Threads hit 30 million signups in less than 20 hours of launch, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. The new text messaging service Threads, which was launched by Meta earlier Thursday, is set to take on Twitter, which is now owned by Elon Musk.
Category: Software
Microsoft PowerToys 0.71 is available with a variety of improvements and fixes
Microsoft has released a new PowerToys 0.71 version, which is mostly focused on stability and improvements. The new functionality includes the ability to preview archive files with Peek. Plenty of its components have also received a lot of improvements, including ColorPicker, FancyZones, File Locksmith, the Hosts editor tool, and more.
Microsoft Teams adds profanity filters for video calls and transcripts
The Microsoft Teams app's profanity filters are now available in desktop and web apps for commercial and government organizations. The feature blocks inappropriate language during video calls and in the transcripts of those calls. Microsoft first introduced it in February 2023.
Clippy returns with the power of ChatGPT: a third-party developer has revived it
Developers behind the Fire Cube Studios company have reintroduced Clippy, the iconic virtual assistant, to Windows 10 and Windows 11. This new version of Clippy is built on top of the GPT 3.5 model developed by OpenAI, and the project's source code is openly available on GitHub.
Far Cry 1 code leaked, users managed to build and run the game
The code for the original Far Cry game developed by Crytek studio was recently leaked. Many users were able to compile and run the game using this leaked code. While the leak was missing some assets, users were able to obtain them from the official release version of the game.
Valve is banning games on Steam that include AI-generated images and text
Valve has implemented a new policy to check for AI-generated content in new games on their Steam platform. If developers fail to provide proof of rights to the libraries used by the AI to create game elements, Valve will block those games from being released.
How about ChatGPT on Windows 3.11? WinGPT is here for that!
You may remember JavaGPT, a project that allowed you to use the ChatGPT bot on older Windows versions with Java support, such as Windows 98. But here's something really special. If you still own a 386 PC with Windows 3.1, WinGPT brings the bot access to your fingertips.
Dev Home is becoming an inbox app in Windows 11
Looks like Microsoft decided to make the new Dev Home app available in Windows 11 out-of-the-box. Microsoft is going to bundle it with the OS. However, in the latest Dev channel build the company ships a stub package instead of the full app. It will install on demand once you click its shortcut in the Start menu.
How to fix Telegram for Windows not showing images and videos
Sometimes on Windows, Telegram Desktop may not show images and videos. The issue can be very annoying, as the built-in viewer fails to open the images full screen, and play videos. For some other users, it plays video, but the image doesn't update, so they can only hear the sound. Here's what to do if you run into the issue.
Microsoft delays enforcement of the new Outlook until the end of 2024
Earlier we reported that Microsoft was about to replace the legacy Mail, Calendar, and People apps with the new Outlook starting in September 2024. However, the company has changed the timing, so the app will become a new inbox app by the end of the next year.