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ChatGPT and DALL-E creator OpenAI has offered up some ways it will keep people from using its generative AI tools to make "deepfakes" that could be used to influence the 2024 elections.

Ubisoft is making some big changes to its game subscription service Ubisoft+. The Ubisoft+ Multi-Access and PC Access are now Ubisoft+ Premium, and a cheaper Ubisoft+ Classics on PC is available.

Microsoft has announced Copilot GPTs, a way for people to create their own customized Copilot chatbots for more specific tasks. This will likely be similar to OpenAI's previously launched GPTs.

Copilot for Microsoft 365, which was launched for larger enterprise businesses in November, is now available for companies via Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Business Standard plans.

It looks like the Microsoft Rewards points numbers that people could claim daily on its official website have returned to their original daily amounts after being cut a few weeks ago.

Peacock was the (nearly) exclusive home of the NFL AFC Wild Card playoff game on Jan. 13, and that event had 23 million people view the match. NBC claims that it was the "largest Internet event ever."

The latest 2023 model of the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet with 64GB of storage is available for a new all-time low price of just $104.99, which is a big $75 discount from its normal $179.99 MSRP.

An unannounced project by 343 Industries and Certain Affinity to make a Halo battle royale game has reportedly been recently canceled, according to new rumors from noted Xbox game leakers.

A new report claims that when the $3,499 Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset goes on sale in the US on February 2, demos of the device at Apple Stores could take between 20 to 25 minutes,

In this week's look back at the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, the new Outlook for Windows and web versions are getting an email sync button and Teams will add co-organizer support for town halls.

Razer has used CES to show off a number of concept devices over the years that never turned into real products. There was at least one exception in Project Fiona, a Windows 8-based gaming tablet.

You can check out the 8-episode first and second seasons of the Star Wars-based live-action TV show The Mandalorian on 4K UHD disks for a new all-time low price of $40.99 each right now at Amazon.

The Logitech Brio 300 is a full HD 1080p web camera with auto light correction features, a noise-reducing microphone, and a privacy shutter. You can get the black and rose-colored version for $44.85.

Microsoft has confirmed that the members of the Windows Insider Program that are signed up to get updates on the Canary Channel will not be getting a new Windows 11 build this week.

Hi-Rez Studios has announced SMITE 2, a stand-alone sequel to their popular MOBA game, for the PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. Players can sign up for alpha testing of the game now.

Ayaneo has now changed its tune on its new portable gaming console getting SteamOS. It now admits it will not have Valve's operating system but an unofficial third-party fork of that OS.

The HyperX Cloud II Core wireless headphones have 53mm audio drivers, spatial audio support, and up to 80 hours of battery life on a single charge. They are priced at an all-time low of $99.99

This week, Microsoft announced it is now keeping all personal cloud data from its European users inside its EU data boundary, in an attempt to comply with the EU data privacy rules.

Microsoft has announced it has added new features to the cloud PC-based Windows 365 Boot and Windows 365 Switch services, including a new dedicated mode for Windows 365 Boot and many more.

The Acer SB220Q 21.5-inch PC monitor has a full HD resolution, has a 75Hz refresh rate, and is perfect for people who want to get a second PC monitor. It's currently priced at just $74.99 at Amazon.

Microsoft has dropped the Windows 10 version 22H2 build 19045.3992 for KB5034203 for members of the Windows Insider Program in the Release Preview channel. It has two small new features and bug fixes

The game-centric online chat and social networking service Discord has become the latest tech company in 2024 to reveal layoffs. It will cut 170 employees or 17 percent of its workforce.

Microsoft has dropped new Windows 11 Release Preview builds for version 22H2 (build 22621.3078 ) and version 23H2 (build 22631.3078) under KB5034204 with a couple of new features and many fixes.

Microsoft has released the new Windows 11 build for members of the Windows Insider Preview in the Dev Channel. The new 23615 build adds support for the new USB 80Gbps standard and more.

Microsoft has announced it will be adding new features to its Teams collaboration service in the future specifically to help assist frontline retail store workers with targeted announcements and more.

The AI startup company Typeface has announced a new partnership with Microsoft to include its AI features in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights platform for marketing teams.

The final trailer for season 2 of the Halo TV series shows a ton of action, and hints greatly that the season will depict one of the Halo game series' biggest events, the fall of Reach.

The NVIDIA GeForce Now cloud gaming service has added a number of games to its library this week, including the World War I-based strategy-sim game War Hospital from Brave Lamb Studio.

The Corsair K70 RGB Pro mechanical keyboard includes Cherry MX switches, 8,000Hz hyper-polling, 4,000Hz key scanning, and RGB backlighting. It's at an all-time low price of $109.99.

Google confirmed that it had laid off several hundred workers in its Google Assistant and core engineering teams on Wednesday, on top of layoffs in its Devices and Services division.

A new report states Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman will depart Google as part of a restructuring of the company's Devices and Services division, which will include layoffs.

Microsoft continues its plans to end support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 from its services with today's reveal that both will be removed from Azure storage accounts on Nov. 1.

Microsoft has announced it has launched the open beta of its Fluid Framework 2.0 open-source platform, which is used as the basis for collaboration applications like Microsoft Loop.

Ayaneo, a company that has already made a number of portable gaming PCs with Windows, has announced the Ayaneo Next Lite, which will use Valves SteamOS like its own Steam Deck gaming PC.

Mojang has confirmed that Minecraft Legends, the action-strategy spin-off of its sandbox game, will end active development after it releases a final Snow vs Snouts Lost Legend challenge.

The 27-inch LG Ultrafine PC monitor has a 5K (5,120 x 2,880) resolution and a Thunderbolt 3 port so you can use this with your Apple Mac. It's currently at an all-time low price of $888.95 at Amazon.

Amazon is going through another large round of mass layoffs today, including over 500 team members at Twitch and "several hundred" people at its Prime Video and MGM Studios divisions.

Microsoft's Turn 10 studio says it has received a lot of player feedback from its racing sim Forza Motorsport since it launched in October and will be making improvements to the game during 2024.