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Microsoft's Xbox Handheld Plans Reportedly Shelved; Company to Optimise Windows 11 Gaming Performance
Microsoft has reportedly paused its native Xbox handheld console development to prioritise optimising Windows 11 for third-party handhelds. The move aims to enhance performance and battery efficiency, to bring Windows 11 on par with Valve's SteamOS. Collaborative projects, such as the Xbox-branded Asus device (codenamed Project Kennan), remain unaf...
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Microsoft Surface Duo 3 Design Revealed via Patent Describing Cancelled Foldable With Flexible Display
Microsoft discontinued its lineup of foldable devices – known as Surface Duo – in 2023. However, the company is said to have given one last try with plans developed for a Surface Duo 3 before scrapping them. Recently, a patent came to light, showing what a Surface device with a single continuous display and a kickstand at the back would have lo...
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Microsoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Closing Down Bethesda Studios
This week, Xbox began offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax, which it purchased in 2020 for $7.5 billion, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. Others across the Xbox organization have been told that more cuts are on the way.
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Microsoft, OpenAI Plan $100 Billion Data Centre With 'Stargate' AI Supercomputer: Report
Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI are planning to build a data center worth over $100 billion, equipped with an AI supercomputer called "Stargate" that could arrive in 2028, according to a report. The Redmond company is likely to finance the project, which is expected to be more than 100 times more expensive than some of the biggest data centers i...
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Microsoft, OpenAI Plan $100 Billion Data-Center Project: Report
Microsoft and OpenAI are planning a data-center project that could cost as much as $100 billion and will include an artificial intelligence supercomputer called "Stargate," according to a media report on Friday.
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Call of Duty 2024 Is Reportedly a Black Ops Entry, Set During the Gulf War
Call of Duty 2024 is reportedly a new Black Ops entry, set during the 1990s Cold War. The narrative will jump between different factions while boasting a lineup of traditional weaponry when compared to the futuristic ones in recent Call of Duty entries. Treyarch is leading development on the project, with plans to lengthen the early access period f...
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Microsoft Dissolves Team of Hundred Working on Industrial Metaverse: Report
Microsoft has laid off a team of hundred staffers who were part of the Industrial Metaverse Core team have reportedly been fired, putting future plans for this unit on an indefinite hold. The company has decided to favour short-term projects that could generate more revenue quicker over projects that would take a long time before maturing into frui...
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Samsung to Collaborate With Google, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and Meta on a New XR Headset: Report
Samsung has confirmed that it is working on developing an XR headset. The plans were revealed at the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event that took place on February 1, where the South Korean conglomerate also launched its flagship Galaxy S23 series smartphones and the Galaxy Book 3 laptop lineup. The XR headset in the works will run on Android's latest Wear...
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Microsoft’s Metaverse, VR Initiatives Likely to Slow Down Amid Ongoing Layoff Season
Microsoft has reportedly decided to draw curtains over two related projects – Altspacevr and the Mixed Reality Tool Kit. With Altspacevr, Microsoft was creating virtual environments to serve as venues for digital events for international artists. Meanwhile, the unit behind the Mixed Reality Tool Kit, was focussed on creating user interfaces for m...
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Assassin’s Creed Baghdad to Launch in Spring 2023: Report
Assassin’s Creed Baghdad, the latest entry in the Ubisoft franchise, is eyeing a 2023 release window. The game was internally known as Assassin’s Creed Rift and started life as a planned expansion to 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
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Microsoft Data Centres to Heat Finnish Homes, Cutting Emissions
Finnish utility Fortum said it will use waste heat from two new Microsoft data centres to warm homes and businesses in and around the capital Helsinki, while also cutting carbon emissions.
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India's Digital Database for Farmers AgriStack Piloted by Microsoft Stirs Fears About Privacy, Exclusion
The government’s plan to build digital databases of farmers to boost their incomes has raised concerns about privacy and the exclusion of poor farmers and those without land titles. AgriStack will be piloted by Microsoft in 100 villages. Each farmer will have a unique digital identification that contains personal details, information about the la...
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Windows 10 ‘Sun Valley’ Update Finally Redesigns Icons from Win 95 Days Alongside UI Overhaul: Report
Windows 10 Project Sun Valley update may bring refreshed icons replacing Windows 95 era ones, including hibernation mode, globe, networking, floppy disks, with ones that are in line with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Launcher. These newer options may be more colourful, modern, and presumably fall in line with the visual redesign planned for the fall ...
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CD Projekt Focusing on Improving Cyberpunk 2077, CEO Says After Global Backlash
CD Projekt is focusing on improving Cyberpunk 2077 and restoring the trust of players and partners disappointed with its flagship game, the group's CEO said.
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Microsoft Plans to Build 3 New Data Centres in Greece, Invest in Country’s Cloud Services
Microsoft looks to build a new data centre in Greece as it invests in cloud services infrastructure in the country, a boon to an economy weakened by a decade-long debt crisis and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Microsoft's Xbox Handheld Plans Reportedly Shelved; Company to Optimise Windows 11 Gaming Performance
Microsoft has reportedly paused its native Xbox handheld console development to prioritise optimising Windows 11 for third-party handhelds. The move aims to enhance performance and battery efficiency, to bring Windows 11 on par with Valve's SteamOS. Collaborative projects, such as the Xbox-branded Asus device (codenamed Project Kennan), remain unaf...
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Microsoft Surface Duo 3 Design Revealed via Patent Describing Cancelled Foldable With Flexible Display
Microsoft discontinued its lineup of foldable devices – known as Surface Duo – in 2023. However, the company is said to have given one last try with plans developed for a Surface Duo 3 before scrapping them. Recently, a patent came to light, showing what a Surface device with a single continuous display and a kickstand at the back would have lo...
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Microsoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Closing Down Bethesda Studios
This week, Xbox began offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax, which it purchased in 2020 for $7.5 billion, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. Others across the Xbox organization have been told that more cuts are on the way.
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Microsoft, OpenAI Plan $100 Billion Data Centre With 'Stargate' AI Supercomputer: Report
Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI are planning to build a data center worth over $100 billion, equipped with an AI supercomputer called "Stargate" that could arrive in 2028, according to a report. The Redmond company is likely to finance the project, which is expected to be more than 100 times more expensive than some of the biggest data centers i...
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Microsoft, OpenAI Plan $100 Billion Data-Center Project: Report
Microsoft and OpenAI are planning a data-center project that could cost as much as $100 billion and will include an artificial intelligence supercomputer called "Stargate," according to a media report on Friday.
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Call of Duty 2024 Is Reportedly a Black Ops Entry, Set During the Gulf War
Call of Duty 2024 is reportedly a new Black Ops entry, set during the 1990s Cold War. The narrative will jump between different factions while boasting a lineup of traditional weaponry when compared to the futuristic ones in recent Call of Duty entries. Treyarch is leading development on the project, with plans to lengthen the early access period f...
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Microsoft Dissolves Team of Hundred Working on Industrial Metaverse: Report
Microsoft has laid off a team of hundred staffers who were part of the Industrial Metaverse Core team have reportedly been fired, putting future plans for this unit on an indefinite hold. The company has decided to favour short-term projects that could generate more revenue quicker over projects that would take a long time before maturing into frui...
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Samsung to Collaborate With Google, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and Meta on a New XR Headset: Report
Samsung has confirmed that it is working on developing an XR headset. The plans were revealed at the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event that took place on February 1, where the South Korean conglomerate also launched its flagship Galaxy S23 series smartphones and the Galaxy Book 3 laptop lineup. The XR headset in the works will run on Android's latest Wear...
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Microsoft’s Metaverse, VR Initiatives Likely to Slow Down Amid Ongoing Layoff Season
Microsoft has reportedly decided to draw curtains over two related projects – Altspacevr and the Mixed Reality Tool Kit. With Altspacevr, Microsoft was creating virtual environments to serve as venues for digital events for international artists. Meanwhile, the unit behind the Mixed Reality Tool Kit, was focussed on creating user interfaces for m...
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Assassin’s Creed Baghdad to Launch in Spring 2023: Report
Assassin’s Creed Baghdad, the latest entry in the Ubisoft franchise, is eyeing a 2023 release window. The game was internally known as Assassin’s Creed Rift and started life as a planned expansion to 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
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Microsoft Data Centres to Heat Finnish Homes, Cutting Emissions
Finnish utility Fortum said it will use waste heat from two new Microsoft data centres to warm homes and businesses in and around the capital Helsinki, while also cutting carbon emissions.
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India's Digital Database for Farmers AgriStack Piloted by Microsoft Stirs Fears About Privacy, Exclusion
The government’s plan to build digital databases of farmers to boost their incomes has raised concerns about privacy and the exclusion of poor farmers and those without land titles. AgriStack will be piloted by Microsoft in 100 villages. Each farmer will have a unique digital identification that contains personal details, information about the la...
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Windows 10 ‘Sun Valley’ Update Finally Redesigns Icons from Win 95 Days Alongside UI Overhaul: Report
Windows 10 Project Sun Valley update may bring refreshed icons replacing Windows 95 era ones, including hibernation mode, globe, networking, floppy disks, with ones that are in line with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Launcher. These newer options may be more colourful, modern, and presumably fall in line with the visual redesign planned for the fall ...
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CD Projekt Focusing on Improving Cyberpunk 2077, CEO Says After Global Backlash
CD Projekt is focusing on improving Cyberpunk 2077 and restoring the trust of players and partners disappointed with its flagship game, the group's CEO said.
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Microsoft Plans to Build 3 New Data Centres in Greece, Invest in Country’s Cloud Services
Microsoft looks to build a new data centre in Greece as it invests in cloud services infrastructure in the country, a boon to an economy weakened by a decade-long debt crisis and the coronavirus pandemic.
