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RTX gaming laptops are clearing out during Amazon Gaming Week
By Cale Hunt last updated
Deals Amazon Gaming Week is home to countless deals on hardware and accessories, but I've focused on the best gaming laptop deals so far.

New Xbox Game Pass games (May 2025): What's coming, leaving soon
By Zachary Boddy last updated
Xbox Game Pass As Xbox Game Pass grows ever bigger, I'm keeping careful track of the best new additions, upcoming arrivals, which games are leaving soon, and much more.

Arch Linux now officially supports WSL 2 on Windows 11
By Richard Devine published
Software Having previously been teased, Arch Linux has quietly rolled out its official version for Microsoft's WSL, a couple of weeks after Fedora did the same.

The composer for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 started on Soundcloud
By Jennifer Young published
GAMING Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has an incredible soundtrack, and it's composer was discovered on a gaming forum, after posting music from his Soundcloud.

LIVE: Amazon Gaming Week deals and price-busting competitors
By Ben Wilson last updated
LIVE Amazon Gaming Week offers hot deals on Xbox and PC gaming at Amazon and its price-matching rivals, so we're rounding up the best savings LIVE.

Bungie's Marathon is doomed — ARC Raiders is the better game
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming ARC Raiders is the extraction shooter I've been waiting for. Here's why Embark Studios has a better chance against Bungie's upcoming Marathon.

A new report says AI is just a fad with barely any influence
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A new working paper suggests AI-powered chatbots like Google's Gemini AI, ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot have minimal impact on wages and employment.

Microsoft shares up on FY25 Q3 earnings, beating expectations with cloud and AI
By Jez Corden published
Microsoft Microsoft cloud dominates the messaging as Redmond beats Wall Street expectations to post yet another record quarter.
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