Microsoft News Roundup: Palworld loses top spot on Steam, no Windows 12 in 2024, and Xbox fans debate console exclusivity

Another week gone by means another wave of stories. This week we saw a surprise game surpass Palworld on the Steam Top Seller list, received confirmation that Microsoft will not ship Windows 12 this year, and laughed at a funny video comparing Microsoft HoloLens and Apple Vision Pro. It wasn’t all laughs, however, as we […]

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Unverified election claims from Microsoft’s AI Chatbot ignite debate over its ability to preserve democracy

What you need to know Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbot, Copilot, reportedly generates inaccurate information regarding the forthcoming US elections. In November, Microsoft laid out elaborate plans it has in place to protect the election process for AI deepfakes and vouched for Bing News as a credible source for accurate information. Researchers believe that the issue is […]

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As Amazon Launches Project Kuiper, Astronomers Debate How to Fix a Satellite-Filled Sky

“It was always clear that satellites would have this effect, because all electronics have this. It’s inevitable. We knew there would be leaked radiation, but we didn’t know till now how much,” says Benjamin Winkel, an astronomer at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, who is attending the conference.  Winkel coauthored […]

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Xbox fans debate whether Microsoft should drop the Xbox Series S ‘feature parity’ clause

Recently, the debate over Microsoft’s Xbox hardware strategy for this console generation has re-emerged, following the delay of a very high-profile game.  Baldur’s Gate 3 launched on PC finally after a few years in early access and has taken the world by storm. Racking up almost a million concurrent players on Steam, Baldur’s Gate 3 […]

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Start menu tweak in Windows 11 update sparks debate

What you need to know Microsoft just rolled out its Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11. The update brings systems to build 22621.1555 and will ship to systems automatically. Several security improvements are part of the update, as well as a short list of changes. The latest version of Windows 11 will show a notification […]

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Overwatch 2’s Lifeweaver and the Life Grip ability debate: Is it fair?

Earlier this week, Blizzard revealed Lifeweaver, Overwatch 2’s latest support hero. The character’s striking design, attractive appearance, and unique flower powers made him an instant favorite in the eyes of many fans, and as a result, the community is eager to get its hands on him when he arrives alongside Season 4 on April 11. […]

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For Alzheimer’s Scientists, the Amyloid Debate Has No Easy Answers

Watching the Alzheimer’s research world from the outside over the past two years has felt like a car ride over an unpaved mountain road without a seatbelt. In 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration took the unusual step of overruling its advisory committee to approve the sale of Aduhelm, the first new Alzheimer’s drug […]

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Weekly poll results: Nothing phone (1) stirs heated debate, but the company needs to prove itself

Last week’s poll shows that Newton’s third law applies to hype as well – for every hype there is equal and opposite hate. And few phone launches this year were as hyped up as the Nothing phone (1). That’s not to say that things are looking bad, necessarily. 1 in 10 people in the poll […]

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Samsung to escape Snapdragon vs Exynos debate with Galaxy S22 FE?

Every year, Samsung gets caught up in the Exynos vs. Snapdragon debate as soon as it launches its high-end smartphones. Even with the recent launch of the Galaxy S22 series, people have been complaining about the Exynos 2200’s performance. To escape that debate, Samsung could go with the third option for its next affordable high-end […]

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