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Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked

London mayor accused of ‘putting politics above public safety’ for rejecting deal to use AI in intelligence analysis

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft admits forcing the floating Copilot button on Office users was a mistake—but engagement went up anyway

Microsoft admits the floating Copilot button in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint was a mistake, and will now allow users to move the AI back to the ribbon.

Windows Central

Inside Microsoft's high-stakes push to win back its AI lead

A new Fortune feature takes readers inside Microsoft's plan for a comeback.

Fortune

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Microsoft Reportedly Considering Supplying Anthropic With AI Chips

Microsoft is in early talks to supply Anthropic with artificial intelligence chips, a potential deal that would give the Claude maker more computing power while offering Microsoft a major test case for its own custom AI hardware.

International Business Times

Microsoft solves case of vanishing Windows 11 desktop — fix is rolling out for blank desktop, taskbar freezes and other flakiness

Fed up with bits of Windows 11 being flaky of late? Microsoft has fixed bugs that cause a blank desktop, taskbar freezes and more.

TechRadar

Windows Central Podcast: Are Microsoft's new Surface PCs too expensive?

On this episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Daniel and Zac discuss Microsoft's new Surface for Business announcements, and their pricing.

Windows Central

I've been playing games for 40 years, writing about them for 20, and I'm here to say Roblox's microtransactions need drastic government intervention

This platform is a disgrace, and regulators need to act.

PC Gamer

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The Xbox Gear Store is back with a new name, new look, and new merchandise — but there is something noticeably missing

The Xbox Gear Shop is back as the Xbox Game Studios Shop, featuring new first-party merch.

Windows Central

The Path to 'Peak' Nvidia: Why the AI Giant's Future Will Inevitably Include Stiff Competition

Nvidia sits at the absolute peak of its operational power, shielded by its massive CUDA moat, but the macroeconomic and competitive tides are turning.

Barchart

Microsoft issues mitigation for critical Windows 11 BitLocker flaw exploited with a USB key — "Can't come up with an explanation beside the fact that this was intentional."

The company has shared mitigation measures for a critical security vulnerability after a security researcher claimed it secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker.

Windows Central

How Microsoft’s new Gaming Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball could save Microsoft's Xbox business

XBOX has a new chief strategy officer as part of another leadership shakeup from CEO Asha Sharma. How might Matthew Ball handle XBOX's future? We can infer a bit from his own analysis.

Windows Central

“Our job is to turn around the business": New Xbox chief strategy officer says joining was "irresistible," and his goal is "reviving storied franchises"

As part of plans for "strengthening Xbox’s console business," its new CSO Matthew Ball aims to elevate Microsoft's social "creator-centric" games.

Windows Central

Grok falls flat in Washington, undercutting SpaceX's AI growth story

SpaceX's AI chatbot Grok faces significant challenges gaining traction within the U.S. government. Federal agencies show a strong preference for competitors like OpenAI and Alphabet. This limited adoption raises questions about SpaceX's ambitious valuation and its projected AI market share. Grok's struggle in the government sector may also impact its…

The Economic Times

Microsoft Teams is retiring Together mode, and I'll miss the quirky feature

Microsoft will retire Teams Together mode on June 30, removing the shared views introduced during the remote‑work boom. The company says the change will simplify meetings and reduce cognitive load.

Windows Central

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MarketBeat

The Palantir Paradox—Record Numbers and a Stock That Won't Cooperate

Palantir posted 85% revenue growth and record margins, yet shares fell. One longtime bull explains why the numbers still make a strong long-term case for PLTR.

PC Gamer

Security researcher describes freshly uncovered Windows 11 vulnerability as 'one of the most insane discoveries I ever found.'

The king in yellow.

The Times of India

Servers in the ocean: World’s first offshore underwater AI data centre launched in China

China has officially launched the world’s first commercial offshore wind-powered underwater AI data centre off the coast of Shanghai’s Lingang Special Area. The futuristic facility contains nearly 2,000 servers housed inside pressure-resistant underwater modules positioned beside offshore wind turbines. Designed to support artificial intelligence workloads, big data processing and domestic…

Windows Central

The next Xbox may drop the disc drive, but players seem ready for disc‑to‑digital — if it's even real

Poll results and community reactions show strong interest in disc‑to‑digital, even though the program isn’t confirmed. With Project Helix potentially dropping the disc drive, readers are signalling how they want Xbox to handle discs.

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Tech Industry Mourns the Loss of Microsoft Veteran Soma Somasegar at 59

The global technology community was left stunned after the sudden passing of Indian-origin tech veteran Soma Somasegar at the age of 59. Widely known as “Soma” across Silicon Valley, he was a respected technology leader, investor, mentor, and former senior executive at Microsoft.

Fortune

Microsoft lost its way in the AI race. Can Copilot get it back on course?

An early alliance with OpenAI hasn't been enough to keep the software giant in first place. Here's how Satya Nadella and his team are refueling for the long run.

MarketBeat

Check Point Software Technologies Eyes Firewall Rebound After Sales Overhaul

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) executives said the company has moved past the most disruptive phase of a broad go-to-market reorganization and expects its firewall product business to return to growth later this year, according to remarks at a JPMorgan software event. The discussio

PC Gamer

I read every document in the Musk vs Altman case and my takeaway is—'Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point'

Musk lost his case against Sam Altman on a technicality.

PC Gamer

In the early 1990s, Doom was famously installed on more PCs than Windows itself—but how many was that, actually?

Re-examining an old quote from Valve's Gabe Newell reveals a big gap in what we know about Doom's popularity.

Tom’s Guide

Update your Nvidia GPU drivers now to protect your PC from 9 "high-severity" vulnerabilities — here's what's at risk

Nvidia is urging users to upgrade their GPU drivers immediately to avoid several "high-severity" vulnerabilities.

Windows Central

Microsoft's Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hires "widely respected" gaming industry analyst for strategy — the move helps "position Xbox for the future”

In her latest wave of Xbox leadership hires, CEO Asha Sharma has brought industry analyst Matthew Ball and two others into the fold at Microsoft.

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