Twitch Added an AI Opt-Out. The Lawsuit Is About What Came Before It
Twitch added an AI training opt-out on August 12. A new lawsuit asks what happened before creators were given that choice.
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Microsoft Investigates Windows 11 Game Crashes After KB5121003
Microsoft now links some Windows 11 game crashes after KB5121003 to RGB-related components using inpoutx64 and provides a temporary registry workaround.
ASUS Patches High-Severity Armoury Crate Security Flaw
ASUS has patched CVE-2026-16727 in Armoury Crate 6.5.7.0, closing a high-severity local privilege-escalation flaw tied to a race condition.
Path of Exile 2 Shader Fixes Address Device Removed Crashes
Grinding Gear Games says Path of Exile 2 patch 0.5.4e and NVIDIA driver 610.88 address shader loading problems and Device Removed crashes.
NVIDIA Driver 610.88 Adds Halo, Gears, and Mistfall Hunter Support
NVIDIA driver 610.88 adds Game Ready support for Halo, Gears of War: E-Day and Mistfall Hunter, while resolving seven documented issues.
Proton 11.0-1 Adds Wine 11.0 and New Game Support
Valve’s Proton 11.0-1 moves to Wine 11.0, adds more playable games, and fixes crashes, controllers, VR and video playback on Linux and Steam Deck.
SteamOS 3.8.14 Fixes Wi-Fi Slowdowns as Beta Builds Target Handheld PCs
Valve has pushed SteamOS 3.8.14 to stable with a Wi-Fi speed fix, while beta builds add fixes for MSI Claw, Legion Go, and OneXPlayer handhelds.
Coreboot 26.06 Adds AMD Strix Halo Support and 31 New Boards
Coreboot 26.06 adds initial support for AMD Ryzen AI Max 300 Strix Halo, early Intel Nova Lake enablement, Panther Lake updates, and 31 newly supported.
NVIDIA GeForce Hotfix Driver 610.52 Fixes G-SYNC and Display Issues
NVIDIA has released GeForce Hotfix Driver 610.52 to correct G-SYNC and display-related issues for affected users.