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Microsoft's Xbox games lead Matt Booty says its studios are in a "culture of cultures" and work together more than you think — Blizzard is even helping with Fable

Xbox Game Studios has over 30 teams under its wing, and chief content officer Matt Booty says they collaborate more often than many believe they do.

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'Makes it even more disappointing': Microsoft backs fossil fuel big time with $7 billion deal in race for AI supremacy

'Makes it even more disappointing': Microsoft backs fossil fuel big time with $7 billion deal in race for AI supremacy

Microsoft’s AI expansion is driving large-scale methane gas deals, increasing emissions, and raising concerns about energy costs, health risks, and climate commitments

Rumored feature coming to Steam that will help you track prices, and Microsoft should copy it immediately for Xbox and PC

Rumored feature coming to Steam that will help you track prices, and Microsoft should copy it immediately for Xbox and PC

A Steam backend update suggests expanded price history tracking could be on the way. The feature highlights a gap on Xbox, where users still rely on third party tools to track game pricing.

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Xbox and Best Buy want to help you build your first video game in 2026

Xbox Game Camp returns in 2026 with a new program in Minneapolis, offering a 12 week training course for young developers to build games, learn key skills, and create a portfolio with Microsoft.

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Turbine Season for Tech: John Rowland on the Next Era of AI Data Center Investments

We’ve gone way beyond Nvidia now. As data center sprawl dominates the conversation, here are the stocks, industries, and sectors in focus for the next wave of investment.

AI's Cash Splash Continues: Meta Platforms and Broadcom Expand Custom Chip Partnership

Hyperscalers are ramping AI infrastructure spending to record levels this year, with a string of major partnerships and funding rounds across the sector. Meta’s newly expanded collaboration with Broadcom on custom MTIA chips adds another layer to that build-out, focusing on multi-generation silicon and multi-gigawatt capacity through 2029.

Microsoft prepares display upgrades and two stage launch for new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with Intel and Snapdragon chips this year

New PCs from Microsoft will consist of new chips, display upgrades, and higher starting prices this spring and summer.

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Microsoft's Recall tool is back and still has major security concerns — but the company denies any data risk

Microsoft's Recall tool is back and still has major security concerns — but the company denies any data risk

Windows 11 Recall was delayed in 2024 due to security flaws, and those same issues are being discovered now, despite Microsoft's promise to secure user data.

Seems like opting out of website cookies doesn't actually guarantee you are opted out of website cookies

Seems like opting out of website cookies doesn't actually guarantee you are opted out of website cookies

That's not very tasty.

I tried 7 free MTD software – now I've ranked my top picks as a freelancer

I tried 7 free MTD software – now I've ranked my top picks as a freelancer

A look at the best free Making Tax Digital (MTD) software ahead of the new tax rules' first submission in August 2026.

This CEO has teamed up with Google, Microsoft, and McKinsey to build an AI degree that could rival Harvard—and it will cost only $10,000 to attend

This CEO has teamed up with Google, Microsoft, and McKinsey to build an AI degree that could rival Harvard—and it will cost only $10,000 to attend

Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan is reinventing college with an AI-focused bachelor’s degree program, built with Google, Microsoft, and McKinsey, for under $10K.

Cybersecurity experts raise the alarm over Windows Recall again: 'The vault door is titanium. The wall next to it is drywall'

Cybersecurity experts raise the alarm over Windows Recall again: 'The vault door is titanium. The wall next to it is drywall'

Hacking tool supposedly creates "precisely the scenario Microsoft’s architecture is supposed to restrict."

Our friends at Tom's Guide are upgrading: Here's what it means, and how our sister site's overhaul affects Windows Central

Our friends at Tom's Guide are upgrading: Here's what it means, and how our sister site's overhaul affects Windows Central

Our sister site, Tom's Guide, just launched its overhaul, featuring all-new shopping tools and exciting prospects for the future. Here's what it all means.

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Jeff Raikes: AI is capturing cognition — and most companies are building a talent debt they don't see yet

Jeff Raikes: AI is capturing cognition — and most companies are building a talent debt they don't see yet

The former Microsoft exec and Gates Foundation CEO on why the real AI arms race isn't about tools — and why the companies need to develop human judgment.

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Farewell Surface Hub — Microsoft kills off its super-sized touchscreen displays, but you might still be able to get one if you act fast

This could finally be the end for Microsoft's ambitious oversized touchscreen PCs.

'We have no interest in patient data in the UK': Palantir UK head defends record as criticisms rise

Palantir's UK boss says the company has "no interest" in actual data, likening the company to Microsoft.

Windows 11 tool brings a macOS feature to the desktop — and I can't believe this useful trick isn't in Microsoft's OS already

A Microsoft exec made a utility to bring this cool macOS feature to Windows 11.

Europe wants tech sovereignty but is this realistic?

Geopolitics drives Europe toward tech control, yet costs, complexity, and entrenched providers hinder meaningful autonomy.

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Why 2026 is the year of flexibility without friction: solving the multi-platform crisis

Why seamless, platform-agnostic meeting rooms are the key to frictionless hybrid work in 2026.

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Microsoft veteran says the Task Manager was under 80 KB because "small was fast and fast mattered" — but wishes "we had carried more of that taste, not the suffering"

Microsoft veteran Dave Plummer shares why the original Task Manager was lean, fast, and designed to stay calm when Windows crashed.

Historical Steam survey data suggests the Big Switch from Windows to Linux has yet to happen

Are Linux users trying to make 'fetch' happen?

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"The Lotus guys probably figured it didn't matter to be wrong": Excel thinks 1900 was a leap year because of a small shortcut taken in the '80s — I'll think of this next time I want to cut corners

Microsoft Excel was originally created as competition for Lotus 1-2-3, which has had lasting effects on my favorite spreadsheet software. Here's how a small shortcut taken in the '80s has lasted through until 2026.

The dirty secret behind Big Tech’s AI arms race: Massive hardware investments that are obsolete in 3 years

The new industrial era may be a lot more beneficial to the folks and businesses that use the AI-enhanced products than the enterprises that furnish them.

Microsoft pushes crippling price hikes across its Surface PCs – and you know what's to blame

I bet that picture of a skateboarding cat doesn't seem quite so funny when you see Microsoft's new Surface pricing

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Starfield's sales on PlayStation 5 make me wonder why Xbox even bothered... was this worth devaluing exclusivity?

Reported Starfield sales on PS5 suggest a slower start than expected, raising questions about Xbox’s multiplatform strategy and whether moving away from exclusivity impacts hardware value.

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