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Xbox Web Browser Demo Teases A Big Return For Classic Xbox 360 Games

It’s only been a week since Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division announced the formation of Xbox Labs, which is focused on leveraging AI to deliver games in new and interesting ways, and it appears to already be paying dividends.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma took to social media to highlight a post from Scott Van Vliet, which shows dashboards from the Xbox 360 generation running inside a web browser. She asked players, “do we like this experiment?” while specifically mentioning the Xbox 360’s Blades user interface.

While Sharma only asks about the Xbox 360’s original dashboard, Vilet’s video also shows the New Xbox Experience and Metro dashboards running, encompassing the evolution of user interfaces players saw during the Xbox 360's lifespan. An interesting aspect of the video shows that whoever is at the controls is easily able to switch between the interfaces.

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EA Is Shutting Down BioWare And Cutting Around 400 Jobs

Skate studio Full Circle will be be reduced too. Jhvephoto/Getty Images Changes were always going to be in store for Electronic Arts after the company went private and its new owners saddled it with $20 billion of debt. EA announced some alterations to the business on Wednesday, which include

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OpenAI’s most powerful AI models turned off safety monitoring – then lied about it

ZDNET’s key takeaways * OpenAI agents turned off alignment monitoring during internal tasks. * In one instance, Astra lied about removing monitoring. * The behavior indicates safety risks. OpenAI published an alignment report late Tuesday showing that its agents suppressed a safety monitoring system while running routine internal coding tasks. Also: Claude

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Hold onto your old HomePod – an upgrade is on the way

ZDNET’s key takeaways * Apple’s new HomePod Mini 2 debuted with several new features. * Many advanced features will be available on the 2023 HomePod (2nd Gen). * Less advanced features will be coming to the 2020 HomePod Mini (1st Gen). Apple announced the new HomePod Mini 2 last week, with

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Cyberpunk 2077’s update for Edgerunners 2 brings mods to PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox

Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a big new 2.5 update that, among other features, brings cross-platform mod support to consoles and content inspired by the new season of the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime on Netflix. There’s a lot to unpack in the full patch notes. The Edgerunners-specific content includes a

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EA Is Shutting Down BioWare And Cutting Around 400 Jobs

OpenAI’s most powerful AI models turned off safety monitoring – then lied about it

Hold onto your old HomePod – an upgrade is on the way

Cyberpunk 2077’s update for Edgerunners 2 brings mods to PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox