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Studio behind Spyro remakes and Crash Bandicoot 4 is reportedly working with Xbox on a new game
Toys for Bob — which developed 2018’s Spyro Reignited Trilogy and was behind Crash Bandicoot 4, along with the Nintendo Switch port for the N. Sane Trilogy — reached a deal with Xbox for a new game, according to Windows Central.
Cheyenne MacDonald03.25.2024
Microsoft's latest Surface Pro Keyboard has bold keys to boost readability
Microsoft had some accessibility news to share at its event on Thursday. It unveiled a Surface Pro Keyboard with bold keys and brighter backlight that should be easier for anyone to read.
Kris Holt03.22.2024
Microsoft's Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 are here, but you won't find them in stores
Microsoft has finally announced the long-awaited Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6, but consumers won't be able to buy them easily. They're geared entirely towards businesses and professional users.
Devindra Hardawar03.22.2024
Meta, Microsoft, X and Match Group come out swinging against Apple's third-party payment rules
Epic Games has received some significant support in its battle against the fee Apple is charging for iOS payments made outside of the App Store. Meta, Microsoft, X and Match Group filed a petition stating that "The Apple Plan comports with neither the letter nor the spirit" of a court ruling.
Kris Holt03.21.2024
Microsoft hires DeepMind cofounder to lead its new consumer AI division
Microsoft has a lone leader overseeing its consumer AI division for the first time. Google DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman is joining the company from rival Inflection AI, which will now transition into enterprise AI.
Will Shanklin03.20.2024
How to watch the Microsoft Surface, Windows AI and Copilot event
Microsoft is holding a live event on Thursday, March 21 at 12PM ET. You can stream it live and it’s likely to focus on new Surface products and AI innovations.
Lawrence Bonk03.19.2024
Microsoft is planning some more pre-Build AI announcements
Microsoft is planning to announce some news just ahead of Build. No prizes for guessing that it's all about the company's "AI vision."
Kris Holt03.19.2024
Microsoft is once again asking Chrome users to try Bing through unblockable pop-ups
Microsoft has been pushing Bing pop-up ads in Chrome on Windows 10 and 11. Windows Latest and The Verge reported on Friday about the ad, which says (in bold lettering) to users browsing the web in Chrome, “Chat with GPT-4 for free on Chrome! Get hundreds of daily chat turns with Bing Al.”
Will Shanklin03.16.2024
What to expect at Microsoft’s March 21 event
Microsoft is holding a digital event on March 21. Among the expected announcements are Windows AI updates and new Surface devices, potentially the first to be branded as “AI PCs.”
Will Shanklin03.12.2024
Activision's union, with 600 members, is now the biggest one in video games
600 Activision quality assurance workers voted to unionize.
Mariella Moon03.09.2024
Microsoft's Copilot now blocks some prompts that generated violent and sexual images
Microsoft has blocked certain prompts in Copilot after it emerged the AI was generating violent imagery based on them.
Kris Holt03.09.2024
Microsoft’s neural voice tool for people with speech disabilities arrives later this year
Microsoft highlighted some new and upcoming accessibility features at its Ability summit, which kicked off today.
Cherlynn Low03.08.2024
Microsoft engineer who raised concerns about Copilot image creator pens letter to the FTC
Microsoft engineer Shane Jones previously raised concerns about the safety of the image generation platform DALL-E 3, citing it was easy to create disturbing pictures. Now, he’s taken his concerns to the FTC.
Lawrence Bonk03.07.2024
Microsoft is ending support for Android apps on Windows
Microsoft is pulling the plug on Android apps for Windows. The company is ending support for Windows Subsystem for Android, the underlying component behind the Amazon Appstore in Windows 11.
Will Shanklin03.06.2024
Microsoft may debut its first 'AI PCs' later this month
Microsoft may debut its first 'AI PCs' later this month. According to a report, the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 will support new AI functions that are slated to hit Windows 11 later this year.
Kris Holt03.06.2024
Microsoft accuses the New York Times of doom-mongering in OpenAI lawsuit
Microsoft has filed a motion seeking to dismiss key parts of a lawsuit The New York Times filed against the company and Open AI, accusing them of copyright infringement.
Mariella Moon03.05.2024
Microsoft is running an Xbox partner showcase on March 6
Microsoft is holding a showcase of third-party Xbox games on March 6 at 1PM ET. It will run for around 30 minutes and feature more than a dozen new trailers from publishers including Capcom, Nexon and EA.
Kris Holt03.05.2024
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for allegedly ditching non-profit mission
Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. He claims that OpenAI has betrayed its original mission as a non-profit endeavor by working on an artificial general intelligence “to maximize profits for Microsoft."
Kris Holt03.02.2024
Activision studio Toys for Bob is going independent after sweeping Xbox layoffs
Activision studio Toys for Bob has announced its becoming an independent entity. This is happening after sweeping layoffs impacted 86 employees.
Lawrence Bonk03.01.2024
Microsoft plans to streamline game upscaling across different graphics cards
Microsoft has developed a new API to simplify super-resolution coding in PC gaming. The company’s DirectSR will provide unified entry and exit points for developers to tap into Nvidia, AMD and Intel’s three distinct approaches to graphical upscaling in Windows games.
Will Shanklin03.01.2024