Of Interest

• Microsoft Plans First-Ever Voluntary Employee Buyout

  

  Slashdot

• Microsoft seemingly readying an Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition

  

  Neowin

• Engadget Podcast: Tim Cook's Apple era and what lies ahead for John Ternus

  

  Engadget

• Claude Is Connecting Directly To Your Personal Apps

  

  Slashdot

• OpenAI Says Its New GPT-5.5 Model Is More Efficient and Better At Coding

  

  Slashdot

• Meta Is Laying Off 10% of Its Workforce

  

  Slashdot

• 'Widow's Bay' Proves Apple TV Can Do Horror Comedy Just as Well as Sci-Fi

  

  Gizmodo

• I replaced Windows Settings, File Explorer, and the Microsoft Store " and everything feels so much efficient

  

  Makeuseof

• X is shutting down Communities, focusing on XChat instead

  

  Neowin

• Meta to use Amazon Graviton chips to power AI services

  

  Yahoo News(Technology)

• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced adds ray tracing, reworked combat, and handheld support

  

  TechSpot

• China's DeepSeek previews new AI model a year after jolting US rivals

  

  The Verge

• US arrests soldier who allegedly made $400K on Maduro Polymarket bets

  

  The Verge

• Govee Launches $99.99 Solar String Lights for Smart Backyard Lighting

  

  Ubergizmo

• DJI Unveils Lito X1 and Lito 1 4K-Capable Drones Built for Beginners

  

  HotHardware