Microsoft's Xbox boss says jacking up video game prices can end up being 'manipulative'

Tech Insider
Phil Spencer
Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox Division, shared his thoughts on raising the price of its games from $60 to $70.

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Xbox is now on sale at Target for less than it was on Black Friday

Tech Insider
Xbox Series S
Xbox Series S.

Getty Images

Election Deepfakes Are Coming Even If Big Tech Pledges to Stop Them

Gizmodo : Politics

Major tech companies announced a new pact at the Munich Security Conference on Friday pledging to fight AI-generated fakes that are intended to deceive the public and influence elections. The press conference, which was livestreamed online, featured leaders from Big Tech firms who’ve been under immense pressure in…

New report sheds light on Apple's upcoming AI features that will rival Microsoft's Copilot

Tech Insider
Photo of Tim Cook speaking at an event. He is wearing a blue short-sleeved polo shirt and thin-framed glasses.
A recent Bloomberg report reveals Apple's AI plans.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Here's Everything Microsoft Announced About Xbox Today

Gizmodo

This storyoriginally appeared on Kotaku.

Read more...

What You Should Look for When Buying a PC or Desktop

Gizmodo

The struggle is real. Computer buying is a hassle for the uninitiated, and even those who can count off the names of the different Intel chip generations on their fingers and toes might still fall for a lousy deal now and then. I’m here to tell you not to beat yourself up and do the best research possible. We should…

Read more...

OpenAI Wants to Eat Google Search's Lunch

Gizmodo

OpenAI is reportedly developing a search app that would directly compete with Google Search, according to The Info

OpenAI reportedly has Google in its sights with a new online search product

Tech Insider
Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Kent Nishimura

Silicon Valley's biggest ever 'dogfooding' experiment has begun. The implications are huge.

Tech Insider
Digitally manipulated image of a bassett hound as it holds a can of Friskies dog food in between its paws, California, 1950s.
Digitally manipulated image of a bassett hound as it holds a can of Friskies dog food in between its paws, California, 1950s.

Tom Kelley Archive/Getty Images

Here's why Microsoft is going to let you play Xbox games on rival consoles

Tech Insider
Attendees of an Xbox conference mill about.
Microsoft hasn't allowed its Xbox-exclusive games to be played on other consoles. That's reportedly set to change — and is an admission it's lost the console wars.

INA FASSBENDER/Getty Images

Subscribe to Microsoft