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Microsoft’s $82.9B Quarter: Can AI Spending Finally Prove Its Worth?
Revenue of $82.9 billion. Net income of $29.7 billion. Azure growth accelerating to 40%. On the surface, Microsoft’s Q3 fiscal 2026 earnings were a triumph, smashing Wall Street expectations and...
Click to Do on Copilot+ PCs: Early Users Question Privacy & Workflow Fit
Microsoft quietly started rolling out Click to Do to Windows 11 Insiders in late 2024, packing Copilot+ PCs with an AI overlay that can instantly summarize, rewrite, or explain whatever you’re...
Windows K2: Microsoft’s Two-Year Plan to Fix Windows 11 Performance and Trust
Microsoft has assembled an internal team codenamed “Windows K2,” tasked with overhauling the quality of Windows 11 over the next two years. The initiative, first reported to have taken shape in...
Project K2 Aims to Transform Windows 11 into a Console-Like SteamOS for Gamers
Microsoft is working on an internal project codenamed 'K2' that aims to bring SteamOS-like polish and gaming efficiency to Windows 11, according to a report from Windows Central. The initiative...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Surpasses 20M Paid Seats, AI Now Core to Office Workflows
Microsoft announced on April 29, 2026, that Microsoft 365 Copilot has surpassed 20 million paid enterprise seats, marking a defining moment in the company’s push to embed AI directly into the daily...
Exchange Online to Block TLS 1.0/1.1 for POP and IMAP by July 2026
Microsoft has set July 2026 as the final cutoff for Exchange Online POP3 and IMAP4 clients that still negotiate Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 or 1.1. After that date, every connection...
OpenAI Breaks Free from Azure Exclusivity: Multi-Cloud Deal with AWS Reshapes the Agent Era
On April 27, 2026, Microsoft and OpenAI tore up the most consequential cloud exclusivity deal in AI history. In a joint statement, the companies announced a landmark amendment to their partnership:...
Windows Server 2025 Now Available as Optional Windows Update for 2019/2022
Microsoft has opened a new, streamlined path to Windows Server 2025: an in-place upgrade delivered through Windows Update. For the first time, administrators can transition eligible Windows Server...