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Microsoft buried its best Surface hardware in years through a quiet series of press releases

By quietly announcing six Surface devices through a trickle of press releases, Microsoft starved its innovative new PCs of any buzz.

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“Our goal is simple”: Xbox unveils major push to simplify Unreal Engine development

Xbox launches new Unreal Engine 5.8 plugins to strip away development friction and pave the way for Project Helix.

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Microsoft acknowledges a Windows 11 bug affecting the Recycle Bin, and 'fed up' users think AI coding is to blame

If you're seeing issues when deleting files from the Recycle Bin, you're not alone — here's what's happening.

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SpaceX Was Just the Beginning—2 More Massive IPOs Are on Deck

SpaceX's IPO debut offers a template for trading Anthropic and OpenAI's expected Q4 2026 IPOs, including proxy vehicles, supply chain plays, and software sector rotation.

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Microsoft CSO acknowledges that humans are struggling to keep up with AI advancement, reckons we've got a 'narrowing window to understand AI' before it's, well, too late

Researchers warn AI capabilities are advancing faster than human understanding, creating growing concerns about oversight, transparency, and control.

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5 promising games recently cancelled by Microsoft

If you wished for more pizazz at this year's Xbox Showcase, there's lots of it buried in an growing graveyard of cancelled Xbox games.

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'Punished for Following Orders': Insider Exposes Upcoming Xbox 'Bloodbath' Set to Devastate Bethesda

Microsoft's Xbox division is bracing for significant layoffs, with Bethesda among the studios affected, as the company overhauls its gaming strategy ahead of the next console cycle.

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"Both accounts need PlayStation Plus" — Halo Campaign Evolved’s split‑screen requirement is baffling

Halo: Campaign Evolved's PlayStation 5 split-screen requirements have sparked criticism after Halo Studios confirmed both local players will need active PlayStation Plus subscriptions, alongside linked PSN and Microsoft accounts.

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WoW's got the right to close private servers—but in this industry layoff hellscape, I also feel like I'm watching the MMO genre's future get snuffed out

Private servers are a symptom, not the disease.

PC Gamer

I read this Age of Empires II essay on human attributes and it’s way deeper than you expect

An essay written by Microsoft Principal Scientist Adrian de Wynter is going viral this week as it attempts to prove Age of Empires II is just as human-like as AI. It's just as wild a premise as it sounds, and I break down what it means for those who use…

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"I leave feeling grateful, proud, and excited": After 31 years, Age of Empires veteran Earnest Yuen retires

After a 31-year career spanning 50+ titles, Age of Empires veteran Earnest Yuen has officially announced his retirement from Microsoft.

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Microsoft’s AI strategy feels like a beta test — at the expense of Windows and Office

Microsoft’s AI strategy lacks a unique selling point, raising concerns about its future in Office and Windows.

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Halo Campaign Evolved's PS5 port has strict split-screen co-op requirements: both players need PSN memberships and Xbox accounts

Update: Halo Studios says it posted incorrect split-screen requirements

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Microsoft researcher builds goat-powered neural network in Age of Empires 2 to show why we should 'stop assuming that LLMs behave like humans just because they were trained with natural language'

"I have this tendency to dial up things to 11 when I really think I need to make a point."

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ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories, from Commodore flip-phone nostalgia to Tim Cook's Apple price-hike warning

The week's 7 biggest tech news stories, featuring Commodore, Apple, Microsoft and more, for June 20, 2026.

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"I was one of the biggest skeptics on the team": An original Xbox founder says the fears they had in 2001 are coming back stronger than ever

Original Xbox pioneer Laura Fryer warns that soaring hardware costs and AI shortages are reviving 25-year-old fears.

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Microsoft vs. Nvidia: Which AI Giant Is the Better Dividend Stock for the Long Haul?

Microsoft and NVIDIA are AI giants, but which stock is the better buy? Compare growth, valuation, dividends, and Wall Street ratings.

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Quote of the day by Microsoft co-founder and ex-CEO Bill Gates: 'We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the ten' — insights on the nature of progress

Progress isn't always linear or straightforward, but innovation must also contend with hype cycles and undue business and media attention

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'Investors suffered damages': Microsoft shareholders file class action lawsuit over its huge increase in AI and cloud spending

Microsoft shareholders filed a class action lawsuit alleging AI spending and disclosure practices contributed to investor losses.

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Microsoft warns AI agents are being 'AutoJack'-ed to deliver RCE payloads by browsing untrusted websites

Three minor vulnerabilities chained together can cause a lot of trouble but Microsoft fixed it on time.

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VivaTech 2026: Why learn German when AI can talk for you, asks DeepL CEO

DeepL's CEO believes AI can erase the language barrier in business interactions entirely — but says learning a language is still worth it, because behind every language is a culture AI cannot translate.

The Economic Times

Amazon points to water conservation steps in India amid data centre scrutiny

Amazon has achieved a significant water conservation milestone in India, becoming "water positive" a year ahead of schedule. This means the tech giant now replenishes more water than it consumes across its Indian operations, including data centres. The move comes amid growing global scrutiny of tech companies' environmental impact, particularly…

Windows Central

I tried Microsoft's region-locked PC Manager and now I wish everyone could use it

PC Manager pulls Windows cleanup and storage tools into one simple interface. It’s useful, fast, and still inexplicably restricted to a handful of regions.

International Business Times UK

Grand Auto Theft VI Update: Official GTA 6 Release Date, Pricing and Pre-Order Details Revealed

Rockstar Games has confirmed that GTA 6 pre-orders will open on 25 June via major digital stores and select retailers, with wishlist alerts now live.

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Microsoft confirms Recycle Bin glitch affecting all supported Windows versions — yes, even the trash needs debugging

Microsoft confirms a Recycle Bin bug affecting all supported Windows versions.

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