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Microsoft says Windows 11 still relies on 1990s-era code

Legacy code revealed: Microsoft confirms Windows 11 still uses Win32 API code from the 1990s for core functions like right-click menus and app launches. Why it persists: Win32 remains essential due to ...

Windows 11 still runs on code from the 1990s, Microsoft admits

Windows 11 is the most modern, secure, and updated Windows ever—at least that’s what Microsoft keeps saying. But a senior ...
Oil

API challenges Biden administration’s 5-year OCS lease program in court

The American Petroleum Institute filed suit Feb. 12 in the US District Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, challenging the Biden administration’s 2024-2029 Outer Continental Shelf oil and natural gas ...
TWCN Tech News

How to Enable Win32 Long Paths in Windows 11

Do you know that you can only have 260 characters in a path on Windows 11/10? If you are having issues with this limitation and searching for a way to enable Win32 Long Paths, this is the guide for ...
Insider Monkey

Visa Launches New API Program to Simplify Payments Integration for Fintechs

On May 21, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) announced a program that it claims will turbocharge the fintech landscape by enabling the integration of payments into apps. The initiative, known as the Visa Commercial ...
Reuters

Meta introduces Llama application programming interface to attract AI developers

SAN FRANCISCO, April 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab on Tuesday announced an application programming interface in a bid to woo businesses to more easily build AI products using ...
Computer Weekly

Enterprise strategies for API management

Application programming interfaces (APIs) are no longer a niche technical concern; they are fundamental building blocks of modern business. From streamlining business processes and enabling external ...
CSOonline

AI programming copilots are worsening code security and leaking more secrets

Copilot-enabled repos are 40% more likely to contain API keys, passwords, or tokens — just one of several issues security leaders must address as AI-generated code proliferates. AI coding assistants ...
TechSpot

Microsoft Store expands to update all Win32 apps, but users remain skeptical

In a nutshell: Despite a lack of user interest, Microsoft is still trying to transform the Windows App Store into a "universal" platform for accessing all types of Windows applications. The company is ...
Dark Reading

4 Main API Security Risks Organizations Need to Address

Security vulnerabilities in the application programming interfaces (APIs) powering modern digital services and applications have emerged as a major threat to enterprise systems and data. A recent ...
Forbes

API Abuse: Your Loyalty Program Is An 'Accidental Bank'

Managers of brick-and-mortar retail stores make sure to lock the doors and arm the security system before heading home for the night. For organizations doing business online, that’s not so easy. The ...