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      South of Midnight launches April 8

# South of Midnight launches April 8

Third-person action–adventure game South of Midnight will launch for Xbox Series and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on April 8, publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Compulsion Games announced. Pre-orders are now available. It will also be available via Game Pass. Here is an overview of the game, via Xbox Game Studios: About From…

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#FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns

#FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns

The Federal Trade Commission said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships between big tech companies and generative AI developers — specifically, Microsoft’s backing of OpenAI and Amazon and Alphabet/Google’s partnerships with Anthropic. “The FTC’s report sheds light on how partnerships by big tech firms can create lock-in,…

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      Xbox Developer_Direct ’25 set for January 23

# Xbox Developer_Direct ’25 set for January 23

Microsoft will host “Xbox Developer_Direct ’25” on January 23 at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET, the company announced. You will be able to watch it on YouTube and Twitch. The broadcast will feature in-depth looks at the following titles: DOOM: The Dark Ages – Developed by id Software, DOOM: The Dark Ages is…

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#Microsoft backs its B AI push in India with public and private sector deals

#Microsoft backs its $3B AI push in India with public and private sector deals

Microsoft announced a sweeping series of artificial intelligence partnerships across India’s core sectors on Wednesday, a day after pledging to invest $3 billion in the country over the next two years as it intensifies competition with rivals Google and Amazon. The tech giant’s chief executive Satya Nadella (pictured above) unveiled agreements with five major organizations…

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