Doom: The Dark Ages is launching in May and Microsoft is celebrating the new release with not one, but two special edition Xbox controllers. You can pick up a regular Xbox controller with the Doom Slayer’s armor for $79.99, or go for a transparent red top Xbox Elite 2 controller for $199.99. There’s even a $54.99 Xbox Series X wrap, too.
Depending on your age, there’s a good chance Microsoft Paint was your first introduction to creating digital art. The app’s capabilities have improved over the years, but Drought’s new MS Paint Mirror captures the charm of the limited toolset included in the Windows 95 version — just supersized and a lot easier to use.
The company is “slowing or pausing” some “early-stage” datacenter projects, according to a LinkedIn post from Noelle Walsh, Microsoft’s president of cloud operations and innovation.
Walsh adds that “our commitment to advancing AI technology and delivering value to our customers is unwavering.”
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The US Library of Congress has added the Windows 95 boot sound to its National Recording Registry (NRR). That means the sound is now part of a list of recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Minecraft’s Volume Alpha has also been added to the NRR.
If you’ve ever moved a photo in Word in the past then you’ll understand the pain of your entire document shifting around. TikTok comedy duo Jess and Quinn have captured this perfectly, and you’ll want to watch it a few times to really appreciate how wonderful it is. Former Microsoft Office boss Steven Sinofsky gets it, too. “Mean,” he joked in a response to the meme.
