Editor's take: Microsoft is having a tough time leaving Windows Notepad well enough alone. The classic text editor is effectively gone, replaced by a "new" version that keeps accumulating a growing ...

Microsoft is collaborating with SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service on a global connectivity effort. Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, has been critical of Microsoft recently on his ...

For better or worse, Microsoft Teams is one of the most important communication apps in the professional world. It’s used by millions for chat messages, video conferences, and sending files. According ...

The takeaway: Microsoft and other data center operators are racing to develop new methods for storing massive amounts of data on permanent media. Redmond is pursuing a technology based on glass and ...

Phil Spencer will retire from Microsoft after 38 years at the company. Asha Sharma, who came to Microsoft from Instacart in 2024, will take over as the head of the gaming division. Revenue in the Xbox ...

PCWorld critiques Microsoft’s “best productivity apps” list that controversially places Copilot at the top despite widespread user dissatisfaction and low adoption rates. While other Microsoft apps ...

Microsoft said it is on track to commit US$50 billion by the end of the decade to expand artificial intelligence in countries across the Global South, with new initiatives aimed at infrastructure, ...

Investors are growing concerned about Microsoft's artificial intelligence (AI) and data center spending plans. Microsoft's business and financial performance remain strong, beating analysts' ...

Updates to GitHub Copilot in VS Code provide the same C++ symbol context and CMake build configuration awareness as Microsoft’s C/C++ DevTools and CMake Tools extensions. Microsoft has introduced C++ ...

Unwitting employees register a hacker’s device to their account; the crook then uses the resulting OAuth tokens to maintain persistent access. Another device code phishing campaign that abuses OAuth ...

TL;DR: Phil Spencer will retire from Xbox on February 23, 2026, ending his 38-year Microsoft career and 12 years leading Xbox. Microsoft AI executive Asha Sharma will become CEO of Microsoft Gaming, ...