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Chrome code confirms Gemini is coming to simplify your browsing

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Thanks to newly discovered code, Google’s plans to add Gemini to Chrome’s sidebar are now more concrete, as spotted by Windows Latest. The feature mirrors Microsoft Edge’s Copilot. We previously reported that Google was testing the feature in the latest Chrome Canary build. Now, a Chromium post mentioning its codename “Glic” confirms the integration. If everything … Read more

­I’m finally learning to code — and I didn’t start with a programming course

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Table of Contents Table of Contents The fun way is the best way The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software The urge to learn something new is a great feeling, and if you’re playing around with the idea of learning how to code — … Read more

Intel releases XeSS 2.0 SDK, but keeps the code under lock and key

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Intel has finally released the XeSS 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) to aid game development through upscaling, frame generation, and latency reduction technologies. The SDK is now accessible via Intel’s GitHub repository, providing developers with pre-built tools for integrating XeSS into their projects. Intel expanded its suite of XeSS technologies last year when it unveiled … Read more

You can now live your developer dream with Google’s free Gemini Code Assist access

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Google has made a free version of its Gemini Code Assist tool available worldwide starting February 25. The generative AI model, previously aimed at businesses, is powered by Gemini 2.0 and integrates with IDEs like Visual Studio Code. This means you can access Code Assist’s features directly from the environment you’re working in. It will … Read more

DeepSeek invites users behind the curtain of its open source AI code

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The Chinese startup, DeepSeek plans to become even more transparent about the technology behind its open-source AI models, such as its R1 reasoning model. The company detailed in a post on X on Friday that it will make several code repositories available to the public, starting next week. This will give developers and researchers a deeper … Read more

Valve just released the source code for Team Fortress 2 — on purpose

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Valve just released the entirety of the Team Fortress 2 client and server source code, and it wasn’t even an accident. In a post on the Team Fortress website titled “The TF2 SDK has arrived!” Valve addresses mod creators directly. “We’ve just released a massive update to the Source SDK, adding all the Team Fortress 2 … Read more

This tech can end QR code scams, if only Google and Apple pitch in

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Table of Contents Table of Contents What is the solution? What’s the technology pipeline? Why does this approach matter? The most successful digital scam is one that is tied to convenience. QR codes, which are used for everything from sharing contacts to making payments, are an ideal vector. In India, which runs the world’s largest … Read more

Get $50 off a one-year Peacock subscription with this code

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If you’ve already watched everything on your current streaming subscriptions, it’s time to look for more streaming deals. Why not try Peacock? It usually costs $80 per year, but with the code WINTERSAVINGS, you’ll only have to pay $30, for huge savings of $50. The 63% discount isn’t going to last forever though as it’s … Read more

Half-Life 3 detectives think they’ve found new clues in Steam’s code

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The evidence for Half-Life 3 continues to build, with fans now saying they have proof the game exists within Steam’s back-end code. There have been quite a few hints lately that could be interpreted to be the long-awaited sequel, but after many, many, many disappointments over the past two decades, we urge you to take this news … Read more