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software 23.02.2026

Google removed millions of suspicious apps and is blocking thousands of developers in 2025

What Google did in 2024 to fight malicious and spam apps Metric Data Commentary App Blocking*1.75 million* apps were prohibited from being downloaded on the Play Store; *80 thou...

software 23.02.2026

Sony is shutting down the remake studio for Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, stripping them of the ability to release new games.

Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games, known for remakes of *Shadow of the Colossus* and *Demon’s Souls* *Bluepoint Games* is an American company from Austin founded in 2006 that...

software 22.02.2026

Psychological horror-shooter Total Chaos from developer Turbo Overkill will receive a more difficult and frightening updated release—an expected release date for the new version is anticipated.

Total Chaos is preparing for a new “New Game +” A ruthless survival horror‑shooter from Apogee Entertainment and New Zealand studio Trigger Happy Interactive (Turbo Overkill) will...

software 22.02.2026

The protection of Notepad++ after the major update hack is implemented through a dual‑lock system

What changed in the Notepad++ updates? The developers of the popular text editor have implemented a “dual lock” for the update process to eliminate a vulnerability that caused use...

software 21.02.2026

DuckDuckGo introduced the AI bot Duck.ai, capable of changing images according to a text request

DuckDuckGo expands the capabilities of its private AI bot Duck.ai At the end of 2023, the company launched a feature in Duck.ai that generates images from text descriptions. Devel...

software 21.02.2026

YouTube on console and smart TV now gets a button for activating Google's voice AI

YouTube launches a voice assistant on TVs YouTube expands the functionality of its voice assistant: it now works not only in mobile apps and the web version, but also directly on...

software 21.02.2026

Apple will accelerate the development of “seeing” gadgets: glasses, pendants, and AirPods with built-in cameras.

Apple Accelerates Launch of New Wearable Devices with AI Bloomberg columnist Mark Gurman reported that Apple is actively pushing forward the development of three new gadgets that...

software 21.02.2026

Unity promises AI for creating games from text requests—completely code‑free.

Unity Integrates Generative AI into Its Game Engine The developer of the popular game engine Unity continues active integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools....

software 21.02.2026

Activision announced the shutdown of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile just two years after its release.

Call of Duty Warzone Mobile will be shut down – what this means for players *Brief overview of events* - May 2025 – Activision announced that it would no longer release new conte...

software 21.02.2026

Lenovo is accused of large-scale data collection from Americans and transferring it to China — the company fully denies the allegations

Almeida Law Group filed a class action lawsuit against Lenovo for violating U.S. Department of Justice rules The law firm Almeida Law Group initiated litigation against Chinese el...

software 20.02.2026

Marathon in the evacuation shooter will remove the Arc Raiders raid selection feature that distinguished aggressive from calm players.

New shooter Marathon from Bungie is almost ready for launch American studio Bungie, behind the upcoming sci‑fi evacuation shooter Marathon, has decided to reveal details on how pl...

software 20.02.2026

OpenAI Codex and Anthropic Claude encourage programmers to abandon the conventional approach to writing code

Did traditional programming die? Recently released models from OpenAI and Anthropic have prompted many developers to ask: “What now with classic coding?” This month saw the releas...