TweakTown

Steam Machine is Microsoft's 'worst nightmare,' games analyst says

TL;DR: Valve's new Steam Machine poses a significant threat to Microsoft's Xbox strategy by potentially dominating the PC-console hybrid market. As Microsoft aims to merge Xbox and Windows for gaming, ...
GamesRadar+

Steam Machine is "Microsoft's worst nightmare" according to analysts, and one day Xbox games might be more beneficial to Valve than their own publisher: "Xbox console sales ...

Strategy Games "There is no platform that matches Steam's excellent discovery system" according to Heroes of Might and Magic publisher PC Gaming Steam will always beat out the Epic Games Store because ...
Polygon

Will Microsoft support Xbox's existential threat, Steam Machine?

Excitement abounds for Valve's quirky cuboid, Steam Machine. But the console-PC hybrid sounds awfully a lot like what Microsoft is hoping to accomplish with its next-generation hardware. Even in an ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft testing faster Quick Machine Recovery in Windows 11

Quick Machine Recovery was introduced in November 2024 as part of Microsoft's Windows Resiliency Initiative at Ignite 2024, in response to a massive July 2024 outage caused by a buggy CrowdStrike ...
Seeking Alpha

Relax, And Let Microsoft's AI Compounding Machine Work For You

Microsoft Corporation is a clear compounding machine, systematically layering AI-driven advantages to deepen its moat and accelerate long-term growth. MSFT's Q1 FY26 results showed strong revenue ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Bug That Won't Let Task Manager Close: Here's What to Do

Microsoft has confirmed that there's a new issue in Windows 11 that doesn't let users close the Task Manager after installing the October 2025 optional update. Cosing the Task Manager using the "X" ...
Seeking Alpha

Microsoft: An AI-Powered Cash Flow Machine

Microsoft stands out as a defensive AI leader, combining robust growth potential with sustained profitability and downside protection for investors. MSFT exceeded expectations in Q4 FY2025, with ...
Wired

Microsoft’s AI Chief Says Machine Consciousness Is an ‘Illusion’

Mustafa Suleyman is not your average big tech executive. He dropped out of Oxford university as an undergrad to create the Muslim Youth Helpline, before teaming up with friends to cofound DeepMind, a ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft is revamping Windows 11’s Task Manager so its numbers make more sense

Microsoft devotes most of its time and energy these days to promoting new AI- and Copilot-related features for Windows 11, but the company’s Windows Insider builds are still full of small tweaks and ...
The Verge

Microsoft’s AI CEO thinks Copilot will age and ‘have a room that it lives in’

Microsoft has a new Copilot Appearance virtual character that responds with real-time expressions. Microsoft has a new Copilot Appearance virtual character that responds with real-time expressions. is ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft’s July Patch Might Be to Blame If Azure VM Isn’t Loading

Microsoft’s July Patch Might Be to Blame If Azure VM Isn’t Loading Your email has been sent Microsoft has released an emergency update to address a bug that prevents certain virtual machines hosted on ...