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September 14, 2026
Apple releases iOS 27 with Siri AI overhaul
Apple is now rolling out its iOS 27 update to compatible devices today, alongside the watchOS 27, iPadOS 27, and visionOS 27 updates. Siri AI is the headline feature across all four updates, the de...
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September 14, 2026
Microsoft says ‘people matter more than AI’ following safety concerns
Microsoft is publishing a 37-page "humanist AI code of conduct" today, amid growing safety concerns over AI model progress. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a coordinated slow down of AI devel...
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September 11, 2026
Microsoft’s head of comms is leaving after almost 20 years
Frank Shaw is leaving Microsoft after 17 years as chief communications officer. In an internal note to his team, Shaw says he's "decided it is time for me to move on and try new things," after supp...
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September 10, 2026
Nintendo’s latest Switch 2 update adds VRR support in TV mode
Nintendo always promised that the Switch 2 would support variable refresh rate (VRR) when docked, but the console launched without this key feature. A new 23.0.0 firmware update now adds VRR suppor...
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September 9, 2026
Apple skips the base iPhone 18 at its fall launch event
Apple is taking the unusual step of skipping the base iPhone 18 this fall. At its "surprise and shine" event today, the company revealed the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, alongside a new foldable iPho...
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September 9, 2026
iOS 27 launches on September 14th with Siri AI
Apple is launching its next iOS 27 update on Monday September 14th. The headline feature is Siri AI, the delayed AI-powered overhaul of the Siri assistant. Siri AI is rolling out with iOS 27 as a b...
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September 9, 2026
Xbox is bringing back startup animations from its console history
Microsoft is starting to test some new Xbox console features with Insiders. Testers will be able to try out custom Xbox boot animations from the past, more personalization options for badges, a new...
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September 8, 2026
Microsoft breaks another patch Tuesday record
Engineers at Microsoft typically enjoy a quieter summer to take vacations and spend time with family, as is common at many companies. But this year, the season has been unusually busy for Windows a...
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September 4, 2026
Xbox app is coming to TCL TVs just as Microsoft rolls out pay-as-you-go cloud gaming
Microsoft is partnering with TCL to bring its Xbox app to supported TCL smart TVs. The Xbox app lets you connect to Xbox Cloud Gaming and stream Game Pass titles or select games you own as part of ...
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September 4, 2026
Microsoft’s Project Zenith is a ‘distraction-free Windows experience’ for developers
Microsoft is giving its developer-optimized Windows experience a name: Project Zenith. While the software maker originally announced a similar developer-optimized Windows effort at Build earlier th...
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September 3, 2026
Microsoft slashes Xbox Cloud Gaming to just 15 hours a month for Ultimate subscribers
Microsoft is announcing some major changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming today, less than a year after opening up cloud gaming to its Xbox Game Pass Premium and Essential tiers. While all Game Pass plans ha...
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September 3, 2026
Microsoft opens up Xbox Cloud Gaming with new pay-as-you-go option
Microsoft says it will let anyone access Xbox Cloud Gaming in November, without the need to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass. The change to a pay-as-you-go model is part of some sweeping changes to Xbox...
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September 3, 2026
Nvidia’s new RTX Spark laptops launch in October with two different configs
All the rumors leading up to Nvidia's announcement of its Arm-based RTX Spark chips over the summer mentioned two specific chips: the N1X and N1. While the N1 won't be arriving this year, Nvidia sa...
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September 3, 2026
Microsoft discloses Azure revenue as part of major financial reporting changes
Microsoft is changing how it reports its finances to investors by splitting its businesses into two segments and disclosing quarterly revenue for its Azure cloud business for the first time. The ch...
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September 2, 2026
Microsoft is enabling a Windows 11 security feature that can hurt gaming performance
Microsoft is getting ready to roll out its memory integrity security feature of Windows 11 to more devices next month. The kernel-level protection feature is designed to stop malicious code or driv...
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September 1, 2026
Mozilla launches ad blocking for Firefox on iOS
Mozilla is officially launching ad blocking for Firefox on iOS today, after testing the feature over the past few weeks. The new built-in option will block most third-party ads and trackers before ...
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August 26, 2026
Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games
Microsoft is officially announcing a new Xbox feature that will allow Xbox owners to digitize their existing physical game collections. The disc-to-digital feature, which The Verge exclusively reve...
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July 22, 2026
Microsoft is bringing original Xbox games to PC
Microsoft is expanding its Xbox backward compatibility efforts today by bringing original Xbox games to PC. An early preview release will see four classic Xbox games available on PC today, as part ...
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July 6, 2026
Microsoft is selling off four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts
Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees today, and more than 30 percent of the job losses are in the company's Xbox division. The significant gaming cuts will affect nearly every part of Xbox and a...
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July 6, 2026
Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees
A year after cutting around 9,100 employees, Microsoft is making further layoffs today as it begins its new financial year. The software maker is laying off around 4,800 employees today, approximat...
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July 1, 2026
Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature that digitizes a physical game collection
Microsoft will likely soon follow Sony and stop the production of physical discs for Xbox games. But instead of leaving physical discs behind entirely, sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell ...
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June 30, 2026
Xbox weighs canceling Blade game and shuttering Arkane
Microsoft is set to announce a wave of layoffs for its Xbox studios and employees next week. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell The Verge that the layoffs will lead to studio closures or ...
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