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MS-DOS 4.0

Microsoft Open Sources MS-DOS 4.0

Well, this came out of nowhere: Microsoft and IBM have open-sourced MS-DOS 4.0, a legacy…

Microsoft earnings

Microsoft Earnings Beat All Expectations as AI Bet Pays Off

Microsoft announced that it earned a net income of $21.9 billion on revenues of $61.9…

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Microsoft Puts the PR in AI (Premium)

Overly reliant on OpenAI and facing a coming generation of on-device AI that it can't…

Microsoft VASA-1 Talking faces

Microsoft’s VASA-1 AI Tool Can Create “Talking Faces” From Photos

Microsoft’s Research arm has created a new VASA-1 AI model that can create realistic-looking “talking…

Xbox Mastercard

Microsoft Opens Up Access to its Xbox Mastercard in the US

The Xbox Mastercard that Microsoft first made available to Xbox Insiders last fall is now…

Acer Chromebook Plus 514

Acer’s New Chromebook Plus is just $399

Acer today announced the Chromebook Plus 514, an Intel-powered 14-inch Chromebook Plus laptop that costs…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Will Reportedly Dodge EU Probe

Microsoft will reportedly avoid a formal investigation from the European Commission into its multi-billion partnership…

Microsoft Azure and AI

Microsoft Expands AI Presence with $1.5 Billion Investment in G42

Today, Microsoft announced a $1.5 billion investment in G42, a UAE-based AI company, to expand…

Ralf Greene. Photo credit: Paul Thurrott

Ralf Groene Retires from Microsoft

Ralf Groene, the legendary lead designer of Microsoft Surface, announced today that he has retired…

Embrace, extend, and Copilot
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Embrace, Extend, and … Copilot? (Premium)

The phrase “embrace and extend” was long synonymous with Microsoft, but it’s also widely misunderstood…

Office 2019

Office 2016, 2019 Apps and Productivity Servers to Reach End of Support in October 2025

Microsoft is warning consumers and organizations still using Office 2016 and Office 2019 applications and…

Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky

Review: Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky

Hardcore Software is an insider’s account of the events that drove Windows and the PC…

Big Tech and AI

UK CMA Issues Warning on Big Tech Dominance of AI

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today warned that Big Tech’s dominance of the…

Microsoft Build 2024

Microsoft’s Build 2024 Session Catalog is a Glimpse of What’s to Come

Microsoft's Build 2024 session catalog reveals that Windows on ARM, WinUI, WPF, and Copilot plugins…

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Microsoft Escalates its War Against Default Browser Workarounds (Premium)

Microsoft’s response to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has been nothing short of astonishing.…

Microsoft AI Hub London

Microsoft to Open New AI Hub in London

Microsoft is planning to open a new AI hub in London and attract new talent…

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