In a shift from past criticism, Microsoft’s Brad Smith now says the UK regulator’s tough stance on the Activision deal was “tough and fair”. Last year, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal. Britain’s antitrust regulator believed the deal could damage the industry if the Redmond-based tech giant used its … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends We all knew it was coming, but it’s still sad to see Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 go. Valve announced that it ended support for the three operating systems on January 1, 2024, essentially ending the life of the storied operating systems for the small batch of PC gamers still … Read more
In 2023, Microsoft Edge and Bing users engaged in over a whopping 1.9 billion Copilot chats. In fact, the Redmond-based tech giant claims Copilot chats rivalled the total number of websites that existed on the internet in 2022. In his latest blog post, which was published on the company’s official website, Microsoft’s Roger Capriotti noted … Read more
Microsoft is rolling out the iOS version of its Copilot app for iPhone and iPad users. Wikimedia Commons Microsoft has started rolling out AI-powered Bing Chat, which was recently rebranded to Copilot, for Apple devices including iPhones and iPads. The feature-laden Microsoft AI assistant draws its power from OpenAI’s GPT-4 model and DALL-E 3. It … Read more
Multiplayer games are certainly at their best on the current-gen systems. With the power of the Xbox Series X, we’re seeing online experiences that were never possible before. Killer graphics, smoother frame rates, and slick loading screens make this the best time to jump into a game with your friends. The only question becomes: What … Read more
The New York Times has become the first major media organization to take on AI firms in the courts, accusing OpenAI and its backer, Microsoft, of infringing its copyright by using its content to train AI-powered products such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. In a lawsuit filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, the media giant claims … Read more
With the suit, The New York Times also chose the more confrontational response to the sudden rise of AI chatbots, in contrast to other media groups such as Germany’s Axel Springer or the Associated Press that have entered content deals with OpenAI. 05:03 How does China’s AI stack up against ChatGPT? How does China’s AI … Read more
Renowned British-American designer Jony Ive and OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman are set to recruit departing Apple iPhone design head Tang Tan, who would reportedly be brought in to work on a new artificial intelligence (AI) hardware project. Tang Tan will join Ive’s design firm LoveFrom, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. As part of the LoveFrom … Read more
At the end of every year, there’s one article I always look forward to writing. I try to put the “Trends” in Digital Trends” by predicting where gaming is headed in the coming year. It’s a fun thought experiment that puts my expertise to the test as I try to pull together narratives and pin … Read more
The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of using millions of the newspaper’s articles without permission to help train artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The Times said it is the first major U.S. media organization to sue OpenAI and Microsoft, which created ChatGPT and other AI platforms, over copyright issues. “Defendants seek … Read more
