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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…

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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)

This is a tale of two Microsofts, the Microsoft that complies with the DMA and…

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…

Microsoft Store Spring Sale

Microsoft Store is Hosting its Annual Spring Sale

The 2024 Microsoft Store Spring Sale runs through April 18 and offers big savings on…

An eavesdropper

Report: OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Meta Stole Content at Scale to Train AI

A stunning new report details how OpenAI/Microsoft, Google, and Meta quietly stole content wherever they…

Xbox CVP Kareem Choudhry

Kareem Choudhry is Leaving Microsoft Following New Xbox Reorg

Kareem Choudhry, a 26 years Microsoft veteran who is currently working as CVP of Xbox…

Linux attack thwarted

Microsoft Engineer Thwarts Backdoor Attack … in Linux

A Microsoft engineer discovered a backdoor attack on Linux, narrowly averting what security researchers say…

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Decouples Teams From its Office 365 Commercial Plans Globally to “Ensure Clarity”

After Microsoft agreed to decouple Teams from its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 commercial plans…

Microsoft 365 Basic OneDrive

Microsoft 365 Basic Adds OneDrive Security and Mobile Features

Microsoft 365 Basic, the $1.99/month consumer subscription that replaced the OneDrive 100GB plan last year…

Mikhail Parakhin

Mikhail Parakhin Steps Aside in the Wake of Microsoft AI Reorg

When Microsoft created its Microsoft AI “organization” recently, I found it odd that it was…

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