FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 27 - Caught on Camera

Microsoft isn't scrapping its unwanted OneDrive Photos app; it's just giving you a way to get rid of it

Microsoft plans to release its OneDrive Photos app that rolled out accidentally, but the tech giant will let you uninstall it and have options for admins to manage the app.

Windows Central · Aug 10

Microsoft could unveil Maia 300 AI chip as early as September: Report

Microsoft plans to launch its new Maia 300 AI chip this autumn. The company is securing production capacity for over 300,000 chips by 2027. This move aims to reduce reliance on Nvidia's expensive processors. Microsoft also seeks to attract major cloud customers like Anthropic. The tech giant eventually targets over…

The Economic Times · Aug 10

Xbox PC and Game Pass titles are coming to Linux through 'Xodus' — Heroic Launcher devs embark on new open-source reverse-engineering project

You might be able to enjoy Xbox PC and PC Game Pass titles on Linux very soon thanks to the efforts of the Xodus team, who're emulating the entire Xbox PC stack through open-source implementations of Microsoft's proprietary components and dependencies.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 10

5 Stocks the Market Rewarded After Strong Earnings Results

Amazon, Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, Johnson & Johnson and Coca-Cola posted strong earnings beats that held up, with cloud growth, capital returns and raised guidance fueling sustained stock gains.

MarketBeat · Aug 10

As Australia forces Xbox to make you reveal your age, it's also gone back to banning games again

Australia's strict censorship regulations have forced Xbox players to verify their accounts to access apps and 18+ games, while at the same time banning an upcoming horror game based on the iconic Halloween franchise.

Windows Central · Aug 10

Microsoft plans to unveil its new Maia 300 AI chip this fall: The Information

Microsoft ​is ​planning to publicly unveil ‌its ⁠new ⁠Maia ​300 chip this ​fall, potentially ​as ⁠soon as ‌next ​month, ​The ⁠Information reported on ​Monday, citing ​people with direct ‌knowledge of ​the ​plans.

The Economic Times · Aug 10

We now know exactly when uBlock Origin will stop working on Microsoft Edge

You will soon have to find an alternative to uBlock Origin on Microsoft Edge. Microsoft just confirmed the cutoff for the MV2, which is essential for certain extensions.

Windows Central · Aug 10

Windows 11's RAM-hogging, advert-laden Weather app is the poster child for everything that's wrong with the operating system

Worried about the RAM crisis? Microsoft isn't, if Windows 11's Weather app is anything to go by.

TechRadar · Aug 10

Dev at id Software says Microsoft 'burned a lot of bridges' in the industry: 'They fundamentally don't understand art, they don't understand games'

"The way they align their spreadsheets for their financial reports—is not the way we used to do it."

PC Gamer · Aug 10

“‘We’re fixing that," Microsoft admits error that caused new OneDrive Photos app to appear on millions of Windows 11 PCs

Microsoft has confirmed that it accidentally rolled out a new OneDrive Photos app for Windows 11more broadly than it intended.

Windows Central · Aug 10