Microsoft announcement lays out urgent advice for tech companies
As the first month of 2025 winds to a close, investors and consumers alike are likely wondering what the defining tech trends of the year will be. Microsoft (MSFT) just provided a key update addressing precisely that.
Microsoft Poised to Benefit From Stargate JV With Zero Money
OpenAI’s Stargate Deal Heralds Shift Away From Microsoft
Microsoft ‘thrilled’ over strategic partnership with OpenAI, Stargate
Microsoft (MSFT) said in a blog post that it is “thrilled” to continue its strategic partnership with OpenAI and to partner on Stargate.
Filing: Microsoft executive Chris Young resigns as business development and strategy leader
Chris Young, Microsoft executive vice president of business development, strategy, and ventures, at the GeekWire Summit in 2021. (GeekWire File Photo /
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Microsoft Edge Adds Yet Another Tactic to Stop You From Downloading Google Chrome
Microsoft has a new strategy to keep users on its Edge browser and prevent them from switching to Google Chrome. According to Windows Latest, when users search for "Google Chrome" on Bing while logged out of their Microsoft account, they are now presented with several obstacles.
New Microsoft 2FA Bypass Attack Warning—Dangerous And Sneaky, Act Now
A new threat called Sneaky 2FA targets Microsoft 365 account users and is invisible to many security protections—what you need to know.
Microsoft relaxes data center grip on OpenAI amid $500 bln joint venture
Microsoft on Tuesday said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a joint venture with Oracle and Japan's SoftBank Group to build up to $500 billion of new AI data centers in the United States.
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The list of major companies laying off staff in the new year, including CNN, Meta, Microsoft, and BP
Microsoft is planning an unspecified number of cuts. Microsoft is planning job cuts soon, and the company is taking a harder look at underperforming employees as part of the reductions, according to two people familiar with the plans. A Microsoft ...
It looks like Microsoft has yet another anti-Google trick up its sleeve
Microsoft is trying out another new tactic to stop people from switching to Google products -- and it's even dodgier than the last one.
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Microsoft entirely retired the useful Thesaurus in Word
Microsoft Word no longer has the Thesaurus feature, and instead the Redmond-based tech giant suggests users should turn to AI for help.

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Microsoft's LinkedIn sued for disclosing customer information to train AI models
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Microsoft's LinkedIn Sued Over Using DMs to Train AI
The class-action lawsuit alleges LinkedIn buried important disclosures and then tried to cover its tracks after violating users' privacy rights.
Microsoft’s LinkedIn Sued for Training AI Models With User Data
Microsoft is letting OpenAI get its own AI compute now
The new agreement “includes changes to the exclusivity on new capacity, moving to a model where Microsoft has a right of first refusal (ROFR),” Microsoft says. “To further support OpenAI, Microsoft has approved OpenAI’s ability to build additional capacity, primarily for research and training of models.”
Microsoft to Train 1 Million South Africans on AI Skills
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Microsoft aims to provide 1 million people in South Africa with artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security training opportunities by 2026, Lillian Barnard, President for Microsoft Africa, said on Thursday.