Windows Update will soon automatically roll back faulty drivers
… Microsoft has created a new “Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery” feature that can replace a faulty driver installed on a PC with a previously working driver through Windows Update. …
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Nvidia says some of its old drivers have “high severity” security vulnerabilities.
… As Digital Foundry and Club386 point out, they affect drivers prior to 596.36 on the current branch, so if you’re running the most recently released update 596.49, which was released on May 12th , you don’t have anything to do. …
Waze is getting a bunch of new AI-powered features
… Waze says its updating its conversation reporting feature, first introduced in 2024, to allow drivers to use conversational voice commands to report traffic incidents and suggest map updates, like a road closure or outdated house number. …
Nvidia has retired its GeForce Control Panel app after 20 years
… After porting across various features to the Nvidia app, Nvidia is announcing today that it has officially retired the Control Panel app. “With the introduction of our most recent Nvidia App update, all actively supported Nvidia Control Panel features for GeForce users have been modernized and tran… …
Riot now lets you enable its anti-cheat when you want to
… To solve the problem of knowing if cheats have been loaded without running 24/7, Riot is tapping into a Windows security feature called the Runtime Driver Attestation Report that it relies on for a secured list of the device drivers loaded since boot. …
AMD is bringing power saving settings from Windows to Linux.
An update to the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver for Linux adds a “power module” that Windows uses to manage display features like backlight and self-refresh, Phoronix reports. …
Ford picks Apple Maps for its next EV platform and updated BlueCruise
… Apple Maps will be an important mapping enabler that supports the experience, while Ford continues to own the vehicle hardware, software and driving system.” Update July 23rd: Updated to include a statement from Ford spokesperson that clarifies Apple’s role.
Gemini is rolling out to cars with Google built-in
… But Google didn’t specify any particular model support, which suggests the Gemini update won’t be exclusive to GM vehicles. The software update rollout will start with English in the US and continue over the coming months. …
Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads
… Upon connection, a Windows driver update was silently installing LG driver updates and the LG Monitor App Installer without explicit permission from the user — with reports about the auto-installing issue dating back to 2024. …
General Motors is adding Gemini to four million cars
… The Super Cruise advanced driver-assist system isn’t fully autonomous — instead allowing drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel on compatible roads across the US and Canada — but that milestone shows that it might give competitors like Tesla a run for their money.