Paint has been part of Windows since time immemorial, but it’s never been able to hold a candle to more robust image editors like Photoshop. It’s making an important step in the right direction, though. Microsoft has announced that Paint is getting a major update, adding support for layers and PNG transparency in a test for Windows Insiders.

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has cleared the way for anyone charged for unwanted purchases in Fortnite to possibly get some of their money back. Those who feel they were charged unnecessarily can now apply for a refund as part of a $245 million agreement between the FTC and Epic Games.

The formal complaint by the FTC against Epic

HotHardware honcho Dave Altavilla is on location at Intel’s Innovation ’23 event, and that means he’s getting to check out all the latest and upcoming hardware from the blue team. Fortunately, that means you get to check it out, too, because he’s doing some brief videos on the demos he sees. We’ve got two new clips on the HotHardware YouTube

Trend Micro has been tracking a threat-actor group since early 2021, dubbed Earth Lusca, which is purportedly based out of China. Since that initial discovery, researchers have found the group has utilized increasingly sophisticated infrastructure, tools, techniques, and procedures to advance its goals in cyberespionage and financial crimes