Maverick Games is a new, 'AAA' independent studio founded by former Playground Games staff

Several leadership members at Playground Games have departed to start Maverick Games, a new independent studio seeking to create new, 'AAA', open-world games.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/maverick-games-is-a-new-aaa-independent-studio-founded-by-former-playground-games-staff

 Microsoft may invest $10 billion into OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT

Microsoft has plans to invest $10 billion into OpenAI, according to a recent report. The tech giant already invested $1 billion into the AI company in 2019 and has worked closely with it since.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-may-invest-dollar10-billion-into-openai-the-company-behind-chatgpt

 How to prevent Microsoft Edge from running in background on Windows 11 and 10

Disable background processes for the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge after the browser is closed to save system resources and battery life.

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-new-microsoft-edge-running-background-windows-10

 Cooler Master plans an open-source MasterPlus+ update to support third-party APIs

Cooler Master plans to update its MasterPlus+ software suite with open-source API integration, offering diagnostics and control for third-party components.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/cooler-master-open-source-masterplus-third-party-apis

 Microsoft is working on a major design update for Windows 11's File Explorer app

Microsoft looks to be working on a major design update for the File Explorer on Windows 11, which will introduce a modernized Home and folder interface to match the already modernized header first introduced with Windows 11 last year.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-is-working-on-a-major-design-update-for-windows-11s-file-explorer-app

 Microsoft to add ChatGPT AI to Office and Bing, according to reports

Microsoft will reportedly incorporate ChatGPT into its Office suite. That news came on the heels of a report stating that Bing will soon use ChatGPT to generate answers to questions.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-to-add-chatgpt-ai-to-office-and-bing-according-to-reports

 VALL-E shows a future of AI-powered speech that's fantastic and terrifying

Microsoft has me excited AND nervous as it unveils VALL-E, its AI-powered voice synthesis requiring only 3-second recordings to generate new speech.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/vall-e-future-of-ai-speech-fantastic-and-terrifying

 Xbox will host a new Developer_Direct games show with Arkane, Bethesda, and more — here's when

Our sources indicate that an Xbox Developer_Direct showcase is on the horizon for some major upcoming Xbox games, including Redfall, Minecraft Legends, and more.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-will-host-developer_direct-games-show-with-arkane-bethesda-and-more-this-month

 OBS Studio 29 launches with AV1 encoding for AMD and Intel Arc

OBS Studio version 29 is now available to all and the headline feature is support for AV1 encoding on AMD and Intel Arc GPUs.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/obs-studio-29-launches-with-av1-encoding-for-amd-and-intel-arc


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