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Why Big Tech is turning to nuclear energy to power the AI revolution

Technology giants are exploring nuclear energy as a sustainable solution to fuel the rapidly growing energy needs of AI-driven data centres

Windows 11 SE: Microsoft sets 2026 expiry date on its ChromeOS competitor

Windows 11 SE will not get any updates from now on, with the official support ending in October 2026. Your laptop will still function, but the company advises switching to a different edition

Microsoft goes past $4 trillion m-cap, second to achieve feat after Nvidia

On Wednesday, the tech giant posted annual revenue of $75 billion for the second quarter of the financial year 2026 (April-June) for Azure, its flagship cloud computing platform

Microsoft's annual cloud revenue hits $75 bn, profit beats expectations

Microsoft said Wednesday that annual revenue for its flagship cloud computing platform rose 34 per cent to $75 billion. The Azure cloud business has been a centrepiece of Microsoft's efforts to shift its focus to artificial intelligence. The software giant said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit was $34.3 billion, or $3.65 per share, beating analyst expectations for $3.37 per share. It posted revenue of $76.4 billion in the April-June period, up 18 per cent from last year. Analysts polled by FactSet Research had been looking for revenue of $73.86 billion. Microsoft has announced layoffs of about 15,000 workers this year even as its profits have soared. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees last week the layoffs were weighing heavily on him but also positioned them as an opportunity to reimagine the company's mission for an AI era. Promises of a leaner approach have been welcomed on Wall Street, especially as Microsoft and other tech giants are trying to justify huge amounts of

Microsoft restores services to Nayara Energy after abrupt EU-linked block

Microsoft resumed digital services for Nayara Energy following EU sanctions-related disruption, after the company moved court over an abrupt suspension without notice

Microsoft restores services to Nayara Energy after EU sanctions dispute

Microsoft has resumed services to Nayara Energy after a brief suspension linked to EU sanctions; the company had scaled down refinery operations and moved court seeking service restoration

Delhi HC to hear Nayara's plea for service restoration from Microsoft

Delhi High Court agrees to hear Nayara Energy's plea against Microsoft over the suspension of essential services; seeks interim injunction for service restoration to maintain digital operations

Using Apple's Mac device? Update it to latest macOS now: Check reason here

Reportedly, Microsoft has disclosed a macOS flaw dubbed 'Sploitlight' that could have let attackers access highly sensitive data cached by Apple Intelligence. Apple has patched it with Sequoia 15.4

Microsoft Edge gets Copilot Mode as AI browser race intensifies: What's new

Microsoft Edge's new Copilot Mode brings AI-powered tools into the browser, enabling users to search, summarise, and complete tasks with optional voice input

Nayara Energy sues Microsoft over EU sanctions-linked service suspension

Nayara seeks interim relief in Delhi High Court, says Microsoft suspended services citing EU sanctions despite no legal basis under Indian or US law

Nayara Energy moves Delhi HC against Microsoft for suspending key services

Nayara Energy has filed a case against Microsoft in Delhi High Court over the sudden suspension of licensed services, including email and Teams, following EU sanctions on its Russian-linked ownership

Decoded: How human poop became Microsoft's tool to fight climate change

To offset the impact of its AI data centres, Microsoft is investing in a method which involves buying human and farm waste and piping it thousands of feet underground through a pump

Microsoft hack hits hundreds of firms, agencies as damage spreads

Hackers have breached about 400 government agencies, corporations and other groups, according to estimates from Eye Security

Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop 5G with Intel Core Ultra processor: Report

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5G features Intel Core Ultra Series 2 chips, AI-ready NPU, dynamic six-antenna 5G system, and SIM support. Available in August in the US, priced from $1,799.99

Microsoft details on-device AI capabilities coming with Windows 11 update

Windows 11 gets a functional upgrade with AI-driven features like Copilot Vision, Settings agent, improved Click to Do, and new tools in Paint, Photos, and Snipping Tool

SharePoint breach cast shadow on Microsoft's cybersecurity revamp

Battered by its role in several major hacks, the software giant in late 2023 vowed to overhaul its cybersecurity, in a project called the Secure Future Initiative

Chinese hackers exploit Microsoft flaw, breach US nuclear agency systems

While Microsoft has patched its software in recent days, cybersecurity researchers have already detected breaches on more than 100 servers representing 60 victims thus far

Xbox PC app update adds cross-platform play history and filters: Details

Microsoft has updated the Xbox PC app with features to track recent play history and surface all cloud-compatible games in one place for easier access

Hackers exploit SharePoint flaw to breach servers, Microsoft issues fix

Hackers are using a serious flaw in SharePoint to attack companies and government servers; Microsoft has released an urgent fix and asked users to update their systems quickly

Microsoft rushes to stop hackers exploiting SharePoint security flaw

Microsoft said that attackers are specifically targeting clients running SharePoint servers from their own on-premise networks, as opposed to being hosted and managed by the tech firm