Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
Microsoft’s Personal Shopping Agent Preview Brings Brand-Safe AI to Retail—at a Security Cost
Microsoft has quietly launched one of its most ambitious retail tools yet: a headless, embeddable Personal Shopping Agent now available in public preview through Microsoft Copilot Studio. The agent...
Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman Reveals In-House AI Chip Cluster and MAI Models to Break OpenAI Dependency
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told employees the company must be “able to be self sufficient in AI, if we choose to,” marking a definitive shift in the firm’s strategy after years of deep...
Microsoft’s MAI-Voice-1 Powers Native Audio Generation in Copilot Labs — Here’s How to Try It
Microsoft has flipped the switch on native audio generation inside Copilot Labs, putting expressive, human-like voice synthesis into the hands of Windows users via its new MAI-Voice-1 model. The...
Research Solutions Launches AI Rights Add-On to Make Literature Analysis Legally Safe for Enterprises
Enterprise researchers can now legally use generative AI to mine paywalled scientific papers without infringing copyright – so long as they buy a newly launched licensing add-on. Research Solutions...
75% of CEOs Fear AI Will Cost Them Their Jobs, So They’re Embracing Copilot Faster Than Ever
A paradox is gripping the C-suite. Three out of four CEOs privately worry that failing to deliver artificial intelligence results could cost them their jobs within two years, yet the very same...
The .NET Developer Paycheck: Salaries Surge Past $190K for Cloud-Savvy Engineers
.NET developers are no longer confined to cubicles writing Windows Forms apps. Today they build cloud-native APIs, containerized microservices, and cross-platform mobile apps—all while commanding...
Monotch TLEX Interchange Hits Azure Marketplace, Promising Rapid C-ITS Data Exchange
Monotch has listed its TLEX® Interchange engine on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, giving transport agencies and integrators a packaged, cloud-native way to deploy and scale C-ITS data exchange...
Windows Laptops Surge Ahead: 2025's Best Picks Beat Apple on Battery and Fixability
Dell, Lenovo, and Microsoft aren't just catching up to Apple anymore—they've taken the lead in battery endurance, modular repairability, and raw GPU power, according to a new wave of testing and...
Windows 11 PC Renaming: More Than Just a Cosmetic Change – Rules, Risks, and Enterprise Guidance
A quick trip into Windows 11 Settings and a restart can transform your device from an anonymous string of characters into a recognizable, professional machine. But behind that simple three-click flow...
8 Windows 11 Privacy Settings to Change Right Now: Stop Telemetry, Ad Tracking, and Location Sharing
Microsoft's Windows 11 ships with a host of cloud-connected features that, by default, share your location, app usage, and even an advertising ID with Microsoft and third-party apps. While these...
Microsoft’s AI-Powered Sustainability Tools Tackle CSRD, But Do They Pass the Audit Test?
European regulators have slashed mandatory sustainability disclosure datapoints in a sweeping ESRS simplification push, while technology vendors—led by Microsoft’s Cloud for Sustainability—are...
48-Hour Exchange Hybrid Free/Busy Blackout Hits Unprepared Tenants September 16
At 07:00 UTC on September 16, 2025, Microsoft will flip a switch that breaks free/busy lookups, MailTips, and profile picture sharing between on-premises Exchange and Exchange Online for any hybrid...