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Larian Studios chief says Baldur’s Gate 3 will never come to Game Pass
The massively popular RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 isn’t coming to Xbox Game Pass, according to the developer. The game did, however, recently launch on Xbox Series X/S.
Microsoft's official Xbox wireless controllers drop to $45
If you need a spare gamepad for your Xbox or PC, Microsoft's wireless Xbox Series X/S controller is currently available for $45 at Amazon.
Xbox 2023 year-in-review recap stacks you up against other players
Xbox's year-in-review recaps for 2023 are now available for viewing.
Microsoft agrees to union contract terms involving the use of AI
Microsoft and the Communications Workers of America union have reached an agreement regarding the use of AI with regard to employee rights. This is the first US instance of collective bargaining in Microsoft’s history.
The FTC is reportedly looking into Microsoft’s $13 billion OpenAI investment
OpenAI’s recent drama hasn’t only caught UK regulators’ attention. Bloomberg reported Friday that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking into Microsoft’s investment in the Sam Altman-led company and whether it violates antitrust laws.
Microsoft is hiring dozens of ZeniMax QA contractors as unionized employees
Microsoft says it will hire 77 ZeniMax QA contractors as unionized employees. One of the perks for the workers is a copy of Starfield, a game they worked on and wouldn't otherwise have gotten for free.
The UK's competition regulator is reviewing Microsoft's links to OpenAI
The UK is weighing an investigation into whether Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI has resulted in an "acquisition of control."
Google's answer to GPT-4 is Gemini: 'the most capable model we’ve ever built'
Google unleashed its new Gemini AI platform on Wednesday, in hopes of clawing back market share from dominant rival OpenAI's GPT-4.
Windows 10 will receive its final security update in October 2028
Microsoft's Extended Security Update (ESU) program for Windows 10 will stretch its lifespan by up to three years.
Microsoft upgrades Copilot with OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo and DALL-E 3
Microsoft is celebrating one year of Copilot by announcing new integration with OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo and the DALL-E 3 image generator. There’s also tools to help with writing and coding.
Microsoft's Seeing AI app for low-vision and blind users comes to Android
Microsoft's Seeing AI app, which is designed to help blind and low-vision folks understand more of the world around them. is finally available on Android.
How OpenAI's ChatGPT has changed the world in just a year
On the first anniversary of ChatGPT's November 30, 2022 release, let’s take a look back on the year of OpenAI that brought us here.
Microsoft joins OpenAI board as Sam Altman returns as CEO
With Sam Altman's return to OpenAI as CEO, Microsoft joins the board as a non-voting observer.
What is going on with OpenAI and Sam Altman?
Here’s everything you need to know about the situation to hold your own at Thanksgiving on Thursday.
Windows 10 users can now try out Microsoft's Copilot AI
Windows 10 users can now access Microsoft's Copilot chatbot, as long as they meet certain criteria.
OpenAI and Microsoft hit with copyright lawsuit from non-fiction authors
The complaint was filed by Julian Sancton on behalf of a group of nonfiction authors who said they were not compensated for the use of their books and academic journals in training the company's large language model.
Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO five days after being fired
Sam Altman is returning to OpenAI as CEO following after his firing five days ago launched the company onto one of the wildest rollercoaster rides in tech history,
Sam Altman is said to be in talks with the OpenAI board about a possible return
Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly in talks with the OpenAI board over a possible return to the company. That news comes just a day after Microsoft said it hired Altman to lead a new AI research division.
Microsoft snatches Sam Altman and former OpenAI colleagues to form its own AI research team
In another twist on the OpenAI saga that raged over the weekend, Microsoft has swooped in and hired Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.
Microsoft's Copilot AI is officially coming to Windows 10
Today, the company has confirmed that it's bringing Copilot AI to Windows 10.