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Xbox boss Phil Spencer is leaving, and a Microsoft AI exec is taking over with president Sarah Bond also resigning

Phil Spencer has been with Microsoft since 1988

GamesRadar

Xbox boss Phil Spencer is retiring, and his replacement is an AI executive who joined Microsoft in 2024

Sarah Bond, who was widely expected to take the reins one day, has instead resigned from the company.

PC Gamer

Phil Spencer retires as Microsoft appoints Asha Sharma CEO of Microsoft Gaming; major Xbox leadership reshuffle announced

Xbox enters a new era as Phil Spencer retires and Asha Sharma takes over

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Chaos online as Cloudflare outage crashes dozens of major websites

The outage has hit websites including Uber, Workday and Microsoft Outlook

Evening Standard

AWS outages caused by AI coding bot blunder, report claims

Amazon suffered from a couple of small outages driven by actions of AI agents. The company insists that these are user errors because it accidentally gave the AI permission to execute actions without approval from another user.

Tom’s Hardware

OpenAI's Sam Altman warns that firms are using 'AI washing' to mask layoffs across the globe — AI boss calls out corporate excuses while warning of 'palpable' job disruption ahead

In an interview at the India AI Impact Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mentioned his belief that AI is being used by businesses to explain unrelated layoffs, but that the technology will cause an impact in the near future.

Tom’s Hardware

TOP AI Agent Development Companies in 2026

Several research firms in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry predict that the market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 37% from 2026 to 2031, reaching a size of almost 1.68 trillion dollars by 2030. According to Mordor Intelligence's market research, the market for artificial…

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Even Microsoft says that AI chatbots get dumber the longer you talk to them — a paired study with Salesforce shows reliability tanks by 112% over 200,000 chats

Microsoft and Salesforce analyzed 200,000+ AI chats, finding models lose reliability in multi‑turn dialogue despite strong single‑prompt performance.

Windows Central

Microsoft's AI PC beginner's guide demonstrates how convoluted its branding has become, but hey, at least 'AI is not here to replace you'

It's very simple, let me just break out this whiteboard.

PC Gamer

Microsoft is set to kill a confusing Outlook email feature — as the longstanding but unpopular tool had years of complaints

Microsoft is removing Contact Masking from Outlook on March 31, 2026, after years of user confusion. The feature, which hid suggested contacts across Microsoft 365 services, will disappear across desktop, mobile, and web.

Windows Central

Microsoft invented "escrow builds" to launch functional apps — that's internal 'Microspeak' jargon for quality control

Here's Microsoft's quirky release vocabulary for products, including bug bars, bake time, and escrow.

Windows Central

Notepad is slowly becoming Microsoft's version of Apple's "Notes" app, complete with image support and rich text — but should it?

Notepad has slowly gained a plethora of features that elevate it way beyond a basic text editor, now rivaling the likes of Apple Notes and Google Keep. But is Microsoft right to do this?

Windows Central

The game industry's core issues go beyond Xbox, and PlayStation's shutdown of Bluepoint proves it's far more widespread

The industry is in turmoil as it chases the bottom line, but gamers are choosing somewhere else to spend their time.

Windows Central

Microsoft won’t stop trying to make Edge happen — now it’s coming to Teams, but there is a quick fix

Microsoft just found another way to 'encourage' you to use Edge in Teams, but there's a quick fix

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Will Microsoft ever stop messing with Notepad? Windows 11 app could soon get another feature — and I'm predicting a backlash

Is Notepad getting too bloated these days? If you're of that opinion, you won't like what Microsoft has planned next.

TechRadar

It seems Microsoft just started work on Windows 11 27H2 — and this could be the update that saves the OS... or dooms it

I just hope Microsoft delivers on the promises of greater stability and faster performance for the OS.

Barchart

As Microsoft Extends 20% OpenAI Deal, Is the Bull Case for MSFT Stronger Here?

With Microsoft’s OpenAI revenue arrangement now extended through 2032, should investors see this as fresh fuel for the MSFT bull story?

Tom’s Guide

My ghost is not for sale: The case against Meta's AI Afterlife patent

Meta has been granted a patent for AI chatbots that mimic deceased users — and it raises unsettling questions about grief, identity, and digital legacy.

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1 Nuclear Energy Stock That Billionaire Dan Loeb Loves Now

Constellation Energy is poised to benefit significantly from the proliferation of data centers and developments in Washington.

MarketBeat

NVIDIA and Meta Deepen Their AI Alliance—and the Spending Numbers Are Enormous

Meta Platforms and NVIDIA are expanding their alliance to deploy millions of future chips that power personal superintelligence for billions of users.

Windows Central

We’re not the only ones saying it: Windows 11 desperately needs a single privacy toggle

Windows 11 makes privacy confusing. Settings are fragmented, telemetry stays active, and it's time for Microsoft to add a master switch.

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Big Money Sees Big Value in Amazon: Should You Buy AMZN Stock Too?

Seth Klarman, Bill Ackman, and Stanley Druckenmiller added Amazon shares in Q4 2025. Should you also buy AMZN stock after the recent fall?

Tom’s Guide

Microsoft confirms Copilot bug let its AI read sensitive and confidential emails

Microsoft confirmed a bug in Copilot was letting the AI assistant read and summarize confidential emails.

Windows Central

I played Microsoft Flight Simulator with this revolutionary joystick disguised as a controller — and I'm in love with it

Honeycomb's excellent Echo is a mashup of traditional flight sim hardware and casual joypads, built for convenient PC gaming.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft's new Windows 11 speed test is just a link to Ookla's Speedtest via Bing — button housed in the taskbar in latest Insider Preview build

Amidst endless complaints over the instability and bloating nature of Windows 11, Microsoft's latest insider builds add new emojis and a taskbar feature for its beta testers. Now, you can check your internet speed by right-clicking the network icon or opening network quick settings, where you'll be taken to a…

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