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Two major US news publishers filed a joint copyright lawsuit on September 4, accusing OpenAI and Microsoft of scraping paywalled journalism to train ChatGPT, Copilot, and Bing AI without permission.
Microsoft's new developer-focused Windows 11 configuration ships pre-tuned with coding tools and local AI support, but only if you can afford the hardware to run it.
Microsoft, Google, and Nvidia secured HBM3E chips at $500–700 per stack. Everyone else pays $2,100. That gap is now structural, not temporary.
Microsoft raised Xbox Series S and Series X prices across Europe and the UK on August 1 — and the increases are hard to swallow.
Tens of thousands of weekly prompts in Microsoft 365 apps now run on homegrown MAI models—a direct cost-cutting move that signals a shift away from its biggest AI partners.
xAI's chatbot lands inside Microsoft Office with real-time X data access — a direct challenge to Copilot, with full rollout expected by late May 2026.
A new internal initiative bundles drivers, firmware, and .NET patches into a single monthly restart — early testers report 40% faster update cycles.
An optional preview update released May 26 promises up to 70% faster Start menu response and 40% quicker app launches — but the mandatory rollout waits until June.
Your Windows PC won't stop booting, but unpatched systems will quietly lose the ability to receive firmware-level security updates for years to come.
A new experimental build puts local apps, files, and settings ahead of web suggestions—something users have been demanding since Windows 11 launched.
The pandemic-era feature that placed meeting attendees in a shared virtual room gets retired on June 30, 2026 — replaced by a lighter Gallery Mode.
Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery rolls back faulty Windows Update drivers automatically, with full support arriving in September 2026.
A renegotiated deal lets OpenAI work with AWS, Google Cloud, and others — while Microsoft keeps first-launch rights on Azure through 2032.
Microsoft is officially ending the operation of the simplified version of the Outlook Lite mail client. As confirmed by the company to TechCrunch, the application will be completely shut down on May 26.
Anthropic has announced the launch of the Project Glasswing initiative aimed at countering cyberattacks through artificial intelligence. The project involves collaboration with a number of technological and financial giants, including Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and others.
