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Microsoft's Chinese joint-venture set to halt operations, lay off staff

Microsoft’s joint venture in China has halted operations, laying off 2,000 workers in the process.

TechRadar

The Last of Us Part 2 proves that 8 GB of VRAM can be enough, even at 4K with maximum settings, so why aren't more games using the same clever asset-streaming trick?

Any performance issues you have in TLOU2 aren't down to a lack of GPU memory

PC Gamer

Who Led Buybacks to End 2024? Hint: It Wasn’t Big Tech

See these three stocks that were the biggest buyback spenders outside of the tech sector in Q4 2924. One plans to spend $40 billion on buybacks through 2026.

MarketBeat

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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.

Windows Central

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.

Windows Central

Microsoft workers say they've been fired after protesting Israel AI contract

"You claim that you care about using AI for good but Microsoft sells AI weapons to the Israeli military," shouted one employee who was fired.

Euronews

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!

Windows Central

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Energy and tech giants to meet Government over plans to power UK AI

The first meeting of the Government’s new AI Energy Council will take place on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

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?

Windows Central

Microsoft's AI-powered Quake 2 demo makes me sick, not just because it's wrong on every level, but because I literally felt queasy playing it

If this is "a glimpse into next-generation AI gaming experiences," I'd hate to see the whole thing

GamesRadar

Microsoft Just Accidentally Proved Why Generative AI Isn’t The Future Of Gaming

Microsoft recently attempted to wow players with its generative AI demo based on 'Quake II' but exposed that the technology isn't what it's promised to be instead.

Inverse

Microsoft workers say they've been fired after 50th anniversary protest over Israel contract

Microsoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military, according to a group representing the workers

The Independent UK

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.

Windows Central

Does Microsoft know something we don't? Tech giant cools down on AI data center investment as another report claims company pullbacks

A new report claims Microsoft has stepped away from even more data center projects worth billions of dollars.

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Microsoft's 100% AI-generated Quake 2 made us nauseous but John Carmack, the game's OG coder, is into it: 'What? This is impressive research work!'

The research, folks, the research. Absolutely not the frame rate. I hope.

TechRadar

Windows 11’s rumored Start menu redesign could mean it eats up a huge chunk of desktop space for some users – although it can be tamed

Microsoft seems to be giving Windows 11 users what they want, namely more control over the Start menu.

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Fans mock Microsoft's unplayable AI Quake II remake in Copilot

It looks real... until you try to move.

TechRadar

Windows 11 adoption grows as businesses finally get around to upgrading their devices

Users appear to finally be turning their backs on Windows 10 as its end of life approaches.

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'Stop Using AI for Genocide': Microsoft Staffer Crashes 50th Bash Over Israel's AI-Powered Gaza Strikes

A Microsoft employee interrupted the company's 50th-anniversary celebration to protest the alleged use of Microsoft's AI in Israeli military actions in Gaza.

TechRadar

Microsoft apologizes after publishing incorrect software prices

Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot for Sales and Copilot for Service all displayed the wrong prices for three days.

International Business Times

Meta Unveils Llama 4 AI Models With Multimodal Abilities

The company was also previewing the Llama 4 Behemoth, described as their most powerful model so far, intended to guide and improve the performance of the newer versions.

Windows Central

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

Windows Central

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.

Fortune

The 5 key moments in MacKenzie Scott's life that made her the ultra-philanthropist she is today

Scott’s wealth and philanthropic sensibilities have been impacted by her life events, from her family’s tumultuous finances to her divorce from Jeff Bezos.

PC Gamer

Microsoft unveils AI-generated demo 'inspired' by Quake 2 that runs worse than Doom on a calculator, made me nauseous, and demanded untold dollars, energy, and research to make

Not my favorite gaming experience.

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