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.
Microsoft will close Xbox 360 digital store in July
Everything purchased will still be accessible
Software King of the World, Microsoft will close its Xbox 360 digital store next July, though anything purchased will still be accessible.
Microsoft says that AI is the new “tidal wave”
This is a repeat of 1995
Microsoft is repeating a memo that Sir William Gates III wrote about the internet in 1995 only this time it is talking about AI.
Microsoft has five new AI policies
Terms and condition change
Software King of the World Microsoft is bringing in five new changes to its terms and conditions to handle AI.
Microsoft scraps Cortana in Windows
Gone the way of the paperclip
As expected, Microsoft has scrapped its digital assistant Cortana in Windows 11.
Microsoft Xbox coming to Gamescom 2023 in full force
Starfield, Forza Motorsport, Stalker 2, and more
Xbox has announced its Gamescom 2023 event and it will be showing off 30 different titles, with Starfield, Forza Motorsport, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Mortal Kombat 1, Stalker 2, and plenty of other titles in three booths. Gamescom 2023 opens its doors on August 23rd.
Rise and Fall of Skype
How Microsoft messed up
CNBC has created a 15-minute video The Rise and Fall of Skype which explains how the messaging app was ruined by the software king of the world Microsoft.
PlayStation software margins leaked
Revealed when scanned
Sony's highly confidential information about its PlayStation business was revealed by mistake during the court battle between the FTC and Microrosft.
The government case against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal floundering
Experts have difficulty demonstrating that it is bad for gamers
The US government’s case against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal got off to a poor start when its witness Harvard economist Robin Lee struggled at times to demonstrate how the planned deal would hurt gamers.
Microsoft finally allows us to swear
Not that there has been a problem for us
Software King of the World Microsoft is toning down the power of its profanity filter on its options and settings.