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Software encompasses the digital tools, applications and systems that power modern life, from the artificial intelligence models reshaping how we work and create to the open-source projects offering alternatives to established platforms. This section covers developments across the full software landscape, including advances in machine learning, developer tools and infrastructure, cybersecurity concerns, and the underlying technologies that connect our digital world.

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The software industry is experiencing rapid evolution driven by artificial intelligence. Major technology companies are integrating new capabilities into widely-used applications, from interactive diagrams in chatbots to local file access in AI assistants. Simultaneously, developers continue building open-source alternatives to commercial software, whilst internet infrastructure providers work to expand the ecosystem of domain names and digital resources available online.

Software developments matter to readers because they directly shape how we interact with technology daily, influence the tools available to businesses and creators, and raise important questions about security, privacy and competition in the digital economy. Whether through new features in familiar applications, emerging cybersecurity risks, or funding trends affecting startup innovation, software news determines how technology evolves and who benefits from it.

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LG kills McAfee pop-up after Windows boss steps in

  • LG removed its McAfee pop-up after Microsoft intervention.
  • Silent manufacturer app installation on Windows remains available.
  • The incident raises concerns about Windows advertising and review rules.

LG has agreed to remove a McAfee promotional pop-up from its Monitor App Installer after Microsoft’s Windows chief, Pavan Davuluri, intervened publicly. The change addresses a user-experience complaint involving LG monitors, but leaves intact the Windows mechanism that can silently install manufacturer software when devices are first connected.…

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Finn Wolfhard shares update on The Replacements biopic he’s been working on with his dad

  • Wolfhard says The Replacements biopic has been sent to its director.
  • He is adapting Bob Mehr’s bestselling band biography.
  • He wants a stranger, less conventional music-biopic style.

Finn Wolfhard says the planned biopic of influential Minnesota post-punk band The Replacements has been sent to its director and that he hopes production can begin soon. The Stranger Things actor is developing the screenplay with his father, Rich, and producer Rich Peete, adapting Bob Mehr’s biography Trouble…

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Kingdom Come Salvation could be Warhorse’s next medieval history RPG, if this EU trademark filing turns out to be the genuine article

  • EU filing points to a possible Kingdom Come Salvation.
  • Warhorse has confirmed a new Kingdom Come adventure.
  • The title and setting remain unconfirmed.

Warhorse Studios may be developing a new medieval role-playing game titled Kingdom Come Salvation, following an EU trademark application for the name. If genuine, it would likely be the previously confirmed new Kingdom Come project and could signal a move beyond the series’ existing protagonist, Henry of Skalitz.…

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What Is Entropy, Really?

  • Entropy measures possible microscopic arrangements, not ordinary messiness.
  • More possible arrangements make a state more likely.
  • Dice totals illustrate the link between entropy and probability.

Entropy is not simply “messiness” or chaos, but a measure of how many microscopic arrangements can produce the same observable state. The article argues that this makes entropy a bridge between the atomic world and everyday measurements, and explains why systems tend towards more probable states rather than…

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Former private school teacher is charged after allegedly creating AI-generated child exploitation material

  • Ex-private school teacher charged over AI-generated child exploitation material.
  • Case reported on Australia's Gold Coast.
  • Reflects wider concern over AI misuse to create illegal imagery.

A former teacher at a private school on the Gold Coast, Australia, has been charged after allegedly creating child exploitation material using artificial intelligence. The case adds to growing concern among law enforcement agencies about AI tools being misused to generate illegal images of children, a trend authorities…

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Sweeping, strafing and suppression: Total War: Warhammer 40,000 threatens to blow up Total War’s combat fundamentals

  • Warhammer 40,000 may overhaul Total War’s ranged combat.
  • Units appear more autonomous, adaptive and tactically flexible.
  • Suppression, destructible cover and mobile firing add new tactical options.

Creative Assembly’s Total War: Warhammer 40,000 appears set to substantially change the series’ traditional combat model, particularly its handling of ranged units. A developer livestream showing an Imperium-versus-Orks battle suggested a more fluid, autonomous style of warfare, drawing comparisons with faster real-time strategy games such as Dawn of…

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Kagi Brings Back Old-School Search, One Human-Made Website at a Time

  • Kagi is promoting a curated, human-made “Small Web”.
  • Its paid search aims to avoid adverts and data-driven targeting.
  • Prices start at $5 monthly after a 100-search trial.

Kagi is expanding beyond its paid, privacy-focused search engine with a “Small Web” project designed to surface websites created and curated by people. The initiative responds to concerns that search and online publishing are increasingly shaped by advertising, algorithms and AI-generated material, and aims to recreate some of…

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Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads

  • LG will disable McAfee pop-up notifications following Microsoft pressure.
  • Users reported unsolicited LG software after connecting monitors.
  • LG says McAfee required explicit consent to install.

Microsoft says LG has agreed to immediately disable McAfee trial pop-up notifications shown to some Windows 11 users after connecting LG monitors. The intervention matters because the complaints concerned software and advertising being introduced through a driver-update process without users clearly choosing to install LG’s app first. Reports…

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Google breaks Alibaba’s record for Europe’s largest DMA fine

  • EU fines Google €890 million under the Digital Markets Act.
  • Search self-preferencing drew the larger €460 million penalty.
  • Google contests the decision and cites service quality and security.

The European Commission has fined Google €890 million for breaching the EU’s Digital Markets Act, making it the largest fine issued under the law and surpassing Alibaba’s record set four days earlier. The penalties concern Google favouring its own services in search results and failing to adequately tell…

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Support newbie figured out how to avoid all-nighters, and his colleagues hated him for it

  • Analyst automated overnight fixes and avoided repeated call-outs.
  • A colleague resented losing regular overtime pay.
  • The story highlights conflicting incentives in support work.

A new analyst at an IBM mainframe support team in the 1990s eliminated recurring overnight call-outs by automating a routine data-formatting fix. Although this improved the batch-processing workflow and let him sleep uninterrupted, a colleague objected because the reduced incidents meant less paid overtime. The analyst, referred to…

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