Tom Warren
@tomwarren.co.uk
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Apple is working on iPhone-to-Windows copy-paste. The planned feature will allow EU users to copy content on their iPhone and paste it onto their PC, but I really hope Apple lowers its walled garden to enable this worldwide www.theverge.com/tech/975020/...
Apple is working on iPhone-to-Windows copy-paste
It’s not arriving outside the EU… yet.
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scoop: Microsoft is bringing Xbox 360 games to PC. A leaked Xbox roadmap lays out the future of Xbox back compat and Microsoft’s plans to test its Xbox disc-to-digital program with Xbox Insiders soon. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/games/974544...
Microsoft is bringing Xbox 360 games to PC
More ways to play older Xbox games.
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I like the new Arsenal third kit, but as I have the complexion of casper the ghost and blonde hair this one really isn’t for me 😅
Xbox Series X/S price increases in the UK and Europe are 🤯 • 1TB Xbox Series X (disc drive) now £669.99 / €799.99, up more than 30% from £499.99 / €599.99 • 512GB Xbox Series S now £429.99 / €349.99, up 43% from £299.99 / €349.99
Sony speaks. Sony is pushing forward with ditching discs, despite a growing backlash. The PlayStation maker says ”The digitalization of content overall has been progressing, that’s the big factor.” www.theverge.com/tech/973621/...
Sony pushes forward with ditching discs, despite backlash
Ditching discs for an all-digital future.
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if you're wondering how Xbox did compared to the rest of Microsoft over the past year, this chart from @geekwire.com is 🫨
In a new memo to Xbox staff obtained by @tomwarren.co.uk, CEO Asha Sharma is laying out the priorities for the team after the significant layoffs earlier this month: www.theverge.com/games/973520...
Xbox CEO says the team has one year to start growing again
“Our reset has not been easy.”
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has just laid out Xbox's priorities for the year ahead in a memo. Part of the focus is on strengthening the Xbox platform through console, and making Xbox studios "more focused around our strongest franchises and biggest new ideas" www.theverge.com/games/973520...
Xbox CEO says the team has one year to start growing again
“Our reset has not been easy.”
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Microsoft-owned LinkedIn just added a “seems like AI slop” button to report posts that don’t feel human-written. It’s part of a broader push to get rid of AI slop on LinkedIn www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button
It’s also removing an AI “enhance” feature.
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the Xbox app is now rolling out on Hisense TVs. The app lets you stream games through Xbox Cloud Gaming and a Game Pass subscription to Hisense, LG, Samsung, and Amazon Fire TV devices www.theverge.com/games/973299...
Microsoft's Q4 2026 (fiscal) earnings: • 💻 Windows OEM + devices revenue down 7% • 🕹️ Xbox content + services rev down 10% • 🎮 Xbox hardware rev down 13% • ☁️ full-year Azure revenue tops $100 billion www.theverge.com/tech/972738/...
Xbox revenue drops 10 percent as Microsoft’s cloud and AI business surges
Xbox’s woes continue.
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Microsoft has confirmed that the recent Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc. Xbox discs are subject to "entitlement checks," but they should still be playable offline. A fix to prevent this from happening again will be rolled out soon www.theverge.com/games/972416...
Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc, Microsoft confirms
Very reassuring for the future of physical media.
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Nvidia has released a new GeForce Game Ready 610.88 driver for Halo: Campaign Evolved, Gears of War: E-Day beta, and more www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforc...
Nvidia and Microsoft have launched an open AI security alliance, most notably without OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic. It comes after Hugging Face used a Chinese open-weight AI to defend itself against rogue OpenAI agents www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Nvidia, Microsoft launch open AI security alliance – without OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic
It comes after Hugging Face used a Chinese open-weight AI to defend itself against rogue OpenAI agents.
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Microsoft has “a few more surprises” coming for Surface later this year 👀 youtu.be/tqi6xZdzfKA?...
Octopus Agile has been rough on pricing recently due to the Iran war, but today it’s back to getting paid to use electricity ⚡️
Microsoft has intervened to stop Windows 11 users with LG monitors from being bombarded with annoying McAfee trial pop-ups. Microsoft says it will “keep improving here with our ecosystem partners.” www.theverge.com/tech/970489/...
Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads
LG says it isn’t to blame, however.
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I reported last year that Microsoft was working on ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming. It’s now coming to Xbox Insiders today for testing. Sessions are capped at an hour, and ads only play before you stream a game, not during one. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/games/969969...
Microsoft is testing free, ad-supported cloud gaming for Xbox Insiders
Would you watch ads to stream your games for free?
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honestly, fuck LG for adding these notifications at startup on their TVs. I had every option for promotions disabled in the system settings, but they added new ones through the built in apps. I’ll never ever own anything LG ever again.
🚨BIG Xbox news. Microsoft is launching Xbox backward compatibility for PC today. The initial preview will include 4 original Xbox games on PC, with plans to bring more Xbox console games to PC over time. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/969117/...
Microsoft is bringing original Xbox games to PC
Xbox backward compatibility for PC allows original Xbox console games to officially run on Windows.
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“Samsung’s wider Z Fold 8 feels just right.” It’s that time of the year where I’m tempted to switch to Android again www.theverge.com/tech/968663/...
Samsung’s wider Z Fold 8 feels just right
But $1,900 is a hell of a lot for a phone with no telephoto camera.
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Meta’s Horizon Plus subscription now includes the Xbox Game Pass starter edition. It’s the same 50+ games that are offered to Discord Nitro members, and 10 hours of cloud gaming each month www.theverge.com/tech/968846/...
Pulsar and Noctua have teamed up to create a gaming mouse with a teeny fan. Like other fan-equipped mice, it’s designed to cool sweaty palms during intense gaming sessions www.theverge.com/games/968463...
This gaming mouse is equipped with a teeny Noctua fan.
The Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition is made in collaboration with peripheral maker Pulsar Gaming Gears, and like other fan-equipped mice, is designed to cool sweaty palms during intense gaming sessions. I...
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Microsoft should really stop letting OEMs abuse automatic Windows Update driver installs like this. LG is now auto installing some crapware that shows a McAfee pop up 😵 www.theverge.com/tech/967983/...
LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads
No one asked for this.
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Bethesda is teasing Fallout 5 today, amid the fallout of Microsoft’s Xbox layoffs. A new Fallout game is also in development at Obsidian, and The Elder Scrolls VI and Fallout 5 will both be built on Creation Engine 3. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Bethesda teases Fallout 5 soon after Xbox’s mass layoffs
Microsoft’s gaming division attempts to share some good news amid the fallout of its large-scale ‘reset.’
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you can now try out Bluesky beta features in the settings section
Windows 11’s big patch Tuesday allows you to hold off on updates for longer. You can now pause updates for up to 35 days and keep extending the deadline 🙏 www.theverge.com/tech/965643/...
Windows 11’s big patch Tuesday allows you to hold off on updates for longer
Microsoft made a bunch of security fixes, too.
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Microsoft is making some BIG changes to Windows Search. It's dropping the annoying ads, decluttering the UI, and prioritizing local results over web ones. Looks like some genuinely great changes 🙏 blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
