<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer AU in Software ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/au/software Sat, 30 May 2026 15:44:29 +0000 en <![CDATA[ After more than two decades, the creator of Paint.NET finally owns the domain paint.net, and it's all thanks to a 'slam dunk case of trademark infringement' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/after-more-than-two-decades-the-creator-of-paint-net-finally-owns-the-domain-paint-net-and-its-all-thanks-to-a-slam-dunk-case-of-trademark-infringement/ ifXoHUnsuAXvQzs9iffDQF Sat, 30 May 2026 15:44:29 +0000 Sat, 30 May 2026 15:46:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amazon bins an internal AI leaderboard for its Kiro employees, because they were burning through too many costly tokens ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/amazon-bins-an-internal-ai-leaderboard-for-its-kiro-employees-because-they-were-burning-through-too-many-costly-tokens/ 2ehgi6vHiinaZGKzZkeXah Fri, 29 May 2026 16:16:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's only a little thing but with the latest Windows update, Microsoft has dragged its OS into the modern world of sharing audio streams ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/windows/its-only-a-little-thing-but-with-the-latest-windows-update-microsoft-has-dragged-its-os-into-the-modern-world-of-sharing-audio-streams/ GHVwCD3iTCFbGtqEEryKHe Fri, 29 May 2026 12:43:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ A malware dev has committed a magnificent self-own after an AI-coded malicious package leaked its own GitHub private token ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/security/a-malware-dev-has-committed-a-magnificent-self-own-after-an-ai-coded-malicious-package-leaked-its-own-github-private-token/ kuderUisPS69GMfoc5mTjW Thu, 28 May 2026 16:30:30 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 16:30:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'There are two 'P's in the word Google' says the company's upgraded AI Overview, as an old LLM issue rears its ugly head ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/there-are-two-ps-in-the-word-google-says-the-companys-upgraded-ai-overview-as-an-old-llm-issue-rears-its-ugly-head/ yUDWLgFQkaS9V3QPiJ4fE3 Thu, 28 May 2026 12:44:07 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 12:44:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam Workshop now looks like it was designed in this decade ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steam-workshop-now-looks-like-it-was-made-in-this-decade/ CF7poEqQiGD4r6oYuE8P8m Wed, 27 May 2026 21:35:21 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 21:36:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ YouTube says it's making AI-generated content labels more prominent—and to help you see them, here they are zoomed in ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/youtube-says-its-making-ai-generated-content-labels-more-prominent-and-to-help-you-see-them-here-they-are-zoomed-in/ iVmu9fPzKaMdQAujnxTNwg Wed, 27 May 2026 16:30:17 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 16:37:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ You will reportedly be able to move the annoying voices in your Discord calls far away with an upcoming spatial audio feature ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/it-looks-like-youll-soon-be-able-to-move-the-annoying-voices-in-your-discord-calls-far-away-with-an-upcoming-spatial-audio-feature/ CFik2GbMSxWzk5CAhPMpW5 Wed, 27 May 2026 14:58:17 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 15:39:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'There's a lot of rogue attempts at this': Amid AI music remixing plans, Spotify chief says he wants the company to be 'the one that's legal' and 'the one that's controlled' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/theres-a-lot-of-rogue-attempts-at-this-amid-ai-music-remixing-plans-spotify-chief-says-he-wants-the-company-to-be-the-one-thats-legal-and-the-one-thats-controlled/ LeGMxbn33qKQYFQChhkG7 Tue, 26 May 2026 17:06:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Technology is never neutral': Pope Leo XIV criticises 'culture of power' driving AI race, and refuses to be taken in by consciousness claims ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/technology-is-never-neutral-pope-leo-xiv-criticises-culture-of-power-driving-ai-race-and-refuses-to-be-taken-in-by-consciousness-claims/ vUR5DLv9V5h2jTKeVohZHC Tue, 26 May 2026 12:24:32 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 12:24:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I don't think we're going to have the kind ​of jobs apocalypse that some…advocate or talk about': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he's 'delighted to be wrong' about AI-induced job cuts ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/i-dont-think-were-going-to-have-the-kind-of-jobs-apocalypse-that-some-advocate-or-talk-about-openai-ceo-sam-altman-says-hes-delighted-to-be-wrong-about-ai-induced-job-cuts/ dCoqVw5d3cMZTLCdSjtjFm Tue, 26 May 2026 11:15:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple legend Steve Wozniak makes history again: Actually gets applause talking about AI at commencement speech ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/apple-legend-steve-wozniak-makes-history-again-actually-gets-applause-talking-about-ai-at-commencement-speech/ 3jurQHEda7Cto8x6sXyYLL Fri, 22 May 2026 16:42:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'What we’re building is grounded in consent, credit, and compensation for the artists and songwriters that take part': Planned Spotify AI tool can generate remixes and covers ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/what-were-building-is-grounded-in-consent-credit-and-compensation-for-the-artists-and-songwriters-that-take-part-planned-spotify-ai-tool-can-generate-remixes-and-covers/ GdMKspgGhs28etLFxwmBue Fri, 22 May 2026 15:22:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ 84% of you rightly practice good desktop icon hygiene, but it turns out 16% of PC Gamer readers are just plain monsters ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/84-percent-of-you-rightly-practice-good-desktop-icon-hygiene-but-it-turns-out-16-percent-of-pc-gamer-readers-are-just-plain-monsters/ b2LtWkK3tynpmQvujx7NAc Fri, 22 May 2026 12:56:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD is investing $10 billion+ into Taiwan tech to 'accelerate next-gen AI infrastructure', with some fancy new toys on the way ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/amd-is-putting-usd10-billion-into-taiwan-investments-to-accelerate-next-gen-ai-infrastructure-with-some-fancy-new-tech-on-the-way/ tF6J3wa3hVcVHHKPpWd9jd Thu, 21 May 2026 16:34:25 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 16:34:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ SpaceX has listed Grok's 'spicy' mode as a risk in its initial public offering: 'These modes may be more irreverent and harsher than our standard offerings' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/spacex-has-listed-groks-spicy-mode-as-a-risk-in-its-initial-public-offering-these-modes-may-be-more-irreverent-and-harsher-than-our-standard-offerings/ WwTJQX3ha6htaSQNaEm2eM Thu, 21 May 2026 12:03:09 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 12:03:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ I read every document in the Musk vs Altman case and my takeaway is—'Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/i-read-every-document-in-the-musk-vs-altman-case-and-my-takeaway-is-heartbreaking-the-worst-person-you-know-just-made-a-great-point/ dx2663r5QFKGcJHMXHT7kc Wed, 20 May 2026 22:25:09 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 14:19:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ An AI speaker messed up and skipped the names of students at a college commencement ceremony and yes, there were many boos ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/an-ai-speaker-messed-up-and-skipped-the-names-of-students-at-a-college-commencement-ceremony-and-yes-there-were-many-boos/ 34k4BXWjK6EbdS72XHEoMo Wed, 20 May 2026 16:47:16 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Web infrastructure company Cloudflare says Claude Mythos reasoning 'looks like the work of a senior researcher' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/security/web-infrastructure-company-cloudflare-says-claude-mythos-reasoning-looks-like-the-work-of-a-senior-researcher/ ZmAJmPWb52bSRU2d64eJDY Wed, 20 May 2026 15:36:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'If engineers are becoming three or four times more productive, then we just [want to] do three or four times more stuff': Google DeepMind CEO reckons AI-induced job cuts aren't inevitable ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/if-engineers-are-becoming-three-or-four-times-more-productive-then-we-just-want-to-do-three-or-four-times-more-stuff-google-deepmind-ceo-reckons-ai-induced-job-cuts-arent-inevitable/ xjXirJXAiTxXMd3gtnNB7A Wed, 20 May 2026 15:11:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'AI Mode has been a revelation, our biggest upgrade to Search ever. People love it,' says Google CEO ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/ai-mode-has-been-a-revelation-our-biggest-upgrade-to-search-ever-people-love-it-says-google-ceo/ Asob3MN8qs4cXT8Yf7SzLL Wed, 20 May 2026 12:29:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interpol's 'Operation Ramz' has arrested over 200 people for phishing scams, malware threats, and security breaches ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/security/interpols-operation-ramz-has-arrested-over-200-people-for-phishing-scams-malware-threats-and-all-sorts-of-internet-neer-do-well-behaviour/ vn7m8x779i8RrrGJSpUD9K Tue, 19 May 2026 16:29:18 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 16:48:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Party Animals' studio finally cancels its AI video contest and promises to approach topics like this in the future 'with a much more humble and cautious attitude' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/party-animals-studio-finally-cancels-its-ai-video-contest-and-promises-to-approach-topics-like-this-in-the-future-with-a-much-more-humble-and-cautious-attitude/ gza8gfXgjv4hNPe5eGPATN Tue, 19 May 2026 15:30:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam killed its 'RPGMaker' user tag yesterday, and impacted devs are unexpectedly happy about it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steam-killed-its-rpgmaker-user-tag-yesterday-and-impacted-devs-are-unexpectedly-happy-about-it/ 27KCsNJkph2JMxDpTCJ66j Tue, 19 May 2026 15:29:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft announces plans to give you more control over the Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/microsoft-announces-plans-to-give-you-more-control-over-the-windows-11-taskbar-and-start-menu/ 5aheCk2wNmnAzHxCMPfbQH Tue, 19 May 2026 12:28:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Final Fantasy creator Sakaguchi praises AI slop trailer for a FF6 remake, earns himself a light ribbing from battle designer on the first 2 games ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/final-fantasy-creator-sakaguchi-praises-ai-slop-trailer-for-a-ff6-remake-earns-himself-a-light-ribbing-from-battle-designer-on-the-first-2-games/ XCdEgjf8DJvioYxKenHEUW Tue, 19 May 2026 11:24:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Took too long now your case is gone: Elon Musk loses trial against Sam Altman and OpenAI ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/musk-v-altman-verdict/ LwtHbtvstm9cqQxYHijLs5 Mon, 18 May 2026 19:34:42 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 20:14:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ The creator of OpenClaw used $1,300,000+ of OpenAI tokens in 30 days, which is a hell of a perk ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/the-creator-of-openclaw-used-usd1-300-000-of-openai-tokens-in-30-days-which-is-a-hell-of-a-perk/ 9ixuThjzL5Z6N3u6B7NckB Mon, 18 May 2026 15:07:18 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 15:07:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The continued flood of AI reports has basically made the security list almost entirely unmanageable': Linus Torvalds laments how people are wasting the Linux team's time with LLMs ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/the-continued-flood-of-ai-reports-has-basically-made-the-security-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable-linus-torvalds-laments-how-people-are-wasting-the-linux-teams-time-with-llms/ mpdsNJuKQ4hq6FSCqH8gu4 Mon, 18 May 2026 14:48:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Take-Two's CEO says AI's not in the business of making hits, 'datasets by their very nature are backward looking', but that doesn't mean AI can't be 'super helpful' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/take-twos-ceo-says-ais-not-in-the-business-of-making-hits-datasets-by-their-very-nature-are-backward-looking-but-that-doesnt-mean-ai-cant-be-super-helpful/ dvvJwCWFuLHk3B68daBtT9 Mon, 18 May 2026 12:29:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I understand that fear': Ex-Google CEO loudly booed by stadium full of students after talking about AI ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/i-understand-that-fear-ex-google-ceo-loudly-booed-by-stadium-full-of-students-after-talking-about-ai/ 7s9MjieCYXf552UCF2scSE Mon, 18 May 2026 11:45:22 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 11:57:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'This game is extremely broken': The dev of VKD3D-Proton, software for running Direct3D 12 games on Linux, isn't enjoying Forza Horizon 6 very much ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/this-game-is-extremely-broken-the-dev-of-vkd3d-proton-software-for-running-direct3d-12-games-on-linux-isnt-enjoying-forza-horizon-6-very-much/ cvSkXDQPX56FxbbGBP9aVV Mon, 18 May 2026 10:52:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nintendo 64 emulator just implemented rollback netcode for the entire library: 'It was honestly not that hard' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/nintendo-64-emulator-just-implemented-rollback-netcode-for-the-entire-library-it-was-honestly-not-that-hard/ pyG7j9yJKT289wj6bj6FTY Sun, 17 May 2026 22:57:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ 6 million more people are using Firefox because of new EU rules, which is good news for Chrome haters like me ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/6-million-more-people-are-using-firefox-because-of-new-eu-rules-which-is-good-news-for-chrome-haters-like-me/ R6pwS6vFuJUZhM7j9iFice Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Despite Donald Trump and Jensen Huang flying out to the country, China has not yet approved the sale of Nvidia AI chips ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/despite-donald-trump-and-jensen-huang-flying-out-to-the-country-china-has-not-yet-approved-the-sale-of-nvidia-ai-chips/ XycpckdAHR8HMRk8JMsr6F Fri, 15 May 2026 15:51:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Party Animals studio sparks fury with 'AI video contest,' apologizes, then makes things even worse by asking if it should hold the contest anyway ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/party-animals-studio-sparks-fury-with-ai-video-contest-apologizes-then-makes-things-even-worse-by-asking-if-it-should-hold-the-contest-anyway/ zt5tu59oL5ogks8DKhvUwe Thu, 14 May 2026 19:09:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Garry Newman acknowledges Gmod successor S&box had a bumpy launch, but is baffled by the number of people complaining about NFTs, which aren't in the game: 'I have no idea what this s**t is about' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/garry-newman-acknowledges-gmod-successor-s-and-box-had-a-bumpy-launch-but-is-baffled-by-the-number-of-people-complaining-about-nfts-which-arent-in-the-game-i-have-no-idea-what-this-s-t-is-about/ dUDJxLFMCwAEajr6p83FcW Thu, 14 May 2026 17:52:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ University graduate speaker met with boos for saying AI 'is the next industrial revolution, then cheers for saying 'only a few years ago, AI was not a factor in our lives' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/university-graduate-speaker-met-with-boos-for-saying-ai-is-the-next-industrial-revolution-then-cheers-for-saying-only-a-few-years-ago-ai-was-not-a-factor-in-our-lives/ WGqYKfrMUkZXYaXStkDYmF Thu, 14 May 2026 15:39:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Bambu Labs, go f*** yourself': 3D printing company currently under fire for reportedly blocking 3rd parties from its software, legal threats and drama aplenty ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/bambu-labs-go-f-yourself-3d-printing-company-currently-under-fire-for-reportedly-blocking-3rd-parties-from-its-software-legal-threats-and-drama-aplenty/ GXLvdHENAatqRHHiJVf4bU Thu, 14 May 2026 12:57:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI is 'creatively soulless,' says director of Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic: 'I’m just really unimpressed with it' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/ai-is-creatively-soulless-says-director-of-mass-effect-and-knights-of-the-old-republic-im-just-really-unimpressed-with-it/ 845rhTTsj99FdWpTJaXTdS Wed, 13 May 2026 19:40:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ The guy who literally wrote the textbook on AI says when it comes to the extinction scenario the human race is cooked: 'Making these systems more capable… doesn't seem like a sensible move' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/the-guy-who-literally-wrote-the-textbook-on-ai-says-when-it-comes-to-the-extinction-scenario-the-human-race-is-cooked-making-these-systems-more-capable-doesnt-seem-like-a-sensible-move/ sjBw2rniw5wpPrQspMzwvT Wed, 13 May 2026 18:32:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'What if behind the pointer, there was an AI model': Google DeepMind wants to reinvent the humble mouse cursor ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/what-if-behind-the-pointer-there-was-an-ai-model-google-deepmind-wants-to-reinvent-the-humble-mouse-cursor/ F3okeFoJMsM33k4QagG8pD Wed, 13 May 2026 15:56:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Germany cuts Steam Deck desktop devs a $1.5 million cheque, they declare an end to 'insecure spyware-riddled software imposed by the likes of Microsoft' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/germany-cuts-steam-deck-desktop-devs-a-usd1-5-million-cheque-they-declare-an-end-to-insecure-spyware-riddled-software-imposed-by-the-likes-of-microsoft/ HGJJxg7EHnD99McwhekHME Wed, 13 May 2026 15:20:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ There's a devious hacking scheme that involves a hijacked Microsoft Teams account, a fake IT helpdesk, and a covert infection tool ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/security/theres-a-devious-hacking-scheme-that-involves-a-hijacked-microsoft-teams-account-a-fake-it-helpdesk-and-a-covert-infection-tool/ 8jknwt9gd3QUxFCTYVgGeN Wed, 13 May 2026 15:07:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lies of P studio is hiring an 'AI Creator' for future projects but says the role will not be 'directly involved' in the development of the sequel ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/lies-of-p-studio-is-hiring-an-ai-creator-for-future-projects-but-says-the-role-will-not-be-directly-involved-in-the-development-of-the-sequel/ nQ8gJ3zqwMsmqCuYHR3xH4 Wed, 13 May 2026 01:13:22 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 01:30:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Elon Musk, Sam Altman and the world's billionaires are terrified of the Google AI genius behind a 25-year-old computer game, because they think he might actually end up controlling god ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/elon-musk-sam-altman-and-the-worlds-billionaires-are-terrified-of-the-google-ai-genius-behind-a-25-year-old-computer-game-because-they-think-he-might-actually-end-up-controlling-god/ 8jgwtznFAnTeShStqG2YZa Tue, 12 May 2026 21:49:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sony assures that AI is only meant to 'augment' artists' capabilities instead of replacing them but it feels like a slippery slope ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/sony-assures-that-ai-is-only-meant-to-augment-artists-capabilities-instead-of-replacing-them-but-it-feels-like-a-slippery-slope/ zgKBPyKtbegbA2yokePoAb Tue, 12 May 2026 16:32:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ I've spent 30 years with Microsoft but Linux and Pop! OS might have converted me ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/ive-spent-30-years-with-microsoft-but-linux-and-pop-os-might-have-converted-me/ n3yrFMTE5LWRDWroPTmzR Tue, 12 May 2026 14:26:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hackers are using fake job interviews to load applicants' PCs with a password-stealing Trojan ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/security/a-jobstealer-trojan-virus-has-popped-up-that-attacks-pcs-via-fake-job-interviews/ SvsZdheoVMKDMVdpypWgKc Tue, 12 May 2026 10:31:31 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 11:09:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google AI bot put in charge of Swedish coffee shop, proceeds to order 3,000 rubber gloves, 6,000 napkins, 4 first-aid kits, and constantly screws up the bread order ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/google-ai-bot-put-in-charge-of-swedish-coffee-shop-proceeds-to-order-3-000-rubber-gloves-6-000-napkins-4-first-aid-kits-and-constantly-screws-up-the-bread-order/ J5pFKELcA9YLmBkJTZq9wK Mon, 11 May 2026 19:34:14 +0000