The hosts of Windows Weekly break down the most impactful updates from a busy 2025. They dive into the state of gaming on Windows 11 on Arm, Microsoft’s AI strategy, and significant developments for Epic Games and Xbox.
Falcom, the studio behind the Trails series, told shareholders it’s cautiously using AI in development. The company says it now completes some tasks in 10 minutes that used to take 2-3 hours. This mirrors a broader adoption trend across Japanese game studios.
A popular free VPN extension on the Chrome Web Store has been caught secretly harvesting private conversations from ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI chatbots. The data, which includes medical and financial details, is then sold to a data broker. If you have it, uninstall it now.
According to a new report, OpenAI is in early talks to raise up to $100 billion from investors, which could value the company at around $750 billion. The ChatGPT maker is also reportedly laying the groundwork for a potential $1 trillion IPO filing as early as the second half of 2026.
In the wake of massive layoffs at companies like Target, Verizon, and Omnicom, a wave of senior talent is refusing to go back to the corporate grind. Instead, they’re launching independent consultancies, leveraging AI and new networks to build their own empires. The traditional agency RFP model is d
Jiten Behl, former Rivian exec turned VC, says the future of US manufacturing is AI-powered robotics, not cheap labor. He’s betting on this shift, including backing two spinouts from Rivian itself. The goal? A supply chain that doesn’t depend on China.
Mozilla has a new CEO and a new AI strategy. Anthony Enzor-DeMeo says AI features will be optional in Firefox as the company tries to adapt in the modern browser wars.
AI startup Patronus AI is moving beyond static benchmarks with “Generative Simulators,” a new training architecture that creates dynamic, adaptive environments for AI agents to learn in. The company, backed by $20 million from Lightspeed and Datadog, reports 15x revenue growth this year as enterpris
Apple promised investors a revolutionary new Siri for 2025, then delayed it. With Google’s stock soaring on AI, the pressure is on for a 2026 reveal that must impress.
Trump’s new “Genesis Mission” executive order aims to create an AI platform to accelerate scientific breakthroughs. But scientists and policy experts warn his earlier cuts to agencies like the NSF and attacks on universities have crippled the very foundation the mission needs to succeed.
