People want to be confident AI will remain under human control: Microsoft President Brad Smith

Bethesda has detailed a number of incoming quality-of-life improvements and expanded graphical options headed to Starfield in a regular series of updates.

Yesterday, The Astronauts laid out plans for the early access launch of Witchfire, exclusive to PC via the Epic Games Store for a year. It revealed that two maps would be available, each “more or less” the size of the world in The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. The real question is: How long will early access be for?

Saw X director Kevin Greutert says the latest installment in the franchise is full of surprises – and probably won't be the last to come.

In today's business world, a growing number of talented individuals with Indian roots are taking on leadership roles at some of the world's biggest companies. From technology giants like Microsoft and Google to renowned luxury brands and beyond, these Indian-origin CEOs are making waves on the global stage. Not only that, they are actually powering these companies to new highs too.

Breakneck development of artificial intelligence risked repeating mistakes made by the tech industry at the start of the social media era, Microsoft president Brad Smith told a business forum on Friday.

Artificial intelligence is being looked at in two ways globally. It is a great opportunity to boost productivity across the spectrum of human activity, but at the same time, this new tech has the potential to hurt humanity, and even cause its extinction. Caught in between are the developers who are actually working out the potential and how much they can milk it for profit. In this situation, a number of tech leaders have gathered in New Delhi to attend the B20 Summit India 2023 organised by CII.

Natarajan Chandrasekaran is Chairman of the Board of the iconic Tata Sons. He has risen to that high office courtesy of years spent as the boss of TCS (Tata Consultancy Services), one of the biggest tech companies in India. Today, Chandrasekaran spoke in detail about what he thinks about the latest global tech rage - artificial intelligence. He was speaking as the Chair of the B20 Summit India 2023, an event that is currently ongoing in Delhi.

AI Roundup: Microsoft President Brad Smith today warned against the rapid development of AI as it could lead to tech companies making similar mistakes as the early years of social media. On the other hand, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna claimed that AI could not only increase productivity, but also lower business costs.

Many players were itching for new boss content during Diablo 4's first season, and Season of the Malignant delivered: Varshan the Consumed, a malignant, corrupted being, was introduced to Sanctuary during the Season of the Malignant questline. This raised the question, however, of what would happen to Varshan after Season 1's end — after all, isn't seasonal content temporary? Thankfully, Blizzard has clarified — it looks like Varshan isn't going anywhere! Global Community Development Director Adam Fletcher commented on Twitter that not only would Varshan stay in the game, but the five new bosses that are slated to be added in Season of Blood, the second season of Diablo 4, will be getting the same treatment.

Microsoft first announced its intentions to acquire Activision Blizzard in 2022. Since then, the road to closing the deal has been a long, sinuous one. The megacorporation has faced pushback from several sources, including Sony. The competitor argues that the acquisition would be anti-competitive, especially if franchises like Call of Duty become Xbox and PC exclusives. Some governing bodies have also stepped in, now prompting Microsoft to revisit its initial agreement.

Today, Ubisoft announced that it had signed a deal with Microsoft that will allow it to host all the publisher’s titles and every game it releases within the next 15 years for Ubisoft + subscribers to play. This restructuring of Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard aims to ease concerns over a market monopoly from the UK’s approval board.

Microsoft has made a new offer, one that president Brad Smith describes as a «substantially different transaction», in its effort to get its proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard over the finish line with the United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority. The CMA had previously blocked the deal on grounds that included concerns about the nascent cloud gaming market, and the restructured deal will see all cloud rights to Activision Blizzard games signed over to Ubisoft for the next 15 years.