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Windows & Software
OpenAI employee says depending on ChatGPT makes you dumber
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Google uses "aggressive" noncompete clauses to retain AI talent
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PC Hardware
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These NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPUs are available exclusively for Prime members
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Gaming
Best Xbox accessories in 2025
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If the Kilo 141 Jade camo challenge is bugged in Black Ops 6, try this
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Peripherals & Accessories
One of the best, premium wireless gaming headsets is now cheaper than $100
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LG heard you love TV, so it put one in its new OLED gaming monitors
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Microsoft
Microsoft turns 50: Copilot evolves, Xbox handheld teased, and Minecraft hits the big screen
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Protestor interrupts Microsoft 50th Anniversary Copilot event
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Copilot Avatar will let you give Copilot a body
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Copilot is gaining memory capabilities
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Artificial Intelligence
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Copilot asks Microsoft CEO if he's afraid AI will take his job
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OpenAI leaves Microsoft Copilot in the dust with Ghibli memes
AI Despite Microsoft's early multi-billion-dollar investment in OpenAI, it doesn't seem to have led to access to the latest models on any meaningful cadence.
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