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Microsoft's $80B AI Infrastructure Push Supercharges Contract Automation for Enterprises
Microsoft is pouring more than $80 billion into AI-capable data centers this fiscal year, a staggering bet that underpins a sweeping strategy to automate enterprise procurement through Azure-based...
Inside the 2017 Samsung ATIV S8 Rumor: How Microsoft's Mobile Strategy Had Already Moved On
A smartphone on a reflective blue-lit desk shows a grid of app icons beside a blue gadget. In early 2017, a brief report from a regional tech blog set the Windows enthusiast corners of the internet...
Microsoft’s GPT-5 Overhaul: How Smart Mode Is Transforming Every Business Tool
Microsoft didn’t just update Copilot on August 7—it lit the fuse on a platform-wide explosion of GPT-5 across every major product surface, from consumer Windows apps to enterprise cloud APIs. The...
Microsoft Tests Copilot Promotions in Windows 11 Start Menu Amid Paid AI Push
Microsoft is testing a plan to surface Copilot recommendations directly inside the Windows 11 Start menu, according to code found in recent Insider preview builds. The changes, first spotted by...
Nvidia’s $30B Quarter Fuels AI Dominance, But It’s the Trifecta with TSMC and Microsoft That Locks In the Lead
Nvidia just delivered a fiscal quarter for the history books: $30 billion in revenue, a 122% surge from a year ago, fueled by data center sales of $26.3 billion that soared 154%. The numbers,...
Notepad’s Bloated Right-Click Menu Gets a Compact, Two-Tier Overhaul in Latest Windows 11 Insider Build
Windows Insiders running the latest Notepad build are waking up to a friendlier right-click menu—one that finally tucks the stampede of AI and reference commands beneath a tight row of classic...
Microsoft Launches Urgent Probe Into Azure Cloud’s Role in Palestinian Mass Surveillance
Microsoft has launched an urgent external review after media investigations alleged that Israel’s Unit 8200 used a customized Azure cloud environment to ingest and analyze massive volumes of...
Dreamspace Launches AI App Builder: No-Code, On-Chain, with Microsoft Azure and Base
Dreamspace opened its public beta today, offering a fully integrated platform that lets non-technical creators generate, deploy, and monetize on-chain applications using nothing more than natural...
Hidden Windows 11 Dark Mode Upgrade Surfaces in Insider Builds – Here’s What’s Changing
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider previews contain a small but symbolic surprise: the first real dark mode progress in over half a decade. After years of complaints about jarring white system...
Microsoft Retains Covington for Azure-Palestine Surveillance Investigation
Microsoft has retained the law firm Covington & Burling LLP to lead an urgent external investigation into claims that its Azure cloud platform was used to store and process massive amounts of...
The £9 Billion Question: Can Open Source Save the UK Public Sector from Microsoft Lock-in?
A single procurement deal now ties the UK public sector to Microsoft in a relationship the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) expects will cost roughly £9 billion over five years. That...
San Diego Suit Seeks to Force Microsoft to Provide Free Windows 10 Updates Until 10% Adoption
A California resident has filed a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court seeking to force Microsoft to continue providing free security updates for Windows 10 until the operating system’s global...