Windows used to ship with genuinely fun games like Pinball and Hearts that created shared childhood memories. Today’s built-in games are ad-ridden, subscription-pushing shadows of their former selves. The golden era of Windows gaming is long gone.
SAP and Microsoft have partnered to create emergency cloud backup options for European customers during crises. The agreements with French and German sovereign cloud providers aim to ensure business continuity even in military conflicts or cyberattacks. This comes as European IT leaders increasingly
In a stunning move, Unity and Epic Games are partnering to bring Unity-made games into Fortnite’s massive ecosystem. The collaboration represents a major shift in the gaming engine wars and could accelerate open metaverse development. Full integration is expected next year.
Luxembourg-based OQ Technology has successfully sent emergency broadcast messages directly to standard smartphones from low Earth orbit. The demonstration used Google Pixel, Samsung, and iPhone devices in remote areas with no terrestrial coverage. This marks Europe’s first sovereign direct-to-device
Microsoft’s Ignite conference tripled down on AI agents while offering minimal help for Windows administrators. The event featured 400 mentions of “agent” and nearly 200 of “Copilot” but little practical relief for IT pros managing Windows fleets. New recovery options and hardware acceleration don’t
After years of aggressive regulatory intervention that blocked deals like JetBlue-Spirit and Amazon-iRobot, there are signs of a shift toward market-oriented approaches. The $48.7 billion Kimberly-Clark-Kenvue merger shows how smart consolidation can strengthen U.S. competitiveness without threateni
Satya Nadella says a viral 2011 cartoon showing Microsoft divisions aiming guns at each other taught him crucial lessons about company culture. The CEO transformed Microsoft from $300 billion to $4 trillion market cap by focusing on internal strength. He discusses how leaders can help organizations
Medscape just launched a free AI tool for its 13 million healthcare professional members. The chatbot provides clinical decision support with citations and editorial oversight. Meanwhile, patient use of AI for health information is exploding too.
Cloudflare’s global outage on Tuesday was caused by a bloated AI feature file in their bot management system. The incident lasted approximately five hours and affected the majority of core traffic through their network, marking their worst outage since 2019.
About 13% of young people aged 12-21 are using AI for mental health guidance, totaling roughly 5.4 million. The survey found most use it regularly, and nearly all find the advice helpful. But experts warn about the risks of unregulated AI therapy.
