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Microsoft users warned to save passwords before it's too late
May 31, 2025 | 8:47amBy July 1, the autofill function in Authenticator will be disabled, and any saved payment information, including credit card details, will be deleted.
Microsoft fires employee who interrupted CEO’s speech to protest AI tech for Israel
May 22, 2025 | 1:24pmMicrosoft has previously fired employees who protested company events over its work in Israel, including at its 50th anniversary party in April.
Microsoft bars employees from using words 'Palestine,' 'Gaza' and 'genocide' in internal emails: report
May 22, 2025 | 10:40amMicrosoft has been roiled in recent months by demonstrations staged by a group of employees sympathetic to the Palestinians.
Microsoft files legal action against information-stealing malware Lumma Stealer
May 21, 2025 | 8:07pmMicrosoft's Digital Crimes Unit filed a legal action against Lumma Stealer last week, after it found nearly 400,000 Windows computers globally infected by the information-stealing malware in the past two...
Microsoft backs 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games in legal feud, claims Apple 'stymied' plans for Xbox mobile store
May 21, 2025 | 12:06pmMicrosoft has backed “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games in its legal battle with Apple – alleging in a new court filing that the Tim Cook-led tech giant has “stymied”...
Elon Musk fires back at Bill Gates over 'false' claims DOGE cuts to USAID are endangering kids: 'Who does he think he is?'
May 20, 2025 | 3:44pmGates accused the Tesla CEO and DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) chief of recklessly gutting US foreign aid programs.
Microsoft strikes partnership with Elon Musk's Grok chatbot — despite lawsuit over OpenAI
May 19, 2025 | 4:59pmMusk’s deal means that the latest versions of xAI’s Grok models will be hosted on Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform, alongside competing models from OpenAI and other companies, including Facebook...
Microsoft to lay off 3% of global workforce -- roughly 7K jobs -- in shift to develop AI
May 13, 2025 | 1:32pmMicrosoft is cutting roughly 3% of its global workforce as the company shifts more resources toward the race to develop advanced artificial intelligence, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
OpenAI negotiating with Microsoft for new funding, future IPO: FT
May 11, 2025 | 2:03pmOpenAI and Microsoft are rewriting the terms of their multibillion-dollar partnership in a high-stakes negotiation designed to allow the ChatGPT maker to launch a future IPO, while protecting the software giant's access...
Bill Gates slams Elon Musk for 'killing the world's poorest children' with DOGE cuts to USAID
May 8, 2025 | 12:38pmGates pointed to Musk’s role in cutting funds to a hospital in Africa that helps prevent mothers with HIV from transmitting the virus to their babies.
Skype is shutting down for good today -- the best alternatives and how to save your data
May 5, 2025 | 12:38pmIt’s the last day to save your Skype contacts, which can be automatically transferred to Microsoft Teams.
Microsoft raises Xbox prices due to tariffs following PlayStation hike
May 1, 2025 | 1:51pmThe move comes a few weeks after PlayStation maker Sony raised the prices of its PlayStation 5 console in various markets.
Microsoft CEO makes shocking admission about AI use in company
April 30, 2025 | 12:35pmThe amount of code being written by AI at Microsoft is increasing steadily, the chief executive said during a conversation with Meta's Mark Zuckerberg.
Microsoft boss says company respects European laws amid US criticism
April 30, 2025 | 5:20amApple and Meta were recently slapped with fines totaling $800 million for violating the European Union’s new competition law.
Wall Street on edge as more 'Magnificent 7' tech stocks report earnings this week
April 28, 2025 | 4:33pmThe tech-heavy Nasdaq index was trading more than 200 points lower on Monday as Wall Street anxiously awaited word on how President Trump’s tariff war has impacted “Magnificent Seven” firms...
Fed-up Canadians ditch Big Tech giants for obscure alternatives in latest trade war boycott
April 26, 2025 | 8:24amThe next battleground in Canada's boycott of the US is Big Tech.
OpenAI in talks to buy AI-coding tool Windsurf for about $3B: report
April 16, 2025 | 7:39pmThe deal would be OpenAI's largest to date, the terms of which have not yet been finalized, the report said, adding the talks could change or fall apart.
Bill Gates-connected $23.5M mansion hits the market in Florida
April 13, 2025 | 12:15pmA mansion that reportedly has a past connection to Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates has gone up for sale in South Florida.
Bill Gates reveals how much of his $101B net worth his children will inherit: 'It's not a dynasty'
April 9, 2025 | 6:49amThe Microsoft co-founder is worth an eye-popping $101.2 billion.
Microsoft employees fired after protesting 'AI weapons' supply to Israeli army at company's 50th anniversary celebration: report
April 7, 2025 | 4:49pm“You claim that you care about using AI for good but Microsoft sells AI weapons to the Israeli military,” Aboussad shouted at Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman.