Recent #Microsoft news in the semiconductor industry

8 months ago

➀ New reports suggest that Call of Duty 2025 may be released on PS4 and Xbox One to maximize revenue from last-gen gamers.

➁ The game is reportedly in development for these consoles, aligning with Microsoft's strategy to boost sales across platforms.

➂ Activision may also have to launch COD 2025 on Switch 2 due to agreements made during the FTC v Microsoft merger trial.

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8 months ago

➀ Microsoft has announced the shutdown of Skype, with users having until May 5, 2025, to transfer their chats and contacts to Microsoft Teams.

➁ Skype, launched in August 2003, has been a key player in online messaging, especially during the recent pandemic.

➂ Despite its decline, Skype's legacy continues through Microsoft Teams, reflecting the evolution of communication technology.

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8 months ago

Microsoft has shared an update on its Majorana 1 quantum computer, which uses a topological qubit for speed, compactness, reliability, and controllability. The company aims to scale this technology for large qubit quantities, potentially ushering in an age of quantum computing.

Majorana 1 is named after Ettore Majorana, who theorized particles that are their own antiparticles. Microsoft's qubit focuses on harnessing this property. While not yet at a million qubit supercomputer, Majorana 1 is a significant step towards that goal.

The challenge now is the speed of scaling. If Microsoft can scale to one million qubits quickly, it could lead to practical quantum computing. Otherwise, it may be another decade before we see the promise of quantum computing realized.

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9 months ago

➀ Microsoft has concluded the Xbox Developer Direct and announced the date for the upcoming Xbox Showcase.

➁ The event will feature new collaborations and titles from developers such as Playstack, including a new card game inspired by indie and AAA games.

➂ Confirmed studios participating in the ID@Xbox Showcase include Playstack, Thunder Lotus, Curve, and more. The event will be live-streamed on YouTube and Twitch.

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➀ Microsoft provides unlimited free access to OpenAI's o1 model, which was released in December and costs up to $200 per month.

➁ The o1 model is designed to be more thoughtful and implement a step-by-step chain-of-thought process, making it excel in specific tasks and categories of questioning.

➂ Microsoft's Copilot users can now access this new functionality by selecting the 'Think Deeper' toggle option.

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➀ Microsoft Advertising recently presented at CES 2025 about the future of Xbox and the potential for ad-supported game delivery.

➁ Microsoft believes that ads could be a means to make gaming accessible to everyone, similar to how other forms of entertainment have scaled globally.

➂ The partnership with King and Xandr positions Microsoft to potentially lead the evolution of advertisements in the video games industry.

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9 months ago

➀ President Trump announced on Monday that discussions are underway about acquiring TikTok from the Chinese company ByteDance.

➁ TikTok faces a critical moment where it must either be sold to a US government-verified entity or face a ban from app stores and telecommunications services in the US.

➂ Multiple companies, including Microsoft and MrBeast, are in talks to acquire TikTok.

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