Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License
Zork, the classic text-based adventure game of incalculable influence, has been made available under the MIT License, along with the sequels Zork II and Zork
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Singin’ the Agentic Windows blues
Once upon a time, when you ran Windows on your desktop, it was your desktop. Oh, the IT department might have called the shots on how much
Microsoft 365: A guide to the updates
Microsoft 365 (and Office 365) subscribers get more frequent software updates than those who have purchased Office without a subscription, which means subscribers have access
HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs
Some Dell and HP laptop owners have been befuddled by their machines’ inability to play HEVC/H.265 content in web browsers, despite their machines’ processors having
From defiant to contrite: Formula maker confirms bacteria amid botulism outbreak
ByHeart announced on Thursday that its own testing identified the bacterium that causes botulism in its baby formula, which is linked to an ongoing infant
Do higher RAM prices make Apple a better option?
IT purchasers must brace themselves for potential price hikes on new equipment as memory price increases percolate across supply chains. That’s a double-whammy cost crisis, of course
Zoho revamps Zoho One’s UI to focus on work, not apps
Zoho is revamping the user interface for its flagship suite, Zoho One, moving from an app-based model to a unified, context-aware system in which users
The A.I. Boom Has Found Another Gear. Why Can’t People Shake Their Worries?
It is a time of superlatives in the tech industry, with historic profits, stock prices and deal prices. It’s enough to make some people very
Trump Elevates Once-Fringe Meme Makers to the Mainstream
Right-wing users have tapped A.I. tools to promote Tweety McTreason’s agenda. He took notice.
Attack, defend, pursue—the Space Force’s new naming scheme foretells new era
A little more than a century ago, the US Army Air Service came up with a scheme for naming the military’s multiplying fleet of airplanes.
In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon
On September 19, 1982, Carnegie Mellon University computer science research assistant professor Scott Fahlman posted a message to the university’s bulletin board software that would
Microsoft now lets customers run agents on Windows 365 cloud PCs
Microsoft has unveiled a new type of Windows 365 cloud PC that provides a secure environment for running “computer use” AI agents. Windows 365 for
How IT leaders can build successful AI strategies — the VC view
The AI gold rush these days is littered with abandoned enterprise projects, with humans — not the technology itself — being blamed for high failure
To Meld A.I. With Supercomputers, National Labs Are Picking Up the Pace
A.I. has added urgency to the U.S. national laboratories that have been sites of cutting-edge scientific research, leading to deals with tech giants like Nvidia