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The next Xbox might run Windows with Steam support and full backward compatibility

Microsoft is working on a new wireless file transfer option for Windows 11

Microsoft Build 2025: From chatbots to digital coworkers, and the "agentic" web

Decades-old Windows systems are still running trains, printers, and hospitals

Microsoft's cringey ad boasts that top Copilot+ PCs are 58% faster than the discontinued, year-old MacBook Air M3

Facepalm: It's been nearly 20 years since Apple launched the Microsoft-mocking "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" commercials, and the two companies continue to take shots at each other in their respective ads. The latest from the Redmond giant claims that top Copilot+ PCs are more than 50% faster than a Mac – specifically, the now-discontinued MacBook Air M3 that launched in March 2024.

Silicon Valley's era of open debate fades as companies clamp down on employee dissent

Through the looking glass: As the tech industry continues to tighten control over employee speech and activism, a culture once defined by open dialogue and political engagement gives way to one marked by silence and fear of reprisal. "It's different now; employers feel they can get away with stuff," said a former Google employee.

Microsoft unveils a new "human-centric" Start Menu redesign for Windows 11

Microsoft slashes 6,000 positions globally amid AI spending spree

Microsoft gives Windows 10 users three extra years of Office support

Microsoft unveils thinner, lighter Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, starting at $799

First look at Asus ROG Ally 2 and Microsoft's Project Kennan handheld

Microsoft is introducing AI agents that can change your Windows settings

Which version of Windows introduced ReFS, the next-gen file system meant to succeed NTFS?

The "End of 10" project wants to save aging PCs with Linux instead of Windows 11

Gears of War: Reloaded remaster lands August 26 with 4K, 120 fps, and cross-play

Windows Remote Desktop Protocol contains a login backdoor Microsoft refuses to fix

WTF?! The proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft to facilitate remote connections to Windows machines contains an outstanding security flaw. However, Microsoft has stated that it has no plans to fix the issue, as doing so would break compatibility with many applications.

Someone tried, and mostly managed, to run Linux in an Excel spreadsheet

Here's why Windows 7 took so long to boot with solid color backgrounds in 2009

Microsoft shocks with hefty Xbox price hike, games to cost $80

Facepalm: As of today, the entry-level Xbox Series S will cost $379.99 for the 512GB model and $429.99 for the 1TB version – an $80 to $130 increase over last year's pricing. Meanwhile, the Xbox Series X Digital has jumped to $549.99, and the flagship Series X now carries a hefty $599.99 price tag. Even premium models like the limited-edition 2TB Galaxy Series X haven't been spared, rising from $599.99 to a steep $729.99.

Nvidia bundles Doom: The Dark Ages with RTX 50-series GPUs... if you can find one

CEO Satya Nadella says up to 30% of Microsoft's code is now written by AI

Microsoft brings hot patching to Windows Server, reboot-free updates

Greedy patching: Hot patching is a way to quickly install security updates without requiring an OS reboot. Microsoft has offered the feature for years through its Azure cloud platform, but it's soon coming to non-cloud versions of Windows Server. It won't be free, but Microsoft's target audience is enterprise customers.

There's a growing rift between Sam Altman and Satya Nadella – Microsoft could block OpenAI's for-profit restructuring

New Windows 11 beta brings more changes to Control Panel settings

The reality of today's tech industry: layoffs, long hours, AI threats, and few perks

In a nutshell: It had long been said that a career in tech was the ultimate dream: high salaries, security, and a huge number of perks made for some very happy workers. But things look quite different today. The tech world has seen the highest number of layoffs of any private sector industry this year; perks have been cut; salaries aren't increasing in line with the extra demands; and there's the constant spectre of AI.