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Microsoft: Our Phi-4-reasoning takes on larger models, matches DeepSeek-R1 performance
Microsoft has released Phi-4-reasoning and Phi-4-reasoning-plus, 14B-parameter small language models fine-tuned for complex reasoning tasks. Read more...
2025-05-01 03:56
Xbox's mobile aspirations may finally come to fruition as a U.S. judge just banned Apple from restricting developers' payment systems on iOS
Apple is preventing Microsoft and others from making viable businesses on its platform, owing to restrictive fees and rules — until now.
2025-05-01 03:26
Xbox's mobile aspirations may finally come to fruition after a U.S. judge slaps down Apple
Apple is preventing Microsoft and others from making viable businesses on its platform, owing to restrictive fees and rules — until now.
2025-05-01 03:26
US Judge rules Apple willfully violated and ignored court's 2021 decision
A judge ruled that Apple willfully violated a 2021 injunction preventing it from blocking external payment links in apps. Read more...
2025-05-01 01:14
Pinterest launches update to help you fight back against "AI slop" on its platform
Pinterest users have been voicing concerns over the growing presence of AI-generated content, and the company is now rolling out tools to tackle the issue. Read more...
2025-05-01 00:20
Visa wants to give AI agents your credit card so that they can shop and pay for you
Visa is partnering with key AI companies through Visa Intelligent Commerce, allowing AI agents to securely pay for items on your behalf. Read more...
2025-05-01 00:04
VS Code C++ Extension 1.25 Release: Explain C++ symbols using Copilot & Customize recursive include paths
The 1.25 release of the C++ extension in Visual Studio Code introduces a new way to understand your code faster with GitHub Copilot-powered symbol summaries, as well as new customization options for recursive #include path processing. With these enhanc...
2025-04-30 23:31
Microsoft reports strong Q3 FY2025 results, revenue reaches $70.1 billion
Microsoft has published its quarterly financials for fiscal year 2025, reporting a robust $70.1 billion in revenue for the third quarter. Read more...
2025-04-30 22:26
Duolingo drops nearly 150 new language courses, says AI helped build them
Duolingo announced over 140 new language courses, and it says that generative AI played a huge role in their development. Read more...
2025-04-30 20:38
Xbox FY25 Q3 gaming revenue up 5% year-over-year, driven by growth in Call of Duty, Minecraft, and Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft financial results are in, with Xbox Q3 FY25 gaming revenue up 5% year-over-year thanks to Call of Duty and Xbox Game Pass.
2025-04-30 20:25
Xbox Q3 FY25 gaming revenue up 5% year-over-year, driven by growth in Call of Duty, Minecraft, and Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft financial results are in, with Xbox Q3 FY25 gaming revenue up 5% year-over-year thanks to Call of Duty and Xbox Game Pass.
2025-04-30 20:24
Did Helldivers 2 just tease the release of its next big update patch in a silly in-universe ad?
Helldivers 2 players are worried a huge Illuminate attack is coming soon, and this goofy in-universe ad may have just revealed when it — and a new major update — will happen.
2025-04-30 20:24
Wikipedia announces new AI strategy but it won't sacrifice human editors
Wikipedia is working on a new AI strategy, but it won't replace the humans who built the platform for over 25 years. Read more...
2025-04-30 19:46
Microsoft drops a slightly unusual batch of new playable owned gamesforXboxCloud Gaming
Xbox Game Pass has added eleven games to its Stream Your Own Game library program, allowing subscribers to stream them through Xbox Cloud Gaming.
2025-04-30 19:42
Microsoft PC Manager for Windows 11 is now showing Microsoft 365 ads
PCManager for Windows 11 is now showing Microsoft 365 ads after promoting Bing as default search engine. The post Microsoft PC Manager for Windows 11 is now showing Microsoft 365 ads appeared first on Windows Latest
2025-04-30 19:31
JetBrains open sources Mellum, its specialized AI model for code completion
JetBrains AI's Mellum has gone open source, offering the base version of its focused code-centric AI model on Hugging Face for researchers. Read more...
2025-04-30 19:30
Sundar Pichai warns proposed remedies by DOJ could kill Google's R&D and innovation
Google's CEO believes the DOJ demands, including sharing search data with rival companies, could stifle Google's innovation and harm its R&D efforts. Read more...
2025-04-30 19:16
How Google killed my excitement in operating system upgrades
In this editorial, I explore how Google killed my excitement in operating system upgrades. Despite this, there is a bit of a twist to my opinion on the matter. Read more...
2025-04-30 19:00
Free DOOM: The Dark Ages Premium Edition? NVIDIA is making it happen.
DOOM: The Dark Ages is set to launch on May 15, and you can get a free copy with early access when you buy a piece of eligible NVIDIA RTX 50-series hardware.
2025-04-30 17:11
Windows 11 should Sherlock this audio app — but I hope it doesn't
A handy new app lets you switch audio devices with customizable keyboard shortcuts. It works so well I'm surprised its functionality isn't built into Windows 11.
2025-04-30 17:07