Starfield Isn’t Worth Remembering
Since my review of 150 hours spent in Starfield at launch, my opinion on the game has only soured. The added survival mechanics were of fleeting interest to me, and there are a handful of neat mods to toy with.…
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The Sharks Are Circling OpenAI
Despite all the competition, OpenAI is still the leader in the space and is making its own moves that will likely worry rivals. It is planning to launch a new AI-powered web browser, for instance, that could compete with Google…
Microsoft’s Edge browser now loads sites even faster
In a new post shared to its Windows blog, Microsoft says that it has “reached a major milestone” when it comes to improving the speed of Edge’s user interface. It now takes Microsoft’s browser less than 300 milliseconds to start…
“It’s Heartbreaking” – The Pokémon Company Tech VP Joins Industry In Criticising Microsoft Layoffs
Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life Last week’s layoffs at Microsoft and Xbox Games were shocking to say the least, with over 9,000 people losing their jobs, including veterans at Rare, Romero Games, and the cancellation of big projects such…
Microsoft gaming division suffers further layoffs
Last week, it was rumored that Microsoft was getting ready for a major round of layoffs within the Xbox team. Bloomberg is now reporting that employees in the company’s gaming division were informed of job cuts Wednesday morning. The PC…
New Xbox 360 Update Adds More Ads 20 Years After Launch
Photo: Kotaku / Xbox Today, some folks turned on their Xbox 360s to discover Microsoft has updated the aging device. The new update fixes an annoying issue bugging players for a bit now, but it also slaps two big ads…
European leaders worry they’re too reliant on U.S. tech
European governments may be reconsidering their use of American technology and services, according to a new report in The New York Times. The flashpoint seems to come after President Donald Trump sanctioned Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor at the International…
OpenAI’s $200M DoD contract could squeeze frenemy Microsoft
OpenAI said Monday the U.S. Department of Defense granted it a contract for up to $200 million to help the agency identify and build prototype systems that use its frontier models for administrative tasks and more. OpenAI provides a few…
The cracks in the OpenAI-Microsoft relationship are reportedly widening
OpenAI and Microsoft may be reaching an inflection point in their relationship, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The report, citing anonymous sources, says OpenAI executives have considered publicly accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior throughout their partnership.…
Urgent warning issued for US consumers after ‘security breach’ of 184,000,000 passwords — here’s who’s exposed
If you’ve been ignoring those pesky “suspicious login” alerts in your inbox, now might be the time to pay attention. Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler recently discovered an unprotected online database exposing over 184 million records — including email addresses, passwords…