So, how have you been enjoying Windows 11 24H2? Released back at the start of October 2024, the 24H2 build has had its ups and downs. On the plus side, it seemed to make Windows 11 run even better on older hardware; on the other, it came with its own share of bugs and issues.

Meanwhile, YouTube is allowing Dr Disrespect to remonetize his account.Midnight Society, the game studio co-founded by Dr Disrespect (real name Herschel “Guy” Beahm) has shut down, killing the first-person shooter title it was developing. The studio made “significant” layoffs in September after terminating its relationship with the controversial streamer in June due to “inappropriate” messages he exchanged with a minor. YouTube, which also took action against Beahm in June by demonetizing his account, has now reinstated the streamer’s ability to make money on the platform. The decision was made after “careful review of the channel’s recent activity,” according to a statement YouTube provided to Kotaku. “If there are further violations, we’ll take appropriate action.”Midnight Society was co-founded in 2021 by Beahm, former Call of Duty creative strategist Robert Bowling, and former 343 Industries lead sandbox designer Quinn Delhoyo.“We are actively seeking other game studios that would be interested in offering employment opportunities to our talented team members,” Midnight Society said in its shutdown announcement on X. “We express our sincere gratitude to each and every one of our community members and deeply sorry we were unable to reach our ultimate goal.”pic.twitter.com/26DK9pWCaR— Midnight Society (@12am) January 30, 2025The “ultimate goal” mentioned in Midnight Society’s departing message was Deadrop — a free-to-play vertical extraction shooter that was initially funded by selling NFTs at the height of the blockchain gaming frenzy. Deadrop was expected to release in 2024, and was the only game being developed by Midnight Society.

Chrome is the most widely used browser, but it’s far from being the best. For one, it’s practically the textbook example of Google’s obsession with collecting private data, tracking nearly everything we do online. While Google has made some recent changes, an advertising company at its core will always find ways to gather customer data.

BioWare now has fewer than 100 employees after laying off “around two dozen” staffers and shifting others to different projects at EA, Bloomberg reports. The changes follow BioWare’s own “Studio Update” published this week where GM Gary McKay said the studio had “worked diligently over the past few months to match many of our colleagues with other teams at EA that had open roles.” According to Bloomberg, “dozens” of staffers that had been “loaned out” to other teams at EA after the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard apparently learned this week that those shifts would be permanent.McKay said that as a “core team” at the studio is developing the next Mass Effect game – which got a teaser trailer more than four years ago – and that the changes will help BioWare “become a more agile, focused studio.”McKay’s post didn’t mention layoffs. Bloomberg reports that BioWare had “more than 200 people two years ago.”Last week, EA said that The Veilguard significantly missed expectations. EA Sports FC hasn’t done as well as expected during EA’s 2025 fiscal year, either.EA didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. IGN also reported this week on layoffs at BioWare.

macOS is a platform that people don't necessarily associate with customizability, but it absolutely is one. There are a lot of tools you can get to modify the system in ways that make your experience better or make your workflow more efficient. Everyone knows the typical tools like Alfred, Raycast, Path Finder, and more, but these are some of the best apps you can install that you may not necessarily have heard of.

If you're someone that uses a computer, but doesn't like the fact that a desktop PC takes up so much space, then going with a laptop or mini PC may be a solid option. When it comes to the latter option, you're getting a lot of bang for your buck, with the ability to really flesh out your setup without a lot of compromises.

Managing a handful of containers isn’t a big deal when you’re just starting out. But once your experimentation server is packed with virtual machines and containers, it gets hard to keep track of the uptime of all your services. That’s before you include the extra hardware, network devices, and firewalls you’d want to run 24/7 on your home lab.

PC gaming is great, but not everyone has a rig that can play the latest and greatest games. However, just because you can't run Cyberpunk 2077 on max settings doesn't mean you need to sit out. There are plenty of amazing games out there that can run on a weak PC, and they're well worth your time. As such, here are a few games you can play on a potato that are both rated "overwhelmingly positive" on Steam and titles that I've played extensively enough to form a personal opinion about.

Nvidia's DLSS 4 is here, promising better AI-powered upscaling, ray reconstruction, and even more AI-generated frames. It still has some controversial edges, but that's been true for the technology since the first version came out in 2018. The quality of the features shows that it's here to stay. What's more, as when it first came out, the latest version of DLSS won't fully have an impact until some point in the future, as game developers get to grips with optimizing for the tech. Until that point, we can still get a view of what the future of gaming holds for the best GPUs, at least from Nvidia's perspective.

The Sandman. Tom Sturridge as Dream in episode 101 of The Sandman. | Image: Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2022<br>Though Netflix is planning to bring back a number of its ongoing series in the coming months, the streamer has decided to cancel its adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman.Netflix announced today that The Sandman will conclude with its upcoming second season. In a statement about the show coming to an end, Sandman showrunner Allan Heinberg said that the series “has always been focused exclusively on Dream’s story, and back in 2022, when we looked at the remaining Dream material from the comics, we knew we only had enough story for one more season.”As Variety notes, Netflix took its time before renewing The Sandman after its first season and did not announce a specific number of episodes it ordered. Netflix also made a point of referring to the renewal as “a continuation of The Sandman world,” which at the time included the Dead Boy Detectives adaptation that was canceled last August after a single season. That all makes Heinberg’s statement sound plausible, but the timing of Netflix’s move to cancel The Sandman links it to the multiple allegations of sexual assault that Gaiman is currently facing. In response to the allegations, Gaiman wrote in a blog post earlier this month, “I’m far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever.”Amazon made a similar decision last year when it first halted production on the third season of its Good Omens (a Guiman novel co-written with Terry Pratchett) adaptation following earlier reporting about Gaiman’s actions, and ultimately decided to rework it into one 90-minute-long finale episode. Disney also decided to axe its plans to adapt Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book. More recently, Dark Horse Comics announced that it was dropping its series based on Gaiman’s Anansi Boys. Amazon’s adaptation of Anansi Boys has been in development for ages and was intended to debut later this year, but it wouldn’t be surprising if those plans changed as well.

In the past couple of days, Microsoft has published roundups of all the new features it added to Excel and Teams in January 2025. Today, as we head towards the end of the month, it has done the same for Microsoft 365 Copilot, just like it does every month. This time around, there are nine new capabilities in total: three for admins and six for end users.

Remote work has become permanent for many professionals, and it's not going anywhere. However, working remotely comes with many challenges, especially when it comes to productivity. Fortunately, Windows 11 and 10 come with some amazing settings and built-in features that will keep you away from distractions and make you more productive.