Microsoft Makes Windows 10 Security Updates Free in Europe, Bowing to Regulatory Pressure

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft reverses its Windows 10 End-of-Life policy, offering a free, unconditional year of Extended Security Updates (ESU) in the EEA after pressure from consumer groups.The post Microsoft Makes Windows 10 Security Updates Free in Europe, Bowing to Regu…

Back to Top / Thursday, September 25, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 14855 / 7 stories in 5 months

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is coming to PS5 in December

Tom Warren / theverge - Microsoft is bringing another big Xbox game to PS5 later this year. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, the latest instalment in the franchise, is arriving on PS5 on December 8th. Sony revealed the release date for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 during its …

Back to Top / Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 14844 / 6 stories in 5 months

Microsoft adds Anthropic’s AI to Copilot

Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - Microsoft is integrating OpenAI rival Anthropic's AI into Copilot, marking another step towards the disentangling of Microsoft and OpenAI.

Back to Top / Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 1:22 pm / permalink 14837 / 8 stories in 5 months

The EU wants Apple, Google and Microsoft to clamp down on online scams

Andre Revilla / engadget - The European Union has asked Apple, Google and Microsoft to explain how they police online financial scams, stepping up enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA), as first reported by the Financial Times. Formal information requests were also sent to …

Back to Top / Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 14813 / 10 stories in 5 months

Microsoft says recent updates cause DRM video playback issues

Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - Microsoft has confirmed a known issue that prevents some apps from playing Digital Rights Management (DRM) protected video content or displaying and recording live TV. [...]

Back to Top / Monday, September 22, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 14789 / 3 stories in 5 months

Microsoft Is Torpedoing Xbox With Yet Another Price Hike

Kyle Barr / gizmodo - It’s blaming today’s ‘macroeconomic environment,’ aka President Donald Trump.

Back to Top / Friday, September 19, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 14748 / 12 stories in 5 months

Microsoft to invest $4B to build second data center facility in Wisconsin

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Microsoft Corp. has revealed plans to spend $4 billion building a second data center in Wisconsin, having already begun construction on an initial facility nearby that’s set to cost around $3.3 billion. At a town hall meeting in Mount Pleasant, Microsoft …

Back to Top / Thursday, September 18, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 14720 / 2 stories in 5 months

Microsoft Fills Teams with AI ‘Agents’ to Act as Virtual Teammates

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft is embedding specialized AI agents into Teams for Copilot users, transforming the platform with virtual teammates that manage meetings and workflows.The post Microsoft Fills Teams with AI ‘Agents’ to Act as Virtual Teammates appeared first on Wi…

Back to Top / Thursday, September 18, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 14716 / 2 stories in 5 months

Notepad gets free AI features on Copilot+ PCs with Windows 11

Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - Microsoft is adding free AI-powered text writing capabilities to Notepad for customers with Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11. [...]

Back to Top / Thursday, September 18, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 14702 / 4 stories in 5 months

Microsoft’s Xbox Copilot arrives on Windows 11 PCs worldwide

Tom Warren / theverge - Microsoft only started testing its new Gaming Copilot in the Windows Game Bar last month, and it’s now starting to roll out to all Windows 11 users today. While the initial preview was limited to certain markets, Microsoft says today’s release has “region…

Back to Top / Thursday, September 18, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 14701 / 3 stories in 5 months

Microsoft invests billions in Wisconsin AI data center initiative

Microsoft is spending around $4 billion to build a cutting‐edge data center in Wisconsin designed to power advanced AI applications, including support for partners like OpenAI. The project is outlined in multiple reports highlighting the company’s drive to expand its AI infrastructure and meet rising computational demands.

Back to Top / Thursday, September 18, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 14694 / 3 stories in 5 months

Microsoft: Office 2016 and Office 2019 reach end of support next month

Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - Microsoft reminded customers again this week that Office 2016 and Office 2019 will reach the end of extended support in less than 30 days, on October 14, 2025. [...]

Back to Top / Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 14638 / 2 stories in 5 months

Microsoft pens $15B love letter to the UK with 23,000 Nvidia GPUs attached

Richard Speed / theregister - Redmond woos Blighty with cloud and AI infrastructure splurge as Trump comes to town Microsoft appears to have trumped Google's UK datacenter ambitions with a $15 billion investment in cloud and AI infrastructure in the country.…

Back to Top / Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 6:20 am / permalink 14622 / 4 stories in 5 months

Microsoft blocks bait for ‘fastest-growing’ 365 phish kit, seizes 338 domains

Jessica Lyons / theregister - Redmond names alleged ringleader, claims 5K+ creds stolen and $100k pocketed Microsoft has seized 338 websites associated with RaccoonO365 and identified the leader of the phishing service - Joshua Ogundipe - as part of a larger effort to disrupt what Red…

Back to Top / Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 14614 / 2 stories in 5 months

Dirac audio glitch finally silenced in Windows 11 24H2

Richard Speed / theregister - Microsoft removes safeguard hold thanks to updated drivers Microsoft has resolved a Windows 11 24H2 problem with devices using Dirac audio as the 25H2 update waits in the wings.…

Back to Top / Monday, September 15, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 14546 / 3 stories in 5 months

Microsoft adds Bing's internet speed test to Windows 11 preview

techspot - The speed test feature – or should it be called a shortcut? – was spotted in the latest Windows Insider Preview builds by phantomofearth on X.Read Entire Article

Back to Top / Monday, September 15, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 14538 / 2 stories in 5 months

Microsoft agrees to unbundle Teams from Office in landmark EU settlement

techspot - Microsoft has settled with European Union regulators to decouple its Teams messaging and videoconferencing service from its Office productivity suites, marking the end of a years-long antitrust investigation in Brussels.Read Entire Article

Back to Top / Saturday, September 13, 2025, 12:20 pm / permalink 14516 / 2 stories in 5 months

OpenAI and Microsoft reach an understanding over ongoing contract negotiations — but AGI clause remains an uncertainty

tomshardware - OpenAI and Microsoft has struck a memorandum of understanding on their ongoing contract negotiations, opening the door for OpenAI to begin corporate restructuring.

Back to Top / Friday, September 12, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 14486 / 3 stories in 5 months

Microsoft and OpenAI reach restructuring truce

Marcus Schuler / implicator - Microsoft and OpenAI end months of toxic negotiations with a deal that gives the nonprofit $100+ billion while clearing OpenAI's path to go public. The agreement reveals how AI partnerships are evolving beyond traditional boundaries.

Back to Top / Friday, September 12, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 14461 / 7 stories in 5 months