Microsoft explains what caused the Xbox outage and how it plans to prevent it from happening again
The road to an all-digital future is full of potholes
Mojang changes Minecraft system requirements after 17 years, recommends 16GB of RAM for "Fancy" graphics
Minecraft's move to modern hardware requirements sets up its shift from OpenGL to Vulkan
Winners & losers: For the first time in nearly two decades, Mojang has announced a significant change in Minecraft's hardware requirements, a rare move for one of the biggest gaming products in history. The Microsoft-owned studio wants to future-proof Minecraft: Java Edition, but players running older hardware won't be cheering this time around.
It's not just you, Xbox is down again, and physical games aren't safe either
The outage follows a similar PlayStation Network failure just days earlier
Microsoft is using TPM chips to crack down on pirated Windows activations
Microsoft targets KMS-based Windows piracy with mandatory TPM attestation starting August 2026
Microsoft steps in after LG monitors were found auto-installing apps with McAfee ads
Windows' own feature made the ad scheme possible in the first place
Microsoft is testing free Xbox cloud gaming with ads, no subscription required
Insiders can stream games they own
Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and other US tech giants are hiding $1.65 trillion in AI debt
Ripple effect: Amid growing talk of an AI bubble, a study by Japanese market analysts has found that five of the largest American technology companies are carrying a collective "hidden" debt of over $1.65 trillion, driven largely by massive spending on AI infrastructure. That undisclosed sum exceeds the $1.35 trillion the same companies have officially reported on their balance sheets, and it has grown eightfold over the past four years.
One in six Windows PCs still runs Windows 10, and the vulnerabilities are piling up
Windows 10 holdouts carry nearly 3x the security risk of Windows 11, report finds
Facing the Flaw: Many organizations have already migrated to Windows 11, but a few diehards are refusing to leave Windows 10 behind. In fact, millions of computers are still running the aging, albeit perfectly functional, operating system, and according to one market analysis, that could soon turn into a security disaster.
Microsoft just open-sourced the app that made Comic Sans famous
Microsoft has open-sourced Comic Chat, its quirky 1996 IRC client that turned text conversations into comic strips with cartoon avatars, speech bubbles, and dynamic panel layouts. Now released under the MIT License, the project can be explored, preserved, and even modernized by developers and retro computing enthusiasts.
Bethesda confirms Fallout 5, Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, and new Obsidian Fallout game
Microsoft is betting on Fallout and Elder Scrolls to reassure fans after brutal Xbox layoffs
A Doom developer says Microsoft "destroyed an immense amount of value" at id Software
John Carmack is losing faith in Microsoft's stewardship
Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday fixes 570 security bugs, but some Dell PCs will have to wait
AI is finding more Windows bugs than ever, but patches still aren't reliable
Microbugs: Microsoft has released yet another Patch Tuesday with record-breaking figures. The latest cumulative update for supported Windows editions is significant in both quality and quantity. However, some Dell machines will not receive the update anytime soon due to compatibility issues.
Microsoft deleted a hacked user's 25-year-old Xbox account, along with his OneDrive baby photos (Updated)
Microsoft told a hacked user to buy his games again. Sound familiar? This is the second time in a week
Microsoft finally patched Secure Boot bypasses that were hiding in plain sight since 2013
The bigger issue, researchers say, isn't the bug itself but how poorly signed components are tracked
Windows Search is getting the cleanup users have wanted for years (more like decades)
A redesigned interface makes the search box behave more like a productivity tool
Microsoft's patch for a Windows Defender 0-day may have created a new attack path
Exploiting the bug could let attackers quarantine massive files until a system's storage is completely full
Microsoft tells Obsidian to pause or cancel Avowed 2 and make a new Fallout game
The New Vegas studio is being pushed back toward Fallout as Xbox refocuses on its biggest franchises
Xbox Game Pass has lost 4 million subscribers since its price hike backfired
Microsoft reports 30 million members, far below its internal target of 77 million by this July
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 bug can steal over 500GB of storage – here's how to check and fix it
The bug causes a hidden Windows system file to keep growing, making some SSDs look mysteriously full
Microsoft is cutting 3,200 Xbox jobs and spinning off four game studios
Cutting corners: The first wave of massive layoffs that Microsoft teased several weeks ago has arrived. Most of the losses will hit the Xbox division over the next year as the company consolidates its gaming strategy. Microsoft will spin off Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs, while Arkane enters labor negotiations. Bethesda, ZeniMax, id Software, Activision, Obsidian, and Microsoft's accessibility team will all see deep cuts.
Microsoft has a hidden Windows 11 edition that supports 6TB of RAM and 256 CPU cores
Windows 11 Pro for Workstations costs $309 and most people have never heard of it
TL;DR: Microsoft released a little-known Windows edition called Windows 11 Pro for Workstations in 2021. It's a client operating system built for high-end PCs and workstations, offering support for more memory and CPU sockets than Windows 11 Pro, along with ReFS storage features, SMB Direct networking, and persistent-memory workloads.
One of Windows' most hated features just helped catch a 19-year-old hacker
Using a VPN couldn't save him