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Microsoft delivers new Copilot+ AI PC features with Windows 11's 2024 update
Windows 11's 2024 update starts rolling out today, and there are also some new Copilot+ AI PC features coming.
How to get Microsoft's Windows 11 2024 update (and be ready for new Copilot+ features)
Microsoft is releasing the Windows 11 2024 update starting today and wants to make sure you know how to get it.
Microsoft explains how it's tackling security and privacy for Recall
Microsoft offered up more details about Recall's security and privacy measures.
Google files EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft
Google filed a complaint with the European Commission against Microsoft on Wednesday. It accused Microsoft of making it difficult for cloud customers to move their work from Azure to other providers.
Minecraft will no longer work on PSVR after March
Mojang says it will end support for Minecraft on PlayStation VR in March 2023. The studio will continue to update the PS4 version.
Microsoft says Russian troll farms are targeting the Harris-Walz campaign
Microsoft has published a report detailing the US election interference activities of Russian troll farms.
Microsoft lays off another 650 Xbox employees as part of its Activision deal
After slashing 1,900 jobs across Xbox and Activision earlier this year, Microsoft is laying off another 650 employees.
Game Pass Standard is now available on Xbox
The Xbox Game Pass Standard plan is available starting today. Microsoft announced a revamp to its Game Pass subscription plans in July.
Microsoft joins coalition to scrub revenge and deepfake porn from Bing
Microsoft announced it has partnered with StopNCII to help remove non-consensual intimate images — including deepfakes — from its Bing search engine.
Microsoft is testing a new on-screen keyboard layout that works better with game controllers
Microsoft is testing a new on-screen keyboard layout designed to work with Xbox and handheld PC controllers.
Microsoft is sharing Copilot's 'next phase' in a September 16 livestream
Catch the event on Linkedin.
Microsoft brings 5G to its latest Surface Pros for Business
Today, the company announced that 5G versions of the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Pro (Copilot+) for Business will be available on September 26.
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard accused of 'bad faith bargaining' by Raven Software union workers
Raven Software filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board over its union negotiations with Microsoft.
Xbox's streaming app is coming to more Fire TV devices
The latest Xbox update brings the streaming app to more Fire TV devices. There’s also deeper integration with Discord.
Microsoft will host a security conference after the CrowdStrike shutdown
Representatives from CrowdStrike, Microsoft and other third-party developers will meet in September to discuss way to avoid another global computer meltdown.
Microsoft’s revised Recall AI feature will roll out to beta testers in October
Microsoft’s Windows Recall feature, which stores a timeline of activity snapshots on your PC, has a new release date for Windows Insiders. It will roll out Recall to beta testers using Copilot+ PCs in October.
Microsoft's latest accessible controllers include the Xbox Adaptive Joystick
Xbox continues to make accessibility a priority with a series of new controllers including the Xbox Adaptive Joystick.
OpenAI shut down an Iranian influence op that used ChatGPT to generate bogus news articles
OpenAI says it thwarted an Iranian influence campaign that used ChatGPT to generate fake news stories and social posts in English and Spanish. In a blog post on Friday, the company wrote that it identified and banned accounts generating content for five websites pretending to be news outlets.
Microsoft boosts Windows’ FAT32 partition size limit after nearly three decades
Microsoft righted an age-old “wrong” (at least for those who geek out about disk formatting) earlier this week. With its latest Windows 11 Insider Canary Preview Build, the company increased the maximum FAT32 partition size limit from 32GB to 2TB when using the command line.
PUBG: Battlegrounds publisher acquires Hi-Fi Rush studio after Microsoft shut it down
Under a cloud of studio closures and layoffs, there's a sliver of sunshine in the gaming business.

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