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Oct 26 2025TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft's Game Bar Copilot: What's Really Going On?

Microsoft has recently integrated Copilot into the Game Bar, a feature designed to assist gamers with queries and in-game guidance. However, concerns have been raised about how this AI assistant operates, particularly regarding the collection and use of gameplay data. A user on the ResetEra forums

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Oct 26 2025TECHNOLOGY

Meet Mico: Microsoft's New AI Buddy for Copilot

Microsoft is adding a new feature to its AI assistant, Copilot. It's called Mico, a friendly character that looks like a modern version of the old Clippy from Microsoft Office. Mico is designed to make Copilot feel more like a real person and less like a robot. It can react to what you say with expr

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Oct 24 2025TECHNOLOGY

Is Mico Microsoft's New Digital Buddy or Just Another AI Trick?

Microsoft has a new AI character named Mico, which looks like a friendly, animated blob. It's designed to chat with you in a voice mode, making it feel more like a real friend. This might remind some people of Clippy, the old Microsoft Office assistant that used to pop up and offer help. Mico can ev

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Oct 22 2025TECHNOLOGY

Windows 11's Recovery Environment: A Bug That Blocks Fixes

Windows 11's October update, KB5066835, brought more than just new features. It also introduced a bug that stops users from using the Windows Recovery Environment (RE). This tool is designed to help fix issues when a simple restart doesn't cut it. But now, if your PC has trouble starting up, it migh

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Oct 20 2025TECHNOLOGY

Windows 11 Update Causes Chaos, Microsoft Rushes to Fix

Windows 11 users are facing big problems after a recent update. The update, called KB5066835, is causing major issues. It's breaking local network connections and making recovery tools useless. The problem is with something called HTTP. sys. This is a part of Windows that handles web requests. When

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Oct 11 2025TECHNOLOGY

Windows 10: How to Get a Free Extra Year of Security

Windows 10 is reaching the end of its life soon. On October 14, Microsoft will stop sending security updates to Windows 10 PCs. This means users have three options: upgrade to Windows 11, buy a new PC, or sign up for Extended Security Updates (ESU) to keep using Windows 10 safely for another year.

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Oct 11 2025BUSINESS

Power Struggle: Can Microsoft Really Go Green by 2030?

Microsoft has set an ambitious target: becoming carbon-negative by 2030. But is this goal achievable? The tech giant's data centers are notorious for their massive energy consumption. This is a big problem, especially in some East Asian countries where clean energy is scarce. The issue is not just

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Oct 11 2025POLITICS

A Tech Worker's Stand Against War

A long-time Microsoft worker has decided to leave the company. He said he couldn't stay because Microsoft sells cloud services to the Israeli military. This engineer, Scott Sutfin-Glowski, worked at Microsoft for 13 years. He told his coworkers this would be his last week. He said he couldn't suppo

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Oct 07 2025TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft's Big Move: New CEO for Business, Nadella Dives into AI

Microsoft has made a significant change in its leadership team. Judson Althoff, who was in charge of global sales, is now the CEO of Microsoft's commercial division. This shift allows Satya Nadella, the current CEO, to focus more on the technical side of things, especially in areas like AI, data cen

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Oct 07 2025TECHNOLOGY

Xbox Cloud Gaming: A New Free Option with Ads?

Microsoft is exploring a new way to let people play games without paying. They are testing a free version of Xbox Cloud Gaming. This version would show ads before you can play. Right now, only Microsoft employees can try it out. They can play certain games they already own, try out free games on wee

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