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"Project Saluki": A new Xbox Game Pass tier has been unearthed, alongside a curious "Positron" potential disc-to-digital program — and it could be huge

The newest Xbox Game Pass tiers appear to be specifically targeting the lucrative Chinese market, and is Microsoft also working on a disc-to-digital program?

Windows Central

Elon Musk, Sam Altman and the world's billionaires are terrified of the Google AI genius behind a 25-year-old computer game, because they think he might actually end up controlling god

"There is a very low probability of a good future if someone doesn't slow Demis down."

PC Gamer

‘That doesn't sound very healthy’: Amazon’s reported tokenmaxxing might gamify AI usage, analyst warns

Amazon employees are reportedly gaming internal AI leaderboards to inflate their token counts.

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OpenAI chief Altman says Elon Musk wanted control of ChatGPT maker, denies betrayal

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied Elon Musk's accusations of betraying the company's founding mission. Altman testified that Musk pursued control and financial gain from OpenAI. The ongoing trial could shape OpenAI's future and its potential trillion-dollar valuation. Musk is seeking substantial damages and the removal of Altman and Greg Brockman…

The Economic Times

New Copilot keyboard shortcuts are coming to Microsoft 365

Microsoft is standardizing Copilot access across Windows, Mac, and Web by replacing varied app triggers with a single floating UI and the Alt + C shortcut.

Windows Central

Gears of War: E-Day release date revealed? Here's what we know about the upcoming Xbox game

Fans are buzzing about Gears of War: E-Day. A WWE event teaser hints at a September 2026 release. Microsoft will show gameplay in June 2026. The game is a prequel to the Locust invasion. It is built on Unreal Engine 5. This could be a major Xbox release for 2026.

The Economic Times

The China shock hollowed out factory towns. This professor thinks the AI shock is coming for your urban coffee shop

A new AI index maps out where in the U.S. the technology stands to hit hardest, echoing an economic trauma America is still recovering from.

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Head of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military

The inquiry came after the Guardian revealed Israel used company technology to support mass surveillance of Palestinian phone calls

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OpenAI chief Altman denies Elon Musk's claim he betrayed ChatGPT maker's mission

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faces Elon Musk in court today. Musk accuses Altman of abandoning OpenAI's public good mission for profit. The trial could shape OpenAI's future and its leadership. Musk seeks damages and the removal of Altman and Greg Brockman. Testimony from key figures is ongoing. The case highlights…

The Economic Times

Kenya's President warns Microsoft’s $1 billion AI data center will "switch off half the country" — but my government insists it hasn't failed or withdrawn from the project

Microsoft’s $1 billion Kenyan AI data center stalls as the power grid struggles to meet demand, sparking fears of blackouts and resource strain.

Windows Central

'Current LLMs introduce substantial errors when editing work documents': Microsoft scientists find most AI models struggle with long-running tasks — so maybe don't trust them completely just yet

The more interactions an AI model has, the less reliable it becomes, experts find, as even the best only scored 80.9% – and the worst scoring just 10.0%.

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As GOOG Stock Approaches $400, Look Out for Pressure Below

Alphabet stock is approaching $400, and the company is on the cusp of becoming the next $5 trillion giant. Should you sell the rally ot buy more?

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From MSN to Windows, test your Microsoft knowledge in this 15-question quiz — no Copilot allowed

Think you know Microsoft’s hardware and software? Take this 15-question quiz on Windows, Xbox, MSN and more.

TechRadar

Quote of the Day by Melinda French Gates: 'It's the mark of a backward society when...'—Top quotes by the co-founder of the Gates Foundation who's consistently listed among Forbes' 100 most powerful women

Quote of the Day: Melinda French Gates, a prominent advocate, believes societies regress when men make decisions for women. Her impactful quote underscores the necessity of women's participation in shaping their own futures. This principle guides her extensive philanthropic work focused on empowering women and girls globally. Her efforts have…

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Why did the US stock market crash today? Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq sink deep into red as Iran tensions and soaring oil prices fuel fresh inflation fears across Wall Street

US stock market crash today shocked Wall Street after US CPI inflation jumped to 3.8%, the highest level in three years. The Dow Jones fell more than 307 points to 49,396.89, while the S&P 500 declined 0.63% to 7,366.24. The Nasdaq Composite dropped nearly 1%. Tech stocks lost momentum. Nvidia,…

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft staunchly defends its new 'Low Latency Profile' for Windows 11 after community backlash — says every other OS already boosts CPU speeds for quicker load times

After a new "low Latency Profile" for Windows 11 was discovered last week, the community has responded severely, criticizing Microsoft for suppressing a bigger issue. The company, however, is defending the decision on social media, saying that it's only doing what every other operating system already does.

PC Gamer

I've spent 30 years with Microsoft but Linux and Pop! OS might have converted me

Linux has saved me from the grubby claws of Windows hell, but it comes with a catch.

Windows Central

Windows 11 could feel noticeably faster soon, thanks to deep performance upgrades in Microsoft’s app platform

WinUI is a key part of Microsoft's initiative to fix Windows 11, and that framework is being updated. Here's how those improvements will show up on your PC.

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Amazon employees admit to using AI unnecessarily to pump up internal usage scores — workers complain of intense pressure to use AI tools

Amazon is the latest hyperscaler where employees have been caught inflating AI token consumption to hit internal usage targets.

The Economic Times

Hidden OpenAI secrets and billion-dollar AI stakes: Is Sam Altman’s Musk courtroom battle Big Tech’s biggest warning yet as the CEO takes the witness stand today?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is expected to take the witness stand today, Tuesday, May 12, in the high-profile legal battle between Elon Musk and OpenAI. The trial, now in its third week in California federal court, centers on Musk’s claim that OpenAI abandoned its original nonprofit mission after he helped…

Tom’s Hardware

Compromised Mistral AI and TanStack packages may have exposed GitHub, cloud and CI/CD credentials in 'mini Shai Hulud' malware infection — supply-chain campaign spreads across npm and AI developer ecosystems like wildfire

Microsoft says attackers compromised the mistralai PyPI package with malware that executed on import, while researchers link related npm compromises affecting TanStack and Mistral SDKs to the broader “Mini Shai-Hulud” supply-chain campaign.

Tom’s Hardware

Standard 90-day vulnerability disclosure policy is likely dead thanks to AI, expert warns that AI can weaponize patches in 30 minutes — LLM-assisted bug-hunting ushers in a new cyberworld order

AI-assisted bug detection has massively accelerated the timeline in which new security vulnerabilities are discovered, and one researcher argues that has killed the standard 90-day disclosure policy.

Windows Central

"Unethical use of Azure" reportedly leads to firing of Microsoft Israel execs — Microsoft has been investigating potential abuse of its products in targeting Palestinians

Microsoft's Israeli subsidiary has been placed under ownership of Microsoft France in the interim, after a Microsoft investigation reportedly uncovered "unethical" use of its products violating its terms of service and code of conduct.

MarketBeat

Bytes Technology Group H2 Earnings Call Highlights

Bytes Technology Group (LON:BYIT) reported higher full-year gross invoice income and modest gross profit growth, while operating profit declined as Microsoft incentive changes and internal sales realignment weighed on performance. Chief Executive Sam Mudd said the software solutions provider made “

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says — $1 billion project stalls over capacity disagreements and lack of infrastructure

The project was supposed to bring a geothermal-powered data center to the Olkaria region in Kenya's Rift Valley.

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