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Microsoft's Chinese joint-venture set to halt operations, lay off staff

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft’s joint venture in China has halted operations, laying off 2,000 workers in the process.

The best 4K Blu-ray players: Ultra HD marvels chosen by our experts

By James Davidson, James Davidson last updated

Streaming services are popular, but there's no better way to watch movies than with the best 4K Blu-ray players.

AI push sees Microsoft cloud revenues hit new high

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft Cloud drew in $33.7 billion in revenue last quarter as the company moves from “talking about AI” to “applying AI.”

Barclays signs major Microsoft Copilot deal - over 100,000 workers set for major AI boost

By Ellen Jennings-Trace, Mike Moore last updated

Barclays and Microsoft sign major Copilot partnership deal.

Microsoft's latest partnership is set to give its AI workloads a major boost

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft will use Lumen’s networking infrastructure to bolster its datacenters against the demands of AI.

Microsoft issued cloud pricing ultimatum by EU states

By Craig Hale published

CISPE is still unhappy with Microsoft’s cloud licensing terms, which allegedly hinder competition, threatening legal action.

Microsoft says it will spend billions this year as AI moves pay off

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft's capital expenditure is set for a huge rise as it ups AI and other infrastructure spending.

BlackBerry and Microsoft are collaborating on something big, but it has nothing to do with smartphones

By Efosa Udinmwen published

QNX and Microsoft partner on automotive project through cloud-based software-defined vehicle development.

Microsoft 365 update brings more of the latest and greatest Copilot features to your work

By Benedict Collins published

Copilot is here for Microsoft 365, with new features hoping to boost your business' productivity

Microsoft wants to help your small business grow faster with Copilot Agents

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft envisions a world where there are as many Copilot Agents as there are documents or SharePoint sites.

The Microsoft Store get new tweaks and tricks - but I wonder if it'll get Windows 11 users to care

By Kristina Terech published

Microsoft is refreshing the Microsoft Store with immersive product pages, hoping to attract more users.

Microsoft reveals massive financial growth once again, cloud and AI lead the way

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft’s AI business annual revenue run rate now stands at $13 billion, up 175% year-over-year.

The IBM deal that sparked Microsoft’s rise to prominence

By Ross Kelly published

Microsoft's landmark deal to deliver an operating system for IBM changed the face of tech.

Microsoft pledges it will make WinUI "truly open source" - but don't hold your breath

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft wants to make WinUI open source, but there are some major hurdles in the way first including its tie to Windows code.

Could this be bigger than OpenAI? Microsoft invests billions in French startup — Mistral AI is a multilingual maestro that's almost as good as ChatGPT 4

By Wayne Williams published

Microsoft has invested heavily in French AI startup Mistral AI.

Microsoft completes EU cloud sovereignty project, letting Europe-based cloud customers store and process data in the EU

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Microsoft's EU cloud customers will now get more control over their data.

MAI‑Image‑1 puts Microsoft in the AI art game – this time, with its own brush

By Eric Hal Schwartz published

Microsoft’s new MAI‑Image‑1 model brings fast, realistic AI image generation in-house.

Microsoft facing major FTC probe over locking in users to Azure, productivity software

By Craig Hale published

Increasing exit fees and rendering software migrations incompatible are just some of the accusations facing Microsoft.

Microsoft adds swathe of new privacy-focused tools

By Lewis Maddison published

Microsoft has announced some upgrades to Priva, in order to make compliance and personal data management easier.

Google wants the FTC to stop exclusive Microsoft cloud deal with OpenAI

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft is OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider, but Google says this could be costly and damaging to customers.

Microsoft tells staff in China they can't use Android phones anymore, must switch to iPhone

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Authentication apps can only be installed on an iPhone, Microsoft demands.

Microsoft and OVHcloud bury the hatchet on antitrust lawsuit

By Craig Hale published

Two deals with CISPE and OVHcloud have been proposed in order to prevent a full-blown EU investigation.

Microsoft thinks it might have made a breakthrough on its cloud monopoly case

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft wants to negotiate with CISPE before the EU launches a full-on investigation into the company’s cloud dominance.

Microsoft is building its own server tech — networking hardware will lessen reliance on Nvidia and possibly supercharge AI speeds

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft wants to develop more AI components and hardware in-house, spelling potential disaster for current providers.

Vodafone and Microsoft team up on billion-dollar deal for cloud, AI and IoT

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft and Vodafone announce plans to boost digital transformation across Europe and Africa.

EU antitrust team probing Microsoft ties between Entra ID and 365 services

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft probed over its use of Entra ID as antitrust scrutiny continues to develop globally.

Microsoft says it found out about FTC probe by watching the news

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft finds out about FTC probe on the news.

Microsoft apologizes after publishing incorrect software prices

By Craig Hale published

Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot for Sales and Copilot for Service all displayed the wrong prices for three days.

Microsoft 365 users can now choose between ChatGPT and Claude for their AI needs

By Craig Hale published

Some Microsoft Copilot functionalities can now use Claude models alongside those from OpenAI.

Microsoft and Palantir announce major AI deal with US military and intelligence agencies

By Benedict Collins published

AI-driven operational workloads have arrived for the US Defense and Intelligence Community, with Microsoft and Palantir at the helm.