2026

No Azure for Apartheid, a worker-led organization that’s previously carried out multiple protests over Microsoft’s dealing with the Israeli military and its campaign in Gaza, has issued a statement calling on the company to end its relationship with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency more commonly known as ICE. The statement follows reporting by…

“15+ years later, Microsoft morged my diagram,” engineer Vincent Driessen wrote on his blog Wednesday. If you saw the word “morged” and started sweating that you’re behind on internet slang again, don’t worry—it is in fact not a word, but rather some AI slop that Microsoft published on its Learn portal, in its official explainer…

It’s about us trying to keep the spirit of those [events], but adjust the mechanics. Virgil Watkins While extraction shooters are typically a PvP-focused bloodbath, Arc Raiders breaks that mould. One of the best examples of this is how the PvE boss fights, the Matriarch and Queen, are almost like raid encounters that encourage players…

The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy expansion allows players to join dynasties and become nobles for the very first time. Rising up the ranks or choosing to take down your rivals is a game of patience, drama, and unforeseen consequences. Luckily, a public peeing scandal couldn’t stop my rise to power for long. But, as…

The humble transport management sim is a venerable, fundamental part of PC gaming that’s been inspiring an obsession with logistics since the early ’90s. It can be complex, sometimes fiddly, but frequently rewarding work, linking up people, towns and businesses through roads and railways. But it can also come across as a wee bit dry—at…

The AI-fuelled memory supply crisis has been difficult to escape—after all, even those literally living under a rock still need RAM for the glowing RGB rig they’re keeping under there. But it’s important to note AI datacentres aren’t gobbling up consumer-grade kit specifically. Some sources suggest major players have bought up close to 40% of…