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Former Xbox 360 boss Peter Moore publicly shuts down Xbox co‑founder’s criticism of new CEO Asha Sharma, basically calling the 'gamer CEO' argument nonsense

Former Xbox 360 boss Peter Moore has shared his thoughts on new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma in a lengthy GamesBeat interview. Moore draws parallels to his own outsider journey, pushes back on Seamus Blackley’s “sunsetted” comments, and defends Phil Spencer’s legacy.

Windows Central

Windows 11’s February Insider update adds new features — but which ones actually matter? Here are the 11 biggest.

Windows 11 February 2026 Insider builds bring File Explorer tweaks, Cross-Device Resume, Hello ESS upgrades, and various Settings changes.

Windows Central

OpenAI raises $110 billion in largest-ever private tech funding round, Nvidia throws in $30 billion — AI startup now valued at $730 billion

$50 billion from Amazon, $30 billion from Nvidia, and $30 billion from SoftBank, with additional investors expected to join as the round progresses.

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Meet the Gen Z college students who turned Excel into a competitive esport—they’re competing in spreadsheet challenges and it’s helping them land jobs

Microsoft-backed spreadsheet competitions are turning Gen Z college students into job-market standouts.

Fortune

"Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens

After Anthropic refused flat out to agree to apply Claude AI to autonomous weapons and mass surveillance of American citizens, OpenAI jumps right into bed with the United States Department of War.

Windows Central

Google's Aluminium-merged OS brings familiar vibes - but I have a lot of lingering questions

"Good job, Chrome OS. You can log yourself out."

TechRadar

I was so sick of Windows 11, I panic-bought an M4 Mac mini ahead of the RAM crisis — and I'm totally converted

As a long-time PC user, I grew increasingly frustrated with Windows 11, so switched to macOS, and the M4 Mac mini couldn’t come at a better time.

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'So big, it's basically a Start screen again': Windows 11's new Start menu is getting some hate — and triggering Windows 8 flashbacks

Windows 11's new Start menu is proving seriously divisive – some feel it's huge and badly designed, but there are fans too.

TechRadar

OpenAI announces $110bn funding round that would value firm at $840bn

Deal signals feverish pace of AI investment with multibillion-dollar backings from Nvidia, Amazon and more

The Guardian - US

Amazon strikes $50B OpenAI deal

AWS can offer custom OpenAI models, bolstering Amazon's enterprise and Alexa efforts.

Axios

Microsoft's update for Direct3D, with opacity micromaps and shader execution reordering now official features, will probably mean little to gamers but graphics devs are going to be happy

And happy devs mean better games, right? Right??

PC Gamer

Microsoft signs up Asus and Dell to join the Cloud PC party - powerful new mini PCs and desktops coming later in 2026

Two new compact PCs are launching as Windows 365-only devices, offering alternatives to the Windows 365 Link.

TechRadar

OpenAI announces another $110 billion in investment funding including $30 billion from Nvidia, but says Microsoft is still its best friend forever

Aww. Isn't it sweet when multi-billion, sometimes multi-trillion dollar businesses buddy up?

PC Gamer

ChatGPT maker OpenAI receives groundbreaking $110bn investment from tech giants

Founder Sam Altman revealed ChatGPT's considerable reach, boasting over 900 million weekly active users and more than 50 million consumer subscribers

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Windows Central

Microsoft watched OpenAI collect 110 billion dollars and said 'we’re still cool, right?'

Microsoft skipped OpenAI's latest multi-billion dollar funding round, but a joint statement confirms their Azure and IP agreements remain unchanged.

Barchart

How Is Synopsys' Stock Performance Compared to Other Technology Stocks?

Despite Synopsys’ underperformance relative to its peers over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on its prospects.

The Conversation

How the Seattle Seahawks’ sale will score a touchdown for charity 8 years after Paul Allen’s death

When Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died on Oct. 15, 2018, he left behind an estimated US$26 billion that he wanted to largely leave to charity.

TechRadar

Microsoft brings Windows restore to more enterprise devices - so you don't have to worry about continuous backups

Windows Backup for Organizations now prompts users at first sign-in to reinstate previous settings and app configurations.

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Microsoft Teams finally copied this basic WhatsApp feature — but it still beat Slack to the punch

Microsoft Teams adds multi-message forwarding, beating Slack to a long-requested feature that has been a staple of WhatsApp for years.

Windows Central

This excellent third-party Windows 11 app finally addresses multi-monitor PC pain points — Microsoft, please take notes

A Redditor recently developed a free Windows app called Monarch, designed to disable monitors on Windows 11 "without unplugging cables or digging through Windows display settings every time."

International Business Times UK

Jeff Bezos Reveals the Root of Anxiety in People and a Simple Way to Make it Go Away

Jeff Bezos, who started Amazon in a rented garage and took 60 meetings to raise $1 million, shares how he turns anxiety into motivation to solve problems.

TechRadar

No, that budget laptop doesn't have 1.1TB of storage — watch out for this shady trick some Amazon sellers are trying

PSA: watch out for this shady practice with cheap laptops that appear to have 1.1TB or 1.2TB of storage — they absolutely don't.

MarketBeat

AI Is Separating Software Winners From Losers, 2 Experts Explain

Get a clear framework for the software sell-off: which companies may benefit from AI, which face disruption, and what Uniform Accounting implies.

Windows Central

Copilot just launched a to‑do list that completes itself, finally giving all of us professional procrastinators the productivity upgrade we absolutely did not earn but will gladly take

Copilot Tasks is a new AI feature that breaks down your task, creates a step by step process to complete that task on your behalf, and checks in when it needs your go‑ahead.

Windows Central

Windows 365 Cloud PCs go global — but is a subscription desktop really the future of computing?

Microsoft is expanding its Cloud PC portfolio with new dedicated hardware from ASUS and Dell, bringing Windows 365 devices to 58 countries.

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