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Oprah changed what media could be — and how millions live their lives

She built an empire from a daytime talk show, using empathy and business savvy to influence what Americans watch, read and ...
How-To Geek on MSN

5 obscure media player apps for Windows to try this weekend

MPV is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, and OpenBSD, among others. The source code is also available on GitHub, so if you ...
MUO on MSN

The legendary MP3 player that rocked 28 years ago still rocks today

Back in April 1997, two University of Utah students named Justin Frankel and Dmitry Boldyrev did something remarkable. They ...
PC Gamer

Windows used to secretly use green screens to render videos, which is how you could trick MS Paint into becoming a video player

"The media player program didn't render the video pixels to the screen," longtime Microsoft developer Raymond Chen wrote recently in a blog post. Instead, Windows would render a green screen (or a ...
gadgets360

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Draws Flak Over Alleged GenAI Use as Steam Player Count Underwhelms

Generative AI Artwork in Black Ops 7 Black Ops 7 has also attracted controversy over the alleged use of generative AI in the game. Following its launch, several players pointed out on social media ...