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IGN Entertainment has acquired the website portfolio of UK publisher Gamer Network, which includes key competitor gaming publications such as Eurogamer, GI Biz, VG247 and more. The acquisition led to job cuts and reflects ongoing industry consolidation https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/5/ign-acquires-competitor-gamer-network-s-website-portfolio-amidst-industry-consolidation/ Adobe has launched a new AI-powered feature, Generative Remove, for Lightroom that allows users to edit and remove objects from images, regardless of background complexity. It also introduced an AI-powered Lens Blur tool for Lightroom https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/5/adobe-unveils-ai-powered-generative-remove-and-lens-blur-tools-for-lightroom/ Steven Rales, founder of Indian Paintbrush, has acquired The Criterion Collection and its distribution affiliate, Janus Films. Current leadership is expected to remain, with no major changes planned for the companies, including The Criterion Channel https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/5/the-criterion-collection-has-been-acquired-by-indian-paintbrush-founder-steven-rales/ Fast and lightweight window manager IceWM has launched its 3.5.0 version, featuring a new option for easy theme installation, enhanced address bar support for file argument completion, and improvements to tilde expansion. 🐧 @mxlinux has launched its latest version, 23.3 “Libretto”, based on Debian 12.5 “Bookworm”. The update includes the Linux 6.8 kernel, the 1.0 version of PipeWire, an updated manual, a zstd compression option, many language updates, and much more. Wine, the popular compatibility layer, has released its latest update, version 9.9. The update introduces support for Wow64 mode in ODBC, improves CPU detection on ARM platforms, and removes several obsolete WineD3D features. Popular payment platform Stripe will increase its fee for Instant Payouts in the US from 1% to 1.5% per payout from June 1, 2024. Users can avoid the fee by using Stripe's standard payout schedule, which usually takes 2 business days to process. HandBrake has released its v1.8.0, introducing the ability to mix VP9 and FLAC in MP4, a new TrueHD encoder, and support for higher sample rates. The UI for Linux has been migrated to GTK 4, while Mac and Windows users will see several improvements. Racket - the Language-Oriented Programming Language - version 8.13 is now available from https://download.racket-lang.org See https://blog.racket-lang.org/2024/05/racket-v8-13.html for the release announcement and highlights. iTerm2, a highly-popular terminal emulator for macOS, has launched v3.5.0, integrating OpenAI's ChatGPT API and introducing features like separate light/dark mode colors, support for LastPass & @1password, and an improved navigation. Google is expected to add QR code support to Android's Quick Share, simplifying device connections without needing Wi-Fi or Bluetooth proximity https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/5/android-s-quick-share-to-introduce-qr-codes-bypassing-wi-fi-and-bluetooth/ Microsoft's new AI-powered 'Copilot+' PCs, launching this summer, will feature advanced AI capabilities like a new Recall feature for searching past activities across all apps and improved Live Captions https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/5/microsoft-to-launch-new-ai-powered-copilot-pcs-that-track-and-search-all-your-activities/ @alternativeto how about an AI that only indexes files that might be wanted to be searched? I don't want indexing to take a long time just to index every file in a folder of a program I would only ever need its .exe to start it? Search on Windows got so much worse and needs a boost for modern high capacity systems. Also QTerminal is ported to Qt6 now: https://lxqt-project.org/release/2024/05/16/qterminal-2-0-0/ Miro has partnered with Microsoft to boost collaboration and integrates with various Microsoft services, including Teams, Azure DevOps, and Copilot, providing several features such as brainstorming tools, AI-generated insights, and enterprise-grade security https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/5/miro-announces-new-integration-with-microsoft-products-including-copilot-and-teams/ Dating app Bumble has acquired online group and club creation platform Geneva, in line with its shift towards promoting community connections. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/5/bumble-acquires-geneva-platform-to-bolster-community-connections-and-friendship-features/ 7-Zip has released its 24.05 version, introducing the ability to unpack ZSTD, ZIP, SquashFS, and RPM archives, as well as RAR archives generated by WinRAR 7.00. The update also includes speed optimizations, and numerous new switches and enhancements. Take-Two Interactive has revealed that the next installment of Grand Theft Auto (GTA 6) will be released in Fall 2025. The game will initially be available on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, with no PC version available at launch https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/5/take-two-confirms-grand-theft-auto-vi-release-date-for-fall-2025/ Microsoft is reportedly planning to include the upcoming Call of Duty game in its Game Pass subscription service, according to the Wall Street Journal. The announcement is expected on June 9th at the Xbox game showcase https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/5/microsoft-plans-to-include-upcoming-call-of-duty-game-in-xbox-game-pass-says-report/ Privacy-focused Linux distribution @tails has launched version 6.3, which includes an upgraded Tor Browser, temporary disablement of Thunderbird's PDF reader to prevent a security vulnerability, and reintroduced translations in Romanian and Malayalam. |
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@littlesnitch congrats!
@littlesnitch After having purchased v5 just over six months ago, you now want another 40 EUR?!? Not impressed.