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AI founders earn higher salaries despite industry downturn
Despite a downturn in startup salaries, AI founders are thriving, earning a median of USD $90,000—20% above the industry average, as AI startups surge.

April’s security update for older Office version is causing app crashes
Yesterday, Microsoft rolled out a new batch of security updates for several of its apps and operating systems, including KB5055523 for Windows 11 24H2 and KB5055518 for Windows 10. But they haven’t been without faults. Microsoft’s updates may have closed critical vulnerabilities, but they’ve also caused problems for older software. Windows Latest reports that the KB5002700 update for Office 2016—both Windows 10 and Windows 11 versions—is reportedly causing several apps in the suite to crash. Users on Reddit are reporting that Word and Excel crash when they try to create new documents and spreadsheets. Opening the calendar view in Outlook also causes that app to crash. Microsoft hasn’t yet posted anything about the problems on the update’s support page. And given that the software is almost 9 years old now, it may not be a top priority for the company. If you’re still using Office 2016 and affected by these issues, you’ll have to wait for Microsoft to push another patch—but who knows how long that could take. Alternatively, you can upgrade to either Office 2024 or a Microsoft 365 subscription. Learn more about choosing between Office 2024 and Microsoft 365 in our comparison guide.

'Sciver-Brunt needs strong deputy to lead England'
Nat Sciver-Brunt is the "obvious choice" to replace Heather Knight as England skipper but will require a strong vice-captain, says former team-mate Lauren Winfield-Hill.

England captain Brook to skip franchise leagues
England white-ball captain Harry Brook says he will not play in overseas franchise leagues for "a little while" as he manages his workload.

'Does he want it too much?' - McIlroy's biggest Masters battle
This week's Masters heralds the start of the men's major season with Rory McIlroy still searching for how to win the coveted Green Jacket, writes Iain Carter.

Corsair’s new web-based firmware updater lets you skip the iCue app
As someone who’s used a lot of gaming keyboards, I can tell you that the worst aspect of PC gaming accessories is often the software. Having to run an extra RAM-sucking program in the background is never fun, but the UI and basic functionality of these apps often leave a lot to be desired. Thankfully, Corsair is now making that optional—at least some of the time—with a brand-new web interface for firmware updates. Corsair’s iCue program has long been its all-in-one solution for anything to do with mice, keyboards, controllers, headsets, cooling, lighting, and extra gadgets from acquisitions like Elgato. But as PCGamer reports, the new online firmware updater tool can make it obsolete, at least for the task of… well, updating firmware. To use it, you simply go to the site on a standard web browser, you authorize it to access your hardware via the pop-up, and it can install the latest firmware. Super easy, barely an inconvenience. Corsair I happen to be using a Corsair keyboard—the K70 Pro TKL—as a review unit right now. The web tool was able to identify the correct model, discover that the firmware was outdated, and update it without a hitch. Corsair isn’t the first company to do this. In fact, the update-via-browser method is pretty popular for smaller vendors who can’t afford to develop a robust independent application. Notably, companies like Keychron use a web-based tool for both standard key assignments and other customizations and updating device firmware. This tool from Corsair isn’t quite there yet. It can only do firmware updates, not, say, a full key layout customization or other adjustments. So if you want to use your PC gaming gear to the fullest—or at least want to assign those settings to device memory before shutting the software down—you still need an installed version of iCue. It’s also basically impossible to set up specific profiles to launch on a per-game or per-program basis without some kind of tool running in the background, which means the most dedicated PC gamers will still lean on iCue. iCue isn’t terrible, but it’s a hassle, even for someone who’s used to this sort of thing. I’m glad Corsair is offering options to let people avoid it.