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Gaming giant Capcom announced that 90% of its game unit sales are now digital. This shift protects the company from the decline of physical media and signals a major trend for the entire software industry.
Nvidia has officially retired its GeForce Control Panel after 20 years, replacing it with the new Nvidia App. The company has migrated all actively supported features to the new application, which unifies GPU management tools into a single, modern interface for all users.
Nvidia is discontinuing its long-standing Control Panel for GeForce GPUs with driver version 610.47. Users will now need to use newer applications like the Nvidia app for managing GPU settings. This change affects anyone managing Nvidia hardware, ending the utility's nearly two-decade run.
Nvidia is retiring its classic GeForce Control Panel after 20 years. The company is transitioning users of its Game Ready and Studio Drivers to a new, unified application, marking the end of a long-standing utility for managing GPU settings and performance.
Microsoft is retiring Together Mode, a feature launched during the pandemic that used AI to place meeting participants in a shared virtual space. The move is part of a broader effort to simplify the Teams experience, removing a feature that was sometimes seen as gimmicky.
Fisker's bankruptcy left 11,000 EV owners with cars rapidly losing essential software functionality. An open-source nonprofit stepped in to provide critical updates and services, preventing these vehicles from becoming unusable. This highlights the power of community-driven solutions in tech, especially when manufacturers fail to support their products.