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OpenAI's undefined revenue streams fumbled a $30 billion investment but later saw a $500 billion kickback with "a clear focus of converting to a for-profit entity"

SoftBank Vision Funds CFO revealed the institution had the opportunity to invest $30 billion in OpenAI in 2023 but didn't because it lacked clear revenue streams. It recently invested $500 billion in the ChatGPT maker's $6.6 billion round of funding.

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Millions of sensitive data records exposed online due to settings fault with this top Microsoft tool

A misconfiguration on permissions leaked sensitive data on millions of people.

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Govt agencies urged to consider the cost of AI failures

The cost of repaying those harmed by AI decisions should be considered before government departments deploy the technology, an inquiry has heard.

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Avowed will be available on Battle.net, which means you can buy it for about 1.4M gold in WoW if you want to

Grind one RPG to play another.

PC Gamer

Inevitable Merging of Poker and Cutting-Edge Tech

Virtual and augmented reality are bringing fresh innovations to online poker, offering players immersive gameplay and transforming traditional poker rooms into futuristic virtual worlds.

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Microsoft Gaming head honcho Phil Spencer says 'I don't like expansions that are manipulative... like, the third level you cut before you launched'

"Not every [Microsoft] game will do expansions."

PC Gamer

Avowed is selling 5 days of early access, and in a surprise twist fueled by Xbox buying everyone, Obsidian's RPG is coming to Activision Blizzard's Battle.net

Fork over $90 and you can play Avowed five days early

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Microsoft shuts down the Windows 10 Beta Channel just five months after reopening it

With less than a year to go before Windows 10 bites the dust, Microsoft has announced that the Insider Beta Channel is once again shutting down.

Windows Central

Microsoft announces 365 and Copilot price hike — here's how much more you'll pay

For enterprise users, Microsoft is raising the price of 365 Copilot subscriptions on certain plans.

Tom’s Guide

Under PS5 dominance, Microsoft says you don't need a console at all, actually everything is an Xbox, and "you're probably reading this right now from an Xbox"

What isn't an Xbox, really?

GamesRadar

3 Nuclear Energy Stocks to Scoop Up Now for Long-Term Upside

With soaring demand for nuclear energy, here are three top-notch utility stocks to grab now for long-term upside.

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Oops! Windows 11 update is reportedly telling users their PC is outdated – even if it's not

A recent Windows 11 update is causing confusion by incorrectly warning some users that their OS version has reached its end of service.

TechRadar

Phil Spencer says Microsoft's PC-heavy lineup this year is 'historical' and an 'anomaly', so don't get used to it

"We want our games playable across as many screens as possible."

PC Gamer

OpenAI will reportedly join the Microsoft/Salesforce AI agentic war with 'Operator' in January 2025: "I think 2025 is going to be the year that agentic systems finally hit the mainstream"

OpenAI will reportedly ship an AI agent called Operator in January 2025. The AI agent is designed to control computers and perform redundant tasks autonomously.

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Windows 11's Instant Games experience is no longer instant

The Microsoft Store just launched its Instant Games experience that lets you play roughly 70 games without having to download or install them.

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Xbox partners with unlikely companies to show you (almost) everything is an Xbox

Microsoft's new Xbox ad emphasizes all the different devices that can be used as an Xbox, such as a Samsung TV or a Meta Quest 3 headset.

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Microsoft Copilot is the poster child of 'an annoying kid in class' — a 24-hour excursion in the woods by the WSJ with four chatbots reveals which AI ranks the best, and the answer may surprise you

The Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern audaciously brought OpenAI's ChatGPT, Meta AI, Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot to a 24-hour excursion in the woods. Here's how it went.

Tom’s Hardware

Intel takes down AMD in our integrated graphics battle royale — iGPUs are still nowhere near dedicated GPU levels but use much less power

We've tested 24 games on Intel's latest Lunar Lake laptop, to show how it stacks up against the previous generation Meteor Lake as well as AMD's Ryzen AI 'Strix Point' processors when it comes to graphics performance. We also included results from an RTX 3050 Ti gaming laptop as a…

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Windows 11 takes small step to fix the horrible new Outlook app

A new build of Windows 11 just shipped to Insiders in the Canary Channel. The update improves Narrator and includes several fixes. It also improves the new Outlook app a bit.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft releases official Windows 11 ISO for Arm devices — Extending support for Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite processors

Microsoft has released a Windows 11 ISO build for Arm based PCs after many months of waiting.

TechRadar

Noticed Windows 11 getting more buggy? Microsoft implements a load of bug fixes with new preview build, fighting some truly odd glitches

Windows 11 is becoming a fix-a-thon for Microsoft lately, with new preview build being almost entirely about resolving issues.

TechRadar

There’s now one less reason to visit the Microsoft Store – free Instant Games have been scrapped (though they didn’t help the platform much anyway)

Instant Games – free arcade games you could play via the Microsoft Store without installing them – is now on the scrapheap.

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Dow Jones Falls After Inflation Data, Powell Speech Looms; Disney Surges On Earnings

The Dow Jones rose Thursday morning after key inflation data and ahead of Fed Chair Powell's speech. Disney soared on earnings.

TechRadar

Some Microsoft 365 and Copilot subscriptions are getting a major price hike

If you want to spread the cost of your annual Microsoft subscription over 12 months, you’ll need to pay another 5%.

Windows Central

Microsoft FINALLY releases Windows 11 ISOs for Arm64-based PCs — but there's a catch

The time has finally come! After dragging its feet for years, Microsoft has finally released the first official Windows 11 ISOs for PCs with an Arm64 processor

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