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Chrome and Edge Tap Windows 11 GPU Encoders to Slash CPU Usage in Video Calls
{ "title": "Chrome and Edge Tap Windows 11 GPU Encoders to Slash CPU Usage in Video Calls", "content": "Google is flipping a critical switch in Chrome and Edge that will offload real-time video...
NFL's First Global YouTube Exclusive Ditches 4K—Here's Why 1080p Wins for Tonight's Game
A record global audience will tune in tonight as YouTube streams its first exclusive, globally free NFL game—the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers from Arena Corinthians in São Paulo,...
FFmpeg 8.0 'Huffman' Brings On-Device AI Transcription and Vulkan Compute Codecs to Windows
FFmpeg 8.0, codenamed "Huffman," arrived on August 23, 2025, as one of the project's most ambitious releases in its 25-year history. The version folds artificial intelligence directly into its filter...
Chrome 139 Fixes High-Severity libaom AV1 Heap Overflow; Edge Patch to Follow
Google has rolled out a stable-channel update for Chrome that patches CVE-2025-8879, a high-severity heap buffer overflow in the libaom AV1 codec library. The fix landed on August 12, 2025, in Chrome...