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Microsoft adds Steam games to its Xbox PC app on WindowsMicrosoft adds Steam games to its Xbox PC app on Windows
Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, have surprisingly never met before. That all changed at a recent dinner hosted by Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich.

The worlds of Linux and Windows finally came together in real life, and Dave Cutler, Microsoft technical fellow and Windows NT lead developer, was also there to witness the moment and meet Torvalds for the first time. “No major kernel decisions were made,” jokes Russinovich in a post on LinkedIn.

Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time.
Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time.
Image: Mark Russinovich
Microsoft is blocking Google Chrome through its family safety featureMicrosoft is blocking Google Chrome through its family safety feature
Inside Microsoft’s complicated relationship with OpenAIInside Microsoft’s complicated relationship with OpenAI
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Microsoft could lay off thousands more workers next month.

Sources tell Bloomberg that the job cuts could heavily impact workers in sales, while also spanning other areas of the company. My colleague Tom Warren reported earlier this month that there could soon be Xbox-related layoffs as well.

Microsoft is expected to announce the move in July, just two months after it laid off over 6,000 workers across the company.

Microsoft Planning Thousands More Job Cuts Aimed at Salespeople

[bloomberg.com]

Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox has an AMD chip inside and is ‘not locked to a single store’Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox has an AMD chip inside and is ‘not locked to a single store’
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Great, more crafting games.

Just kidding. Microsoft is continuing to beef up its Game Pass offerings by adding Blizzard titles, this time with the remasters of the first three Warcraft games, which are available on June 26th for subscribers on PC.

Coming to Game Pass: Rematch, Warcraft I & II: Remastered, Warcraft III: Reforged, Call of Duty: WWII, and More - Xbox Wire

[news.xbox.com]

Microsoft should change its Copilot advertising, says watchdogMicrosoft should change its Copilot advertising, says watchdog
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Microsoft is at an impasse with OpenAI over its Windsurf deal.

According to The Wall Street Journal:

Microsoft currently has access to all of OpenAI’s IP, according to their agreement. It offers its own AI coding product, GitHub Copilot, that competes with OpenAI. OpenAI doesn’t want Microsoft to have access to Windsurf’s intellectual property.

The whole report, which is about cracks forming between the two companies, is worth a read.

OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point

[wsj.com]

Microsoft’s Windows Hello facial recognition no longer works in the darkMicrosoft’s Windows Hello facial recognition no longer works in the dark
Microsoft accidentally swapped Windows 11’s startup sound with Vista’sMicrosoft accidentally swapped Windows 11’s startup sound with Vista’s
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Microsoft has started testing its AI agent in the Windows 11 Settings app.

First announced last month, the feature lets users describe what they need in Settings, like “my mouse pointer is too small.” The AI agent will then provide suggestions about how to address the issue, and can even fix it for them if users give permission.

Microsoft is bringing the AI agent to Windows 11 Insiders in the Dev Channel, but only for Snapdragon-based Copilot Plus PCs to start.

Image: Microsoft
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Security researchers found a zero-click vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot.

The vulnerability, called “EchoLeak,” lets attackers “automatically exfiltrate sensitive and proprietary information” from Microsoft 365 Copilot without knowledge of the user, according to findings from Aim Labs.

An attacker only needs to send their victim a malicious prompt injection disguised as a normal email, which covertly instructs Copilot to pull sensitive information from a user’s account.

Microsoft has since fixed the critical flaw and given it the identifier CVE-2025-32711. It also hasn’t been exploited in the wild.

Zero-click AI data leak flaw uncovered in Microsoft 365 Copilot

[bleepingcomputer.com]

Microsoft just teased its next-gen Xbox console, and nobody noticedMicrosoft just teased its next-gen Xbox console, and nobody noticed
Microsoft’s new Copilot Vision can ‘see’ your apps on WindowsMicrosoft’s new Copilot Vision can ‘see’ your apps on Windows

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