Microsoft joins Meta, Google and other tech giants in donating $1 million to President Trump’s record-breaking inauguration fund

A representative from Microsoft confirmed to CNBC that they donated $500,000 each to both President Trump’s and President Biden’s initial inauguration campaigns. The contribution for 2025 is reportedly double the amount they typically give to inaugural funds, but Microsoft has not disclosed the reason behind this. It’s speculated that Microsoft could have aimed to match the substantial pledges other tech companies had publicly announced.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is being delayed again, now launching in March 2025

According to a statement issued on Thursday, Ubisoft has announced that the release date for Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been pushed back from its original November 2024 launch to March 20, 2025. The game was initially delayed once before, moving from its initial launch in February 2025, in order to ensure a higher quality experience by providing additional polishing time.

Microsoft backtracks DALL-E 3 AI’s ‘PR16’ upgrade after backlash as Grok gets an Unhinged Mode: “Bing has become useless”

Yet, it appears that Microsoft did not meet its commitments as promised. Numerous users expressed their discontent on social media platforms, openly airing their dissatisfaction with the recent update. This situation is reminiscent of overpromising and under-delivering. The update was met with criticism, with a user on X voicing:

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