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The game developers striving to offer authenticity and inclusion in the face of AI

At the Develop conference in Brighton this week, talk turns from cancelled deals and job cuts to replicating real human experiences and telling stories about diverse characters

The Guardian - UK

UK government’s deal with Google ‘dangerously naive’, say campaigners

Company to provide free technology and ‘upskill’ civil servants but concerns raised over UK data being held on US servers

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft Is Cutting 9,000 Jobs in the Latest Round of Layoffs. How Should You Play MSFT Stock Here?

Microsoft’s layoffs will not halt the stock’s uptrend.

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New Windows 11 update delivers a host of new features and fixes - here are 4 things I'm looking forward to

The July update has arrived, and it boasts quite a number of new features, as well as important fixes for gamers.

TechRadar

Atari Video Chess checkmates Copilot after knocking over ChatGPT's king

When two of the most advanced AI models lost to a 1979 chess game, it exposed how sounding smart isn’t the same as actually thinking.

TechRadar

Bill Gates says AI will replace humans for most things — but coding will remain "a 100% human profession" centuries later

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently claimed that programming will remain a 100% human profession, even a century from now.

Windows Central

Xbox confirmed to be in attendance for Tokyo Game Show 2025 — set to be its biggest show yet

Tokyo Game Show 2025 has announced the full list of attendees, with Microsoft set to present an online exhibition for Xbox titles.

Windows Central

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Microsoft sees its carbon emissions soar on a 168% glut in AI energy demand, "we recognize that we must also bring more carbon-free electricity onto the grids."

Microsoft's pledge to go carbon neutral by 2030 has hit an AI-shaped snag, as the firm's hunger for cloud growth impacts emissions targets.

Windows Central

Microsoft, Replit Team Up To Bring 'Vibe Coding' To Enterprise: AI Agents Let Anyone Build Software, 'No Code Required'

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced a strategic partnership with Replit on Tuesday that will democratize software development across enterprise teams through “vibe coding”—an artificial intelligence-powered approach that enables employees to build applications using natural language without coding expertise.

Benzinga

New Arrow Lake refresh rumours confirm addition of NPU to bring Microsoft's Copilot+ AI features to desktop machines

But with no other improvements, these still aren't looking like a gamer CPU of choice.

PC Gamer

Former Xbox boss says Microsoft was "disadvantaged" before the Xbox 360 era where it was able to "flex its muscles" in third-party gaming: "Having developers feel good, make money on your platform was key"

"Microsoft was a platform way before we started talking about platforms in video games"

GamesRadar

Report: Halo Studios was hit by Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, too — dev says nobody "is really happy about the quality" of the next game

Reportedly, the Halo Studios team was affected by last week's Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and one dev says it's not "really happy about the quality" of the next Halo game.

Windows Central

Former Microsoft exec says if Xbox hadn't shelled out $1.15 billion to fix its infamous red ring of death, "I'm not sure the Xbox brand would be around today"

Peter Moore did what he had to do

GamesRadar

'Success Is Not Guaranteed' — Biographer Keach Hagey Says Sam Altman's Future At OpenAI Hangs On A Deal-Maker's Luck And Instability

"Success is not guaranteed," Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey told TechCrunch in an interview last month. Her recently released biography, "The Optimist," tracks Sam Altman from St. Louis coder to OpenAI CEO.

Benzinga

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1 Hypergrowth Stock to Buy and Hold Through 2030

If you're looking for one hypergrowth stock to buy and hold until 2030, Microsoft might be your best bet.

Fortune

Bill Gates gave so much money away that $51 billion just got swiped from his net worth—now his former no2 and Microsoft successor Steve Ballmer is wealthier than he is

Billionaire Bill Gates was once crowned the richest man in the world for 18 years, but now as his quest to not die rich continues, his former assistant Steve Ballmer has topped his wealth.

Tom’s Hardware

The developers behind a popular industry security tool say it has been repurposed by hackers, but blame a research group for not disclosing a vulnerability months earlier.

TechRadar

Experts flag a huge amount of cyberattacks coming from this unexpected domain

Cybersecurity researchers have observed a huge spike in the use of .es TLDs in recent months, mostly to host phishing campaigns.

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60 Epic Work Fails That Might Make You Glad It Didn’t Happen To You (New Pics)

What's the very worst day you've ever had at work?

Windows Central

Xbox Game Pass actually *is* profitable and isn't quite the albatross you've heard it is — as rumors swirl about Microsoft's gaming business' health

From questions of cannibalization to degrading the value of all of gaming, Xbox Game Pass has been zeroed in on as a potential symptom of last week's massive gaming lay offs.

Fortune

Melinda French Gates reveals she’s refusing to fund her Gen Z daughter’s new startup—despite being worth nearly $31 billion

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates has long warned that his kids won’t be coasting off his fortune—and Melinda French Gates is making sure that mindset starts early, by insisting her daughter raises capital on her own.

Barchart

What to Expect From Microsoft's Next Quarterly Earnings Report

Microsoft is expected to announce its fourth-quarter results later this month, and analysts anticipate a notable double-digit growth in earnings.

Windows Central

Microsoft Edge is now faster than ever — again — with 40% quicker load speeds

Microsoft Edge is now faster than ever, with UI load times reduced by 40% and key elements loading in under 300ms thanks to WebUI2.0.

Inverse

Xbox Game Pass Has A Dangerous Dark Side, Game Makers Say

Developers are increasingly questioning whether Xbox Game Pass is a bad deal for the entire industry after a huge wave of layoffs at Microsoft.

Euronews

Brussels AI ambitions risk fuelling Big Tech dominance, watchdog warns

Public support for European AI start-ups could end up strengthening the dominance of US tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon, a new report finds.

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