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Windows 11 is getting a voice-powered ability many users have been longing for, as Microsoft kills off Windows Speech Recognition for the far superior Voice Access tech
Windows 11 has a new preview build which further improves Voice Access, an area Microsoft has been putting a lot…
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Microsoft has agreed to convert 77 contract staff at ZeniMax into unionized employees, as part of negotiations with the CWA-affiliated ZeniMax Workers United (Josh Eidelson/Bloomberg)
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: Microsoft has agreed to convert 77 contract staff at ZeniMax into unionized employees, as part of…
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Microsoft is changing the way it updates Windows – and it’s starting to sound like Windows 12 won’t happen
Windows 12 may not be happening after all, or at least that seems to be the way the rumor mill…
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Sources: Google and Nvidia told the FTC that the Activision Blizzard deal could give Microsoft an unfair advantage in cloud, subscription, and mobile gaming (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Sources: Google and Nvidia told the FTC that the Activision Blizzard deal could give Microsoft an unfair advantage in…
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Congress rejects the US Army's request for $400M to buy ~6,900 Microsoft HoloLens goggles this fiscal year but approves $40M for the development of a new model (Anthony Capaccio/Bloomberg)
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: Congress rejects the US Army’s request for $400M to buy ~6,900 Microsoft HoloLens goggles this fiscal…
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A filing details Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition: multiple attempts in 2020 and 2021 before co-founder Dylan Field accepted, interest from Microsoft, and more (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: A filing details Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition: multiple attempts in 2020 and 2021 before co-founder Dylan Field accepted, interest…
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Source: OpenAI will get all of the equity back once $92B in profit plus $13B in initial investment are repaid to Microsoft and once other investors earn $150B (Gary Marcus/The Road to AI We Can Trust)
Gary Marcus / The Road to AI We Can Trust: Source: OpenAI will get all of the equity back once…
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Microsoft updates Xbox Series X and S consoles to automatically switch to energy-saving Shutdown mode and is working on a smarter Sleep mode for active hours (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft updates Xbox Series X and S consoles to automatically switch to energy-saving Shutdown mode…
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Memo: Microsoft plans to give US salaried staff unlimited Discretionary Time Off plus 10 corporate holidays, leaves of absence, mental health time off, and more (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Tom Warren / The Verge: Memo: Microsoft plans to give US salaried staff unlimited Discretionary Time Off plus 10 corporate…
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