Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass September 2027 Wave 2 lineup, and it includes Dune Awakening, plus Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Gears of War: E-Day for Ultimate and PC subscribers.
IGN•Tom Phillips15 Sept
The distinctively British RPG is returning courtesy of the makers of Forza Horizon – with comedy talent such as Richard Ayoade and Natasia Demetriou voicing sweary characters. We had our first play and spoke to its developer When Playground Games was founded in 2010, its objective was straightforward: to make the best cars in video games. Operating out of an unassuming white building in Leamington Spa, the studio sought to challenge Gran Turismo with its critically acclaimed British racing alternative: the acclaimed free-roaming Forza Horizon series. Yet as the team grew, so did their ambitions. Now they are making the most intriguing British fantasy game we have seen in many years. For those who have never ventured into Albion, Fable is a quintessentially British role playing game. Created by Lionhead Studios for the original Xbox in 2004, it boasted cheeky charm alongside world-altering player choices, and its droll writing was brought to life in later iterations by national treasures such as Stephen Fry and Simon Pegg. Thanks to its unique blend of farce and fantasy, Fable grew into a globally beloved franchise – before Microsoft unceremoniously shuttered Lionhead in 2016 , after mandating that the studio turn its star series into a multiplayer game. The result, Fable Legends, was never released. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Tom Regan15 Sept
Microsoft has started rolling out an emergency out-of-band update to fix problems with its record-breaking September patch Tuesday update. The software giant patched nearly 1,000 flaws in its biggest update ever this month, but it also introduced some bugs that have affected businesses, developers, and gamers. The September patch Tuesday affected folder shares on Hyper-V-based […]
The Verge•Tom Warren15 Sept
Microsoft has confirmed that copy and paste may silently fail for some Excel users after installing the September 2026 KB5002914 security update. [...]
OpenAI and Anthropic said they also were discussing safety and privacy pacts with the American teachers’ union. But Google, the dominant provider of education technology for US schools, has not said whether it plans to offer similar protections.
Euronews15 Sept
A Chinese threat actor has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign that exploits recently patched security flaws in Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows to deliver a malicious JavaScript backdoor called GRIMWEDGE. Volexity, which is tracking the threat cluster under the moniker UTA0560, said the activity targeted multiple non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on September 1, 2026. "The
Satya Nadella urged the AI industry to prioritize safety and maintain human control over the technology.
Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band Windows updates to fix Remote Desktop Services failures caused by this month's security updates, along with Hyper-V and USB audio problems on some Windows versions. [...]
Mustafa Suleyman's AI unit wants feedback for six weeks before the document guides model training in 2027.
Firm publishes AI guidelines with Microsoft AI CEO saying: ‘AI must be subordinate and always in service of people’ Microsoft published a provisional “code of conduct” Monday to apply to the training of new artificial intelligence models, taking a step towards limiting the capabilities of the company’s AI as anxiety rises over the prospect that technology companies could lose control of AI products. Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI, published the code on social media early Monday, writing: “AI must be subordinate and always in service of people. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Edward Helmore14 Sept
Microsoft's improved AI memory accuracy could revolutionize enterprise efficiency, reducing operational costs and enhancing decision-making reliability.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team14 SeptNASDAQ:MSFT is forming a bull flag on the weekly just under the ATH down trendline can see a push post FOMC if rotation into Mag & happens
The code of conduct lays out general principles that Microsoft AI models should uphold — supporting humans rather than replacing them, for instance, and accelerating human flourishing — as well as specific safety constraints meant to implement those principles.
TechCrunch•Russell Brandom14 Sept
Nvidia fell more than 3% while Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet rose, as investors begin to separate the companies that need endless AI capex from those that could profit by cutting it.
Microsoft sums up its AI code of conduct in five words: "People matter more than AI."
Microsoft's focus on human control in AI development could set industry standards, prioritizing ethical considerations over technological advancement.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team14 Sept
Microsoft wants to be seen as a responsible AI entity as it ramps up model development alongside partners Anthropic and OpenAI.
Microsoft's AI code of conduct emphasizes human oversight, potentially reshaping industry norms and impacting tech investment strategies.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team14 Sept
Microsoft is publishing a 37-page "humanist AI code of conduct" today, amid growing safety concerns over AI model progress. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a coordinated slow down of AI development over the weekend, after researchers warned recently that AI model progress could outpace our ability to safely deploy increasingly complex systems and verify […]
The Verge•Tom Warren14 Sept
Microsoft has confirmed reports that the September 2026 security updates cause Remote Desktop Services (RDS) failures on Windows Server systems. [...]