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Microsoft brings Copilot AI inside Samsung's 2025 TVs and monitors: Details

Samsung's 2025 TV and monitor lineup now includes Microsoft Copilot AI, letting users access spoiler-free recaps, viewing suggestions, and general queries directly on screen

Microsoft brings cloud gaming to more affordable Xbox Game Pass tiers

Microsoft has announced that Xbox is extending Cloud Gaming to Game Pass Core and Standard users via Insider testing, reducing reliance on the pricier Ultimate tier

Microsoft to probe Israel tech use, condemns protest at Brad Smith's office

An employee group called 'No Azure for Apartheid' says that by selling software and AI tools to Israel's military, the company's Azure cloud service is profiting from the deaths of civilians

How much do Microsoft engineers earn in the US? Pay levels revealed

Engineers starting at Microsoft on Level 57 receive a base salary of $83,000, while senior roles at Level 70 can command salaries of up to $408,000 annually

New Xbox app feature simplifies access to apps on gaming handhelds: Details

Microsoft has begun testing a new "My apps" tab in the Xbox PC app, letting players on Windows 11 PCs and handhelds easily find, install, and launch third-party apps

18 arrested as Microsoft staff protest Israel military tech ties review

Worker-led protests erupted at Microsoft headquarters this week as the tech company promises an urgent review of the Israeli military's use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza. A second day of protests at the Microsoft campus on Wednesday called for the tech giant to immediately cut its business ties with Israel. The police department began making arrests after Microsoft said the protesters were trespassing. We said, Please leave or you will be arrested,' and they chose not to leave so they were detained, said police spokesperson Jill Green. Microsoft late last week said it was tapping a law firm to investigate allegations reported by British newspaper The Guardian that the Israeli Defense Forces used Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform to store phone call data obtained through the mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Microsoft's standard terms of service prohibit this type of usage," the company said in a statement posted Friday, adding

Microsoft limits Chinese firms' early access to cybersecurity flaw data

The announcement from Microsoft follows a campaign of cyberattacks that Microsoft blamed on state-sponsored hackers in China who targeted security weaknesses in SharePoint servers

Microsoft may soon let you stream Xbox games for free with ads: Details

Microsoft may be planning a free, ad-supported tier for Xbox cloud gaming, aligning with earlier hints that players could stream titles by watching short ads

Microsoft's next Xbox might be a modular, PC-like gaming console: Report

A recent report claims that the "Magnus" chip in the upcoming Xbox could allow for separate CPU and GPU upgrades, offering better graphics, smoother gameplay, and longer hardware life

Email startup Titan lands deal with GoDaddy to take on Google, Microsoft

The deal will integrate Titan's AI-powered email platform into GoDaddy's Professional Email service, potentially reaching millions of small businesses globally

Microsoft Lens app is being retired on both Android and iOS: What changes

Microsoft is discontinuing its document scanning app "Lens" in late 2025, while urging users to switch to AI-powered Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft unveils AI tool to turn 2D images into 3D models: How to use

Available worldwide via Copilot Labs, which is a space for experimental features, Copilot 3D enables quick conversion of static images into 3D models

Elon Musk warns Nadella as Microsoft rolls out OpenAI's GPT-5 model

Elon Musk slams GPT-5 launch as underwhelming, touts Grok 4 as superior; Nadella stays optimistic, highlights innovation and healthy AI competition

Project Ire: Know about Microsoft's AI agent to detect malicious software

Microsoft's Project Ire is an AI-powered agent that can reverse engineer unknown software, analyse its behaviour, and autonomously classify it as malicious or benign - without human intervention

Microsoft shares vision for 2030: Windows PCs may soon see, hear and talk

Microsoft's vision for 2030 has users interacting with Windows through sight, sound, and speech - signalling a shift away from keyboards and mice

OpenAI eyes $500 bn valuation in stock sale talks; plans to reward talent

OpenAI in talks for a secondary stock sale valuing it at $500 billion; a move aimed to reward staff, boost retention amid AI talent war and rapid expansion

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