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20 Years Later, the Most Famous RPG Has Still More to Prove

'World of Warcraft' now shows us a graying Thrall, our hero Anduin all grown up and disillusioned by the past, and a haunting villainess dancing in the shadows. Twenty years after its launch, Activision-Blizzard’s massive role-playing game has spawned real-life babies and companies named after Anduin, brought together lovers and…

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Controversial Recall feature to roll out to Windows Insiders beginning in October

Microsoft has announced the upcoming re-release of a controversial new AI feature for Windows 11 on Copilot+ PCs.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft reveals Phi-3.5 — this new small AI model outperforms Gemini and GPT-4o

Microsoft's new Phi-3.5 is a powerful small language model capable of math and reasoning performance equal to models like GPT-4o mini or Gemini Flash 1.5.

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AMD promises to fix (some) Ryzen 9000 gaming woes with the next major Windows 11 update

AMD just shared a post explaining why reviewers and the chipmaker saw different benchmark results when testing Ryzen 9000 CPUs. The good news is that the chips should receive a performance improvement in certain setups.

Windows Central

U.S. investors are dominating Europe's AI scene—and learning to live with the old continent’s regulators

The trade-off between European regulatory primacy and the influence of U.S. capital may not be as unevenly weighted as it seems.

Fortune

NVIDIA GeForce Now gets Xbox sign-in for cross progression and achievements, Black Myth: Wukong in tow

Black Myth: Wukong, Civilization VI, and a demo of Final Fantasy XVI are only a few of the new games and experiences on the way to NVIDIA GeForce now this week. NVIDIA also announced that its service now supports Xbox automatic sign-in.

Windows Central

Amazon cloud boss echoes NVIDIA CEO's of coding being dead in the water with the rapid prevalence of AI sentiments: "If you go forward 24 months from now, it's possible that most developers are not coding"

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman predicts a paradigm shift in coding as a career with the prevalence of AI, prompting developers to stop coding in the foreseeable future. They might need to upskill in the field to gain new skills.

Windows Central

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McAfee debuts 'the world's first automatic' Deepfake Detector exclusively to select Lenovo AI PCs: "No more wondering, is this Warren Buffet investment scheme legitimate"

McAfee recently unveiled its AI-powered Deepfake Detector, shipping exclusively to Lenovo's Copilot+ PCs with dedicated neural processing units (NPUs) to help users identify AI scams and deepfakes.

Windows Central

Why Peggy Johnson went from Magic Leap to a humanoid robot startup

The former Microsoft exec was attracted to a hardware business that had found product-market fit.

Fortune

Xbox boss Phil Spencer says 'The end result has to be better games that more people can play' following Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's PS5 announcement

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has explained why Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PlayStation 5.

TechRadar

Our favorite Start menu replacement finally supports Windows 11 on ARM and runs on my Surface Pro, fixing Microsoft's failures

Stardock developers have unveiled Start11 v2, designed to replace the stock Start menu on Windows 11. Finally, it now offers native support for ARM64 for Windows on Arm devices.

Windows Central

New Xbox consoles with upgraded features coming soon – pre-orders open now

Xbox has announced the release date for its new Series X and Series S models.

Microsoft is changing how it reports some results to focus on cloud and AI success

Microsoft wants to change how it splits quarterly results in order to highlight cloud and AI’s successes.

TechRadar

Wish your Ryzen CPU was faster? Good news – a Windows 11 patch coming soon will give all newer AMD chips a free speed boost

AMD has clarified the controversy around Ryzen 9000 benchmarks with PC games, with some pleasing results.

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Key learnings from the days the digital world stood still

As we navigate the aftermath of the global tech outages, what can IT and security leaders learn from the days in which the digital world stood still?

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft launches three new Xbox Series X|S consoles with up to 2TB of storage

Microsoft expands Xbox Series X|S line-up with new models: Some get more storage, another gets rid of optical drive.

Evening Standard

Xbox Game Pass Standard UK price and details revealed — finally

Unlike the old Console tier, not all games will come to this new plan at the same time they do for Game Pass Ultimate subs

Tom’s Guide

Windows Recall set for a return — when you can expect this controversial feature to appear

Microsoft continues working on the Windows Recall AI feature as a new version is rolling out to Windows Insiders in October that is supposed to be more secure.

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AMD updates Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 benchmark comparisons to Intel chips — details 'Admin' boost coming to Windows 11, chipset driver fix

AMD penned a blog post today to clarify Zen 5's gaming performance after withering criticism in the wake of its turbulent Ryzen 9000 launch.

International Business Times

Microsoft Seeks To Win Over New Players At Gamer Gathering

Microsoft held its biggest video game stand ever at the sector trade show Gamescom in Germany on Wednesday, aiming to win over players after several rocky months of studio closures and rising fees.

Windows Central

Xbox reveals a new accessibility-focused Adaptive Joystick — and players can now 3D print their own thumbstick toppers

The new Xbox Adaptive Joystick is coming in early 2025, while players can now 3D print their own thumbstick toppers for the existing Adaptive Controller.

TechRadar

Windows Recall is coming back to PCs in October, as part of the Insider Program

Recall will only be available to people who are part of the Windows Insider Program and its contents remain a mystery.

Windows Central

Is Masters of Albion a Fable game? Peter Molyneux claims "Albion can't be copyrighted" to dodge Microsoft legal complications, says it's in the same universe

Peter Molyneux's new game is Masters of Albion, and that title has everyone wondering if it's a Fable game. But is it? Here's what the developer had to say on the matter.

Barchart

Warren Buffett Just Dumped This Beaten-Down AI Stock, Should You?

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has exited Snowflake amid rising operational costs and other challenges. Should investors follow Buffett's lead before it's too late?

Windows Central

Microsoft confirms Windows Recall is still coming, announces new public testing date

Windows Recall is still on track to enter public testing this year, and the first Windows 11 preview builds with Recall will begin rolling out to Insiders in October.

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