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#microsoft

Video games

Xbox Continues Quietly Abandoning Physical Games

Video games

PlayStation Boss Reacts To Microsoft's Pivot To Multiplatform Releases

Video games

Will Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Come To Switch 2?

Video games

Xbox Continues Quietly Abandoning Physical Games

Video games

PlayStation Boss Reacts To Microsoft's Pivot To Multiplatform Releases

Video games

Will Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Come To Switch 2?

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#ai-development

OpenAI signs surprise deal with Google Cloud despite fierce AI rivalry

OpenAI partners with Google Cloud to diversify its computing resources beyond Microsoft Azure.

fromApp Developer Magazine

What Microsoft hopes to get from its breakup with OpenAI

OpenAI aims for ethical AI development while seeking profits, complicating its intentions in agreements.

5 months ago

Artificial intelligence

Advancing Windows for AI development

OpenAI signs surprise deal with Google Cloud despite fierce AI rivalry

OpenAI partners with Google Cloud to diversify its computing resources beyond Microsoft Azure.

fromApp Developer Magazine

What Microsoft hopes to get from its breakup with OpenAI

OpenAI aims for ethical AI development while seeking profits, complicating its intentions in agreements.

5 months ago

Artificial intelligence

Advancing Windows for AI development

Europe politics

Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux

fromHackernoon

Digital life

Denmark's Digital Liberation - A Historic Victory for Open Source Advocacy | HackerNoon

Europe politics

Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux

fromHackernoon

Digital life

Denmark's Digital Liberation - A Historic Victory for Open Source Advocacy | HackerNoon

more#libreoffice

Germany news

fromThe Local Germany

'We're done with Teams': German state hits uninstall on Microsoft

Schleswig-Holstein is abandoning Microsoft in favor of open-source software to regain control over data and enhance digital sovereignty.

Xbox Games Showcase: Start Time, How To Watch, And What To Expect

The Xbox Games Showcase on June 8 will reveal upcoming titles from Microsoft and its partners.

fromWIRED

Microsoft Finally Gets Into the Handheld Game With ROG Xbox Ally

Microsoft is launching its first handheld gaming consoles, the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, expanding access to Xbox gaming on-the-go.

Xbox Games Have Started Appearing On The Xbox App On PC, And No One Knows Why

Microsoft is preparing to unify its PC and Xbox gaming libraries through its app, with new titles appearing, hinting at future integrations.

Gadgets

fromGadgets 360

ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X Handhelds Unveiled at Xbox Games Showcase

Microsoft has announced its first handheld gaming PCs, the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, designed for portable gaming.

Video games

Microsoft and Asus announce two Xbox Ally handhelds with new Xbox full-screen experience

Video games

Microsoft just teased its next-gen Xbox console, and nobody noticed

Xbox Games Showcase: Start Time, How To Watch, And What To Expect

The Xbox Games Showcase on June 8 will reveal upcoming titles from Microsoft and its partners.

fromWIRED

Microsoft Finally Gets Into the Handheld Game With ROG Xbox Ally

Microsoft is launching its first handheld gaming consoles, the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, expanding access to Xbox gaming on-the-go.

Xbox Games Have Started Appearing On The Xbox App On PC, And No One Knows Why

Microsoft is preparing to unify its PC and Xbox gaming libraries through its app, with new titles appearing, hinting at future integrations.

Gadgets

fromGadgets 360

ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X Handhelds Unveiled at Xbox Games Showcase

Microsoft has announced its first handheld gaming PCs, the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, designed for portable gaming.

Video games

Microsoft and Asus announce two Xbox Ally handhelds with new Xbox full-screen experience

Video games

Microsoft just teased its next-gen Xbox console, and nobody noticed

more#xbox

#copilot-vision

Microsoft's Copilot Vision can now see and analyze any open file or app on your PC

Microsoft's Copilot Vision AI enhances content interaction on Windows 10 and 11, expanding its functionalities beyond just web browsing.

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft's new Copilot Vision can 'see' your apps on Windows

Microsoft's Copilot Vision can now see and analyze any open file or app on your PC

Microsoft's Copilot Vision AI enhances content interaction on Windows 10 and 11, expanding its functionalities beyond just web browsing.

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft's new Copilot Vision can 'see' your apps on Windows

Every big announcement from Xbox Games Showcase 2025

Microsoft unveiled a diverse lineup of games during the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, highlighting major titles and indie surprises.

Video games

Outer Worlds 2 Director Reacts To $80 Price, Says Take It Up With Microsoft

fromPolygon

Every big announcement from Xbox Games Showcase 2025

Microsoft unveiled a diverse lineup of games during the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, highlighting major titles and indie surprises.

Video games

Outer Worlds 2 Director Reacts To $80 Price, Says Take It Up With Microsoft

Nvidia dethrones Microsoft as the world's most valuable publicly traded company with a $3.45 trillion market cap

Nvidia has regained its position as the most valuable public company, surpassing Microsoft with a market cap of $3.444 trillion.

Startup companies

S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY) Live: Markets Show Resilience in Face of Sputtering Economy

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Stock Price Prediction for 2025: Where Will It Be in 1 Year

Marketing tech

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Stock Price Prediction and Forecast 2025-2030 (June 2025)

Startup companies

Steve Ballmer Makes $1 Billion a Year in Microsoft Dividends

Nvidia dethrones Microsoft as the world's most valuable publicly traded company with a $3.45 trillion market cap

Nvidia has regained its position as the most valuable public company, surpassing Microsoft with a market cap of $3.444 trillion.

Startup companies

S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY) Live: Markets Show Resilience in Face of Sputtering Economy

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Stock Price Prediction for 2025: Where Will It Be in 1 Year

Marketing tech

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Stock Price Prediction and Forecast 2025-2030 (June 2025)

Startup companies

Steve Ballmer Makes $1 Billion a Year in Microsoft Dividends

Use geospatial data in Azure with Planetary Computer Pro

Microsoft's Planetary Computer provides extensive geospatial data tools for researchers, leveraging data for machine learning and insights into environmental studies.

#security

Information security

Microsoft makes Outlook safer with more attachment blocking

Washington Redskins

Microsoft fixes connection issues in Windows Server 2025

Information security

Microsoft makes Outlook safer with more attachment blocking

Washington Redskins

Microsoft fixes connection issues in Windows Server 2025

Business intelligence

Microsoft is working on a deal to add 1 million Copilot users from a single customer, exec says in internal meeting

Tech industry

Microsoft is prepping an AI Copilot for the Pentagon

Marketing tech

The new Outlook for Windows adds Copilot and other perks, but I still prefer the classic version

Business intelligence

Microsoft is working on a deal to add 1 million Copilot users from a single customer, exec says in internal meeting

Microsoft is nearing a major deal with a customer with over 1 million licenses to add Copilot, worth hundreds of millions annually.

Microsoft is prepping an AI Copilot for the Pentagon

Microsoft is developing a Copilot AI tool specifically for the Pentagon, potentially adding millions of users to its platform.

Marketing tech

The new Outlook for Windows adds Copilot and other perks, but I still prefer the classic version

more#copilot

Women in technology

fromwww.theguardian.com

As big tech grows more involved in Gaza, Muslim workers are wrestling with a spiritual crisis

Ibtihal Aboussad's firing highlights employee activism over tech contracts with the Israeli military, raising ethical questions among Muslim staff in major companies.

Microsoft cuts the Windows 11 bloat for Xbox handhelds

Microsoft has optimized Windows 11 for handheld gaming devices, improving performance by removing non-essential features.

DevOps

Microsoft issues out-of-band patches for Windows 11 startup failure

Faulty May 2025 update prevents Windows 11 PCs in virtual environments from starting; Microsoft has issued fixes.

Apple

Is Microsoft really axing Windows 10? Here's what you need to know

Video games

Microsoft dives into the handheld gaming PC wars with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally

Mobile UX

Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 Start Menu updates

Mobile UX

You can try Windows 11's newest Start menu now - here's how

Microsoft cuts the Windows 11 bloat for Xbox handhelds

Microsoft has optimized Windows 11 for handheld gaming devices, improving performance by removing non-essential features.

DevOps

Microsoft issues out-of-band patches for Windows 11 startup failure

Faulty May 2025 update prevents Windows 11 PCs in virtual environments from starting; Microsoft has issued fixes.

Apple

Is Microsoft really axing Windows 10? Here's what you need to know

Video games

Microsoft dives into the handheld gaming PC wars with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally

Mobile UX

Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 Start Menu updates

Mobile UX

You can try Windows 11's newest Start menu now - here's how

more#windows-11

Microsoft slows Windows 11 24H2 Patch Tuesday due to issues

Microsoft's recent security update was quickly followed by a warning of compatibility issues, leading to an unusual throttling of the update for some devices.

Tech industry

Microsoft launches free European Security Program: what does it entail?

Microsoft has launched a free European Security Program (ESP) to enhance cybersecurity across Europe.

Microsoft warns of 66 flaws to fix for this Patch Tuesday

Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday addresses critical flaws, including two actively exploited bugs, highlighting urgent security measures necessary for various platforms.

Information security

Found in the wild: 2 Secure Boot exploits. Microsoft is patching only 1 of them.

Microsoft patched a critical Secure Boot vulnerability that enables malware installation before OS loading, affecting over 50 device manufacturers.

Bootstrapping

fromThe Hacker News

Microsoft Patches 67 Vulnerabilities Including WEBDAV Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild

Microsoft patched 67 security flaws, including a critical zero-day vulnerability in WEBDAV exploited in active attacks.

Information security

Microsoft closes only one of two discovered Secure Boot bypasses

Tech industry

Confused at all the threat group names? You're not alone. CrowdStrike and Microsoft want to change that

European startups

Microsoft launches free European Security Program: what does it entail?

Microsoft has launched a free European Security Program (ESP) to enhance cybersecurity across Europe.

Microsoft warns of 66 flaws to fix for this Patch Tuesday

Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday addresses critical flaws, including two actively exploited bugs, highlighting urgent security measures necessary for various platforms.

Information security

Found in the wild: 2 Secure Boot exploits. Microsoft is patching only 1 of them.

Microsoft patched a critical Secure Boot vulnerability that enables malware installation before OS loading, affecting over 50 device manufacturers.

Bootstrapping

fromThe Hacker News

Microsoft Patches 67 Vulnerabilities Including WEBDAV Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild

Microsoft patched 67 security flaws, including a critical zero-day vulnerability in WEBDAV exploited in active attacks.

Information security

Microsoft closes only one of two discovered Secure Boot bypasses

Tech industry

Confused at all the threat group names? You're not alone. CrowdStrike and Microsoft want to change that

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI and Google sign deal for cloud computing capacity

Artificial intelligence

Bing adds OpenAI's Sora video generator - and it's free

fromwww.techzine.eu

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI closes Google deal, but ramps up price war with Gemini

OpenAI and Google sign deal for cloud computing capacity

Google Cloud will provide cloud services to OpenAI, enhancing computing capacity for AI models amid rising demand.

Bing adds OpenAI's Sora video generator - and it's free

Microsoft's Bing Video Creator allows users to easily transform text inputs into videos using AI.

fromwww.techzine.eu

OpenAI closes Google deal, but ramps up price war with Gemini

OpenAI is shifting cloud partnerships to Google while lowering AI model prices to enhance competitiveness against Google.

more#openai

fromZero Day Initiative

Zero Day Initiative - The June 2025 Security Update Review

Adobe's June 2025 updates address 254 CVEs across multiple products, prioritizing those in Commerce and introducing a substantial fix for Experience Manager, despite no known exploits.

Web frameworks

London startup

Microsoft is moving its Build conference out of Seattle for 2026

Microsoft is relocating its Build developer conference from Seattle, addressing attendee concerns and seeking to improve future experiences.

#antitrust

European startups

France's Qwant accuses Microsoft of search result degradation

fromComputerWeekly.com

European startups

Microsoft given until 25 July to respond to UK cloud licensing legal claim | Computer Weekly

European startups

France's Qwant accuses Microsoft of search result degradation

fromComputerWeekly.com

European startups

Microsoft given until 25 July to respond to UK cloud licensing legal claim | Computer Weekly

What a top Microsoft exec learned from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, per an internal email

Microsoft's Jay Parikh is inspired by Amazon's customer-first approach as he leads the new AI organization.

Marketing tech

LinkedIn CEO to now also oversee Microsoft Office and M365 Copilot

Ryan Roslansky is appointed to lead Microsoft Office and M365 Copilot while maintaining his role as LinkedIn CEO.

fromWindows Central

London startup

LinkedIn's CEO just got a huge new job at Microsoft - no 'Open to Work' badge needed

European startups

Microsoft invests $400 million to expand Swiss data centers

Artificial intelligence

The AI platform wars will be won on the developer experience

Artificial intelligence

Automating devops with Azure SRE Agent

European startups

What a top Microsoft exec learned from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, per an internal email

Microsoft's Jay Parikh is inspired by Amazon's customer-first approach as he leads the new AI organization.

Marketing tech

LinkedIn CEO to now also oversee Microsoft Office and M365 Copilot

Ryan Roslansky is appointed to lead Microsoft Office and M365 Copilot while maintaining his role as LinkedIn CEO.

fromWindows Central

London startup

LinkedIn's CEO just got a huge new job at Microsoft - no 'Open to Work' badge needed

European startups

Microsoft invests $400 million to expand Swiss data centers

Artificial intelligence

The AI platform wars will be won on the developer experience

Artificial intelligence

Automating devops with Azure SRE Agent

Video games

Full-screen Xbox handheld UI is coming to all Windows PCs "starting next year"

fromGSMArena.com

Video games

ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds announced

Video games

Full-screen Xbox handheld UI is coming to all Windows PCs "starting next year"

fromGSMArena.com

Video games

ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds announced

more#gaming

#bing

Marketing tech

Microsoft Bing Vehicle Ads With Automobile Condition Labels

UX design

Bing Testing Snippet Extensions In Blue Boxes

UK news

Bing PubHub Is Being Retired

Marketing tech

Microsoft Bing Vehicle Ads With Automobile Condition Labels

UX design

Bing Testing Snippet Extensions In Blue Boxes

UK news

Bing PubHub Is Being Retired

more#bing

Should I invest $100k in dividend stocks like Microsoft for growth and yield?

Many Redditors cautioned against solely trusting bank advisors, warning that their recommendations might be influenced by kickbacks from the products they suggest.

Retirement

#artificial-intelligence

Microsoft Lays Off Thousands of Workers

Microsoft's layoffs are likely influenced by AI advancements that automate tasks previously handled by human employees.

Artificial intelligence

Leaked Microsoft org chart shows the team Jay Parikh assembled to lead CoreAI, full of fellow ex-Meta execs

Tech industry

Nvidia Passes Microsoft to Be World's Most Valuable Company

Nvidia briefly overtakes Microsoft as the world's most valuable company, largely due to its pivotal role in the AI revolution.

Tech industry

Belgium will need two nuclear reactors to power data centers in 2035

Belgian data centers' electricity consumption could triple by 2035, driven mainly by AI demands.

Microsoft's aggressive expansion in Belgium poses significant challenges for existing operators like Google.

Microsoft Lays Off Thousands of Workers

Microsoft's layoffs are likely influenced by AI advancements that automate tasks previously handled by human employees.

Leaked Microsoft org chart shows the team Jay Parikh assembled to lead CoreAI, full of fellow ex-Meta execs

Microsoft has formed a new CoreAI group to enhance its AI platform and developer tools.

Nvidia Passes Microsoft to Be World's Most Valuable Company

Nvidia briefly overtakes Microsoft as the world's most valuable company, largely due to its pivotal role in the AI revolution.

more#artificial-intelligence

Tech industry

Belgium will need two nuclear reactors to power data centers in 2035

fromDevOps.com

This Bankrupt AI Startup Was More Artificial Than Intelligent - DevOps.com

Builder.ai's downfall highlights the gap between AI promises and reality, revealing a reliance on human engineers.

Marketing tech

Microsoft's LinkedIn chief is now running Office as part of an AI reorg

Microsoft is integrating LinkedIn, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365 to revolutionize industries and business processes.

Surface Pro 12-inch review: heart warmer

Sluggish performance and app compatibility issues kept the Surface Pro X from living up to its beautiful design. It was a heartbreaker.

Apple

Bing Ads Shop Now With Bag Icon Tests

The addition of a shopping bag icon before the 'Shop Now' text in Bing Ads could potentially enhance user engagement and improve click-through rates significantly.

Mobile UX

Microsoft denies having suspended any services to ICC

The disconnection of Khan's email has fueled European concerns that Trump could activate a "kill switch" to cut off digital services via US tech companies.

European startups

#layoffs

Women in technology

Fresh Microsoft layoffs hit more software engineering roles, documents show

Tech industry

More layoffs at Microsoft USA as axe falls on hundreds

fromEntrepreneur

Tech industry

Microsoft Layoffs: Hundreds More Jobs Cut at Headquarters | Entrepreneur

Women in technology

Fresh Microsoft layoffs hit more software engineering roles, documents show

Tech industry

More layoffs at Microsoft USA as axe falls on hundreds

fromEntrepreneur

Tech industry

Microsoft Layoffs: Hundreds More Jobs Cut at Headquarters | Entrepreneur

more#layoffs

#technology

fromwww.theguardian.com

London startup

Surface Laptop 13in review: Microsoft's cheaper, more compact Windows 11 machine

Software development

Microsoft is finally fixing app updates on Windows

fromwww.theguardian.com

London startup

Surface Laptop 13in review: Microsoft's cheaper, more compact Windows 11 machine

Software development

Microsoft is finally fixing app updates on Windows

Europe news

Microsoft will stop pestering Windows users about Edge in EU

Europe news

Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge - but only in Europe

Europe news

Microsoft will stop pestering Windows users about Edge in EU

Microsoft aims to comply with Europe's Digital Markets Act by enhancing user choice and reducing default browser pushes for Edge.

Europe news

Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge - but only in Europe

more#digital-markets-act

Software development

C# 14 introduces file-based apps

Microsoft introduces file-based apps in C# to streamline development and enhance learning.

Microsoft wants a version of USB-C that "just works" consistently across all PCs

Windows Diagnostics Data shows that 27 percent of PCs with USB4 have encountered a limited functionality notification, meaning that a customer plugged a USB-C device in, but a feature (alternate mode) that device needs was not implemented on the PC and Windows notified the user.

Tech industry

fromTechCrunch