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U.S. to review AI models from Microsoft, Google, xAI before public release

5 May 2026 at 18:45
Microsoft, Google, and xAI have agreed to provide the U.S. government with early access to upcoming artificial intelligence models, allowing officials to examine potential national security risks before the systems are released to the public. The arrangement will enable the…

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Xbox Launches New Dev-Focused Game Dev Update Show, Kicking Off May 7 With More Project Helix Talk

2 May 2026 at 00:24

Xbox 'Game Dev Update' for Spring '26 shown with Xbox consoles and controllers, scheduled for May 7 at '9 AM PDT | 12 PM EDT | 6 PM CEST'.

Since Asha Sharma took over as the new chief executive officer of Xbox, the most immediate change she made was to make Xbox far more communicative than it had previously been between its executives and Xbox players. Now, that same courtesy is being extended to developers, or at least it is in a more public fashion, and it's starting with a popular topic: Project Helix. Today, Xbox revealed the Game Dev Update, a new kind of premiere event that's not a showcase of upcoming games or hardware, but is instead speaking more directly to the game developers working with or […]

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Musk v. Altman is just getting started

1 May 2026 at 18:00
Elon Musk spent the better part of three daysΒ on the witness standΒ this weekΒ in his lawsuit against OpenAI, andΒ it’sΒ already getting messy. Emails, texts, andΒ his own tweetsΒ are surfacing in court, and there are plenty more witnesses to come. Musk’s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam Altman betrayed the β€œnonprofit for the […]

Microsoft will hide Windows 11's annoying MSN feed by default as it moves to reduce ads and noise across the OS

A new Windows 11 preview build has confirmed that the OS will soon hide the MSN feed by default, replacing it with a new default behavior that opens straight to your widgets instead.

OpenAI ends Microsoft exclusivity and can now sell its models on AWS and Google Cloud

1 May 2026 at 21:55
Microsoft and OpenAI restructured their landmark 2019 partnership on April 27, converting Microsoft’s cloud license from exclusive to non-exclusive, allowing OpenAI to sell its full model suite on Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud for the first time, as Amazon…

Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks

1 May 2026 at 20:02
The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usage terms of its AI models.

Pentagon signs Nvidia, Microsoft, AWS for classified AI programs

1 May 2026 at 16:49
The U.S. Department of Defense has expanded its push into artificial intelligence, securing fresh agreements with several major technology firms to deploy advanced AI systems across classified military networks. According to a report released Friday, Nvidia, Microsoft, Reflection AI, and…

Everyone has an opinion on Microsoft’s spending, but the real story is what the numbers say about its position

Microsoft delivered another strong quarter with results that beat expectations, driven by cloud and AI demand. But an analyst says the key issue is whether Microsoft can turn its rising AI infrastructure spending into long‑term profit.

ON THIS DAY: Continuum will be built into Windows 10 for Phones, turning your phone into a PC

11 years ago, Microsoft unveiled Continuum for Windows 10 Mobileβ€”a feature that promised to blur the line between smartphone and desktop PC. By connecting a phone to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, users could run a desktop-like environment powered entirely by their pocket device. We’re reaching into the Windows Central vaults to revisit the moment Microsoft tried to change how we define a "computer.

AI’s endless chip appetite

20 April 2026 at 06:00
The race for AI compute and its jagged limits, Zuckerberg’s return to coding, and a candid take from Animoca’s CEO on agents and blockchain.

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