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After years of scattered AI efforts across different teams, Microsoft is bringing everything together into one powerful tool. The tech giant is ending "Copilot-palooza" with a unified strategy that puts developers and users first.
Microsoft and Japanese police just dismantled a massive marketplace that sent over a billion phishing messages worldwide. The operation blocked over 20,000 fraudulent accounts and seized the platforms powering the scams.
Microsoft is taking a stand against election manipulation by blocking its AI tools from creating fake images of political candidates in Nigeria's 2027 election. The tech giant will load the official candidate list into its systems to prevent deepfakes before they start.
Kesavan Shanmugam walked away from a senior role at Microsoft to move to India and spend time with his aging parents. His decision has resonated with thousands who face similar choices between career success and family time.
Five of six tech leaders honored Thursday with America's highest science and innovation medals were born outside the U.S. The awards celebrated leaders who transformed American technology, from cloud computing to AI.
Microsoft just announced a feature that lets Xbox owners convert their disc-based games into digital versions they can play anywhere. It's a major win for game preservation and player convenience.
EVA Air just launched Asia's largest sustainable aviation fuel partnership, turning waste cooking oil into jet fuel that slashes emissions by 80%. Microsoft, a freight giant, and Taiwan's energy sector joined forces to prove green air travel can work at scale.
A new AI-powered tool keeps watch over remote forests for over a year without any human help, making it easier than ever for scientists to protect wildlife. SPARROW has already been deployed across five continents.
Gaming nostalgia just got an upgrade. Microsoft is opening its Xbox 360 library to PC gamers, making thousands of classic titles playable across devices starting in 2027.
Xbox's tech chief apologized after a 20-hour outage blocked gamers from playing physical disc games, calling it "unacceptable." The company is rolling out a fix to ensure disc-based games always work, even when online services go down.
When LG monitors started secretly installing apps that pushed unwanted ads to Windows users, the internet pushed back hard. Now, after customer outcry and Microsoft's intervention, LG has agreed to disable the spam for good.
Microsoft just patched a record 570 security vulnerabilities in one release, thanks to artificial intelligence helping its team find hidden bugs. The tech giant says AI is making software safer by discovering flaws that have lurked in code for years.