Microsoft is closing out 2025 with a software update that improves the Xbox Wireless Headset for Windows 11 users and adds a dedicated Store tab to the Xbox mobile app. These moves highlight the company’s continued shift from a pure console focus to a broader software and services strategy.
Venture capital in 2025 was a tale of two extremes. AI companies hoovered up a record share of mega-rounds, while traditional mid-stage deals got squeezed out. The entire funding landscape is being reshaped.
Netflix’s co-CEOs are reassuring employees about their $82.7 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. But Paramount has launched a hostile $108 billion bid for the entire company, setting up a fierce bidding war. The Warner Bros. board is expected to respond by the end o
A new cybersecurity startup, Dux, has launched with a $9 million seed round. Its platform uses “AI-workers” to continuously analyze which vulnerabilities are actually exploitable and find the fastest path to fix them.
The pioneer of the robot vacuum is hitting the reset button. iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be acquired by China’s Picea Robotics. Your current Roomba should keep working, but the brand’s future is now a huge question mark.
The AI infrastructure gold rush is showing its first major cracks. Companies like Oracle and Broadcom are seeing their stocks plummet as the market questions the sustainability of their massive debt-fueled spending sprees.
Microsoft’s KB5072033 update for Windows 11 24H2 and the upcoming 25H2 release enables the AppX Deployment Service to run constantly at boot. This change, meant to improve reliability, may lead to higher system resource consumption, especially on older or lower-end PCs.
The early days of cautiously moving old systems to the cloud are over for major banks. A new report details the shift to full cloud-native rebuilds, where the goal isn’t just cost savings but winning through faster innovation and unbreakable reliability.
A UK parliamentary debate on repealing the Online Safety Act has turned into an attack on VPNs. Politicians from multiple parties called for age verification on VPNs and for providers to log user traffic, directly contradicting core privacy principles.
The US has suspended a planned technology partnership with the UK announced just this September. The deal, which covered AI and quantum computing, is stalled over disputes on trade barriers, including UK food safety regulations.
