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Microsoft fires protesters who interrupted 50th anniversary event
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft Two Microsoft employees were fired after disrupting the 50th anniversary event and accusing the company of being “war profiteers” over Israel ties.

Hades 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 before Xbox or PlayStation
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Supergiant Games' Hades 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 before Xbox or PlayStation consoles.

One of the best, premium wireless gaming headsets is now cheaper than $100
By Alexander Cope published
Deals Both the wireless and wired versions of the HyperX Cloud III gaming headset have had their prices cut down by a third of their MSRP for a limited time.

New Xbox Game Pass games (Apr. 2025): What's coming, leaving soon
By Zachary Boddy last updated
Xbox Game Pass As Xbox Game Pass grows ever bigger, I'm keeping careful track of the best new additions, upcoming arrivals, which games are leaving soon, and much more.

Tariffs force Framework to pause sales of select laptops in the US
By Sean Endicott published
Laptops Framework halted Laptop 13 sales in the US due to new tariffs, saying the affected models would be sold at a loss without a price increase.

Microsoft is fixing some big issues with Windows 11's Start menu
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 A new Windows 11 Start menu is in the works, and our early hands-on experience proves it's fixing some of the current one's biggest issues.

OpenAI employee says depending on ChatGPT makes you dumber
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI's technical staff member Will Depue echoed similar sentiments, suggesting that AI 'atrophies' critical thinking, and might make some people dumber.

Google uses "aggressive" noncompete clauses to retain AI talent
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Google DeepMind leverages noncompete agreements to prevent its AI staff from defecting to rival AI firms for up to a year.
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