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Microsoft is taking away the Xbox Avatar Editor
Microsoft has quietly announced the end of an era, with the Xbox Avatar Editor going away early next year.
Anna Washenko11.27.2024
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 24H2 update is crashing some Ubisoft games
The Windows 11 24H2 update has affected Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
Cheyenne MacDonald11.25.2024
Here's your first chance to try Microsoft's Recall feature on Copilot+ PCs
After multiple delays, Microsoft is now letting Windows users try out a preview of the Recall feature. Windows Insider testers with a Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PC will be the first to gain access.
Kris Holt11.23.2024
The New York Times says OpenAI deleted evidence in its copyright lawsuit
The New York Times said in a court filing that key parts of its evidence of OpenAi's plagiarism of its articles were erased.
Danny Gallagher11.22.2024
Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 2024 launch day users seeing long loading times
Players trying to load Flight Simulator 2024 on their Xbox Series X/S or PC are seeing some absurdly long initial loading times.
Danny Gallagher11.20.2024
I wish Blizzard loved Warcraft as much as I do
The Warcraft franchise deserves so much better than the two remasters Blizzard just released.
Igor Bonifacic11.19.2024
Microsoft made a $349 hardware client to connect to Cloud PCs
It's currently available in preview only.
Sarah Fielding11.19.2024
Elon Musk adds Microsoft as defendant in his lawsuit against OpenAI
Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI now names Microsoft, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Microsoft VP Dee Templeton as defendants.
Mariella Moon11.15.2024
Even Microsoft Notepad is getting infused with AI
Microsoft Paint and Notepad are getting new AI features that can add and remove images from photos and offer rewrites of text.
Danny Gallagher11.07.2024Microsoft's Recall AI tool for Copilot+ PCs faces a third delay
It's deja vu all over again for Microsoft's AI-powered Recall tool, which is being subject to a third delay in user previews.
Anna Washenko11.01.2024
Microsoft offers Windows 10 users a year of security updates for $30
Microsoft offers Windows 10 users a year of security updates for $30. The company also offered plenty of encouragement for users to migrate to Windows 11.
Lawrence Bonk11.01.2024
Microsoft issues warning for ongoing Russia-affiliated spear-phishing campaign
Midnight Blizzard, the same threat actor behind the SolarWinds attacks, has recently sent out thousands of spear-phishing emails to collect information, according to Microsoft.
Mariella Moon10.30.2024
Microsoft accuses Google of secretly funding regulatory astroturf campaign
Microsoft is accusing Google of funding a proxy campaign designed to discredit it in the eyes of regulatory authorities and policymakers in the European Union and beyond.
Igor Bonifacic10.29.2024
OpenAI and Microsoft are funding $10 million in grants for AI-powered journalism
OpenAI and Microsoft are funding projects to bring more AI tools into the newsroom.
Anna Washenko10.23.2024
Qualcomm axes its Windows on ARM PC dev kit
Qualcomm axes its Windows on ARM PC dev kit. The company said it did not meet its usual standard of excellence, so orders will be refunded.
Lawrence Bonk10.18.2024
Microsoft recruits accessibility app to make its AI more useful to blind and low-vision users
Mobile accessibility app Be My Eyes will provide anonymized video data to enhance scene understanding in Microsoft’s accessibility-focused AI models.
Will Shanklin10.17.2024
Two Sudanese brothers accused of launching a dangerous series of DDoS attacks
Ahmed Salah Yousif Omer and Alaa Salah Yusuuf Omer face federal indictments for a series of targeted hacks that aimed to cause financial and physical harm to organizations, hospitals and companies across the globe.
Danny Gallagher10.17.2024
Microsoft removes the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial just before Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Microsoft has made the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial unavailable just as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's launch is around the corner.
Jeremy Gan10.16.2024
The New York Times tells Perplexity to stop using its content
OpenAI has until October 30 to response to a cease and desist letter from the New York Times over its use of articles to train its AI model.
Danny Gallagher10.16.2024
Craig Duncan to succeed Alan Hartman as Xbox Game Studios head
Craig Duncan, head of Rare, will succeed Alan Hartman as the lead of Xbox Game Studios.
Jeremy Gan10.15.2024