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John Romero confirms his axed Xbox game has a new publisher and he’s rehired some staff
The game has been rescoped for a smaller team and "we're just super happy", he says
PlayStation 6 and Xbox Project Helix Are Set to Cost $1000 or More, but Sony’s Cloud Gaming Patent Could Make Streaming a Reliable Entry Point
With hardware prices spiking in the past few months and no signs of the situation improving, the PlayStation 6 and Xbox Project Helix are set to cost significantly more than their predecessors, prompting more than a few gamers to consider alternatives to enjoy upcoming games. While cloud gaming has become a viable alternative, it only delivers a good experience with a good internet connection, but Sony may have…
Google hit with criminal probe over unapproved AI data center deforestation — 816 acres of forest destroyed in Finland as wolves flee into local villages, facility threatens 40% power bill hikes
A criminal investigation into the environmental damage caused by Google’s Finnish subsidiary has been launched . Tuike Finland Oy is being investigated after five complaints were received regarding the Muhos data center project, according to an official police statement published today [machine translation]. Go deeper with TH Premium: AI and data centers (Image credit: Microsoft) The data center cooling state of…
From dual-screen handhelds to Xbox Cloud Gaming, DroidDeck just got a huge update
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR The DroidDeck app for Android now supports Xbox Cloud Gaming, allowing you to stream Xbox games over the internet. The PC gaming app now integrates the Battle.net storefront as well, coming days after it gained Game Pass and Itch.io integration. DroidDeck also brings better second-screen support, improved performance, improved efficiency under sleep mode, and more…
Windows 11 gets right-click menu improvements as PC revenue slides
Microsoft is beginning the rollout of a Windows 11 preview update that finally addresses a persistent power user complaint with the operating system: the right-click menu that obliterated years of muscle memory on command locations, and hid others behind an additional click. The timing for the release is notable, as the announcement comes alongside Microsoft's quarterly financial report that saw a continued decline…
Microsoft’s AI future has fewer jobs
To anyone listening closely to what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been saying over the past couple of years, this week felt like the clearest sign yet that AI is about to fundamentally change the size of Microsoft's workforce. Microsoft is now offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada, and India. It's the first time the company has presented such an offer to so many employees…
Russia now requires Apple to store user communications and hand them over if requested
As Bloomberg reported today, Apple and Microsoft are now subject to Russian regulations requiring companies to store users’ communications and provide them to security agencies if requested. Here are the details. more…
Microsoft just shared Azure’s actual revenue in dollars: $33.2 billion
Microsoft has never disclosed Azure's quarterly revenue in dollars. But for the first time, we can see just how close it is getting to besting the biggest competitor in the market, AWS.
Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI
Microsoft said it made $10 billion in revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, including revenue-sharing payments, in the quarter ending September 30. It underscores the still-enormous financial dependency of the partnership.
Microsoft hits 10 quarters of record- breaking revenue in a row
Whatever the future of AI might be, the current situation is still very good for Microsoft. The tech giant reported yet another record for quarterly revenue on Wednesday: $92.3 billion, a 19% increase over the year-ago quarter.
Microsoft reveals strong cloud growth amid financial reporting overhaul
Microsoft just posted the first quarter of its 2027 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $92.3 billion in revenue and a net income of $33.6 billion during Q1. Revenue is up 19 percent, and net income has increased by 32 percent. It's a new financial year for Microsoft, so the company is changing up
This Xbox emulator makes Halo, Forza, and more actually playable on Android handhelds
Xbox emulation on Android just got better with this update.
Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs
Nearly two years after LG and Samsung announced at CES 2025 that their latest smart TVs would include access to Microsoft's Copilot, the company is ending support for the AI assistant's functionality on all TVs this year, according to a report by Windows Central. The news comes not from an official announcement from LG, Samsung,
Thin, Light and Built for Everything: NVIDIA RTX Spark Windows Laptops Gain New Models, Agent Tools and Games
NVIDIA RTX Spark powers thin and light laptops built for everything that developers, creators and gamers do. RTX Spark laptops are now available from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI. These powerful systems combine an NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPU and an NVIDIA Grace CPU in a single superchip with up to 128GB of unified memory and up to 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance. That puts the NVIDIA CUDA platform, RTX…
Windows finally gets a built-in internet speed test tool – how to try it
Available to Windows Insiders, the built-in tool measures your upload and download speeds over Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
Rohit Patel is departing Meta after eight years working on AI evaluations and reinforcement learning, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. His startup, Ndoc, aims to take on Microsoft Office Suite.
I tried Windows 11’s customizable right-click menu – and it’s a much-needed change
The latest Windows Insider build lets you add, remove, and manage commands in the right-click menu so it’s less crowded and confusing.
Rapidly scaling online storage to serve over 1 billion ChatGPT users (Part II)
Learn how OpenAI scaled Habitat with reliable multi-tenancy, global caching, and Azure Cosmos DB to deliver 12× faster reads for ChatGPT.
Bringing the Spark to Europe: Local Intelligence Powers Next Wave of Agents
At GTC Berlin, NVIDIA is showcasing its full lineup of local AI hardware. RTX Spark , which launched last week , powers personal agents on Windows PCs; DGX Spark supports developers building and scaling applications on Linux; and DGX Station serves enterprise teams running frontier workloads on Linux, with a Windows version arriving in December. Announcements include: Underdog Desktop Agent now available for RTX…
2027 Upcoming Games Release Schedule
2027 is shaping up to be another big year for new video games, as the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S continue to get plenty of games despite their massively increased prices, and Nintendo's Switch 2 has been, slowly but surely, getting a great lineup of exclusives. Whether you're waiting for a new soulslike or the big new AAA first-person shooter, 2027 very likely has something you can look forward to playing. To break it…