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Xbox Live suffers a 'major outage' that's keeping people from logging in, Microsoft says fixing it is 'taking longer than expected'

Login services were knocked out earlier this afternoon.

PC Gamer · Jul 2, 2024

Steve Ballmer, who was once Bill Gates’ assistant, is now richer than his onetime mentor

Ballmer was employee No. 30 at Microsoft but got most of his wealth from a sweetheart deal.

Fortune · Jul 2, 2024

Pixel 9 will reportedly arrive with a new 'Google AI' collection of features

A report claimed that the Pixel 9 is preparing to introduce a "Google AI" suite of features.

Android Central · Jul 2, 2024

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.

TechRadar · Jul 2, 2024

'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.

TechRadar · Jul 2, 2024

Taming Big Tech’s AI dominance ...Tech & Science Daily podcast

Plus, an automated transcript of today’s episode

Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2024

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

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

TechRadar · Jul 2, 2024

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.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 2, 2024

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.

Windows Central · Jul 2, 2024

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%.

Windows Central · Jul 2, 2024