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Another week gone by means another roundup of the biggest Microsoft, Windows, and gaming news stories.
FTC v. Microsoft
The biggest story of this week and last was theFTC v. Microsoft case.
As part of the case, key pieces of information were shared about Microsoft and Sony.
Sony took part in the case as well.
The company’s CEO admitted that Sony would be"more than OK" if Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard.
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick also spoke during the case.
Kotick expressed an aversion to “multi-game subscription services” likeXbox Game Pass.
An internal Microsoft presentation was shared during the case that outlined the company’s plans for Windows 11.
Microsoft announced Copilot earlier this year, and the company began testing the tool with Insiders this week.
Copilot is also a quick way to access Bing Chat on the desktop.
Summoning the tool slides your desktop and opens a bar dedicated to Copilot.
Third-party plugins aren’t supported at this time, but they will become available in the future.
Thankfully, FireCube Studios stepped up.
Clippy by FireCube is a third-party app that brings the power of OpenAI’s ChatGPT to your desktop.
That means the tool can answer questions, code, and generate creative writing samples.
Each week our team of experts test out the latest laptops, PCs, and accessories.
Our gaming team runs through thebest PC gamesas well.
Our writers also share insights into industry trends and hot topics in gaming, computing, and general tech.
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