Catch up with this week's Microsoft Weekly news recap about a shakeup at the company's gaming division, some changes to the Windows 11 Canary channel, and more.

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Artificial intelligence coding tools are gaining traction in software development despite warnings from Minecraft creator ...

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Who is the Jacob that Qoft referred to as their business partner? The breach tracking service Constella Intelligence finds the password used by jay.miner232@gmail.com was reused by just one other ...

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Crafting in Minecraft is essential. You won't get much done unless you use Minecraft Recipes to craft the correct item for the job. Some items can be crafted without a table, while others require you ...

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GitHub games are open-source projects for testing gameplay ideas, sharing code, and collaborating publicly outside ...