Microsoft and Nvidia team up to build new Azure-hosted AI supercomputer

Roughly two years ago, Microsoft announced a partnership with OpenAI, the AI lab with which it has a close commercial relationship, to build what the tech giant called an “AI Supercomputer” running in the Azure cloud. Containing over 285,000 processor cores and 10,000 graphics cards, Microsoft claimed at the time that it was one of…

New code suggests Twitter is reviving its work on encrypted DMs

Under Elon Musk, Twitter may be reviving a project that would bring end-to-end encryption to its Direct Messaging system. Work appears to have resumed on the feature in the latest version of the Android app, according to independent researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who spotted the changes to Twitter’s code While Musk himself recently expressed interest…

Phil Spencer says the cost of living is hurting Xbox, ‘we aren’t food or shelter’

The cost of living crisis has played a critical role in everyone’s lives, we all have to cut down and make hard decisions. However, the question remains: how does non-essential entertainment like games factor into this?  Recently, in an interview with The Verge, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, talked about how the cost of…

Microsoft admits it banned more than 7 million Xbox live accounts in 6 months

Since the beginning of 2022, Microsoft has banned over 7 million Xbox accounts for breaching its community guidelines.  It’s not all smooth sailing for those lucky enough to be gaming on the Xbox Series X. As Microsoft released its first Digital Transparency Report, it turns out that Microsoft may have been a bit trigger-happy.  From…

Trump’s 2024 bid puts the DOJ in a tough position as it continues its investigations into the former president

Attorney General Merrick Garland tightened Justice Department policies to prevent political appointees from attending partisan events. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has officially launched his bid for the presidency in 2024.  He still faces multiple ongoing Justice Department investigations. Trump will likely step up claims that the investigations are politically motivated.  Never before…

Elon Musk — who said Twitter would be the ‘most accurate’ — apparently snubs Jimmy Fallon’s plea to stop #RIPJimmyFallon from trending

Jimmy Fallon; Elon Musk. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File; Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP, File Jimmy Fallon pleaded for Elon Musk to stop the false #RIPJimmyFallon from trending on Twitter. But the social media giant’s new billionaire owner apparently snubbed the comedian. “Fix what?” Musk tweeted back to Fallon on Wednesday morning as the hashtag was still…

Murdoch’s New York Post buries coverage of Trump’s re-election speech on page 26: ‘Florida Man Makes Announcement’

New York Post buries Trump’s 2024 Presidential bid on page 26 New York Post The New York Post buried Donald Trump’s 2024 Presidential announcement on page 26.  The publication also took a shot at his health in its short article reporting the news. The once-loyal Post has turned on the former president since the GOP’s…