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Xbox Live is back up after major outage — here’s what happened

An outage affected Xbox Live globally, locking players out of logging in and playing games, but things have been restored.

Google’s emissions climb nearly 50% in five years due to AI energy demand

Google’s emissions climb nearly 50% in five years due to AI energy demand

Tech giant’s goal of reducing climate footprint at risk as it grows increasingly reliant on energy-hungry data centres

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Google AI may mix good and questionable ideas in the anticipated Pixel 9

Google AI may mix good and questionable ideas in the anticipated Pixel 9

Google's Pixel 9 could have its own Screenshots tool similar to Windows Recall and its own AI image generator.

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Microsoft confirms Xbox Live is down: "Some users have been disconnected" despite status website saying "all services up and running"

It's fine, says Xbox, which also says it's not

AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs are getting a nifty trick to help enthusiasts get the best out of the next-gen chips

Curve Shaper is coming to AMD's Curve Optimizer feature with the Ryzen 9000 series of processors.

'No one knows what makes humans so much more efficient': small language models based on Homo Sapiens could help explain how we learn and improve AI efficiency — for better or for worse

Tech companies are beginning to see the benefits of small language models based on humanlike learning.

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Looking for an AI PC? Let Dell show you the way

Looking for an AI PC? Let Dell show you the way

Wondering what all the AI PC fuss is about? Dell has you covered.

Qualcomm splashes big money to promote Snapdragon PC chips on Manchester United's jerseys — logo reportedly costs company $75M per year

Qualcomm moves onto the football pitch to advertise its Snapdragon line and becomes the new front-of-shirt sponsor for Manchester United FC. All three kits will feature Snapdragon front and center.

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Windows 11 is within striking distance of Windows 10 for PC gaming dominance

Windows 11 is within striking distance of Windows 10 for PC gaming dominance

The latest figures from Steam show that less than half of Steam users are on Windows 10. The gap between Windows 10 and Windows 11 continues to shrink, and the latter is posed to be used by the majority of Steam users within a few months.

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Windows 11 finally gets some love, but it feels more like a 'necessary evil' than a voluntary upgrade with Windows 10's death on the horizon

Windows 11 finally gets some love, but it feels more like a 'necessary evil' than a voluntary upgrade with Windows 10's death on the horizon

Statcounter's latest report suggests a slight upward trajectory for Windows 11 — with 29.7% of the market share. Windows 10 continues to dominate the category with 66.1%.

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Stopping Newspapers From Going the Way of the Dinosaurs (B+C Guest Blog)

Stopping Newspapers From Going the Way of the Dinosaurs (B+C Guest Blog)

Allowing broadcast cross-ownership could give flagging news orgs a boost

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Microsoft Suite Content Can Now Be Delivered Through the Carousel Cloud Universe

Microsoft Suite Content Can Now Be Delivered Through the Carousel Cloud Universe

Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word can now be distributed throughout their digital signage networks.

Another boost for Apple Intelligence — Microsoft AI PC features branded "a bad joke"

Another boost for Apple Intelligence — Microsoft AI PC features branded "a bad joke"

Microsoft’s new AI PC exclusive features aren’t very good and Apple could learn from its mistakes.

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Can AI boom drive Nvidia to a $4tn valuation despite investor doubt?

Powerful new chips are on the way but there are questions over whether tech firm’s growth can be sustained

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AI-Focused Companies Witnessed Capitalization Leap By The End Of June

Chipmakers, in particular, have benefited from the AI-centric market. One of those chipmakers is Nvidia, which briefly overtook Microsoft to become the most valuable company in the world.

HP EliteBook Ultra review: It makes a good case for ARM business laptops

The EliteBook Ultra offers fast performance, impressive battery life, and a vibrant display.

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Not content with ads in the Start menu, File Explorer, and Settings app, Microsoft is working on (even more) ads in Windows 11's Weather app

Microsoft rolled out an update to its Weather app on Windows 11 recently. The update includes a few welcome changes, plus some additional ads.

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Windows 11 has never been so popular - but is a fresh surge of installations coming from a place of love or mere tolerance?

Almost 30% of all Windows PCs now run on Windows 11 - a slow but steady victory as more users are begrudgingly accepting the new operating system.

3 High-PE Tech Stocks to Watch for Explosive Growth

Investors looking to capitalize on economic expansions often turn to high-growth stocks for robust portfolio returns. In this article, we discuss three quality tech stocks: Pure Storage (PSTG), N-able (NABL), and AvePoint (AVPT), with explosive growth prospects that could be ideal investments worthy of their premium price. Read more….

Tom’s Hardware

Company offers unofficial security patches for Windows 10 until 2030 — free, $27 Pro, and $37 enterprise subscriptions

Windows 10 support can be kept alive using essential patches without Microsoft's help.

Latest Windows 11 update resumes rollout as Microsoft deals with nasty reboot bug – but some unlucky users have found their taskbar is now broken

Microsoft has taken out the taskbar now, sadly - so be careful around this preview update.

Minisforum V3 3-in-1 tablet review

The Minisforum V3 3-in-1 Tablet excels with its powerful AMD Ryzen 7 processor, stunning display, and versatile design. Despite reduced battery life and increased heating when using demanding video editing apps and gaming, it's a top choice for professionals needing a tablet with both performance and portability.

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Microsoft Designer just added this feature it should have had on launch day

Microsoft Designer now supports generating images in portrait or landscape orientations. Previously, the AI tool could only make square photos.

The best version of Windows 11 isn't made by Microsoft

This unofficial Windows 11 version focuses on stripping the operating system of unnecessary built-in applications, removing all instances of advertisement, and even removing hardware restrictions that Windows 11 normally has.

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