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July 14
- Microsoft Copilot scores low on AI IQ tests — but that's not the full story
- Windows 11 will periodically enable energy saver mode while you work to increase battery life — even when your battery isn't low
- Microsoft will stop releasing new Office features on Windows 10 — you'll need to upgrade to Windows 11 for the latest features soon
- The Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X prices may have leaked — and if true, it's not as bad as I thought
- Microsoft’s extra year of free Windows 10 security updates feels like a last-minute snooze button — while groups like "The Restart Project" still want to help users
- Germany wants Google and Apple to ban China's "illegal" DeepSeek AI — after it failed to comply with data protection laws
- ChatGPT falls for another Windows license key scam — generating valid codes in a guessing game after a researcher "gives up"
July 11
- xAI's $300/month Grok 4, billed as a "maximally truth-seeking AI" — seemingly solicits Elon Musk's opinion on controversial topics
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, one of the greatest RTS games ever made, just had its release date announced for a Definitive Edition
- Final Fantasy XVI producer doubles down on multiplatform strategy for Xbox — comments on popularity of turn-based RPGS
- SAG-AFTRA video game actors approve new agreement — securing better pay, protections against AI, and more
- OpenAI’s $6.5 billion purchase fuels Sam Altman’s quest to build next-gen computers for “transcendentally good” AI — The biggest tech disruption since the iPhone?
July 10
- YouTube ramps up campaign against AI slop — with stricter monetization caveats on inauthentic and repetitive videos
- Sea of Thieves is getting this widely-requested feature in early 2026 — and it's coming as part of a new subscription model
- Xbox Game Pass deals ranged from "$50,000 to $50,000,000" — offering a glimpse at how much Microsoft drops on content
- Upcoming Xbox Game Pass title 'Subnautica 2' is facing boycotts — after publisher Krafton Inc. allegedly nuked dev bonuses and ousted leaders (UPDATE: Krafton responds)
- NVIDIA became the first $4 trillion company — here's how the tech giant beat Microsoft and Apple
- Is Microsoft's new AI still "4x more accurate than human doctors"? — Typos in medical prompts to chatbots could be catastrophic
- TES4: Oblivion Remastered is getting new difficulty settings in patch 1.2 — but I'm happier to see a fix for this major issue
- Minecraft's mob vote loser just made a surprise comeback — and it brought brand new gear to the Bedrock Preview with it
- Copilot and ChatGPT went against a 4 KB Atari chess game from the 70s — with an embarrassing effort from Microsoft's AI
- ChatGPT falls for a "dead grandma" scam and generates Microsoft Windows 7 activation keys — but they're useless
July 9
- Perplexity launches "Comet" AI web browser to take on Chrome and Edge — and you can use it today for $200 a month
- Game subscription spending hits an all-time high in the US — does it bode well for Xbox Game Pass?
- This popular Game Pass Xbox exclusive is coming to PS5 this year — the devs announced it in the coolest way possible
- AI "vibe coding" platform Replit partners up with Microsoft for Azure — but the non-exclusive deal keeps Google Cloud in the fold
- Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton reportedly delayed it to 2026 — did it just kill a $250 million bonus for devs in the crib?
- Microsoft says 'we have threads at home' — rolls out feature Slack has had for years
- Bill Gates says AI will replace humans for most things — but coding will remain "a 100% human profession" centuries later
- Xbox confirmed to be in attendance for Tokyo Game Show 2025 — set to be its biggest show yet
- Sam Altman admits current computers were designed for an AI-free world — but OpenAI's new type of computer will make the AI revolution "transcendentally good"
- 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."
July 8
- Report: Halo Studios was hit by Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, too — dev says nobody "is really happy about the quality" of the next game
- WWE 2K25 is getting a new story starring Bray Wyatt that will "get people emotional" — but not for PC or last-gen console players
- Blizzard announces release date for World of Warcraft: The War Within's 3rd major content patch — a patch that will feature the largest, city-sized raid boss in MMORPG history
- 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
July 7
- Microsoft Edge is now faster than ever — again — with 40% quicker load speeds
- Final Fantasy IX Remake possibly cancelled according to latest rumors — Which may be the saddest way to celebrate this legendary game's 25th anniversary
- Windows 11 is set to gain big lock screen improvements this year — here's what to expect, and when
- Microsoft reportedly met with Romero Games just a day before pulling funding — and said absolutely nothing about what was coming
- A UN Human Rights Council report lists Microsoft among big tech companies that "profit" from Gaza genocide
July 5
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is bringing another season of the excellent animated series — I couldn't be more excited
- Just days after joining Game Pass, the Xbox PC edition of Call of Duty: WW2 is taken offline for "an issue"
July 4
- Windows 11 overtakes Windows 10 to become most used desktop OS — 4 years after its controversial debut
- Forza Motorsport's future doesn't look good following the grim week at Xbox — Turn 10 layoffs reportedly had a massive impact on any future for the franchise
- iRacing finally gives us the smallest glimpse of NASCAR 25 gameplay — but don't get too excited, yet
- Out of the blue, GTA V is finally approved for release in Saudi Arabia — and it's coming soon
- Microsoft's $200 Surface Earbuds are killing themselves — make sure you charge yours regularly to keep them going
- OpenAI almost shipped ChatGPT with a different name — before a late-night twist
- Microsoft's extra year of Windows 10 security updates isn't a "viable solution" for the 400 million PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11 — "It's obvious users are frustrated and feel yanked around."
- Microsoft is replacing salespeople with "solutions engineers" amid recent layoffs — promoting Copilot AI while ChatGPT dominates the enterprise sector
- Hideo Kojima's "OD" is still in development with Xbox, at least for today
July 3
- EA is killing a game I didn't even know was alive
- Xbox CEO Phil Spencer reportedly couldn't stop playing ZeniMax's unannounced game — and now it's canceled
- The big "Stop Killing Games" petition just hit 1 million signatures — in partial thanks to one dev who tried to kill it
- You can now make text bold or italic in Notepad — hell has frozen over
- Report: Microsoft's 2025 layoffs revolve around its desperate $80 billion AI infrastructure investment
- Romero Games' next project loses funding due to Xbox cuts — most of the studio is now laid off
- Intel Unison for Windows 11 shuts down — encourages users to switch to another multi-device experience
- This Call of Duty game just hit Xbox Game Pass, but it's infested with RCE hackers — I'd take cover and avoid playing until there's a fix
- Gamers continue to make the switch to Windows 11 — and not just from Windows 10, either
- "I'm hoping we'll bring all players together." PlayStation hit Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox — a needed win in a bleak week for Microsoft.
- Latest Microsoft Edge update breaks design visuals on Windows 11 — once you see it, you'll hate it
- Sam Altman's future ChatGPT sounds like Microsoft's Windows Recall but with Copilot's companionship traits — "running all the time, looking at all your stuff"
- Microsoft reportedly lacks the know-how to fully leverage OpenAI's tech — despite holding IP rights
- Cloudflare is fighting to safeguard "the future of the web itself" — standing directly in the way of leading AI firms
- Capcom reports that its Steam game sales have risen massively — despite flagship titles like Monster Hunter Wilds receiving profuse backlash from PC players
- Microsoft Gaming studios head Matt Booty says "overall portfolio strategy is unchanged" — with more than 40 games in production
July 2
- Microsoft 365 Copilot just got smarter — now supports 48 languages and key new features
- Battlefield 6 devs plagued by "extraordinary stress and long hours" — changes to compete with Call of Duty, Fortnite are wreaking havoc, and I'm worried
- No, Microsoft and Xbox's Phil Spencer isn't stepping down any time soon — here's the truth
- Microsoft is closing down Xbox studio The Initiative, with Perfect Dark killed as well — joining Everwild and ZeniMax's new IP, and other unannounced projects
- Xbox is cancelling Rare's 'Everwild' and ZeniMax's new MMORPG IP as part of broader cuts — with 'Perfect Dark' impacted as well
- One of the best PowerToys features just got even better — and it puts Windows Search to shame
- Microsoft's layoffs to top 9,000 people, impacting around 4% of the firm's entire workforce — total 2025 layoffs now top 15,300 people
- Microsoft continues Xbox layoffs, with jobs cut at King, Turn 10, ZeniMax Media, and more — read Phil Spencer's note to staff
- Marvel Rivals Season 3 is bringing Blade and Phoenix — but I need this balance issue fixed
- Can OpenAI’s mandatory week-long break fend off Meta’s $100 million talent grab? — "Someone has broken into our home"
- Sam Altman says his CEO ouster "wasn't the craziest thing that would happen in OpenAl's history" — neither will Meta's $100 million raid on the firm's top AI talent
July 1
- Microsoft has a new way to use AI in OneNote — but a "dumb" feature excites me more
- "I want to support the sweaty boys!" — Fallout: New Vegas director says it's a "mistake" to trade RPG crunch for "super accessible" gameplay, and he's right
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass soon — and one of the service's biggest-ever hits is returning, too
- My son's been bugging me to play Minecraft for six years — this one mod could finally make me do it
- Rejoice, PC gamers: this Steam feature just got a massive update — here's how to use it and how it works
- Minecraft is reviving a dead Mob Vote loser and actually making copper useful in 2025's third update
- False alarm! Microsoft rectifies language that implied Windows may have lost millions of users since Windows 11 debut
- Intel’s former CEO speaks out — "I wanted to finish what I started"
- Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta Superintelligence Labs — with a battalion of AI gurus poached from OpenAI, Google, and DeepMind to try and secure an AGI win
- Microsoft's new AI can be 4x more accurate and 20% cheaper than human doctors — Mustafa Suleyman calls it "a genuine step toward medical superintelligence"