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Microsoft’s metaverse isn’t dead — Teams adds immersive events you can join with a VR headset (or your PC)
By Sean Endicott published
Apps A new immersive events feature in Microsoft Teams lets users meet in virtual spaces from a PC, Mac, or Meta Quest headset.

ByteDance responds to reports on Trae coding app's use of telemetry
By Richard Devine last updated
Software Trae is ByteDance's take on Visual Studio Code, but some digging raised some questions, which the company has now responded to.

Battlefield 6 publisher EA is joining Xbox in avoiding $80 games
By Brendan Lowry published
News EA has announced that "no dramatic changes are planned yet" for the price of its game, suggesting Battlefield 6 and others won't be $80.

NVIDIA is already short on H20 AI chips weeks after the China ban reversal
By Cale Hunt published
AI That fresh order is on top of the 600,000 to 700,000 H20 chips already stockpiled.

Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and more go Arm-native — but these features remain Intel-only
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Adobe’s biggest creative apps, including Premiere Pro and After Effects, now run natively on Windows on Arm, though some formats and effects are missing.

Microsoft eyes OpenAI access beyond coveted AGI milestone
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft is reportedly in high-stakes negotiations to extend its partnership with OpenAI, even after achieving AGI.

Microsoft starts selling 100 Smurface Laptops
By Zac Bowden published
Surface Microsoft has started selling a very limited batch of Surface Laptop 13-inch devices with laser-etched Smurfs on the lid. The company says there are only 100 available.

Activision Blizzard called out for Diablo marketing using AI images
By Cole Martin published
Gaming Eagle-eyed followers spotted melting necklaces, sloppy playing cards, and questionable anatomy in the Diablo Immortal x Hearthstone crossover marketing — once again sparking the debate about the use of generative AI in gaming.
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