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Microsoft is on a win streak with nostalgia games — Who thought we'd have new Age of Empires 2 and Diablo 2 expansions in the same week?

For veteran gamers who have been at it for decades, this week's new content for Age of Empires 2 and Diablo 2 feels like time travel. Kudos to Microsoft for preserving these games the right way.

Windows Central

As Microsoft Bets on ‘True Self-Sufficiency,’ Should You Bet on MSFT Stock?

Microsoft’s push for “true self-sufficiency” in AI signals a strategic shift toward greater control and long-term value creation, and this article examines whether that makes MSFT stock a compelling buy now.

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I'm sick of being told to "just not use" Microsoft's AI — I'm already paying for it and so are you

The "AI Tax" is hitting consumers through electricity price hikes and hardware delays. Even if you don't use AI, you're still paying the bill.

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Xbox Live outage — login and game save syncing issues affected millions globally

Microsoft's Xbox Live gaming service ran into issues today — impacting logins and game save cloud syncing.

Tom’s Guide

In its brave quest to never learn a single thing from science fiction, Meta has patented a literally ghoulish AI that keeps you posting long after you're dead and gone

Don't worry, though, it's got "no plans to move forward with this example".

PC Gamer

Rufus developers have been blocked from downloading Windows ISOs, and believe there to be 'active intentional involvement from Microsoft'

Microsoft has yet to comment on the issue.

PC Gamer

This Windows 11 optimization and cleanup app blends perfectly into your PC's UI — and I never usually care about these 'debloaters'

Updates to Winhance for Windows PCs migrate the app to the WinUI 3 framework to blend with Windows 11's menu styling, offering batch bloatware removal and more.

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Microsoft Teams hit with a class action lawsuit for allegedly collecting voice data — violating Illinois biometric privacy laws

Illinois users claim Microsoft Teams illegally captured biometric voice data through its transcription tool, sparking a major privacy lawsuit under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

Windows Central

After Microsoft couldn't keep its AI hands to itself, a notoriously complex Linux distro has started its long march away from GitHub

Gentoo's got places to be, and those places ain't GitHub.

PC Gamer

Sources vs sources: The Bill Gates mystery at India AI Summit

Will he, won’t he?

Newslaundry

Claims that AI can help fix climate dismissed as greenwashing

Industry using ‘diversionary’ tactics, says analyst, as energy-hungry complex functions such as video generation and deep research proliferate

The Guardian - UK

Europeans are dangerously reliant on US tech. Now is a good time to build our own

By trusting the US, we handed Trump a kill switch. Yet Europe’s digital sovereignty is an achievable goal, says civil liberties campaigner, Johnny Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Rufus devs blame Microsoft for blocking latest Windows 11 ISOs, resulting in IP bans — Windows Insiders can't download latest Insider ISOs and are met with IP bans

Multiple Windows Insider users and one of Rufus' developers reveal that they can't download any of Microsoft's latest Insider Preview ISOs. Users who try to are met with an IP block.

Tom’s Hardware

'I think we’re going to have a human-level performance on most, if not all, professional tasks': Microsoft AI chief thinks AI will replace most white-collar work in the 12 to 18 months - so is this the end for human workers?

Is AI coming for white-collar roles next? Microsoft's AI boss thinks so.

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'This marks a significant step towards addressing anticompetitive behaviors': Following a complaint from Opera, antitrust regulator launches an investigation into Microsoft Edge

It's not over, it's just beginning.

Windows Central

Windows Wrap: Microsoft starts fixing Windows 11 as its OpenAI 'marriage' hits the rocks

Microsoft restored the movable Taskbar to Windows 11 as the OpenAI partnership showed new cracks. Plus, the latest Presidents' Day PC deals.

Barchart

1 Ultimate Picks-and-Shovels AI Stock That Has a Billionaire Investor Loading Up

Elliott Management just made a power move that has the market buzzing, taking an undisclosed stake in London Stock Exchange Group.

Windows Central

This app called out Microsoft for blocking Windows 11 ISO downloads — users were temporarily blocked from fresh installs

A user recently reported failures when downloading Windows 11 ISOs. Rufus developer Pete Batard blamed Microsoft, raising concerns about access and control.

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Even a former Microsoft CEO was against the vertical Taskbar removals in Windows 11 — "I fought hard against the decision."

Former Microsoft CEO of Advertising and Web Services, Mikhail Parakhin, says he was against the decision to remove the vertical Taskbar in Windows 11.

Windows Central

Hideki Sato, the father of all Sega consoles — and the reason I'm a gamer at all — has died

Hideki Sato was the man behind Sega's game consoles, from the Master System through to the Windows CE-supporting Dreamcast, and leaves behind a lasting legacy.

TechRadar

Microsoft's new Windows 11 update fixes nasty bug that left gamers staring at the dreaded 'Black Screen of Death'

Have your gaming sessions on Windows 11 been interrupted by black-screen crashes lately? There's now a fix for this.

TechRadar

Microsoft launches 'Trusted Tech Alliance' to try and restore some faith in Big Tech

15 major firms join together to launch the Trusted Tech Alliance as geopolitically-influenced data sovereignty pushes play out.

Evening Standard

How long can stock markets thrive amid the vortex of geopolitical uncertainty?

The perceived excessive valuation of software companies is very real and is severely testing the resolve of investors

Euronews

Analysis: Will Big Tech's colossal AI spending crush Europe's data sovereignty?

Big Tech companies are going all in on AI development, raising their projected capital expenditure to over $700bn (€590bn) this year, an increase of roughly 75% compared to 2025.

TechRadar

Microsoft has some bright ideas for keeping future data centers cool - but will they ever really come to fruition?

Microsoft explores high-temperature superconducting cables to reduce energy losses, improve data center efficiency, and allow more compact, sustainable power delivery.

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