OpenAI completed its for-profit restructuring — and struck a new deal with Microsoft
OpenAI completed its for-profit restructuring — and struck a new deal with Microsoft Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L), speaks with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who joined by video during the Microsoft Build 2025 conference. OpenAI’s controversial for-profit restructuring is finally complete, along with a new deal with Microsoft. The […]
Trump’s DHS is recruiting ICE officers with a Halo meme
Trump's DHS is recruiting ICE officers with a Halo meme After using the original Pokémon theme song in a montage of ICE raids, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using another popular video game franchise to promote itself on social media: Halo. This morning, the DHS posted an image featuring Halo characters, a Warthog […]
Halo: Campaign Evolved is a gorgeous remake that debuts on PS5 and Xbox in 2026
Halo: Campaign Evolved is a gorgeous remake that debuts on PS5 and Xbox in 2026 Halo Studios has created something special for the 25th anniversary of Halo next year. Halo: Campaign Evolved is a full remake of the original Combat Evolved that launched alongside Microsoft’s first Xbox console in 2001. It has a fully rebuilt […]
Trump’s got Big Tech and crypto bankrolling White House ballroom
Trump's got Big Tech and crypto bankrolling White House ballroom Trump is demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make way for a gilded grand ballroom. The president says taxpayers won’t be footing the $300 million bill and that private donors, himself included, will pick up the tab. Big Tech will be paying […]
Microsoft Edge’s new Copilot Mode turns on more AI features
Microsoft Edge's new Copilot Mode turns on more AI features Microsoft is joining the AI browser wave with the official launch of a new “Copilot Mode” in Edge. The option, first announced in July, turns Copilot into your portal to the web, with each new tab opening a chat window where you can either ask […]
Meet Mico, Microsoft’s AI version of Clippy
Meet Mico, Microsoft's AI version of Clippy It’s been nearly 30 years since Microsoft’s Office assistant, Clippy, first graced our screens as an annoying paperclip. After the Groucho-browed interruptions of Clippy came to an end in 2001 with Office XP, Microsoft tried to revive the spirit of an assistant with Cortana on Windows Phone. The technology […]
Microsoft’s lofty goals for Xbox profit are behind the price hikes and studio shutdowns
Microsoft's lofty goals for Xbox profit are behind the price hikes and studio shutdowns And those cost-cutting measures are seemingly working. Pressure from Microsoft to achieve industry-topping profit margins has led to Xbox being butchered over the last two years, after not imposing specific targets on the gaming unit in the past. Citing sources with […]
Even Xbox developer kits are getting a big price hike
Even Xbox developer kits are getting a big price hike After raising prices on Xbox consoles and subscriptions, Microsoft is now turning its attention to Xbox developers. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the company is significantly increasing the price of its Xbox Development Kit (XDK) – the custom hardware used by developers to […]
Meta is removing its Messenger apps for Windows and macOS
Meta is removing its Messenger apps for Windows and macOS Meta is getting ready to pull support for its desktop Messenger apps on Windows and macOS. Both apps have already been removed from the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store, and existing users are starting to get notifications that the desktop apps will disappear fully […]
Anthropic connects Claude to Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and OneDrive
Anthropic connects Claude to Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and OneDrive Anthropic is integrating its Claude AI assistant with Microsoft 365 services so it can surface content from Word documents, Teams messages, and Outlook emails in conversations with the chatbot. It’s part of a series of updates to Claude to make the chatbot more useful at work. […]