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Microsoft steps back from OpenAI board, will no longer hold observer seat

After eight months of holding a non-voting observer seat on the OpenAI board, Microsoft has given up that seat. Microsoft continues to own 49% of the for-profit portion of OpenAI.

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Xbox Game Pass gets a major overhaul, and not necessarily for the better

The pricing and tier structure of Xbox Game Pass is changing forever.

Microsoft Drops OpenAI Board Seat As Scrunity Increases

Microsoft has ditched plans to take up a non-voting position on the board of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday, as regulators step up scrutiny of deals involving AI companies.

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Microsoft Relinquishes Board Observer Seat At Openai

Microsoft relinquishes board observer seat at OpenAI citing improved governance under CEO Sam Altman.

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AI speech generator 'reaches human parity' — but it's too dangerous to release, scientists say

Microsoft's VALL-E 2 can convincingly recreate human voices using just a few seconds of audio, its creators claim.

LiveScience

Microsoft quits OpenAI board seat as antitrust scrutiny of AI partnerships intensifies

Microsoft has quit its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its role is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance since being roiled by boardroom chaos last year

The Independent UK

Microsoft Teams users are fuming after this popular feature was surprisingly axed

Retirement of Office 365 connectors within Microsoft Teams met with puzzlement and fury from users.

TechRadar

Oracle and Musk-owned xAI close talks on reported $10bn server deal

xAI is now planning its own data center in Tennessee, and expects the second version of its Grok AI to release next month.

TechRadar

Xbox Game Pass is getting yet another wave of price increases and changes to its tiers

Another Xbox Game Pass price increase is here, arriving just in time for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's launch later this year.

TechRadar

PC Game Pass is getting a $2 price hike this September, but consoles will be hit harder

The long-awaited changes to Microsoft's subscription services have arrived, but PC is mostly safe.

PC Gamer

Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases

Xbox Game Pass is getting major changes today per Microsoft, with a sizeable price increase on Ultimate, and changes to the basic console tier.

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Microsoft's Quarterly Earnings Preview: What You Need to Know

Microsoft is set to unveil its Q4 earnings later this month, and analysts project a single-digit bottom-line growth.

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Windows 11's July Patch Tuesday update squashes bugs, brings improvements, and adds an ad to your PC

Microsoft just shipped Windows 11 updates for several versions of the operating system. The Patch Tuesday updates include several security fixes and add an ad to the Settings app.

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Microsoft told its China staff to use iPhones. Here's why they are switching to a rival.

Due to recent cybersecurity threats, Microsoft plans to restrict its China-based employees to iPhones only. But is this plan actually feasible?

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Microsoft ordered employees in China to only use iPhones due to security threats

The move is the latest example of the U.S. and China banning each other's tech products as the two superpowers build diverging digital ecosystems.

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Xbox's messaging system has a bot spamocalypse on its hands right now

The Xbox network is suffering a Twitter-like spam botpocalypse right now with an avalanche of unwanted scam messages hitting players' inboxes.

Fortune

Microsoft ad-tech subsidiary is breaking EU law—and not doing right by advertisers, privacy activists claim

Microsoft's Xandr holds loads of inaccurate and conflicting data about people, casting the accuracy of its ad targeting into doubt, claims nonprofit Noyb.

Tom’s Hardware

Ex-Microsoft exec unearths first-ever copy of Windows 95, in pristine condition and hidden from view since its release

The very first copy of Windows 95 was uncovered by one of Microsoft's ex-VPs, Brad Silverberg.

TechRadar

New Intel Arrow Lake CPU leak suggests its NPU could be disappointingly weak

New Arrow Lake leak makes it seem clear enough that desktop rigs aren't going to be Copilot+ PCs anytime soon.

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Microsoft tells staff in China they can't use Android phones anymore, must switch to iPhone

Authentication apps can only be installed on an iPhone, Microsoft demands.

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Microsoft seemingly backtracks on a controversial move to keep Windows 11 users stuck with their Microsoft Account

Lost as to how you switch from a Microsoft Account to a local one? Handy official guide is back online.

PC Gamer

'Nvidia is slowly becoming the IBM of the AI era' says Jim Keller, perhaps forgetting how short-lived IBM's PC monopoly was

Will the ever-inflating AI bubble burst?

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