Microsoft appears to be moving away from one of the biggest branding terms it introduced for its AI-powered Windows PCs. The company is no longer emphasizing the “Copilot+ PC” name with its newly refreshed Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models, even though the devices continue to support the same class of Windows AI features associated […]

If you spend a lot of time in Microsoft Teams meetings, your virtual background can start to feel a little repetitive. After seeing the same office, bookshelf, blurred room, or generic landscape dozens of times, changing it can be an easy way to give your video calls a fresh look. Microsoft has an official solution […]

Microsoft is exploring a new way to bring advertising into PC and console gaming, and the idea could make ads part of the gameplay experience itself. A newly published Microsoft patent describes a system that can detect natural stopping points in a game—such as after a boss fight, completed quest, cutscene, level, multiplayer round or […]

Microsoft is continuing its major Xbox restructuring, with another 268 roles being eliminated across Xbox’s first-party studios, Halo Studios, and its central management and support functions. The latest changes were announced by Xbox executive Matt Booty in a September 22 message to employees titled “Continuing Our Reset.” Booty said the changes are part of the […]