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Microsoft 50th anniversary protesters fired, tech giant reprimands former employee for not apologizing or showing remorse

Two Microsoft employees were fired after disrupting the 50th anniversary event and accusing the company of being “war profiteers” over Israel ties.

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This charmingly witchy 4-player life sim is one of 2025’s most anticipated indie games (and it’s coming to Xbox Game Pass)

Witchbrook is an isometric, pixel-art life simulator from the team that helped publish Stardew Valley to consoles, Chucklefish. Initially unveiled in 2017, Witchbrook finally has a Winter 2025 release window for Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch—and it’s heading to Xbox Game Pass on Day One.

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If Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Kilo 141 Jade camo challenge is bugged for you, try this

I encountered a bug with the Jade camo challenge for the new Kilo 141 in Black Ops 6, and a few others have, too. Here's how to get around it.

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Xbox players will have to wait longer to play Hades 2, it's coming to Nintendo Switch 2 first

Supergiant Games' Hades 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 before Xbox or PlayStation consoles.

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Framework laptops are the latest tech hit by Trump's tariffs — restricting PC choices for US consumers

Framework halted Laptop 13 sales in the US due to new tariffs, saying the affected models would be sold at a loss without a price increase.

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I got my hands on ASUS' monster RTX 5090 gaming laptop — I already found one feature I want to see on more systems

ASUS' ROG Strix SCAR 18 is one of the first with NVIDIA's RTX 50-series GPUs to enter the market. While I intend to do a full review, I put together this preview for an early look at the monster gaming laptop.

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Microsoft is finally fixing my biggest issues with the Windows 11 Start menu

A new Windows 11 Start menu is in the works, and our early hands-on experience proves it's fixing some of the current one's biggest issues.

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Can I play Blue Prince on Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and other gaming handhelds?

Blue Prince releases in April and offers a compelling exploration and puzzle game that has a lot of positive scores. But can it play on your gaming handheld?

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An OpenAI employee says an overreliance on AI-powered tools like ChatGPT makes us dumber — Our bottom percentile students are most susceptible

OpenAI's technical staff member Will Depue echoed similar sentiments, suggesting that AI 'atrophies' critical thinking, and might make some people dumber.

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DeepMind AI staff reportedly tied to Google with "aggressive" noncompete clause — Preventing them from joining rivals like Microsoft but offering year-long PTO

Google DeepMind leverages noncompete agreements to prevent its AI staff from defecting to rival AI firms for up to a year.

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I got to see more of trippy sci-fi adventure 'The Alters' and four other upcoming Xbox games — and most are coming to Game Pass

During an exclusive preview event, I was able to see more of five upcoming Xbox games, with three coming to Game Pass on day one (including The Alters).

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Windows Central Podcast: Microsoft's 50th Birthday Special

Zac and Ben discuss Microsoft's big 50th anniversary Copilot announcements, the discovery of a new Start menu for Windows 11, and more!

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Is Blue Prince on Xbox Game Pass?

Blue Prince looks like it could be the next Balatro-style sleeper hit, but is it coming to Xbox Game Pass?

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Microsoft celebrated its 50th anniversary, faced a protester accusing it of aiding genocide, and announced the next evolution of Copilot — all within one hour

Microsoft’s milestone week saw AI upgrades, a dramatic protest at its event, and the Minecraft movie breaking video game film records.

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My favorite new (and free) game just got a big update, and now it's better than ever

The latest patch for Half Sword merges the playtest and demo, adds a new game mode, and makes significant improvements to combat and performance.

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2025's highest-rated Xbox game on Metacritic is coming to Game Pass in a matter of days — but you've never heard of it

Blue Prince is a genre-blending mystery game that drops players into an ever-shifting, puzzle-filled mansion with one simple goal: reach Room 46. It could be the sleeper hit of the year, and it's coming to Xbox Game Pass.

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Call of Duty: Warzone going back in time was just what the game needed to do

Warzone's first map returning is a great step forward, with the old favorite giving a solid platform to once again build from.

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A Minecraft Movie just hit theaters — but McDonald's Nether Flame Sauce is the real star

McDonald’s Minecraft Movie meal includes a fiery new sauce that might be its best ever—plus a dessert that doesn't quite match up.

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NVIDIA driver issues branded "absolutely abhorrent and completely embarrassing" — Gamers Nexus replicates bugs plaguing PC gamers

NVIDIA's RTX 50-series launch hasn't been smooth, and driver issues have now been proven as the cause of some major bugs affecting countless users. Here's what you need to know, including some workarounds.

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Critics slammed it, but A Minecraft Movie just broke a box office record

Despite mixed reviews, A Minecraft Movie earned $157 million in its opening weekend, making it the top video game movie debut ever.

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Microsoft AI boss confirms development of "off-frontier" AI models, but they'll be 3 or 6 months behind OpenAI: "Our strategy is to really play a very tight second"

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says the company is building AI models that will be "three or six months behind" OpenAI, but they'll have advantages

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How to check apps draining the most battery on Windows 11

Is your laptop's battery not lasting as long as it should? It could be an app, and here's how to check which app is draining the battery on Windows 11.

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Sam Altman says AI will make coders 10x more productive, not replace them — Even Bill Gates claims the field is too complex

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman now says that he's less interested in replacing software engineers and is focused on making them 10x more productive.

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New Xbox games launching this week, from April 7 through April 13: South of Midnight hits Xbox Game Pass

Several new Xbox games are launching this week, including South of Midnight Standard Edition. Here are all the games launching from April 7 through April 13.

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I set out to see if the Razer Blade 16's redesign, AMD, and RTX 50-series put the laptop back on top

Razer finally redesigned its iconic Blade 16 gaming laptop, moving to AMD for the first time and kicking off a new NVIDIA generation. I put it to the test.

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