GoKawiil - Tech News

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Microsoft AI exec tells developers to default to OpenAI's top model as part of efficiency push (cnbc.com)

2026-08-05 | by Jordan Novet | tags: group, microsoft, model

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Microsoft's AI Sales Mostly Come from OpenAI, Disclosures Show (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: ai sales, come, come openai

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Xbox's devastating July was inevitable (engadget.com)

2026-08-05 | by Jessica Conditt | tags: financial, july, layoffs

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Qwen 3.0 Image Pro (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: atmosphere, black, creating

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Microsoft wants the next-gen Xbox Helix to play every Xbox game ever made as it urges publishers to opt in — New report also claims Xbox 360 games coming to PC soon (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-05 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: hardware, helix, memo

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Microsoft quietly purges 32GB of RAM recommendations from its website — company reels from the effects of the memory shortage as it released 8GB base models for Surface laptops this year (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-05 | by Jowi Morales | tags: hardware, memory, microsoft

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Desktop Linux just cracked 10% market share - and Windows 11 is mostly to blame (zdnet.com)

2026-08-05 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: linux, microsoft, share

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SoftBank jumps 13% as Asia tech stocks track Wall Street AI rally (cnbc.com)

2026-08-05 | by Lee Ying Shan | tags: softbank, arm holdings, tokyo electron

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SpaceX's AI spending unnerves Wall Street despite promises of quick payoff (cnbc.com)

2026-08-05 | by Ari Levy Lora Kolodny | tags: spacex, openai, anthropic

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SoftBank jumps 10% as Asia tech stocks track Wall Street AI rally (cnbc.com)

2026-08-05 | by Lee Ying Shan | tags: softbank, arm holdings, tokyo electron

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Eight Myths on Software Engineering and GenAI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: software engineering, genai, myths

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Palantir stock skyrockets 29%, narrowly missing its best day ever after 'otherworldly' results (cnbc.com)

2026-08-04 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | tags: palantir, alex karp, ai sovereign tools

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Microsoft Tells Engineers 'Tokenmaxxing Is Not What We Are Optimizing For' (slashdot.org)

2026-08-04 | tags: microsoft, github copilot, openai gpt-5.6

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Can MS Paint run Doom? (Yes) (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: ms paint, doom, mark russinovich

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Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: hop.earth, openstreetmap, car racing

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Palantir jumps 30% on 'otherworldly' commercial revenue — here's what's driving the demand (cnbc.com)

2026-08-04 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | tags: palantir, ai sovereignty, openai

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BMW Suddenly Blasts Its Cars’ Internal Screens With Aggressive Advertisements (futurism.com)

2026-08-04 | by Frank Landymore | tags: bmw, in-vehicle ads, spider-man movie

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Phishing service spoofs RingCentral to steal Microsoft 365 accounts (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: phishing-as-a-service, ringcentral, microsoft 365

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Windows 11 Home Vs Pro: What's the difference, and is it worth the upgrade? (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Dave Meikleham | tags: windows 11, microsoft, bitlocker

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The Next Xbox Could Be Every Xbox Ever Rolled Into One (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: xbox, microsoft, gaming

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Samsung starts notifying Galaxy S26 Ultra owners about red screen fix (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: samsung, galaxy s26 ultra, samsung members

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Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Tim De Chant | tags: data centers, ercot, texas

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exFAT vs NTFS: What's the difference between these formats? (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Gabriela Vătu | tags: exfat, ntfs, microsoft

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Most tech revolutions made work worse for employees (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: microsoft, smartphone, internet

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2026 Lexus ES 500e first drive: A classy sedan with a slow charge (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Tim Stevens | tags: lexus, es 500e, ev charging

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Palantir jumps 27% on 'otherworldly' commercial revenue — here's what's driving the demand (cnbc.com)

2026-08-04 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | tags: palantir, ai sovereignty, openai

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You can now bug your WhatsApp group chats with an @all ping (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Anna Washenko | tags: whatsapp, @all, discord

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Microsoft finally realized Windows 11 is too annoying. Can it be fixed? (zdnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Ed Bott | tags: windows 11, microsoft, file explorer

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Palantir jumps 20% on 'otherworldly' commercial revenue — here's what's driving the demand (cnbc.com)

2026-08-04 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | tags: palantir, ai sovereignty, openai

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Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: xbox, microsoft, playstation