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New Xbox update lets you make your gamertag longer so it "feels like you" — backwards compatible Xbox 360 games and Cloud Gaming got some huge buffs, too

Microsoft and Xbox have released a new update for the platform that allows you to make longer gamertags, stream games you're updating, and more.

Windows Central

NVIDIA claims its 'next‑gen AI infrastructure' offers a fix for data centers’ insatiable thirst — "The water consumption challenge for data centers is largely solved."

NVIDIA unveils a cooling breakthrough that could reduce water and energy use in data centers.

Windows Central

Microsoft's quantum computing technology called into question, again

A new scientific critique in Nature casts doubt on Microsoft's quantum computing claims, potentially impacting its 2029 target. While rivals pursue established methods, Microsoft's long-term bet on a novel technology faces renewed skepticism. The company maintains its research is progressing practically, despite past retractions and current concerns over identifying a…

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Apple’ s AI Upgrade Probably Won’t Be a Game Changer for AAPL Stock

Siri's rejuvenation is unlikely to boost the iPhone's market share.

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Meta, Microsoft lead $850 billion boom in data center leases

Tech giants Meta and Microsoft are pouring billions into future data center leases, pushing industry-wide commitments past $850 billion. Meta alone pledged an additional $79 billion, signaling massive AI infrastructure investment. Microsoft also added over $41 billion, despite capacity constraints. This surge highlights sustained, long-term spending on crucial tech infrastructure…

The Economic Times

The history of brilliantly terrible World Cup video games

As football fans revel in the real world tournament, its digital counterparts continue to stumble in capturing the hyped up atmosphere

The Guardian - UK

Bill Gates names three women he had affairs with in Epstein testimony about blackmail fears

Microsoft co-founder told House Oversight Committee he believes disgraced financier was plotting to extort him, newly-released transcript reveals

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Windows 11 just got a major upgrade to PC recovery, and it finally protects your personal files

Microsoft just launched a major Windows 11 recovery upgrade. A new feature automatically snapshots your PC every 24 hours, letting you roll back a broken system in minutes without losing your personal files.

Windows Central

AI data center boom hits a human bottleneck — critical skilled labor shortages could slow deployment despite billions in funding

Data center construction is facing many challenges, and among them is a shortage of skilled hands to assemble the things.

Tom’s Hardware

Chevron’s Microsoft Deal Turns Natural Gas Into an AI Trade

Chevron is completely reshaping energy markets by finalizing a massive natural gas power agreement to fuel artificial intelligence data centers off the grid.

MarketBeat

Indian city draws heat after naming road for Trump

HYDERABAD - A key road named after US President Donald Trump in the Indian city of Hyderabad has drawn criticism from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, which dismissed ⁠the move as “hypocrisy”.

Bangkok Post

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 version 26H2 is coming soon: Reveals some devices won't be eligible

The next version of Windows 11 is official, and Microsoft has outlined what it is, and who will be eligible to upgrade.

Windows Central

Reid Hoffman says SpaceX ‘isn’t an AI company,’ xAI is ‘a complete train wreck’—and there’s room for both OpenAI and Anthropic

The LinkedIn cofounder and investor in both Anthropic and OpenAI offers his most pointed public assessment yet of Elon Musk’s AI ambitions.

Fortune

Windows 11 is now 5 years old — and for the first time this decade, I think Microsoft's finally onto a winner with the OS

Windows 11 got off on the wrong foot, but Microsoft has recovered strongly this year with the fix the OS campaign — and more besides.

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Why Google Lost $270 Billion in Just One Day

How does one of the world's most powerful companies lose nearly $270 billion in market value in a single day even when its business is growing? That's the question investors around the world were asking after Alphabet, Google's parent company, suffered one of its biggest stock market drops in years.…

International Business Times

Nvidia's Long Term Outlook In China Will Depend On Its Ability To Compete With Local Alternatives

The short and medium-term outlook for NVIDIA in China depends heavily on U.S. export policy. In the long run, it will depend on its ability to compete with local alternatives.

PC Gamer

Amidst mounting fears of Xbox closures, Todd Howard says Arkane is 'doing a really, really good job' on Blade

Bethesda's boss confirmed Marvel's Blade is still in the works.

International Business Times

Stocks Fall Again, Dragged By Chipmakers; Defensive Stocks Climb

Stocks again dropped on Tuesday, dragged by chip-related shares.

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"Great games are culture, and culture is entertainment": Xbox CEO says Call of Duty is larger than the MCU, states there's "more appetite" for Xbox multimedia

The new CEO of Xbox Asha Sharma has stated Call of Duty is larger than Disney's MCU while asserting Microsoft is well poised to explore Xbox multimedia.

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Chevron Just Secured a Major 20-Year Contract to Supply Power for Microsoft’s $7 Billion Data Center in Texas. What That Means for CVX Stock.

Chevron secured a 20-year agreement to supply natural-gas-fired power for Microsoft’s planned $7 billion data center project in Reeves County, Texas, with operations expected to begin in 2028.

Windows Central

Microsoft accidentally made a better Surface by failing its own AI requirements

Microsoft’s new 8GB Surface models fall short of the hardware requirements needed to bear the Copilot+ PC badge. But by missing that mark, the budget machines ship with a lighter version of Windows 11.

International Business Times

Magnificent 7 Selloff Is a Buying Opportunity as AI Spending Boom Continues, Strategist Says

The Magnificent 7, which consists of Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Tesla, remains the dominant force in U.S. equities. A strategist said the recent selloff is a new opportunity to buy them.

The Economic Times

Meta's WhatsUpside Down hire: How Kunal Shah broke the Valley playbook

Silicon Valley's AI talent war saw tech giants acquire engineers. However, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg broke the mold by investing $900 million in Indian fintech startup Cred and bringing its founder, Kunal Shah, into WhatsApp's C-suite. Shah, a non-engineer with deep consumer insights, is tasked with boosting WhatsApp's payments and commerce,…

The Independent UK

AI stock slump raises the question if investors are just taking profits or getting very nervous

Tech companies are spending big on AI, but investors are getting nervous

Windows Central

“Windows Search needs less Bing” — Microsoft is finally adding an off switch in Windows 11

Microsoft is testing a hidden Windows 11 Search setting that lets users turn off Bing web results and Microsoft Store suggestions.

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