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Nasdaq Slides 1.4% on Big Tech Questions: Stock Market Today

Palantir Technologies proves at least one publicly traded company can spend a lot of money on AI and make a lot of money on AI.

Kiplinger

Snowflake Just Struck a $200 Million Deal with OpenAI. What Does That Mean for SNOW Stock Here?

Snowflake's deal with OpenAI could be a positive catalyst for SNOW stock. Here's what to know.

Barchart

"The AI web should respect quality content" — How Microsoft's new Publisher Content Marketplace aims to save your favorite sites from extinction

Microsoft has unveiled the Publisher Content Marketplace, a new initiative that aims to compensate publishers for quality content while helping better train AI tools. Win-win?

Windows Central

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Can Amazon’s Q4 Earnings Report Push AMZN Stock Higher?

Amazon is well-positioned heading into its Q4 earnings release, supported by accelerating growth in its cloud division and rising advertising revenue.

Barchart

One of Microsoft's biggest Xbox studios is forging a new path after development struggles, missing profit targets — "What are we learning?"

Following the underwhelming performance of Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment is making some major internal changes.

Windows Central

Obsidian doesn't want another 3-game year, but Fallout: New Vegas' example shows how the studio can make games faster without needing "to change everything every time"

"Do people really care that we spent an extra hundred person-months on the inventory screen?"

GamesRadar

Russian hackers are targeting a new Office 365 zero-day, so patch now or face attack

Ukraine's defenders have spotted a new hacking attack using a freshly fixed Office flaw.

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Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 weren't "disasters," but one Obsidian veteran admits "it's not good to release three games in the same year"

"Spacing those releases helps the company manage its resources"

GamesRadar

Microsoft is killing off some popular standalone OneDrive and SharePoint plans because they aren't profitable enough

Microsoft says low customer demand and "unintended or nonstandard usage" caused it to pull the plug on these OneDrive/SharePoint plans.

TechRadar

Firefox's new AI kill switch reminds me that Edge still doesn't have a similar feature — a one-click toggle would only make Microsoft's browser more appealing

Mozilla announced that it's giving its Firefox browser an AI kill switch, making it easy to disable all AI enhancements with one click. Microsoft needs to add something similar to Edge instead of making us chase down individual settings.

Windows Central

'Xbox Play Anywhere' capabilities arrive for one of this year's most anticipated games — as others leave Xbox PC in the dust

One step forward, a few steps backwards. Microsoft's occasional wins with Xbox PC often come with caveats, highlighting the work still required.

Windows Central

The PC shutdown bug is bigger than expected — Windows 10 machines are now affected

Microsoft has confirmed that a shutdown bug affecting Windows 11 is also impacting supported Windows 10 builds, caused by January security updates.

Windows Central

Panera Bread data breach much more serious than we thought - over 5 million customers were hit, new reports claim

Panera Bread customer data leaked on the dark web, allowing researchers to determine how many people were hit.

TechRadar

YouTube has annoyed free users once again by cracking down on this popular background playback hack

Free YouTube users have noticed that background viewing has stopped for third-party mobile browsers, and no one is happy about it.

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Only 3.3% of Microsoft 365 users pay for Copilot despite billion-dollar investments — while CEO Satya Nadella assures that it's "becoming a true daily habit"

A new report suggests that only 3.3% out of the Microsoft 365 and Office 365 users who interact with Copilot Chat actually pay for it after CEO Satya Nadella indicated it had grown “nearly 3x year-over-year”.

TechRadar

Windows 11's February update is imminent — here's what to expect, including the 4 features I'm most excited about

The next update for Windows 11 arrives on February 10 with a number of new features.

Barchart

2 Top-Rated Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy on the Dip

Quantum computing stocks sold off on Thursday as Microsoft earnings dragged shares down.

Tom’s Guide

I used AI to upskill at work — here’s what actually helped

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Microsoft Teams will now let you shout about how great you are at work

Show off your 'skills' with an updated profile on Microsoft Teams

Fortune

AI is changing the CEO's role—and could lead to a changing of the guard

Even seasoned CEOs must show they can match the speed of technological change—and generate tangible returns from investments in it.

Tom’s Guide

Nvidia slips, Intel wins: N1X delay gives Intel Panther Lake breathing room

Nvidia's N1X CPUs have reportedly been delayed until summer 2026, with a leak claiming bugs and software issues are to blame.

Tom’s Guide

I test headphones for a living — and the best work-from-home headphones aren't made by Apple or Sony

Microsoft may have abandoned its flagship headphones, but I haven’t. See why the Surface Headphones 2+ deserve a spot in your home office.

The Independent UK

France ditches Zoom and Teams for homegrown system amid European digital sovereignty push

European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives

The Guardian - UK

Barnsley rebranded UK’s first ‘tech town’ as US giants join AI push

Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses

Fortune

Oracle said it was ‘highly confident in OpenAI’s ability to raise funds and meet its commitments.’ Cue the stock fall

Oracle’s plan to raise $50 billion had shares rising. Then a tweet about its confidence in OpenAI triggered a selloff that spoke volumes.

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