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Speed to safety: Why tech leaders are pushing for stronger AI regulation

As frontier AI advances faster than existing safeguards, technology leaders and experts are calling for stronger rules on testing, accountability, cybersecurity and autonomous systems

Here's how screenshots are becoming AI's window into your computers

Screenshots were once digital clutter. Now, multimodal AI can understand the context, remember content, and even use them to navigate software without relying entirely on APIs

Why is Microsoft slashing 4,800 jobs? | Xbox

Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees worldwide in one of its biggest restructurings in recent years. Most of the cuts are hitting its Xbox gaming division, even after years of heavy

Microsoft-led consortium to build India-Southeast Asia undersea cable

The other members of the consortium include Tata Communications, Singapore Telecommunications, Singapore's ASEAN Cableship and Japan's NEC Corporation

Microsoft builds strong AI presence in China by selling OpenAI models

Social media and AI giant ByteDance Ltd. has generally been Microsoft's biggest AI customer in recent years, largely using OpenAI models

Microsoft sued by shareholders over expenses, Azure cloud business, AI

The proposed class action led by a Michigan pension ​fund was filed in Seattle federal court on Friday, after Microsoft shares fell 10 per cent on January 29

Satya Nadella says AI needs human direction to avoid running in circles

As frontier AI models mature, the debate is shifting from benchmarks and model performance to productivity, labour markets and who benefits from AI-driven growth, which echoes in Nadella words

AI will create more jobs than it disrupts, says Microsoft India chief

Artificial Intelligence is poised to create more opportunities than it disrupts, and Indian engineers must shift their focus from job security fears of collaborating with the technology, a senior Microsoft India executive has said. Rajiv Kumar, Managing Director and President of Microsoft India Development Center (IDC), in a blog post on Thursday, said the rapid evolution of technology is shrinking the lifespan of technical skills, making continuous learning and adaptability crucial for the workforce. Citing the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, which surveyed over 1,000 employers across 22 industry clusters and 55 economies, Kumar noted that 39 per cent of core job skills are expected to change by 2030. In India specifically, an estimated 63 per cent of the workforce will need significant upskilling or reskilling by the same year. "Virtually every major technology wave in history has ultimately created more opportunities than it destroyed... The real question is n

Graduates' AI concerns a wake-up call for tech sector: Microsoft's Smith

Microsoft Vice Chair Brad Smith says students embrace AI's benefits but want humans, not machines, to determine its role in society and the future of work

AI is costing Microsoft, Uber more than humans: Why big tech’s AI bills are exploding

AI was supposed to make software development cheaper. So why are companies suddenly struggling with massive AI bills?

Computers were built for humans. Big Tech is redesigning them for AI

AI agents are prompting technology companies to redesign chips, operating systems and search for a future where software increasingly acts on behalf of users rather than waiting for commands

Microsoft's quantum push now includes AI-built chips: Majorana 2 explained

Built with the help of AI agents, Microsoft's Majorana 2 takes a different approach to quantum computing, focusing on hardware-level stability as rivals like Google push scaling and error correction

Microsoft bets on AI agents, not apps, and dynamic UI with Project Solara

Project Solara rethinks computing with AI agents replacing apps, dynamic interfaces adapting in real time, and hardware designed around tasks instead of traditional software workflows

Microsoft launches 'Scout' AI assistant that works like executive assistant

While AI bots like ChatGPT or Copilot are only visible to the user, the new tool, dubbed Scout, will appear on internal email and calendar systems as if it were just another helpful employee

India becoming global template for AI at scale, says Puneet Chandok

This brings the combined license commitment to 300,000 seats within six months. Puneet Chandok, president Microsoft India and South Asia says that enterprise AI at scale is gathering pace

Microsoft may debut first reasoning-focused AI model and more at Build 2026

Microsoft is reportedly preparing a range of AI and Windows-related announcements at Build 2026, including new models, developer tools, and RTX Spark integrations

Nvidia unveils RTX Spark superchip for AI-focused Windows PCs: Details

The Nvidia RTX Spark superchip combines its Grace CPU, Blackwell RTX GPU, and up to 128GB unified memory, targeting developers, creators and gamers

Microsoft to end Samsung Gallery app's direct sync with OneDrive in Sept

Samsung smartphone users will soon lose Samsung Gallery's built-in OneDrive syncing feature, as Microsoft is set to move future cloud backups entirely to the standalone OneDrive app

Windows 11 gets taskbar customisation, Start menu changes and more: Details

Microsoft is bringing major Start menu and taskbar changes to Windows 11, including movable taskbars, smaller layouts, and improved customisation controls

Soon, Microsoft will let users reconfigure control of Copilot key: Know why

Microsoft has confirmed a future Windows 11 update that will allow users to convert the Copilot key back into a Right Ctrl or Context Menu key