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Steam makes a valuable change to how it sells games, and the whole world will benefit

Valve has got ahead of the State of California's new law and is now telling customers exactly what they're buying.

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Windows 11 2024 Update (version 24H2) changes aimed at administrators

Microsoft promotes a slew of changes on Windows 11 version 24H2 specifically for network administrators, including new features on File Explorer, networking, security, Taskbar, printers, power usage, and new system improvements like Rust in the Kernel, Sudo command, Checkpoint Cumulative Updates, and more.

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ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot can't create a simple white image, while Google's flagship image generation tool frustratingly buries sophisticated creations behind a $20 monthly premium service

Google is rolling out its long-anticipated Imagen 3 image generation tool to Gemini users across mobile and desktop, including free users. However, free users can't generate images of people as the capability is buried behind Google's Advanced $20 service.

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"The court's ruling to open up Google's mobile store in the US will allow more choice and flexibility." Finally, we'll be able to buy and stream our own Xbox games from the cloud soon.

Xbox president Sarah Bond confirms that Xbox App users will be able to buy games and stream them through Xbox Cloud Gaming in November 2024.

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A report claims that Xbox is pulling out of Saudi Arabia and other Middle East regions, and now Microsoft has responded

A new report suggested that Xbox is planning to exit Saudi Arabia leading to widespread speculation about a total exit from the wider Middle East region.

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Activision releases a Disruptive Behavior Progress Report ahead of Black Ops 6's launch detailing chat moderation efforts

Activision has released a new document detailing internal research on disruptive and toxic player behavior, along with details on how that behavior will be mitigated in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is getting a fan-favorite map just a week after launch

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is bringing back the franchise favorite map Nuketown just a week after the game's arrival.

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AMD will power the "world's first Copilot+ PCs designed for enterprise" with Ryzen AI PRO 300 processors using 55 TOPS NPUs

Expanding its successful Ryzen AI 300 mobile processors, AMD offers extra AI-powered security to enterprise customers with 55 TOPS NPUs and the world's first Copilot+ PCs in the market.

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HP sent me its "next-gen" enterprise flagship months before release, and I think I finally understand the AI PC craze

I got my hands on the HP EliteBook X months before its planned release, and there's a lot here that excites me about the future of Windows laptops.

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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred arrives on Nvidia Geforce Now today — but we still can't play on Xbox Cloud Gaming

Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred arrives on Nvidia GeForce Now today, along with Battle.net game syncing, as we lament the lack of Activision Blizzard games on the Xbox cloud.

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OpenAI reportedly wants to buy its 'freedom' through a for-profit restructuring ticket to keep hostile takeovers and outside interference from the likes of Microsoft at arm's length

OpenAI is reportedly restructuring its business model into a public benefit corporation, that will keep hostile takeovers and outside interference at bay.

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Intel Core Ultra 200S desktop AI processors promise "groundbreaking power efficiency" as Arrow Lake targets creative PC gamers

Intel unveils its new range of Core Ultra 200S desktop processors, translating everything it achieved with AI PCs to Arrow Lake S and HX.

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Bing is down, potentially affecting dozens of users (Update)

Bing is down, preventing people from being able to use one of Google's only search rivals.

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Nobel Prize winner claims former OpenAI Chief Scientist fired Sam Altman because he "is much less concerned with AI safety than profits" — and suggests superintelligence might be on the horizon: "We have maybe 4 years left"' before human extinction

Nobel Prize winner and physicist gives former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever a hat tip for his contributions to developing safe AI and firing Sam Altman for his missteps, including focusing on generating focus and abandoning the firm's founding mission.

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Windows 11 bug steals 8.63GB of storage space that you can't get back

An issue with the Windows 11 2024 Update leaves 8.63GB of files on your PC that you can't delete, even if you try to use Storage Sense.

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Linus Tech Tips told me to buy this $40 ergonomic PC wrist rest accessory, but does it actually work? It didn't for me, but it might for you.

Deltahub Carpio 2.0 PC wrist rest review: Famed tech-tuber Linus Tech Tips personally endorsed this $40 wrist rest accessory, but is it worth it? I've been using it for two weeks and have ultimately found that it falls short of its promises (at least for me).

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Windows on Chromebooks is set for an early grave, but Windows apps on ChromeOS hold onto the mantle

Parallels for ChromeOS will reportedly be discontinued in the near future. Google has an alternative offering, but it's not the same as running a virtual desktop.

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This Diablo 4 Spiritborn build is so insanely OP — you should probably play it now before Blizzard nerf it

Diablo players are all talking about this Spiritborn Eagle Evade build that is eclipsing other builds in the game, if you want to play it too here's how you get all the gear you need.

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I connected my phone to Windows 11, and now I can't imagine working without it.

On Windows 11, you can connect your phone to your computer to access your notifications, messages, calls, pictures, and more. You can even use your phone's camera as a webcam for your device, and in this guide, I'll explain how.

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Sea of Thieves will let you live out your Metal Gear Solid pirate fantasies with new stealth systems

Rare and Xbox Game Studios' Sea of Thieves is getting a deluge of new stealth systems, including crouching and disguises.

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NVIDIA and MediaTek might be collaborating on a 3nm AI PC CPU that could potentially blow Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite out of the water — and it reportedly tapes out later this month

MediaTek and NVIDIA are reportedly working together on developing a cutting-edge 3nm AI PC CPU. It's slated to enter the tape-out phase of production later this month and is expected to enter mass production late next year.

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Former Google CEO says AI firms should build data centers because 'we're not organized' to hit ambitious climate goals anyway: "I'd rather bet on AI solving the problem than constraining it and having the problem"

Despite the negative implications AI data centers have on the climate, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says companies should proceed to build them as we're not organized enough o hit our climate goals anyway.

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An analyst predicts OpenAI could be part of Microsoft's acquisition portfolio by 2027: "Investors' focus might shift away from AI, and the startups will just find it difficult to keep funding for the innovation they want to do"

Microsoft might acquire the ChatGPT maker within the next three years. An analyst predicts the AI hype is quickly fading, and startups like OpenAI will be forced into unceremonious acquisitions by investors with vast resources like Microsoft.

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Google ordered to open its Android app store to third-party rivals, including Epic Games — no more "Google's scare screens and Google's 30% app tax"

Judge James Donato issued his final ruling on the Epic v. Google case, deeming Google Play Store an illegal monopoly. Donato's ruling highlighted several changes that need to be made, including opening the Google Play Store to third-party app stores for three years.

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Can I play Metaphor: ReFantazio on ASUS ROG Ally, Steam Deck, and other gaming handhelds?

We set out to find out if Metaphor: ReFantazio is playable on gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally, and this is what we found.

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