For years, Windows critics have described the operating system as unnecessarily big and bloated. Microsoft might not be able to slim down Windows 11 overnight, but it’s still putting it on a diet.
The goal is to make Windows more responsive, and those grand plans include making long-awaited tweaks to the Taskbar and easing the pace of updates, among other things. But making Windows speedier and…
A repositioned Windows Taskbar, a better Start menu: Windows 11 changes that users have begged for for years will finally arrive, Microsoft promises.
A memo published Friday afternoon by Microsoft’s Windows + Devices chief Pavan Davuluri finally promises day-to-day…
Over the past few months, Microsoft senior executives have quietly made a promise to me directly, as well as to other journalists: They’re going to improve Windows. Today, they’re making that same commitment to the public, with an emphasis on “performance, reliability…
Crystal Dynamics 'Fully Committed' to Tomb Raider Franchise Despite Fourth Redundancy Round in 12 Months
March 20, 2026
Tomb Raider: Catalyst developer Crystal Dynamics says it “remains fully committed to the future development” of the Lara Croft franchise despite suffering its fourth redundancy round in the last 12 months.
“Today, Crystal Dynamics is reducing its workforce by 20 talented team members, split between some development personnel and some central operations roles,” the company…
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Devs Made Crazy Bets Before Release on the Game's Final Metacritic Score, and Everyone Lost
March 20, 2026
By my count, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now won over 30 different awards across 10 different award shows, as well as our own Game of the Year award and a pile of other nominations. It’s settled happily at a 92 critic score on Metacritic and a 9.5 user…
'Apparently Not Good Enough for Investors' — Crimson Desert Publisher Stock Price Plunges Nearly 30% Amid 78 Metacritic Score
March 20, 2026
Pearl Abyss, publisher and developer of Crimson Desert, has seen its stock price plunge nearly 30% in what is seen as a reaction to review scores.
Reviews for the hotly anticipated open-world action game went live yesterday, March 18. On review aggregator Metacritic, Crimson…
Evernorth is advancing a billion-dollar XRP treasury strategy toward a Nasdaq listing, backed by Ripple and structured to deliver regulated, large-scale institutional exposure to XRP through a public market vehicle.
Evernorth S-4 Filing Unleashes XRP Treasury Strategy for Nasdaq Crypto Markets
Growing institutional demand for regulated digital asset exposure is driving new public market…
73% of Institutional Investors Plan to Increase Crypto Holdings in 2026, Coinbase Survey
March 20, 2026
Institutional investors are accelerating crypto exposure while tightening risk controls, signaling a shift toward regulated access, stronger governance, and infrastructure-led growth that could reshape how capital flows into digital asset markets.
Crypto Markets Reshape as…
Rising demand for instant internal cross-border funding is forcing multinational corporations to rethink liquidity strategies, as Ripple’s infrastructure gains traction in addressing costly delays, idle capital, and growing operational pressures on treasury…
Bots are taking over the web, according to Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince. In an interview at the SXSW conference in Austin this week, he said that with the speed at which artificial intelligence is growing, AI bot traffic will exceed the amount of human traffic that’s online by 2027.
Prince explained that bots’ web usage has been increasing alongside the growth of generative AI…
