Microsoft just announced its 2025 Microsoft Store Awards winners, and the reaction has been largely negative. Users are calling out the company for overly favoring AI-integrated apps and ditching the community nomination process.
After a rocky year, Splitgate is getting another chance. The shooter is being relaunched as Splitgate: Arena Reloaded on December 17, with a focus on classic arena combat by removing controversial features from its last iteration.
Apple is losing two key executives, General Counsel Kate Adams and Environment VP Lisa Jackson, who will both retire in 2026. They are part of a wave of senior departures, raising questions about the company’s leadership transition.
Microsoft has announced significant price increases for its Microsoft 365 commercial subscriptions, set to take effect in July 2026. The hikes, as high as 33% per user per month, come after the company rolled out new AI capabilities to existing customers at no extra cost just last year.
Valve has secretly funded a project called Fex for nearly a decade. It’s a compatibility layer that translates x86 games for Arm processors, aiming to bring PC gaming to phones, Macs, and more devices.
Laggy video calls are more than just annoying. New research published in Nature shows audiovisual glitches can fundamentally damage trust and social connection, with serious real-world consequences for those with unreliable internet.
Alpine Linux has released version 3.23, a major update featuring the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel and upgrades to LLVM 21, Docker 29, and GNOME 49. Notably, it replaces the `linux-edge` kernel with `linux-lts` and maintains support for legacy 32-bit (i686) systems.
Creative Assembly has announced Total War: Medieval 3, the first new entry in that historical sub-series since 2006. The game is in early pre-production and will be built on a new engine, with a proper reveal teased for The Game Awards 2025.
Apple confirmed its software design chief, Alan Dye, is leaving the company after being promoted in 2015. Longtime Apple commentator John Gruber didn’t hold back, suggesting Dye’s departure might be the best thing for Apple’s design in over a decade.
Mark Zuckerberg announced a new Meta creative studio merging design, fashion, and tech, led by former Apple design head Alan Dye. The studio will treat intelligence as a “new design material,” signaling a major push into AI-integrated hardware.
