, which has been in testing for several months. Some users will get the new app already in August.
LlaMA 2 is a set of new AI models created by Microsoft and Meta
Meta and Microsoft have collaborated to launch LLaMA 2, a set of language models that will be open source. They will allow developers and organizations to create AI-powered generative tools.
Anyone could deactivate your WhatsApp account thanks to a bug
ESET cybersecurity expert, Jake Moore, has discovered a method to automatically block any WhatsApp account. He managed to achieve that by sending an email to the service's technical support address, requesting the account lock and providing the linked phone number in the email body.
Microsoft is testing two video stream support in Teams
The latest Microsoft Teams public beta now supports two video streams simultaneously. The user can now broadcast the image from two webcams at once.
Microsoft has introduced a new Xbox Game Pass Core subscription
Microsoft has unveiled the new Xbox Game Pass Core plan, which will replace Xbox Live Gold and the Games with Gold service. The new subscription will offer users access to in-game multiplayer, various offers and discounts, and access to a small catalog of select games, including Gears 5, Forza Horizon 4 and Psychonauts 2. The launch of the subscription is scheduled for September 14. Also, it will give you access to online multiplayer and a collection of over 25 games for $10 a month or $60 a year.
Microsoft will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation, but ends Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family program
Microsoft's Head of Gaming, Phil Spencer, has announced that Xbox and PlayStation have reached an agreement to release Call of Duty on PlayStation. It will remain available after the completion of the deal with Activision Blizzard.
NotebookLM is Google’s new AI-powered app for working with local files
Google is testing NotebookLM, an AI-powered app for working with local text documents. NotebookLM stands for Notebook Language Model.
Developers will try to prove that Denuvo does not affect game performance
Irdeto, the owner of Denuvo's anti-piracy protection technology, are going to prove to demonstrate that its product does not negatively impact game performance. For that, they are going to start a program allowing trusted media to compare game performance with and without Denuvo's protection.
