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Microsoft is Retiring its AltspaceVR Virtual Reality Platform

Microsoft announced that it’s sunsetting AltspaceVR, the social virtual reality platform that the company acquired…

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It’s Decision Time for HoloLens (Premium)

With the U.S. Congress nixing a U.S. Army plan to waste another $400 million on…

Satya Nadella Announces 10,000 Layoffs at Microsoft

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella emailed employees this morning, confirming that the software giant will lay…

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Microsoft to Cut Engineering Jobs This Week

Two new reports claim that Microsoft will make “significant” job cuts within its engineering ranks…

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Welcome to the AI Era (Premium)

It’s happening: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has effectively announced a new era of computing based…

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Congress Won’t Let US Army Buy More Custom HoloLens Headsets this Year

The US Congress has rejected the US Army’s request to spend $400 million to buy…

Microsoft Announces Reimagine Education Event on February 9

Microsoft will be holding an education-focused event titled “Reimagine Education” on February 9, 2023. The…

Microsoft Acquires Fungible to Improve Datacenter Efficiency

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Fungible, a datacenter infrastructure firm, for a rumored…

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Report: Microsoft is Considering $10 Billion Investment in ChatGPT Creator

Microsoft is reportedly in discussions to invest $10 billion in OpenAI, the company developing the…

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Maybe AI is the Next Wave (Premium)

And as they were once going to do with .NET, maybe Microsoft could rebrand everything…

Report: Microsoft is Bringing ChatGPT to Office Applications Too

Just days after claiming that ChatGPT was coming to Bing, The Information is reporting that…

Microsoft Revises Its Response to the FTC

Last night, Microsoft filed an amended version of its response to the FTC lawsuit over…

Pre-Trial Hearing in FTC Case Against Microsoft Set for Tuesday

Microsoft and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will face each other in court on…

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Nice Guy (Premium)

What a difference two decades makes. Microsoft, once the belligerent brat of antitrust, is now…

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Microsoft is Gaming Xbox Live Gold (Premium)

I understand that Microsoft wants to push customers to its more expensive Xbox Game Pass…

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Microsoft Responds to FTC Activision Blizzard Lawsuit

Microsoft has filed its response to the FTC’s lawsuit challenging its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.…

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