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The end of laptops at work? Desktop as a service is now cheaper and easier to run, reports claim

By 2027, 95% of workers could be better off running Desktop-as-a-Service rather than a traditional laptop, report claims.

TechRadar

With GTA 6, next-gen exclusives, and a console comeback on the horizon, Xbox risks sitting on the sidelines — here's why

Hardware definitely isn't Xbox's focus anymore, but with all of its extra-curricular distractions, it could end up missing this easy opportunity to actually sell more Xbox Series X|S consoles than usual.

Windows Central

Sea of Thieves' latest update slips The Smugglers' League in through the back door, offering high-risk, high-reward voyages for the most daring pirates

Season 17 kicks off in deliberately understated fashion.

PC Gamer

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From plateau predictions to buggy rollouts — Bill Gates’ GPT-5 skepticism looks strangely accurate

Over 2 years ago, former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates claimed that OpenAI's technology had reached a plateau, indicating that GPT-5 wouldn't be significantly better than GPT-4.

Windows Central

I’ve been a thought leader on operationalizing AI for over 35 years and I’m concerned. There's a catastrophe in the making

Anand Rao is a Distinguished Service Professor of Applied Data Science and AI at Carnegie Mellon University. He’s published over 160 papers on AI and Computer Science, and advised nearly 100 companies on six continents.

Fortune

Meta spends more guarding Mark Zuckerberg than Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet do for their own CEOs—combined

Zuckerberg is not exactly the most popular guy.

Fortune

I can't believe my eyes — Microsoft might finally fix dark mode on Windows 11

The latest Windows 11 preview builds include an early glimpse at renewed work to add dark mode in more areas of the system, starting with File Explorer.

Windows Central

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Booking.com phishing scam uses secret characters to trick victims - last-minute holiday hunters beware

Hackers are using Unicode to hide malicious pages and deliver malware.

TechRadar

Ex PlayStation boss believes developers are tired of "doing the same thing for so long" and welcomes a new era of "AA gaming, with a wide variety of content and games" like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Shawn Layden is over it!

GamesRadar

Surface Pro 11 battery life cut in half — Microsoft is "actively investigating"

A Surface Pro 11 bug is capping battery charging at 50% for some users. Microsoft says it’s actively investigating the problem.

Windows Central

Can Microsoft Stock Hit $680 in 2025?

With Citi analysts raising their target to $680, could Microsoft be on track for a record-breaking 2025?

Barchart

Billionaire Philippe Laffont Is Betting Big on Oracle Stock. Should You?

Billionaire Philippe Laffont’s $843 million Oracle bet spotlights its AI cloud surge.

Barchart

Don’t miss the deadline —you need Microsoft's free security update before Windows 10 stops receiving support

Microsoft will end security support for Windows 10 in October, but there are free updates to potentially extend service

Tom’s Guide

Former PlayStation boss is convinced more console generations will come, but doesn't know if Microsoft will be part of them: "Watching what Xbox has been doing recently, I do get Dreamcast flashbacks"

24 years after the Dreamcast's demise, Shawn Layden says Xbox is giving him flashbacks to Sega's exit from the console business

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Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinians

Company says use of its cloud technology to store millions of intercepted calls would breach terms of service

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Canada's House of Commons hit by cyberattack, data possibly leaked online - could Microsoft SharePoint be to blame?

The Canadian government body is investigating a breach and data theft.

TechRadar

Amazon's data center spend tops $100bn - more than the GDP of most countries

Amazon spends more than Luxembourg's entire GDP on data centers – more than Google, Microsoft or Meta.

TechRadar

Microsoft stuffs more AI into Windows 11 - but the only feature I really want comes with a big catch

Sick of AI in Windows 11? I am too, but there's one feature I want - and the kicker is I'm not going to get it.

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Benzinga

Bill Gates Leans Heavily On Warren Buffett's Playbook, Pumps More Into Berkshire — 67% Of His Foundation's Portfolio Sits In Just These 3 Stocks

The Gates Foundation Trust, co-founded by billionaire Bill Gates, has increased its portfolio value to $47.78 billion as of the end of the second quarter of 2025, boosting its stake in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B (NYSE:BRK) with its holdings remaining highly concentrated in three key stocks.

Windows Central

OpenAI's GPT-5 is a powerful but energy-hungry model compared to its predecessors — reportedly consuming enough electricity to power 1.5 million US households daily

A new report suggests GPT-5 is a power guzzler compared to its predecessors, consuming 40 watt-hours of electricity to generate a medium-length response of about 1,000 tokens.

GamesRadar

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 release date reportedly leaks, and it looks like the FPS is the latest to escape Microsoft's $80 price hike

Activision is also seemingly sticking to its word to skip the Switch 2 at launch

TechRadar

Microsoft Teams thinks it might have solved your collaboration problems at work - but I'm not so sure

Could its new Chat Notes feature finally make Microsoft Teams a useful collaboration tool at work?

Tom’s Hardware

U.S. AI boom is completely upending the electricity market — small businesses and households could foot the bill as industry watchers warn of sharp price increases

The rapid growth of AI data centers is driving up U.S. household power bills as utilities expand the grid to meet their massive, volatile electricity demand.

TechRadar

Prime Video releases new look at Fallout season 2 in first official poster, but it's not the big reveal I'm hoping we get before the end of August

Fallout season 2's first poster reconfirms it'll feature a key location from the game series' most beloved entry.

Benzinga

Dan Ives Says Apple's AI Strategy Has Been A 'Disaster' And No One On The Street Believes Innovation Will Come From Within

On Thursday, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives called Tim Cook-led Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) artificial intelligence strategy a "disaster" as he once again reiterated that the tech giant is lagging far behind competitors like Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and startups like OpenAI.

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