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Oracle's AI spending blows past estimates, raising worries over growing debt

Oracle, which has major deals to build data centers for customers such as Meta Platforms and OpenAI, is working to ‌position itself as a ⁠major rival ⁠to cloud leaders such as Amazon. com and Microsoft.

The Economic Times

Xbox Layoffs Reportedly Planned as Microsoft Pushes Major Gaming Division Reset

Xbox Layoffs Reportedly Planned as Microsoft Pushes Major Gaming Division Reset

Xbox may face new layoffs after June 30 as Microsoft restructures gaming operations, cuts costs, and reevaluates its future strategy.

Xbox CEO's Internal Email Admits 3% Margin Crisis as Microsoft Eyes Major Layoffs Next Month

Microsoft's Xbox division is set for major layoffs and budget cuts due to financial challenges, as CEO Asha Sharma aims to restructure and stabilise the gaming unit.

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Xbox speedruns 'we're so back' to 'it's so over' pipeline at a speed previously thought impossible

More layoffs are on the way, framed as a "reset" for a brighter future.

Bill Gates calls Epstein meetings ‘grave error’ while defending actions in House testimony

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday said he made a “grave error in judgment” by meeting Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing, as he faced hours of questioning before the US House Oversight Committee about his ties to the disgraced financier. Gates said he should never have met Epstein and…

Spyro: A Realm Beyond studio had to "buy back" its independence from Xbox "to get back to the games we were known for" instead of Call of Duty and Overwatch

Toys for Bob studio head Paul Yan says "we were just straying too far off from the types of games that we're passionate about" under Xbox

Major Xbox layoffs reportedly on the way as CEO Asha Sharma admits Microsoft's gaming division is "over extended"

"Going forward, this cannot continue"

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Bill Gates testifies about his ties to Epstein, calls meeting him a 'grave error in judgment'

Bill Gates says he made an error in judgment by ever meeting with Jeffrey Epstein as the Microsoft co-founder faces questions behind closed doors from lawmakers about his relationship with the disgraced financier

"It’s coming along well": Xbox's Matt Booty says Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls 6 RPG looks "amazing," and that it will "reveal it at the right time"

"It’s coming along well": Xbox's Matt Booty says Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls 6 RPG looks "amazing," and that it will "reveal it at the right time"

As The Elder Scrolls 6 misses yet another Xbox Games Showcase, Xbox CCO Matt Booty assures fans it looks "amazing" and is progressing smoothly.

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A decade on, Xbox’s old plea not to cancel fan favorites feels more relevant than ever

A decade on, Xbox’s old plea not to cancel fan favorites feels more relevant than ever

The news that Microsoft is pulling the previously announced TV DVR feature from the Xbox One has been met with a wave of negativity. As much as we might love Xbox, you can't make a big deal out of something and then go back on it.

Windows Central

This Microsoft Defender zero-day could give hackers unprecedented access to your system

This Microsoft Defender zero-day could give hackers unprecedented access to your system

Chaotic Eclipse strikes again, releasing their seventh zero-day in just two months.

"There’s other beats coming up in the year": Xbox games chief hints Marvel's Blade could be shown later in 2026 after missing the Xbox Games Showcase

"There’s other beats coming up in the year": Xbox games chief hints Marvel's Blade could be shown later in 2026 after missing the Xbox Games Showcase

Xbox CCO Matt Booty says that there wasn't room for Marvel's Blade at the Xbox Games Showcase, but notes we could still see it later in 2026.

Windows Central

Bill Gates testifies about his ties to Epstein, calls meetings a 'grave error in judgment'

Bill Gates says he made an error in judgment by ever meeting with Jeffrey Epstein as the Microsoft co-founder faces questions behind closed doors from lawmakers about his relationship with the disgraced financier

Windows 11’s June update shuts down an intentional BitLocker backdoor with full file access — here’s what changed

Windows 11’s June update shuts down an intentional BitLocker backdoor with full file access — here’s what changed

Windows 11’s BitLocker flaw, described as an intentional backdoor, has been patched by Microsoft in the June update.

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Investors Buy Long-Dated Microsoft Call Options in Huge Volumes - A Very Bullish Signal

Institutional investors have piled into long-dated (almost 6-month out) Microsoft call options at a 44% higher call strike price. That indicates they are extremely bullish on MSFT stock. Price targets are higher.

Windows Central

Microsoft just gave Xbox a big update after Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase — it adds an amazing feature I'll use all the time

A new Xbox update has been released that brings several nifty new features and additions to Microsoft's gaming consoles. Here's everything new.

The Times of India

‘I gave up my H1-B visa because...’: Ex-Microsoft worker explains why he left US and returned to India to build own startup

An ex-Microsoft employee who once won the highly sought-after H-1B visa lottery has returned to India, saying the visa system limited his ability to become an entrepreneur and forced him to rethink the "American Dream."

Xbox 'console exclusives' are strictly about console releases, Xbox exec affirms: Games will 'still show up on all the normal places where we sell the PC version'

Some much needed clarity from Matt Booty.

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The Economic Times

Bill Gates reveals details about Jeffrey Epstein meeting as Microsoft co-founder faces tough questions about relationship with financier

Bill Gates said that he ended the relationship in 2014 after concluding Jeffrey Epstein could not deliver on those promises.

After a 'corporate mandate' demanded they help with Call of Duty, Toys for Bob studio head says it took 'many mini miracles' to buy their independence from Activision

"We knew that it wasn't the right fit."

Bill Gates tells lawmakers meeting Epstein was a 'grave error in judgment' in closed-door hearing

Bill Gates says he made an error in judgment by ever meeting with Jeffrey Epstein as the Microsoft co-founder faces questions behind closed doors from lawmakers about his relationship with the disgraced financier

The Independent UK

Bill Gates admits that Epstein had ‘sensitive information’ about his extramarital affairs to launch pressure campaign

Microsoft co-founder details relationship with late sex offender in testimony to members of Congress

Xbox’s CEO spent her early career taking out trash and selling coupon books—she says the secret to her rise was never obsessing over a dream career

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma never mapped her way to the C-suite—she just mastered whatever was in front of her. The CEOs of Costco and Microsoft agree.

International Business Times

Bill Gates Says He 'Should Have Never Met' Jeffrey Epstein In New Congressional Grilling

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told a House committee that he "should have never met" Jeffrey Epstein as he faced a new grilling in Congress.

Linux driver for vintage AMD GPUs gets an update with a helping hand from Copilot AI, keeping old hardware alive and kicking

Today, just refactoring. Tomorrow, the whole driver set?

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