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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft launches Cloud‑Initiated Driver Recovery for remote rollback of faulty updates — no user action or OEM intervention will be needed to handle broken drivers delivered via Windows Update ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft introduces Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery, an important Windows reliability change designed to minimize buggy driver mayhem. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:42:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EmZruVCUKbh3hWuvi5zbN7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazon employees admit to using AI unnecessarily to pump up internal usage scores — workers complain of intense pressure to use AI tools ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amazon is the latest hyperscaler where employees have been caught inflating AI token consumption to hit internal usage targets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:24:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7tPTeAtBjquh74okNqyo7B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Compromised Mistral AI and TanStack packages may have exposed GitHub, cloud and CI/CD credentials in 'mini Shai Hulud' malware infection — supply-chain campaign spreads across npm and AI developer ecosystems like wildfire ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft says attackers compromised the mistralai PyPI package with malware that executed on import, while researchers link related npm compromises affecting TanStack and Mistral SDKs to the broader “Mini Shai-Hulud” supply-chain campaign. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:53:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Etiido Uko ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YUDxAZxxyWFMPWzwJRmWvH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says — $1 billion project stalls over capacity disagreements and lack of infrastructure ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The project was supposed to bring a geothermal-powered data center to the Olkaria region in Kenya's Rift Valley. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8aje4ydEZGGvtWdx53Z6B-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-cto-confesses-that-30-year-old-code-from-the-mid-90s-still-forms-the-bedrock-of-windows-11-ancient-win32-api-still-the-backbone-but-cto-says-its-more-relevant-than-ever-in-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A top Microsoft exec has admitted that Windows 11 still relies on a bunch of old code from the 1990s. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:54:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rn7GJJ3rKrE7b7bLaQWWhW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Xbox CEO Asha Sharma kills Copilot for Gaming — overhauls leadership with CoreAI veterans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sharma took over as Xbox CEO in February after Phil Spencer retired following 38 years at Microsoft. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:51:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Xbox]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jb7FeukgykCxKMVDhMN8xQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft says 'Transformation Paradox' holding back AI adoption in the workplace — 45% of respondents say it's safer to focus on current goals, rather than AI innovation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft's study says that it's not just enough to give employees access to AI tools for them to make the most of it. Instead, they should revamp their processes and systems to integrate AI use from the top-down. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mr3kkbMgc4ZXJ2sCAMeRVP-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Google, Microsoft, and xAI agree to let US government test AI models before public release — OpenAI and Anthropic also on board after renegotiating deals with Washington ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ OpenAI and Anthropic, which had existing evaluation partnerships with the center dating to 2024, renegotiated their deals to align with priorities in Trump's AI Action Plan. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 14:11:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pTuZDjkK7BvKEzmKdoeE2C-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 45 years later, earliest DOS source code transcribed from a stack of old printouts found in a garage — code was open-sourced to mark 86-DOS 1.00’s anniversary  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft continues to make some of the earliest chapters of its operating system history open-source and freely available. Here's 86-DOS 1.00, released on its 45th anniversary, for example. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 14:40:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Operating Systems]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aHC3QPvYaHb7EF6jjpStoi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Pentagon announces AI deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, and more — LLMs to be deployed on classified Department of War networks ‘for lawful operational use’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. Department of War announced agreements with seven AI providers, allowing it to deploy multiple LLMs for its use and avoiding lock up with a single vendor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6vTk3xJGhojSU7NNDcyECo-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Skyrocketing component prices push Big Tech capex to record $725 billion — Microsoft alone attributes $25 billion of AI budget to increased memory and chip costs   ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta plan to spend a combined $725 billion on capital expenditure in 2026, a 77% increase over last year's record $410 billion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:49:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7ZfYx4wyiuAKGHcmrwJb8a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft begins rolling out Xbox Mode to Windows 11 desktops and laptops — consolidated storefronts and console-style interface come to PC ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Xbox Mode replaces the standard Windows desktop with an Xbox-style interface designed for gamepad navigation. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z7rELRyT5wF7Umv38zKfmH-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon capex spending to hit $725 billion in 2026, up 77% from last year — analyst says bear thesis is 'garbage' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta collectively plan to spend $725 billion on capex in 2026, up 77% from last year's record $410 billion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:18:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/imAAPcMxEKi3AJFyFvaDfH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ OpenAI has effectively abandoned first-party Stargate data centers in favor of more flexible deals  — company now prefers to lease compute and says Stargate is an umbrella term ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ OpenAI has reportedly modified its arrangement on several Stargate projects, leaving the direct ownership set up and instead preferring to lease compute from other partners who took on the direct risk of investing in the infrastructure. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cxdHyaNqiuHDMEZka4yNra-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ OpenAI and Microsoft's alliance fractures as cloud exclusivity deal ends — Azure's single-provider monopoly for ChatGPT is officially over ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft and OpenAI have announced a restructuring of their relationship. No longer will Microsoft pay OpenAI a revenue share, but it will continue to flow the other way. Microsoft will also retain model access and a first-refusal for its Azure server services, but OpenAI will be able to work with other CSPs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:56:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jon Martindale ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5N3bpYw3Qcyf79avL27iv9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft facing $2.8 billion UK lawsuit for overcharging 60,000 businesses using Microsoft Server on other clouds — Azure users allegedly received lower wholesale pricing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A lawsuit alleging the company is overcharging Windows Server for non-Azure users has been certified to proceed to trial, although Microsoft is still appealing the decision. The lawyer handling the case alleges that the claim affects almost 60,000 businesses and is worth about $2.8 billion. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C5HrhXNKz3T23KjkZ9PUra-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft announces surprise Xbox Game Pass price cuts, ends day one Call of Duty inclusion — Ultimate down to $22.99 while PC Game Pass  drops to $13.99 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft surprise-drops significant Xbox Game Pass price cuts ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:00:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Xbox]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnHEKN9UBhz3NfgXcZ4cbg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft offers $2 million sweepstake for Edge users, but no one noticed for a month — $1 million cash, Mercedes-Benz cars among prizes in desperate push for users ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft has readied a new $2M prize pot to tempt users to adopt its Edge browser. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:40:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Microsoft Edge]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GgGC8BXZTYhfrCKSKRkPeP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft's April patch puts Windows domain controllers into reboot loops — third known issue from KB5082063 is affecting Windows Server 2016 through 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Installing this month's Windows Server security update has knocked some enterprise domain controllers into continuous reboot cycles. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:02:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zpszyjwnJygENKdNTJiQ33-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Clippy, Microsoft’s hapless Office assistant, was retired 25 years ago today — its irritating spirit lives on in 100+ Copilots ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft’s Clippy was put out to pasture a quarter century ago. This hapless, and some would add ‘irritating,’ productivity assistant would no longer be enabled by default in Office, starting April 11, 2001. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:27:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eyaTBF7HvhAjm2qbV9XeCk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft simplifies Windows Insider program — fewer channels, and switching without wiping your device ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft is simplifying the Windows Insider program with fewer channels, making it easier to switch between them and enable the latest features. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:12:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew E. Freedman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A3bqjPsbEd6W9WtTAebSpJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ French government says it's ditching Windows for Linux — country accelerates plans to ditch US-based software in digital sovereignty push ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ France is accelerating its digital sovereignty plans. In an official press release this week, the country’s DINUM announced its “exit from Windows in favor of workstations running on the Linux operating system.” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:41:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:12:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8rh5kLKHAvNzqnaeftVA6a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Get $100 off the ROG Xbox Ally handheld — Ryzen Z2 A-powered version with 16GB of RAM is under $500 again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Powered by AMD’s Ryzen Z2 A chip and featuring a 120Hz display, the ROG Xbox Ally is now cheaper than ever ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:25:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[PC Components]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Shields ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UxAXkioyNFD6SQacS6Dzpn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Expert maps out more than 80 different Microsoft Copilot products, but there may be more than 100 — 'What happens when you name everything Copilot,' an AI consultant mapped out the myriad products ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/software/microsoft-office/at-least-80-different-microsoft-copilot-products-have-been-mapped-out-by-expert-but-there-may-be-more-than-100-microsoft-doesnt-have-a-singular-list-available-so-ai-consultant-mapped-out-the-myriad-products</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An AI aficionado has put together a chart of all the Copilot products they could find. At the latest count there are 80. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:47:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:06:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GMxo8Y3gv3zZpRRf2wbt5T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Delisted Xbox 360 games briefly reappear on the Xbox Store — Microsoft prepares backward compatibility revival ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This follows Xbox Vice President Jason Ronald's commitment at GDC 2026 in March to revive the company's backward compatibility program. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Xbox]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZhBQfin3Z9T8tGYAQY5RMj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft to force updates to Windows 11 25H2 for PCs with older Windows 11 OS versions — 'intelligent' update system uses machine learning to determine when a device is ready  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Windows 11 24H2 systems are being upgraded to 25H2 automatically, as Microsoft aims to streamline updates before support ends. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kunal Khullar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/696ThUkeRGRQegzxaqz24B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Every Microsoft engineer got a stopwatch,' says Windows veteran reminiscing about company's past focus on speed — asserts that 'everything' was timed to ensure acceptable performance in the 1980s ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A former president of Microsoft’s Windows Division has been reminiscing about the lean and efficient coding regime at Microsoft in the 1980s. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enthusiast installs Win 3.1X on bare metal Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti system using floppy disk drive, OS from 1992 running on 2025 hardware — Asus motherboard’s ‘classic BIOS’ functionality was instrumental to the feat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A retro computing connoisseur has bare-metal installed and booted Microsoft Windows 3.1X on a Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti PC system. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iBeKJNtxzBcYMQZVFFUXUW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Report claims Arm chips will power 90% of AI servers based on custom processors in 2029 — x86 and RISC-V on the outside looking in ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As hyperscalers seek efficiency and control from custom CPUs they build in house, they adopt Arm and 90% of servers running custom silicon will use the Arm ISA in 2029. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anton Shilov ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vnqdtRupVqWHAik43ZWctH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Half of planned US data center builds have been delayed or canceled, growth limited by shortages of power infrastructure and parts from China — the AI build-out flips the breakers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As cloud giants plan to spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure this year, the availability of power infrastructure components has become a significant obstacle to deploying AI data centers. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anton Shilov ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NfewTvfPRYhC2zviMEwqjC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis II astronaut finds two Outlook instances running on computers, calls on Houston to fix Microsoft anomaly — puzzled caller describes ‘two Outlooks, and neither one of those are working’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'Two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working,' complains Artemis II astronaut. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FswG68Tm3ynQCoBY95Vpjk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft issues emergency update for Windows 11 — fixes broken March preview update rollout from last week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The latest Windows 11 emergency update tackles widespread install errors and replaces the problematic KB5079391 rollout. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kunal Khullar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TkBHr4q4dABADhgVr5NHp-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Iran issues direct strike threat to Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Google, 14 other US tech companies — 'These companies should expect destruction of their facilities in response to each act of terror in Iran' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has issued a direct strike threat to a slew of U.S. tech companies including GPU giant Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, IBM, Cisco, and Tesla. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Warwick ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4mjRHyjWXBKjQq4KLwU3FK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft and Nvidia launch AI partnership to speed up nuclear power plant permitting and construction — simulation tools and generative models could hasten historically lengthy processes  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft and Nvidia are joining forces to accelerate the construction of nuclear power plants for power-hungry AI data centers. The partnership combines generative AI, digital twin simulation, and Nvidia's Omniverse platform to streamline the nuclear lifecycle from permitting through operations. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VmPxWMTr6Y3x4wXJ4hZsuR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft says, for once, Windows update isn't to blame for Galaxy Book4 laptops losing access to C: drive — the Galaxy Connect app was the culprit, and it's been taken down from Microsoft Store ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft and Samsung investigated a widely reported issue with Galaxy Book 4 devices and said the Galaxy Connect app was the culprit. These laptops were losing access to the C: drive and, initially, people thought it had something to do with Windows Update. Microsoft has posted recovery steps for those that were affected. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hassam Nasir ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sYjtQ4FkUiZ4tAMEEFAAHC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft blocks registry trick that unlocked performance-boosting native NVMe driver on Windows 11 — workarounds still exist to enable support, however ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft has blocked the registry trick that allowed Windows 11 users to enable a native NVMe driver on their PCs. However, third-party tools can still help with a workaround. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wbScJz3RrD7JtJhaJpT9rZ-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft considering suing OpenAI over Altman's recent deal with Amazon, report claims — exclusivity dispute revolves around Frontier multi-agent service ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft ruminating on suing OpenAI over Altman's recent deal with Amazon ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:07:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TvU7wsgv8t3H6FFh29Wj2i-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ End of an era for decades-old PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii U as GameStop officially declares them retro — change means faulty or 'aesthetically unfortunate' consoles that can still power on are now accepted for trade-in ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ GameStop has declared that the Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii U are now officially retro consoles, with the change now allowing trade-in of any console that still powers on, even if they are faulty or "aesthetically unfortunate." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Stockton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aHNpXrH5MryqeU5NHb5sEk-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ The technology, called MOSAIC, replaces lasers with inexpensive MicroLEDs and uses a fundamentally different architecture to transmit data inside datacenters. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:16:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m5tZqFE3qQeHioMpWKpdN5-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meta's new MTIA lineup joins hyperscalers' unified push for dedicated inferencing chips — companies diversify AI chips in effort to diversify from sole reliance on Nvidia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As Meta introduces its lineup of new AI chips, the company joins other tech giants in diversifying the AI accelerators used for specific workloads, and says that mainstream GPUs built for large-scale pre-training are less cost-effective for inference workloads. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SeB9TjZd9YKNR5bhshrE4j-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft and Samsung scramble to fix a major C: drive lockout bug on Galaxy devices — faulty Galaxy Connect app leaves users with 'limited' recovery options following recent Windows 11 update ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A bug with a Samsung app on Windows 11 has caused some users to lose access to their C: drive, following the installation of the KB5077181 security update, according to a notice posted by Microsoft online. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:46:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Stockton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TsmphJBEjLSbKdkEmn6Qum-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft’s ‘unhackable’ Xbox One has been hacked by 'Bliss' — the 2013 console finally fell to voltage glitching, allowing the loading of unsigned code at every level ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A groundbreaking hack for Microsoft’s ‘unhackable’ Xbox One was revealed at the recent RE//verse 2026 conference. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:17:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Console Gaming]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rZ7dRyfYH7ZD7yApRmNiva-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ROG Xbox Ally X gaming handheld to get Auto Super Resolution boost in April — Microsoft touts 30% performance boost thanks to AI-powered image upscaling ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Auto Super Resolution, an OS-level AI upscaling feature for Windows 11, is heading to the ROG Xbox Ally X and could deliver noticeable frame-rate improvements. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:41:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Handheld Gaming]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kunal Khullar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GrZfxuC65yisHrmXmN6vVQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft debuts DirectStorage 1.4 at GDC 2026, with Zstandard compression and GACL — update promises developers improved compression ratios, faster loading, and more ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ DirectStorage 1.4 brings along key upgrades to the API, including support for Zstandard compression as well as CreatorID for improved GPU scheduling. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:15:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[PC Gaming]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zak Killian ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3kdwNLEnEdCTCTZjxqjX5A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AMD, Broadcom, and Nvidia join hyperscalers to define optical scale-up interconnect of the future for AI clusters — Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI to benefit as speeds eventually scale to 3.2 Tb/s ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/amd-broadcom-and-nvidia-join-hyperscalers-to-define-optical-scale-up-interconnect-of-the-future-for-ai-clusters-meta-microsoft-and-openai-to-benefit-as-speeds-eventually-scale-to-3-2-tb-s</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ AMD, Broadcom, and Nvidia team up with Microsoft, Meta, and OpenAI to develop protocol-agnostic optical scale-up interconnects for AI clusters. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anton Shilov ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5fctAK62dZfrwxkcd6H5MY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Iran hacking group claims attack on med-tech company Stryker — says over 200,000 devices have been wiped clean and over 50TB of data extracted ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stryker, a Fortune 500 medical technology company, has been hit with a massive cyberattack that allegedly saw over 200,000 devices wiped clean, affecting employees and operations across the globe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:58:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3McKtxsbVZdQsP3afdZcwC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft confirms next-gen Xbox will play PC games — 'Project Helix' teased as more than just a console ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft CEO Asha Sharma confirmed that the next-gen Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will be capable of playing both Xbox and PC games. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:03:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Xbox]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jake Roach ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/scr4HZbEaJKE9knsieNPzc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Windows 11 continues gaining traction, nears 75% market share — Windows 10 finally on the way out, some five months after Microsoft axes support ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Windows 11 finally breaks 70% market share, five months after Microsoft ended support for Windows 10. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:13:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A3bqjPsbEd6W9WtTAebSpJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft clarifies Windows 11 printer driver policy — support for legacy printers is not ending ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft confirmed today that Windows 11 is not ending support for legacy V3 and V4 printer drivers despite previous reports ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s3xySUYCCzMbDfv5Ju3ze7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft's Project Silica write-once storage could store terabytes of data for over 10,000 years — company explores two physical glass storage methods, so the glass-clad future of storage isn't coming anytime soon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft's Project Silica now explores two different methods to store data on glass medium, but neither is close enough for commercialization. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anton Shilov ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tmca9WRQzWgDyTSkBCDhe6-1280-80.jpg">
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