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Microsoft Copilot Arrives on NFL Sidelines: AI Assistant for Coaches, But Not for Play-Calling
On August 20, 2025, the NFL and Microsoft announced a multiyear partnership extension that will embed generative AI into the league’s most critical workflows—but with an explicit ban on...
Microsoft Azure Accused of Mass Palestinian Surveillance as Local Governments Push AI Accountability Rules
A multi-outlet investigation has revealed that Israel’s military intelligence Unit 8200 has been using Microsoft Azure to build a massive surveillance system capturing and analyzing millions of...
Microsoft Engages Covington & Burling for External Review of Azure’s Role in Alleged Palestinian Surveillance
Microsoft has retained the law firm Covington & Burling and an independent technical consultancy to expand an external review into allegations that Israel’s military intelligence unit, Unit...
Microsoft's COPILOT Function Lets You Write AI Prompts Inside Excel Cells
Microsoft has embedded generative AI into the very fabric of Excel with a new COPILOT function, a move that transforms spreadsheet cells into natural-language prompt boxes. Starting this week,...
Microsoft Lays Off 9,000 as Nadella Dumps Gates' Software Factory for AI 'Intelligence Engine'
Microsoft is not struggling. It just posted $76.4 billion in quarterly revenue, netted $27.2 billion, and saw its market cap brush past $3.8 trillion. Yet CEO Satya Nadella is cutting roughly 9,000...
Free Cheltenham Workshop Shows Gloucestershire SMEs How to Pilot AI in 60 Days
On Thursday, 25 September 2025, senior business leaders from across Gloucestershire will gather at The Site coworking space in Cheltenham for a two-hour breakfast workshop designed to turn AI...
Toastmasters Cuts Document Editing Time by 50% as Copilot Powers Nonprofit's Digital Rebound
Toastmasters International, the century-old nonprofit devoted to public speaking, is betting its post-pandemic revival on a belt-tightening AI toolkit from Microsoft. Between 2020 and 2023,...
TrustedTech's Bold Microsoft-First Rebrand: Can It Back Up the AI and Cloud Hype?
On August 18, 2025, TrustedTech dropped its old identity as Trusted Tech Team and unveiled a sweeping rebrand that recasts the former reseller as a full-service Microsoft-first cloud and AI systems...
Automated Snapshot Gives Microsoft a $52B Gross Profit – But the Real Number Is $194B
An automated industry comparison from Benzinga claimed Microsoft’s gross profit was $52.43 billion – a figure that would alarm investors given the company’s actual FY2025 gross margin of $193.9...
From Pilot to Production: How Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Are Redefining Cloud-Delivered Windows 10
The shift to delivering Windows 10 through the cloud has moved from experimental to essential for enterprises wrestling with remote work, security, and cost pressures. Microsoft’s Azure Virtual...
Microsoft Quietly Extends Windows 10 Security Patches to 2027, Offers Free Enrollment Paths
Microsoft has stretched the lifespan of Windows 10 security patches until October 12, 2027, and is actively guiding users toward multiple enrollment avenues — two of which cost nothing at all. The...
Azure Revenue Rockets 39% to $75B Annual Run Rate as Microsoft Cloud Dominates Q4
Microsoft just dropped a bombshell quarterly report that reshapes the cloud landscape. For the fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2025, the company posted $76.4 billion in total revenue—an 18%...