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Microsoft has started sending out invitations to various media outlets for a "special event" to be held in New York on 21 September.
Viewers will be shown over thirty high profile games
Death Stranding will leave the catalogue on August 15
The fact that Nintendo is developing a new console may not seem like such a fantastic idea anymore, especially considering that the current Switch generation is already in its seventh year of life (of course, there were Lite and OLED versions, but they are de facto the same console), and in recent weeks there has been a lot of evidence of a Switch successor, even from Microsoft.
Microsoft has announced the closure of its Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family programme in eight countries where the service was previously launched, allowing Xbox Game Pass owners to share the benefits of their subscription with up to four friends or family members. There is currently no indication that the feature may return in the future.
Microsoft recently got rid of a major obstacle to its acquisition of Activision Blizzard in the form of the FTC, after which the UK Competition and Markets Authority agreed to suspend the litigation and start negotiations. However, the process will take a little longer than Microsoft would like.
Activision Blizzard will be delisted from the Nasdaq-100 index as of the opening of the stock market on Monday, 17 July.
The Artificial Intelligence Centre is now available in the Microsoft Store for Windows Insider testers - a new hub that was announced at the Build conference in May and includes a selection of AI apps from both Microsoft and third-party developers.
Microsoft has fully unveiled new 3D emojis that will replace the outdated flat design. After several years of development, the new three-dimensional emojis will be available with the Windows Insider Preview Build (25905).
Speaking as part of the legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan said that cloud gaming will become a major part of the business no earlier than 2025.
Microsoft has sent CEO Satya Nadella, Xbox chief Phil Spencer and other executives to defend the case brought by the US Federal Trade Commission over Activision's acquisition of Blizzard.
In early June, Outlook users began to complain en masse about the service's inaccessibility during peak usage. According to an article in The Associated Press, this was the result of a DDoS attack. Recently, Microsoft confirmed the attack in a blog post, where it also provided some details and security recommendations.
Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the global rise of artificial intelligence with US billionaire and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
Microsoft is gradually preparing to remove the built-in Teams client in Windows 11: the company announced the integration almost two years ago, but in a new test build of the operating system, it announced that a full-fledged standalone Teams app with much more functionality and convenience will be added to the system instead.
Microsoft has begun testing a new feature that allows you to enter handwritten notes directly into fields in the operating system. Previously, handwriting conversion mostly worked in certain software, such as OneNote or a special handwriting recognition window.
