Microsoft completes acquisition of Activision Blizzard King
Record deal at $68.7 billion gets it all under one roof
Microsoft has finally managed to close the deal and has completed the acquisition of Activision Blizzard King company. This puts all franchises and plenty of developers under the same roof called Xbox Game Studios, as announced by Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft Gaming.
Microsoft backtracks on photo storage limits
Ducking the backlash
The software King of the World, Microsoft has backpedalled on a plan to impose photo storage limits in a user's OneDrive account.
AI Copilot does not play nice with AMD Adrenalin
I am sorry Dave those settings are wrong I will correct them for you without permission
AMD Adrenalin users of are less than happy with Microsoft after it installed AI Copilot into Windows 11 a week ago.
Microsoft adds more GPUs to Dall-E 3
Coping with demand
Software king of the world Microsoft says it will be adding more GPUs in the coming days to reduce the time taken to generate the images on its Bing Image Creator.
New Xbox Series X console details leaked
Turned mentioned in a court case
New unredacted documents from Microsoft’s court battle with the FTC have accidentally been made available online, revealing details of Vole’s new Xbox Series X console.
Apple and Microsoft claim they are not popular
No one ever picks us for teams
Apple and Microsoft, the most valuable companies in the US, have argued some of their flagship services are insufficiently popular to be designated "gatekeepers" under landmark new EU legislation designed to curb the power of Big Tech.
Chinese company says sorry for "inventing" Microsoft software
"Home-based" software was Volish open source code
A Guangdong-based state-backed enterprise in charge of e-government projects in the Southern Chinese province has apologised after admitting that its "home-developed" software was based on open-source code from US tech giant Microsoft.
New woe for Microsoft update
These are getting more frequent
Microsoft seems to be having a problem with its latest update with users suddenly getting UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR Blue Screens.
Microsoft will bring AI to Windows 11
Photos, Snipping Tool, and Paint will get it
Microsoft might be bringing AI capabilities to a handful of Windows 11 apps, including Photos, Snipping Tool, and Paint.
UK puts Microsoft-Activision deal back on the table
After everyone in the world said it was OK
The red-faced UK Competition and Markets Authority has made a rare move to put Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition back on the table.