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The software giant, and one of the premier AI hyperscalers, drew more than four times demand for its 10-part debt sale Thursday

The earnings reports and the ensuing stock selloffs expose the tensions escalating over big tech's transition to new AI-powered products, and the spending required to get there

Microsoft's Azure cloud business grew 48% in the September quarter, while free cash flow reached $18.6 billion, easing investor concerns over mounting AI infrastructure spending.

Microsoft is seeking to raise at least $25 billion through its first US bond sale since 2017, testing investor appetite for AI-linked debt amid rising borrowing costs and spending concerns.

Microsoft has opened a voluntary exit offer for around 60,000 employees across four countries, but CFO Amy Hood expects few eligible staff to accept, citing growth opportunities

Eligible employees selected for the programme must decide by December 1, with the package also including health insurance and career transition services

Microsoft's VEO covers eligible employees at level 70 and below in selected teams across India, the US, the UK and Canada, with individual exit terms and benefits subject to eligibility

Microsoft has about 23,000 employees in India, although there is no immediate clarity on how many of them would be eligible for the voluntary exit programme

A Microsoft AI tool that mimics doctors' step-by-step diagnostic process outperformed general physicians on complex medical cases and emergency room scenarios

Microsoft's Mike Yeh warns that enterprises must restrict AI agents' access to sensitive systems, as growing adoption and faster AI-driven attacks heighten cybersecurity risks

Microsoft reportedly ended its agreement for Nscale's Loughton data centre amid power delays, while the cloud provider said its other contracts with Microsoft were unaffected

Microsoft's Maia 300 joins custom AI chips from Google, Amazon and OpenAI as technology companies seek to reduce inference costs, improve efficiency and gain control over infrastructure

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants AI agents treated as potential insider risks, with independent access controls, emergency shutdown mechanisms and stronger oversight

Microsoft has said 80 per cent of the 6000 H1-B visa applications it had submitted last fiscal year were to extend or change the status of existing employees and not to hire new people. The statement came on Thursday hours after Vice President J D Vance suspended Microsoft from a programme to apply for green cards for foreign workers, accusing it of abusing the system. "We believe in the strength and talent of the American workforce. That is why the vast majority of Microsoft employees in the US are Americans. We look forward to providing the administration with additional information," Microsoft said. "For example, of the approximately 6,000 H-1B visa applications we submitted in the last fiscal year, 80 per cent were to extend or change the status of existing Microsoft employees. These were not to hire new people," it said. The remaining filings for new employees were for individuals already legally in the United States who decided to come work for us, and they equal only one per

Nvidia RTX Spark-powered Windows PCs are set to arrive in October, combining Blackwell graphics, a Grace CPU and unified memory for AI agents, gaming and creator workloads

Some of the UK's most critical public services such as health, defence and tax administration are migrating to US clouds, raising concern among Members of Parliament

Economic liberalisation, policy continuity and global investments transformed Hyderabad from a historic trading centre into a powerhouse of IT, pharma, GCCs and emerging technologies

In a recent interview, Microsoft co-founder said that self-regulation is insufficient and urged US Congress to mandate monitoring and safeguards; he also contradicted Trump's 'just a hoax' statement

It allows users to edit Word or Excel documents within a Copilot app or browser tab, addressing a common gripe that Microsoft's assistant had only limited reach into its own productivity software

Microsoft's India South Central data centre region is now live in Telangana, as the state targets 5 GW of capacity and around $30 billion in AI and digital infrastructure investment by 2029