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Hate waiting for games to load? Intel's new trick for Arc GPUs will be music to your ears, especially if you have a handheld

Intel's Precompiled Shaders feature allows for up to 3x speedier loading with Arc Battlemage GPUs and integrated graphics for Panther and Lunar Lake.

Secure your Microsoft system or suffer the same fate as Stryker – US tells companies to secure corporate accounts

Secure your Microsoft system or suffer the same fate as Stryker – US tells companies to secure corporate accounts

CISA says hackers are actively seeking targets and urges companies to bolster their defenses.

Microsoft’s latest AI image generator aims for accuracy over hype, but it’s not top‑tier just yet

Microsoft’s latest AI image generator aims for accuracy over hype, but it’s not top‑tier just yet

Microsoft’s latest image model, MAI-Image-2, vaults to #3 on the global leaderboards, marking a major shift toward internal AI development over OpenAI reliance.

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Gnome gets Nvidia performance boost, offering 'smoother window animations and general desktop fluidity' for Linux gamers

That will hopefully continue to bridge the gap.

Microsoft hands Copilot haters and 'Microslop' pushers yet more ammunition with 'how to' videos that showcase an embarrassing use of AI

AI hallucinations can often be a problem, and they certainly are with the images Copilot has created on the Windows Learning Center.

Nebius Signed a Major $27B Deal with Meta. What Are You Really Investing in if You Buy NBIS Stock?

Nebius’ $27 billion Meta deal highlights its growing role in AI infrastructure, but investors must weigh whether NBIS stock represents a high-growth opportunity or a capital-intensive bet with meaningful execution risks.

Windows 11’s next big version is only for new devices — and Microsoft just revealed how long it’ll last

Windows 11 version 26H1 will debut next month exclusively on Snapdragon X2 devices. Here's how long this special offshoot version of Windows 11 will be supported for.

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Hi Microsoft, Windows 11 doesn't have two Start menus — Copilot is playing you

Hi Microsoft, Windows 11 doesn't have two Start menus — Copilot is playing you

Copilot’s AI visuals misfired, showing Windows 11 with two Start menus and raising doubts about the reliability of its output.

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Xbox isn't giving up on Japan — there's a promising sign of continued investment in the region

Xbox isn't giving up on Japan — there's a promising sign of continued investment in the region

Xbox has historically struggled in Japan, but it has arguably been doing better than ever in recent years. Microsoft is keen to keep the train going.

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Intel's new feature can improve game loading times by up to 3x — Precompiled Shader Delivery comes to Arc Xe2 and Xe3 GPUs following DirectX SDK release

Intel's new feature can improve game loading times by up to 3x — Precompiled Shader Delivery comes to Arc Xe2 and Xe3 GPUs following DirectX SDK release

Following in Nvidia's footsteps, Intel has now officially adopted Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery to make shader compilation much faster in games. Intel is calling it Precompiled Shader Distribution and it's available on a bunch of Arc GPUs right away, supported in 11 games at launch, with more likely to follow.…

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Xbox Adds 'Manage Quick Resume' Feature for Select Games in Latest Console Update

Xbox Adds 'Manage Quick Resume' Feature for Select Games in Latest Console Update

Xbox's famed Quick Resume feature gets an update that will let users manage it and only select games they want for it.

Modder turns their Xbox Series X into an RTX 5060 gaming PC, giving me serious Project Helix vibes

Modder turns their Xbox Series X into an RTX 5060 gaming PC, giving me serious Project Helix vibes

A modder has successfully turned an Xbox Series X into a fully functional RTX 5060 gaming PC, delivering high frame rates, working disc drive support, and compact custom engineering.

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Exclusive: $599 MacBook Neo easily beats $1,119 Dell laptop on Windows 11 benchmarks - yes, macOS may well be the best platform ever for Microsoft's OS

Exclusive: $599 MacBook Neo easily beats $1,119 Dell laptop on Windows 11 benchmarks - yes, macOS may well be the best platform ever for Microsoft's OS

Despite running a mobile CPU and Windows in a virtual machine, the MacBook laptop excelled in single-core CPU performance.

Intel must also hate waiting for shaders to compile as it begins rollout of pre-compiled code from the cloud for faster load times

Intel must also hate waiting for shaders to compile as it begins rollout of pre-compiled code from the cloud for faster load times

A handful of games supported at launch, including COD: Black Ops 7 and Cyberpunk 2077.

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Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft considering suing OpenAI over Altman's recent deal with Amazon, report claims — exclusivity dispute revolves around Frontier multi-agent service

Microsoft ruminating on suing OpenAI over Altman's recent deal with Amazon

Microsoft is mixing up its Copilot AI leadership, so Suleyman can 'build enterprise tuned lineages'

Microsoft AI CEO will focus on developing superintelligence models as Copilot teams come into alignment.

I bounced off of Cyberpunk 2077 for 2 months when I first played it, and that makes it perfect for Xbox Game Pass

Opinion | The grind is worth it – and finally, so is the Game Pass Ultimate price tag

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Microsoft is reportedly considering suing OpenAI after Amazon’s $50B deal shakes their “exclusive” partnership

Microsoft weighs legal action against OpenAI and Amazon over a $50 billion cloud deal, which could test Azure’s exclusivity.

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Why an up-and-coming indie developer is returning Microsoft’s money

The creators of All Will Rise on standing up to the tech giant – and joining the No Games for Genocide movement

The Big Short… or The Big Mistake? Why Michael Burry Is Betting Against Nvidia (and What the Data Says)

Should you bet against the biggest names in Big Tech? Here's a closer look at Michael Burry's bearish take on names like Nvidia, Palantir, and more.

3 Retirees Share the Tiny Investments That Made Them Financially Secure

Small, smart investments can add up—three retirees share the tiny moves that helped build long‑term financial security.

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Swiftkey will soon require a Microsoft account — data to be moved to OneDrive

Microsoft is killing standalone SwiftKey accounts on May 31, 2026. If you don't migrate your data to OneDrive soon, your personalized dictionary is as good as gone.

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Should tired workers be banned from using Microsoft Copilot on Friday afternoons? "AI fatigue" could lead to lazy mistakes

Analyst firm Gartner suggests banning Microsoft Copilot on Friday afternoons, warning that tired workers may miss AI mistakes and risk productivity.

Microsoft is using UK innovations and breakthroughs to build the next generation of AI infrastructure

MicroLED is transforming data center connections and Hollow Core Fiber is improving long-distance transmissions.

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Microsoft won't force this Copilot app onto your PC's Start menu in Windows 11 — a temporary setback for Microsoft 365 plans

Microsoft has paused plans to auto‑install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows 11 PCs, but it didn't explain why.

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