
Google has ramped up its campaign against ad-blockers on YouTube with multiple users sharing warnings indicating “Ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube.”

Microsoft and ASUS have announced the ROG Xbox Ally gaming handheld, and it could be amazing... But I'm not excited about one part of the new handhelds.

ChatGPT is down right now. The AI tool from OpenAI is unavailable to many, according to reports. We'll update this piece as soon as we know why ChatGPT is down.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/chatgpt-is-down-when-will-chatgpt-work-again

It turns out that the Xbox Ally is rather comparable to the Steam Deck. Here's how these two gaming handhelds match up against each other.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox-ally-vs-steam-deck-which-gaming-handheld-is-better

Windows 11’s new Start menu adds grid and category views, screen scaling, and the option to disable recommendations entirely for a cleaner experience.

I watched Apple unveil its new Liquid Glass design language for its software platform, but it just feels like a bad copy of Microsoft's Aero Glass from 2006.
https://www.windowscentral.com/apple/apple-liquid-glass-wwdc-sorry-imitation-of-windows-vista-aero

Thanks to backwards compatibility, no other console can play Final Fantasy games the way Xbox can.

Apple claims that AI models often fail to perform effectively when subjected to complex queries, despite having sufficient computing power to complete the task.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/apple-researchers-openai-o3-an-illusion-of-thinking

A blog post from Arm states that 100 of the most popular Windows apps are now Arm native, and users are spending upwards of 90% of their time in non-emulated apps, a huge milestone.

LEGO Party! is full of zany minigames and shocking turnarounds, and from my time hands-on at Summer Game Fest 2025, it's a family game worth playing.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/lego-party-summer-game-fest-2025-preview