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Microsoft and Xbox have made billions on Halo, but a huge $1.8b chunk of that hasn’t even come from the games

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When you contemplate Microsoft’s expansive science fiction series Halo, it’s likely that numerous popular Xbox games from over two decades spring to your mind. This is because the debut of the original Halo: Combat Evolved coincided with the launch of Microsoft’s first console in late 2001, significantly boosting Xbox’s reputation. Over the years, its subsequent sequels (including main titles and spin-offs) have consistently been among the most significant exclusive games presented to players on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S platforms. In essence, if there’s a defining series for Xbox, it’s Halo, although its recent release Halo Infinite may not have met expectations as smoothly as past installments.

Windows 11 is finally letting you change what the Copilot key does

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Today, Microsoft is launching fresh builds for Windows 11 Beta and Dev Channel. These updates come with some appealing enhancements expected to be made available to the general public soon. Of particular interest in today’s Beta build is a new personalization setting that empowers you to customize the function of your dedicated Copilot key.

Investors claim OpenAI is ‘uniquely’ positioned to become the world’s dominant AI company worth trillions of dollars ahead of Microsoft and Apple: “There has never been a company that has both a dominant enterprise and consumer position early on”

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In July, it was disclosed that OpenAI might face bankruptcy within the next year due to excessive expenses related to their AI projects. The forecast suggested a potential loss of $5 billion for the company best known for creating ChatGPT. This financial strain is reportedly caused by over-investment in AI development, such as spending approximately $7 billion on training AI models and an extra $1.5 billion on staffing costs, even though they benefit from reduced pricing on Microsoft’s Azure services.