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For donors, wartime Ukraine aid creates blurry ethical line

Since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, U.S. companies, nonprofits and individuals have responded with donations, including of equipment like bulletproof vests and drones

The Independent UK

List: Some of the largest private donations to Ukraine

Some of the largest private donations in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago have come from American technology companies and European foundations or companies with a social mission

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump in East Palestine: ‘A train wreck talking about a train wreck’

Late-night hosts discuss a visit to the toxic derailment site in Ohio, and eerie messages from Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot

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PS5 DualSense controller vs Xbox Series X controller: which gamepad is better?

This in-depth comparison of the PS5 DualSense controller vs Xbox Series X controller highlights which pad is best.

TechRadar

Nvidia CEO praises ‘through the roof’ use of firm’s A.I. services—and investors seem to agree

The chipmaker announced that it would partner with cloud computing providers to offer A.I. services to enterprise customers.

Fortune

Commentary: Vladimir Putin disinformation machine is unrelenting toward Ukraine a year after invasion

No sooner had President Joe Biden arrived in Ukraine on Monday than the Russian state news agency Tass berated the surprise visit to “his ward Zelenskyy” and warned that Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet the same fate as others “who have sold their souls to the Americans.”

Chicago Tribune

Two Dallas tech companies haul in $18 million to fuel growth

Two more Dallas tech startups have closed new multimillion-dollar funding rounds to fuel their growth.

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Microsoft lobbies EU to approve Activision Blizzard deal

Microsoft is lobbying European regulators to approve its $69 billion takeover bid for video game giant Activision Blizzard. To allay concerns about competition, it's agreed to let Nintendo and Nvidia users access some of its titles. But there are still plenty of roadblocks for what could be the tech industry's…

France 24

Pentagon and Microsoft are investigating leak of military emails

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department and Microsoft Corp. are investigating an error that exposed at least a terabyte of military emails including personal information and conversations between officials, people familiar with the matter said, an episode that highlighted the security risk of moving sensitive Pentagon data to the cloud.

Tribune News Service

Microsoft refuses to sell Call of Duty or parts of Activision Blizzard

Microsoft president Brad Smith said it isn’t feasible for Xbox to sell Call of Duty or parts of Activision in response to UK regulators

USA Today Sports Media Group

Microsoft Doubles Down on Not Letting Call of Duty Go

Confidence is key for Microsoft in anticipation on EU ruling over proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Inverse

Microsoft Brings Bing Chatbot to Phones after Curbing Quirks

Microsoft is ready to take its new Bing chatbot mainstream — less than a week after making major fixes to stop the artificially intelligent search engine from going off the rails. The company said Wednesday it is bringing the new AI technology to its Bing smartphone app, as well as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

White male workers silently feel excluded—here's how to fix that

The justified push for gender parity in the workplace may actually be contributing to resentful feelings among male staff.

Fortune

Twitter, TikTok and Google ordered to explain efforts to crack down on child abuse trade

Five social media companies face daily fines of up to $700,000 if they do not reveal to Australia's eSafety commissioner what they are doing to combat the trade in child exploitation material on their platforms.

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The Independent UK

Microsoft brings Bing chatbot to phones after curbing quirks

Microsoft is ready to take its new Bing chatbot mainstream — less than a week after making major fixes to stop the artificially intelligent search engine from going off the rails

Daily Mirror

Xbox Series X price increase quietly starts to roll out just months after PS5 price hike

Sweden and Japan have been hit with Xbox Series X price increases in the last month, with fears there are more to come.

Fortune

Can A.I. solve expense reports?

Expense reporting remains a major pain point, an American Express survey finds.

The Guardian - UK

Pushing Buttons: The PlayStation VR 2 might be the next big thing, if you can handle the nausea – and the cost

In this week’s newsletter: Though costly, the PSVR2 is the most usable virtual gaming device yet – even for sceptics like me

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Google to lay off 240 Irish staff as part of global job cuts

The announcement comes amid uncertainty in the tech industry with many firms announcing job cuts in recent months

Daily Mirror

Xbox commits to decade of Call of Duty on Nintendo Switch – but who is it even for?

Call of Duty will be making it's way to Nintendo Switch if the Microsoft Activision deal goes through

USA Today Sports Media Group

Microsoft forms deal with Nvidia, bringing Xbox’s PC games to GeForce Now

Phil Spencer says Xbox remains " committed to bringing more games to more people" no matter how they play.

The Independent UK

Microsoft makes case for Activision merger amid EU scrutiny

Microsoft’s Xbox video game division has announced new partnerships with Nintendo and chipmaker Nvidia

Fortune

Big Tech goes back to moving fast and breaking things

Thanks to financial woes and an A.I. arms race, it’s back to the future.

Tribune News Service

Microsoft in showdown with EU to save $69 billion deal

Microsoft Corp. headed into a showdown with European Union antitrust watchdogs by insisting its $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. will “bring more competition” for gamers but pledging to show willingness to address antitrust concerns.

Tribune News Service

Microsoft sees no activision deal without Call of Duty

Microsoft Corp. made it clear on Tuesday that there will be no $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard Inc. unless it comes with the blockbuster title Call of Duty.

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