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Windows & Software
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PC Hardware
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Gaming
Did Xbox's Phil Spencer just tease a new Halo game for 2026?
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Peripherals & Accessories
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Microsoft
Microsoft hopes to partner with OpenAI for decades to come
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Microsoft-backed AI startup Builder.ai collapses after faking AI services
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LinkedIn's CEO now oversees Office and Microsoft 365 Copilot
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Here's the story behind Microsoft Steve Ballmer's "Developers!" chant
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Artificial Intelligence
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Reddit sues Anthropic for scraping its data 100,000 times
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DeepMind CEO says AI won't steal jobs — it'll make you superhuman
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