Tom's Hardware on MSN

Microsoft debuts DirectStorage 1.4 at GDC 2026, with Zstandard compression and GACL

DirectStorage 1.4 brings along key upgrades to the API, including support for Zstandard compression as well as CreatorID for ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Don’t know your FSR Diamonds from your DirectStorages? Here’s what all that Project Helix tech-speak actually means

We jargon-bust the impenetrable wall of techy marketing words that was Microsoft's Project Helix hardware tease.

Load times are about to get even shorter, thanks to Microsoft's latest DirectStorage update

Racing ahead.

Load times are about to get even shorter, thanks to Microsoft's latest DirectStorage update

Racing ahead.
Phys.org

A few weeks of X's algorithm can make you more right-wing—and it doesn't wear off quickly

A new study published in Nature has found that X's algorithm—the hidden system or "recipe" that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order—shifts users' political opinions in a more ...
The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...
Forbes

X’s Algorithm Makes Users More Conservative, Study Suggests

The X algorithm’s promotion of conservative content may shift the political opinions of those who switch to its “For You” tab after previously using a purely chronological feed, a study published ...