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Microsoft Releases AI-Powered Xbox Support Virtual Agent for Xbox Insiders
Microsoft is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for its Xbox platform. On Monday, the company announced the AI-powered Support Virtual Agent which is aimed at assisting players of the gaming console with support-related issues. The rumours about the chatbot first started emerging in April, and now the company has officially released...
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Microsoft Delays Avowed to 2025, Obsidian's RPG Sets February 18 Release Date
Avowed, the upcoming action-RPG from Obsidian, has been delayed. The game was set for release in late 2024, but now it will arrive early next year. Microsoft has confirmed that Avowed will launch on February 18, 2025.
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90% Flights Disrupted In Bengaluru Terminal 1 Due To Microsoft Outage
The global Microsoft outage has affected 90 per cent flights operating from Bengaluru airport's Terminal 1, sources have said. IndiGo airlines officials said the situation is likely to continue till midnight.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Officially Confirmed, Full Reveal Set for June 9
Activision has confirmed that the next Call of Duty will be Black Ops 6. After several leaks and teasers, the publisher announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 last week. “A dark new chapter of the Black Ops franchise begins,” the official Call of Duty handle on X posted May 23, alongside a short video revealing the title.
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Microsoft to Ship an On-Device Phi-Silica AI Model With All Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft is shipping an on-device large language model (LLM) with all Copilot+ PCs. The company announced its latest variant of the Phi-3 AI model at the Microsoft Build event dubbed Phi-Silica. This has now become the fifth variant of Phi-3 and also becomes the officially smallest LLM (or SLM) at just 3.3 billion parameters.
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PlayStation and PC Exclusive Kena: Bridge of Spirits Receives ESRB Rating for Xbox Series S/X
Kena: Bridge of Spirits, the acclaimed action-adventure title that launched exclusively on PC and PlayStation consoles in 2021, seems to be finally making its way to Xbox. While there’s been no official announcement from developers Ember Lab or Microsoft, the game has seemingly been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, or ESRB, in th...
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US Says Russian Hackers Use Microsoft Access To Steal Government Emails
The U.S. cyber watchdog agency CISA says that Russian government-backed hackers have used their access to Microsoft's email system to steal correspondence between officials and the tech giant.
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Cyber Board Says Chinese Hack Of US Officials Was "Preventable"
The US Cyber Safety Review Board said on Tuesday a targeted Chinese hack of top government officials' emails last year was "preventable", faulting technology giant Microsoft for its cybersecurity lapses and a deliberate lack of transparency.
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Microsoft Announces End of Support for Android apps on Windows 11 in 2025
Microsoft has made the surprising decision to end support for Windows Subsytem for Android (WSA), a virtual machine that allowed it to bring Android apps to Windows 11 through the Amazon Appstore marketplace. The tech giant first gained the official support for the mobile apps through a deal with Amazon in 2021, and ever since then it has regularly...
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Next-Gen Xbox Will Be the 'Largest Technical Leap' for a New Console Generation, Says Microsoft
Microsoft shared new details about its plans for Xbox hardware, teasing the next generation of Xbox consoles and providing updates about its gaming business in a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast Thursday. While the company confirmed that four Xbox-exclusive games would launch on PS5 and Nintendo Switch, it reiterated its commitment to d...
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Microsoft Announces 4 Xbox Exclusives for PS5 and Nintendo Switch, Activision Blizzard Titles on Game Pass
Four Microsoft first-party games will launch on Sony’s PlayStation 5 and the Nintendo Switch, the company confirmed late Thursday after weeks of speculation over its exclusive titles releasing on rival platforms. The announcement came on the Official Xbox Podcast from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, who also shed further light on the reasons b...
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Microsoft to Share Xbox Business Update on February 15, Will Reportedly Reveal Games Releasing on PS5, Switch
Microsoft will share an update on the Xbox business later this week, the company confirmed Monday after weeks of reports and rumours of its first-party games coming to rival consoles. The Xbox parent will reveal its plans for the platform in a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast on February 15 at 12pm PT (February 16, 1.30am IST in India),...
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Microsoft Announces Windows 11 24H2 Feature Update; Release Set for Second Half of This Year
Microsoft has officially announced that it will launch Windows 11 24H2 during the second half of 2024 as the annual feature update for the operating system. The latest announcement suggests that the company has no plans to launch Windows 12 this year.
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Apple Music, Apple TV and Apple Devices Apps Launched on Windows to Replace iTunes on PC
Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Devices apps have officially been launched on Windows after being in the preview phase for more than a year. This move was reportedly made to reduce the reliance of users on iTunes, which previously acted as a one-stop shop for the combined functionalities of these apps, bar the streaming services.
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Halo Infinite's Unannounced Battle Royale Project Rumoured to Be Cancelled
Halo has had a period of tumultuous recent years under the development umbrella of 343 Industries. The iconic Xbox franchise, that laid down the blueprint for first-person multiplayer shooters during its heyday, has faltered with recent releases. Now, Halo Infinite's unannounced battle royale mode has reportedly been cancelled.
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Microsoft Releases AI-Powered Xbox Support Virtual Agent for Xbox Insiders
Microsoft is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for its Xbox platform. On Monday, the company announced the AI-powered Support Virtual Agent which is aimed at assisting players of the gaming console with support-related issues. The rumours about the chatbot first started emerging in April, and now the company has officially released...
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Microsoft Delays Avowed to 2025, Obsidian's RPG Sets February 18 Release Date
Avowed, the upcoming action-RPG from Obsidian, has been delayed. The game was set for release in late 2024, but now it will arrive early next year. Microsoft has confirmed that Avowed will launch on February 18, 2025.
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90% Flights Disrupted In Bengaluru Terminal 1 Due To Microsoft Outage
The global Microsoft outage has affected 90 per cent flights operating from Bengaluru airport's Terminal 1, sources have said. IndiGo airlines officials said the situation is likely to continue till midnight.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Officially Confirmed, Full Reveal Set for June 9
Activision has confirmed that the next Call of Duty will be Black Ops 6. After several leaks and teasers, the publisher announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 last week. “A dark new chapter of the Black Ops franchise begins,” the official Call of Duty handle on X posted May 23, alongside a short video revealing the title.
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Microsoft to Ship an On-Device Phi-Silica AI Model With All Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft is shipping an on-device large language model (LLM) with all Copilot+ PCs. The company announced its latest variant of the Phi-3 AI model at the Microsoft Build event dubbed Phi-Silica. This has now become the fifth variant of Phi-3 and also becomes the officially smallest LLM (or SLM) at just 3.3 billion parameters.
-
PlayStation and PC Exclusive Kena: Bridge of Spirits Receives ESRB Rating for Xbox Series S/X
Kena: Bridge of Spirits, the acclaimed action-adventure title that launched exclusively on PC and PlayStation consoles in 2021, seems to be finally making its way to Xbox. While there’s been no official announcement from developers Ember Lab or Microsoft, the game has seemingly been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, or ESRB, in th...
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US Says Russian Hackers Use Microsoft Access To Steal Government Emails
The U.S. cyber watchdog agency CISA says that Russian government-backed hackers have used their access to Microsoft's email system to steal correspondence between officials and the tech giant.
-
Cyber Board Says Chinese Hack Of US Officials Was "Preventable"
The US Cyber Safety Review Board said on Tuesday a targeted Chinese hack of top government officials' emails last year was "preventable", faulting technology giant Microsoft for its cybersecurity lapses and a deliberate lack of transparency.
-
Microsoft Announces End of Support for Android apps on Windows 11 in 2025
Microsoft has made the surprising decision to end support for Windows Subsytem for Android (WSA), a virtual machine that allowed it to bring Android apps to Windows 11 through the Amazon Appstore marketplace. The tech giant first gained the official support for the mobile apps through a deal with Amazon in 2021, and ever since then it has regularly...
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Next-Gen Xbox Will Be the 'Largest Technical Leap' for a New Console Generation, Says Microsoft
Microsoft shared new details about its plans for Xbox hardware, teasing the next generation of Xbox consoles and providing updates about its gaming business in a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast Thursday. While the company confirmed that four Xbox-exclusive games would launch on PS5 and Nintendo Switch, it reiterated its commitment to d...
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Microsoft Announces 4 Xbox Exclusives for PS5 and Nintendo Switch, Activision Blizzard Titles on Game Pass
Four Microsoft first-party games will launch on Sony’s PlayStation 5 and the Nintendo Switch, the company confirmed late Thursday after weeks of speculation over its exclusive titles releasing on rival platforms. The announcement came on the Official Xbox Podcast from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, who also shed further light on the reasons b...
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Microsoft to Share Xbox Business Update on February 15, Will Reportedly Reveal Games Releasing on PS5, Switch
Microsoft will share an update on the Xbox business later this week, the company confirmed Monday after weeks of reports and rumours of its first-party games coming to rival consoles. The Xbox parent will reveal its plans for the platform in a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast on February 15 at 12pm PT (February 16, 1.30am IST in India),...
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Microsoft Announces Windows 11 24H2 Feature Update; Release Set for Second Half of This Year
Microsoft has officially announced that it will launch Windows 11 24H2 during the second half of 2024 as the annual feature update for the operating system. The latest announcement suggests that the company has no plans to launch Windows 12 this year.
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Apple Music, Apple TV and Apple Devices Apps Launched on Windows to Replace iTunes on PC
Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Devices apps have officially been launched on Windows after being in the preview phase for more than a year. This move was reportedly made to reduce the reliance of users on iTunes, which previously acted as a one-stop shop for the combined functionalities of these apps, bar the streaming services.
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Halo Infinite's Unannounced Battle Royale Project Rumoured to Be Cancelled
Halo has had a period of tumultuous recent years under the development umbrella of 343 Industries. The iconic Xbox franchise, that laid down the blueprint for first-person multiplayer shooters during its heyday, has faltered with recent releases. Now, Halo Infinite's unannounced battle royale mode has reportedly been cancelled.
