Move Over Photoshop, Microsoft Paint Is Getting Layers And PNG Transparency

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [View this email in your browser]( [Move Over Photoshop, Microsoft Paint Is Getting Layers And PNG Transparency]( By Ryan Whitwam on Sep 20, 2023 01:37 pm [Move Over Photoshop, Microsoft Paint Is Getting Layers And PNG Transparency]( Paint has been part of Windows since time immemorial, but it's never been able to hold a candle to more robust image editors like Photoshop. It's making an important step in the right direction, though. Microsoft has announced that Paint is getting a major update, adding support for layers and PNG transparency in a test for Windows Insiders. 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The formal complaint by the FTC against Epic [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [See Meteor Lake And Thunderbolt 5 In Action At Intel's Innovation '23 Event]( By Zak Killian on Sep 20, 2023 01:24 pm [See Meteor Lake And Thunderbolt 5 In Action At Intel's Innovation '23 Event]( HotHardware's own Dave Altavilla is on location at Intel's Innovation '23 event, and that means he's getting to check out all the latest and upcoming hardware from the blue team first hand. Fortunately, that means you get to check it out, too, because we've captured some videos of the demos on the show floor. We've currently got two new clips [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Security Researchers Sound Alarm On A Startling Never-Before-Seen Linux Backdoor]( By Nathan Ord on Sep 20, 2023 01:07 pm [Security Researchers Sound Alarm On A Startling Never-Before-Seen Linux Backdoor]( Trend Micro has been tracking a threat-actor group since early 2021, dubbed Earth Lusca, which is purportedly based out of China. Since that initial discovery, researchers have found the group has utilized increasingly sophisticated infrastructure, tools, techniques, and procedures to advance its goals in cyberespionage and financial crimes [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google Integrates Bard AI Into Gmail, YouTube, Maps, And More Popular Apps]( By Tim Sweezy on Sep 20, 2023 12:12 pm [Google Integrates Bard AI Into Gmail, YouTube, Maps, And More Popular Apps]( Google says its AI assistant Bard is improving with its latest update. The latest Bard model now integrates with Google apps and services to better assist with more helpful responses through Bard Extensions and an enhanced "Google it" button. The tech giant launched Bard Extensions in English yesterday, introducing a new way to interact [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NVIDIA CEO Autographs An ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 4090 For Charity Auction]( By Mark Tyson on Sep 20, 2023 11:35 am [NVIDIA CEO Autographs An ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 4090 For Charity Auction]( ASUS and Make A Wish International have clubbed together to launch a special graphics card auction. The highly anticipated ASUS ROG Matrix RTX 4090 is the prize, and a cherry on this deliciously powerful cake is that it bears the gold-inked signature of the NVIDIA CEO, Jensen Huang. As you might expect, proceeds of the auction will go to Make [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Endless Darkness Of Moon's Lunar South Pole Comes Into View In Eerie NASA Photo]( By Tim Sweezy on Sep 20, 2023 11:08 am [Endless Darkness Of Moon's Lunar South Pole Comes Into View In Eerie NASA Photo]( NASA utilized cameras on two separate lunar orbiters to produce a stunning image of the Moon's darkened South Pole region. The mosaic was created using imagery from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LROC) and NASA's ShadowCam onboard the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO). As NASA prepares to send humans back to the surface of the [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7 Advances Boost Performance And Introduce Key Software Optimizations]( By Chris Goetting on Sep 20, 2023 10:40 am [Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7 Advances Boost Performance And Introduce Key Software Optimizations]( The ways we get connected to the Internet are evolving, and the future is most certainly wireless. Qualcomm brought us out to its headquarters in San Diego, California recently for its Wi-Fi 7 Day to learn about new technologies the company is fostering to make these changes possible. Wi-Fi 7 is certainly a key enabler, but software and services [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Interview With NVIDIA And CD Projekt Sheds Light on DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction]( By Zak Killian on Sep 20, 2023 10:00 am [Interview With NVIDIA And CD Projekt Sheds Light on DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction]( In case you couldn't tell from our coverage, some of us around here—particularly your present author—are big fans of Cyberpunk 2077. That's not only because it's a legitimately great game these days, but also because it is a showcase for the absolute bleeding edge in graphics technology. That will continue to be the case in coming days as [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Need More Storage? Check Out These SSD Deals Before NAND Flash Prices Jump Back Up]( By Paul Lilly on Sep 20, 2023 09:52 am [Need More Storage? Check Out These SSD Deals Before NAND Flash Prices Jump Back Up]( The fortune tellers at TrendForce predict that NAND flash memory prices are stabilizing and on track to rebound next quarter. That's good news for suppliers, which are making moves to induce a rebound. For consumers, however, it means SSD pricing is leveling out and could potentially go on an upward swing as we head into 2024. With that in [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Assassin's Creed Mirage PC Specs: What You Need To Play In Glorious 4K At 60 FPS]( By Paul Lilly on Sep 20, 2023 09:40 am [Assassin's Creed Mirage PC Specs: What You Need To Play In Glorious 4K At 60 FPS]( The thirteenth installment in the long-running Assassin's Creed series, Assassin's Creed Mirage, is due to release on PC, consoles, and iOS (for the iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max) in less than two weeks. For those of you who plan to play the game on PC, Ubisoft has revealed a set of system requirements, including what you'll need to maintain 60 frames [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [GeForce RTX 5090 Rumored For A 2.9GHz Clock A Massive Memory Bandwidth Upgrade]( By Aaron Klotz on Sep 19, 2023 03:47 pm [GeForce RTX 5090 Rumored For A 2.9GHz Clock A Massive Memory Bandwidth Upgrade]( A new leak has revealed that NVIDIA’s future RTX-50 series graphics cards, more specifically the RTX 5090, could receive as much as a 170% performance increase over its RTX 40-series predecessor. 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