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Microsoft promises to eventually make WinUI 'truly open source'

3 weeks ago
Developer community skeptical following 'long silent stagnation' of the framework and accompanying SDK

Microsoft lead software engineer Beth Pan has stated that WinUI, the modern user interface framework for Windows, will be made "truly open source," though no date is yet set because of deep entanglements with proprietary code in the operating system.…

Tim Anderson

Study finds radical nutjobs targeting gamers via Discord, Twitch, Steam

3 weeks ago
'Hyper-masculine' first-person shooter fandoms are prime targets

Updated  Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University have sounded the alarm on "gaming-adjacent platforms" including Discord, Twitch, and Steam being used as "digital playgrounds" to funnel new recruits into far-right and other extremist ideologies – with a focus on those showing interest in "hyper-masculine gaming titles."…

Gareth Halfacree