The Thing comes to Xbox Cloud Gaming's "Stream Your Own Game" library
Xbox The Thing: Remastered and more games are joining Xbox Cloud Gaming's "Stream Your Own Game" library, while other features roll out.
Windows & Software
Google unveils Gemini 2.5 Pro, its smartest AI yet — here's how it compares to models from OpenAI and DeepSeek
AI Google just unveiled Gemini 2.5, its most advanced AI model yet. The company claims Gemini 2.5 Pro outperforms OpenAI’s latest models in key benchmarks.
You can finally generate GOOD images directly from ChatGPT
AI OpenAI recently shipped a major update to ChatGPT, adding image-generation capabilities, making it better at text rendering, prompt-following, and features smarter use of context.
Microsoft Edge upgrade unlocks Copilot's full potential on Windows 11
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PC Hardware
You don't have to spend a lot to get a quality desktop computer
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Out of all the PCs we've tested, these are our favorite AI laptops
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CEO Lip-Bu Tan's opening speech will be live at Intel Vision
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Get this Lenovo IdeaPad laptop for over 50% off with Microsoft 365
Deals Lenovo 16" IdeaPad 5 Slim with a year of Microsoft 365 is more than half off while this limited time deal lasts. Grab this fantastic discount while you can.
Gaming
Xbox Game Pass will soon give you more free-to-play game benefits
Xbox Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass will soon be offering more benefits for free-to-play games like Call of Duty: Warzone.
Verdansk is coming back to Call of Duty Warzone—Here's what you need to know
Gaming Call of Duty dips into the nostalgia bucket to bring back the original Warzone map: Verdansk. Here's what we know about its arrival at the launch of Season 3 in April.
World of Warcraft is having a renaissance, but there's a problem
PC Gaming World of Warcraft's Season 2 "Undermine" patch is absolutely fantastic, but is it enough to achieve real growth?
Peripherals & Accessories
Luminkey Magger68 HE review: A standout 65% hall effect keyboard
Review Luminkey's Magger68 HE is a 65% keyboard with a striking design and hall effect switches.
UGreen and Genshin Impact just made charging exciting with this stunning range (and it's on sale)
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Upgrade your Steam Deck storage for less with this stellar SSD deal
Deals Crucial's P310 SSD is a great upgrade for a Steam Deck or an ROG Ally, and it's now got a hefty discount to make it even easier to recommend.
College Football 25 is now just $9.99 — cheaper than a stadium beer
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Microsoft
Satya Nadella almost missed the chance to be Microsoft's CEO
Microsoft In a recent interview, Bill Gates revealed that Satya Nadella was nearly overlooked as CEO but has become one of its most successful leaders.
These are the 7 best Microsoft games from the past 50 years
Microsoft Microsoft is turning 50, so I decided to rank the top seven most influential Microsoft video games of the past five decades. Let's see if you agree with me.
Microsoft's quantum computing slammed as 'fraudulent'
Microsoft Scientists have expressed concerns about Microsoft's recent quantum computing breakthrough, citing that it lacks important details.
Two-thirds of Microsoft employees call working there a "good deal"
MICROSOFT According to an internal Microsoft survey, 65% of employees at Microsoft indicated that "there is a reasonable balance between what I contribute to Microsoft and what I get in return."
Artificial Intelligence
You can finally generate GOOD images directly from ChatGPT
AI OpenAI recently shipped a major update to ChatGPT, adding image-generation capabilities, making it better at text rendering, prompt-following, and features smarter use of context.
OpenAI says too much ChatGPT makes you uncertain and lonely
AI A new study by OpenAI and MIT suggests that dependency on ChatGPT can be problematic, leading to a loss of agency and confidence.
Nobel laureate Roger Penrose says "AI will not be conscious"
AI Nobel prize winner Sir Roger Penrose asserts that AI cannot achieve consciousness, according to Gödel's "Incompleteness Theorem."
OpenAI says punishing AI for lying only scales its deception
AI According to an OpenAI study, punishing advanced reasoning models for lying doesn't resolve the issue; it improves their ability to hide deception.
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