Silksong’s release is hammering Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo stores
Silksong's release is hammering Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo stores Silksong’s release is hammering Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo stores Hollow Knight: Silksong launched today, and immediately afterward the major video game storefronts were struggling to stay online. Shortly after Silksong‘s 10 AM ET release time, Steam, the Nintendo eShop, Xbox, and PlayStation stores all […]
Microsoft open-sources its 6502 version of BASIC from 1976
Microsoft open-sources its 6502 version of BASIC from 1976 After years of unofficial copies of Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC floating around on the internet, the software giant has released the code under an open-source license. 6502 BASIC was one of Microsoft’s first pieces of software, adapted in 1976 by Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and early employee […]
No, a Windows update probably didn’t brick your SSD
No, a Windows update probably didn't brick your SSD No, a Windows update probably didn’t brick your SSD For the last week or two, reports have been circulating that recent Windows 11 updates (specifically KB5063878 and KB5062660) were causing some SSDs using Phison controllers to fail. Tech influencers on YouTube and TikTok were quick to […]
Microsoft’s next annual update for Windows 11 is in Release Preview testing
Microsoft's next annual update for Windows 11 is in Release Preview testing Microsoft’s next annual update for Windows 11 is in Release Preview testing The schedule of annual updates for Windows 11 that arrive in the second half of the year will hold steady for 2025, and today, Microsoft announced that the 25H2 package is […]
Blizzard’s Diablo team has unionized
Blizzard's Diablo team has unionized Blizzard’s Diablo team has unionized More than 450 game developers on Blizzard’s Diablo team have formed a union, making them one of the largest and latest groups of Microsoft workers to do so. The new union includes game developers, artists, designers, engineers, and support staff across the Diablo franchise, according […]
Microsoft fires two more employees for participating in Palestine protests on campus
Microsoft fires two more employees for participating in Palestine protests on campus Microsoft has fired two more employees who participated in recent protests against the company’s contracts with the Israeli military and government. The two employees, Nisreen Jaradat and Julius Shan, were fired “in connection” with demonstrations that saw protesters set up encampments at Microsoft’s […]
Microsoft launches its first in-house AI models
Microsoft launches its first in-house AI models Microsoft announced its first homegrown AI models on Thursday: MAI-Voice-1 AI and MAI-1-preview. The company says its new MAI-Voice-1 speech model can generate a minute’s worth of audio in under one second on just one GPU, while MAI-1-preview “offers a glimpse of future offerings inside Copilot.” Microsoft already […]
Microsoft Word now automatically saves new documents to the cloud
Microsoft Word now automatically saves new documents to the cloud Microsoft is making a big change to how Word for Windows saves documents. The word processing app will soon automatically save new documents to the cloud, instead of Word users having to enable AutoSave and cloud storage options. “We are modernizing the way files are created […]
Microsoft fires two employee protesters who occupied its president’s office
Microsoft fires two employee protesters who occupied its president's office Microsoft fires two employee protesters who occupied its president’s office Microsoft has fired two employees that were involved in a sit-in protest in vice chair and president Brad Smith’s office. Software engineers Riki Fameli and Anna Hattle were both dismissed today, after being part of a […]
Microsoft’s Copilot AI is now inside Samsung TVs and monitors
Microsoft's Copilot AI is now inside Samsung TVs and monitors Microsoft’s Copilot AI is now inside Samsung TVs and monitors Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant is officially coming to TVs, starting with Samsung’s 2025 lineup of TVs and smart monitors. With the integration, you can call upon Copilot and ask for movie suggestions, spoiler-free episode recaps, […]