Call of Duty never made much sense for Xbox Game Pass
…The timing of the change is also important. Xbox is under new management after an executive shakeup, which saw longtime head Phil Spencer retire and be replaced by new Microsoft Gaming CEO…
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Apple’s AI promises are finally, almost, sort of, here
…pay for pricey subscriptions — Apple’s AI strategy remains relatively modest. It’s using the tech to complement its existing products, not fundamentally changing what those products are. One year after Federighi…
Musk vs. Altman is here, and it’s going to get messy
…Some of the damages Musk is calling for in his lawsuit — like the demands to unseat executives and change the company’s business structure — are likely unrealistic. State attorneys general from…
‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future
Microsoft’s new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has laid out a new strategy for what she describes as a “return of Xbox.” In a joint memo with Xbox chief content officer Matt…
Apple Rumors
…Other changes include a Shortcuts upgrade that builds automations based on whatever requests you describe, and an AI wallpaper generator similar to what Samsung and Google already offer. Apple Readies AI Writing…
If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can
…Over the past six months, that has started to change, thanks largely to the viral open-source AI agent platform OpenClaw. And among the top AI labs now chasing similar success, one…
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
…Speaking of previous strategies, Sharma also quickly reversed Microsoft’s “This is an Xbox” marketing campaign last month. I’m told the ads were deeply unpopular inside of Xbox, and outside of…
Inside the return of Xbox
…to commit to any major changes. Exclusivity is a thorny issue for fans, particularly because there has been a lack of clarity on Microsoft’s strategy here over the past two years…
The only way to fight deepfakes is by making deepfakes
…During the 2024 election, a political strategist and a magician teamed up to create a deepfake of former President Joe Biden, which they used to discourage registered Democrats in New Hampshire from…
Your feed is overrun with clips — this is the cutthroat community of “clippers” behind it
…Did Perplexity’s clipping campaign meaningfully affect its business, or Rogan’s viewership? Did it change anyone’s mind about AI? Or was it simply the connective tissue between one scroll and…