Google ramps up its Microsoft criticism — a cloud war could be on the horizon By Benedict Collins published 27 February 24 Microsoft and Amazon's share of the cloud market has come under scrutiny, and Google says it's time something was done
Microsoft says that it is making progress in its Secure Future Initiative — but there is still work to do By Benedict Collins published 19 November 24 Microsoft has made progress in the SFI, and has backed up its claims with numbers. But there is still work to do.
Mozilla blows the whistle on Microsoft: 'Over the Edge' report accuses Windows 11-maker of browser bias and deceptive tactics By Kristina Terech published 6 February 24 Mozilla accuses Microsoft of employing deceptive tactics, including misleading ads and confusing interfaces, to promote Edge. Microsoft yet to respond.
Microsoft is releasing Microsoft 365 Backup and Microsoft 365 Backup Storage to general availability By Benedict Collins published 1 August 24 Microsoft wants to make protecting a business against cyber threats and disruption easier than ever.
Pour one out for MSN Messenger, Zune, and more: Microsoft Graveyard gives a salute to the tech giants’ retired creations By Kristina Terech published 29 January 24 Explore Microsoft Graveyard, a nostalgic digital archive showcasing the rise and fall of discontinued products.
Microsoft accused of creating a monopoly on US government systems through free upgrades By Craig Hale published 18 November 24 Microsoft reportedly offered the US government $150m in free cybersecurity services, and injected consultants into agencies.
Salesforce CEO slams Microsoft AI work - says Copilot is "new Clippy" By Craig Hale published 17 October 24 Enterprise AI agents are the future of artificial intelligence, says Benioff, who isn’t impressed by Microsoft’s Copilot AI.
Microsoft seals multimillion-dollar payout deal to settle EU cloud antitrust case By Craig Hale published 11 July 24 CISPE will retract its complaint and Microsoft will offer up other benefits as part of a proposed €20m settlement.
Microsoft is fighting hard to avoid cloud antitrust claims in Europe By Craig Hale published 14 July 25 Microsoft is busy trying to reach an agreement with European cloud providers, with a submission is under review.
Microsoft hits back at cloud CMA charge, says it isn't raising customer costs unduly By Craig Hale published 25 July 24 Microsoft and other cloud parties respond to CMA investigation as it moves into next stage.
Microsoft unveils a whole host of new AI agents to solve even your trickiest business problems By Mike Moore published 19 November 24 Agents are set to give Microsoft 365 Copilot a whole new lease of life.
Microsoft warns developers that a major domain shakeup is coming soon By Craig Hale published 15 March 24 Developers have been given around three months to ensure their services work seamlessly with the new.cloud.microsoft domains.
Microsoft 365 Premium brings pro-level AI features to your subscription – but only if you upgrade By Graham Barlow published 1 October 25 Microsoft 365 Premium launches today with upgraded AI features and introduces new icons for the Office apps.
Hate Windows 11? Just make sure you aren't falling for fake download sites hosting upgrade dodgy bypass tools By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 3 November 25 Windows 11 bypass tools like Flyoobe are being copied to trick unsuspecting users.
Microsoft 365 and Azure revenues push company results to another record high By Craig Hale published 1 May 25 Microsoft quarterly revenue is up 13%
Microsoft announces its own Black Hat-like hacking event with big rewards for AI security By Ellen Jennings-Trace, Sead Fadilpašić published 20 November 24 Microsoft will offer top-level bug bounties at its own BlackHat-esque security event.
AI success pushed Microsoft to its highest-ever market value - where does it go from here? By Craig Hale published 25 January 24 Microsoft passed Apple before sinking slightly to second place as the world’s most valuable company – what’s next?
Microsoft accused of overcharging UK businesses in £1 billion legal claim By Craig Hale published 4 December 24 Unfair Windows Server software pricing has disproportionately affected UK SMBs, suit claims.
Microsoft says it would take the US to court to protect European cloud operations By Craig Hale published 1 May 25 Microsoft says it'll take "all legal avenues available" to ensure it continues to serve European customers.
Microsoft hits back against UK competition lawsuits, slams AWS and Google once again By Craig Hale published 5 March 25 Microsoft is arguing its case against the CMA’s Provisional Decision Report, slamming AWS and Google too
Microsoft seizes criminal websites used to make millions of fake Windows accounts By Craig Hale published 14 December 23 Three individuals referred to US law enforcement for selling 750 million fraudulent Microsoft accounts.
The Microsoft Store get new tweaks and tricks - but I wonder if it'll get Windows 11 users to care By Kristina Terech published 17 October 24 Microsoft is refreshing the Microsoft Store with immersive product pages, hoping to attract more users.
Microsoft 365 update brings more of the latest and greatest Copilot features to your work By Benedict Collins published 4 April 24 Copilot is here for Microsoft 365, with new features hoping to boost your business' productivity
Microsoft's latest partnership is set to give its AI workloads a major boost By Craig Hale published 25 July 24 Microsoft will use Lumen’s networking infrastructure to bolster its datacenters against the demands of AI.
AI push sees Microsoft cloud revenues hit new high By Craig Hale published 31 January 24 Microsoft Cloud drew in $33.7 billion in revenue last quarter as the company moves from “talking about AI” to “applying AI.”
Microsoft and UK government sign multi-year tech agreement By Mike Moore published 21 October 24 UK Government says new Microsoft partnership will boost business AI ambitions.
Microsoft built a fake online marketplace to see how its AI agents would work selling unsupervised - and let's just say the results were... unsurprising By Efosa Udinmwen, Efosa Udinmwen published 8 November 25 Microsoft’s Magentic Marketplace shows AI tools still cannot reliably act independently in complex multi-agent simulations.
Microsoft issued cloud pricing ultimatum by EU states By Craig Hale published 8 March 24 CISPE is still unhappy with Microsoft’s cloud licensing terms, which allegedly hinder competition, threatening legal action.
Microsoft facing its biggest US FTC antitrust investigation yet By Craig Hale published 28 November 24 The FTC is unhappy with Microsoft’s practices and dominance across the cloud computing, AI and cybersecurity industries.
Microsoft completes EU cloud sovereignty project, letting Europe-based cloud customers store and process data in the EU By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 28 February 25 Microsoft's EU cloud customers will now get more control over their data.