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Microsoft finally realizes the threat SteamOS poses — but its promises to fix Windows 11 for PC gaming are too little, too late

Microsoft just doesn’t get PC gamers and its plans to fix Windows 11 won’t stop the rise of SteamOS.

TechRadar

Future Xbox consoles may feature AMD’s FSR ray regeneration, a breakthrough that could supercharge graphics performance and next‑gen visuals, claims Xbox's Matt Booty

Microsoft president of game content and studios Matt Booty says Microsoft has co-developed FSR Ray Regeneration with AMD, with more to come in the future.

Windows Central

Battle of the pivot tables: Diarmuid ‘The LeBron James of Excel’ Early defeats three-time champion Andrew Ngai to claim the 2025 Excel World Championship and a $5,000 cash prize

Diarmuid Early won the 2025 Excel World Championship in Las Vegas, completing intense pivot table challenges and securing cash and a trophy.

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Legendary FPS developer John Romero says his studio 'survived the cancellation of our huge game' and its shooter project 'will be new to people the way that going through Elden Ring was a really new experience'

Romero said he's "never played a game like it before—other than it's a shooter."

PC Gamer

Fallout fans can now get Pip‑Boy Xbox controllers, unveiled by Microsoft just in time for the show’s Season 2

Xbox Design Labs, Microsoft's official platform for creating custom Xbox controllers, has revealed new Fallout-inspired designs for the Xbox Core Wireless and Xbox Elite Series 2 controllers, which are now available for pre-order.

Windows Central

Microsoft issues patches for 56 security flaws - all 'important' severity or above

Most are privilege escalation flaws, and one was exploited in the wild as a zero-day.

TechRadar

User reports claim December Windows 11 security update fixes AMD GPU hanging and driver crashing

A multitude of AMD GPU owners claim the December security update for Windows 11 has fixed GPU hanging and driver crashing, primarily on RX 9000 series GPUs.

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Microsoft promises to improve PC gaming in 2026, but will it be enough to topple Steam?

Microsoft has improved gaming on Windows this year but it has even bigger plans for 2026.

Tom’s Guide

Turn on the New Vegas 2 copium machine: The Outer Worlds 2 director says Obsidian looks at "everything" available when choosing IP to work on, which happens to include Fallout

But I have a feeling the studio is going to stick to originals for a while yet

GamesRadar

Doom creator John Romero's canceled game is now a "much smaller game," but it "will be new to people, the way that going through Elden Ring was a really new experience"

"We have 50 million worth of game we can take pieces out of and put into a brand new indie game"

GamesRadar

Like Red Dead before it, Yakuza is now facing free upgrade issues on Xbox Series XS, with Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio offering an update

Oh my, not a few days after Red Dead Redemption has free upgrade issues on Xbox, legendary action series Yakuza is also unable to offer free upgrades on Xbox. What's going on?

Windows Central

Microsoft promises to make Windows 11 the best operating system for gaming — says it will focus on background workloads, power and scheduling, graphics stack, and drivers

Microsoft says Windows 11 will receive major gaming-focused enhancements in 2026, including broader support for Xbox Full Screen Experience, Auto Super Resolution for handhelds, expanded Advanced Shader Delivery, and more.

Tom’s Hardware

Amazon and to commit $35bn into AI in India

Amazon's $35 billion commitment is more than what Google and Microsoft have pledged, combined.

TechRadar

Microsoft wants to make Windows 'the best place to game—no matter where you play' but Linux and Valve's SteamOS have other ideas

On the desktop, in your hands, even on an Arm chip, Windows wants to be best.

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Most people use AI agents for productivity and learning, Perplexity says

Most adopters of the AI agent are highly educated, from rich countries, and work in either technology or knowledge-heavy fields, a new study found.

Fortune

Inside tractor maker CNH’s push to bring more artificial intelligence to the farm

CNH CTO Jay Schroeder says using AI to improve farming is a decades-long passion. "I grew up on a family farm…so for me, it’s personal.”

GamesRadar

Despite predicting Battlefield 6 would "boot stomp" Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, ex-Microsoft exec is "rooting" for Activision "to come back with vengeance" after changes to CoD's release strategy

Mike Ybarra believes in Call of Duty's recovery

International Business Times UK

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Criticised Slack's 'Fake Work'—Then Hired Its CEO as Revenue Lead

OpenAI's CEO criticised productivity tools as inefficient but hired Slack's CEO to lead enterprise sales, hinting at AI replacing traditional office software.

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International Business Times UK

Microsoft Examines Copilot Outage in Europe — Businesses Face Sudden Workflow Chaos

Microsoft swiftly addresses an outage affecting Copilot, with users experiencing an error when using it.

TechRadar

Think AI actions in Windows 11 are pointless? Microsoft is letting you banish them from the right-click menu

Windows 11 will soon have tidier right-click menus by allowing AI actions to be fully removed from File Explorer.

Tom’s Guide

Microsoft's December Patch fixes three zero-day flaws including one critical exploited vulnerability — update your PC right now

Microsoft’s big December 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-day flaws and 57 other vulnerabilities.

Barchart

This Semiconductor Giant Is in Talks With Microsoft for Custom Chips. Should You Buy Its Stock Now?

Broadcom is reportedly looking to co-design custom-made chips with Microsoft.

Windows Central

Microsoft Teams learns what the Enter key is for — the long-awaited 'new line' option is coming

Microsoft Teams will soon let users pick whether Enter sends or starts a new line — a simple option Slack already offers.

MarketBeat

Office Suite Gets Pricier: Microsoft’s Bold Move Comes With Risk

Microsoft will raise Office suite prices by up to 33% on July 1, 2026, amid slower AI demand; analysts remain bullish as MSFT stock approaches a reversal setup

Reason

Iffy Claim That Arbitrator "Outsourc[ed] His Adjudicative Role to Artificial Intelligence" Dismissed for Procedural Reasons

The claim is "iffy" partly because part of the plaintiff's argument is that ... ChatGPT said the award was likely AI-generated.

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