No details about AI, however. Microsoft on Wednesday reported better than expected revenue for the fourth quarter of its 2025 fiscal year, thanks to the company's booming cloud business and, allegedly, to AI.

(Reuters) -Wall Street's AI heavyweights added a combined half a trillion dollars in stock market value late on Wednesday after quarterly reports from Microsoft and Meta Platforms showed massive investments in the emerging technology were paying off

(Reuters) -Microsoft forecast on Wednesday a record $30 billion in capital spending for the current fiscal first quarter, after booming sales in its Azure cloud computing business showcased the growing returns on its massive bets on artificial intelligence

They're designed to be less distracting than the current buttons, but are still easy to see. While the design overhaul has proven to be controversial since its announcement, some including Engadget's own Devindra Hardawar like the new direction, even if it's somewhat reminiscent of Microsoft's translucent Windows Vista Aero designs from nearly twenty years ago

For the first time, Microsoft disclosed a dollar figure for its Azure cloud business.

Based on its post-market trading, Microsoft has become the world's second $4 trillion company following quarterly earnings

"If you cannot confirm youre old enough to use Spotify, your account will be deactivated and eventually deleted," the company said. The UK's Online Safety Act has seen companies and services including Reddit , Bluesky , Microsoft/Xbox and pornography providers now requiring some form of age verification, either within the region or for all users

Despite an everything is an Xbox ethos the console war between Sony and Microsoft may heat up again next generation

A new Microsoft study ranks the 40 jobs most at risk of being replaced by AI and the 40 roles that are safest for now

Brazil is the latest browser battlefield Veteran browser maker Opera has filed a complaint with Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) against Microsoft over alleged anti-competitive practices in Windows that favor Edge.

For instance, OpenAI's five-year licensing deal with News Corp, the owner of The Wall Street Journal , is reportedly worth more than $250 million . The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for training their models on the companys content without permission back in 2023

Instead, well hear about projects from third-party studios and publishers. Maybe well finally get some details about Call of Duty games coming to Nintendo platforms, something Microsoft said would happen when it signed a pact with the company a couple of years back

Sam Rutherford for Engadget The cause of the SteamOS model's improved horsepower is hard to pinpoint especially as performance varies from title to title but it's generally due to Valve's platform having less overhead and system processes than Windows-based rivals. And if that wasn't enough, the SteamOS UI is better designed for a dedicated gaming machine, as turning on the system boots you right into your game library as opposed to spitting you out into Microsoft's classic desktop view

Green rules risk short-circuiting AI ambitions, warns group including AWS, Microsoft and Google A trade body representing datacenter operators in Europe worried about standards for efficiency imposed by the EU has published a report to ensure its arguments are heard first.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Norwegian browser maker Opera will file a complaint about U.S. tech giant Microsoft to Brazilian antitrust authority CADE on Tuesday for allegedly giving its Edge browser an unfair advantage over rivals

Microsoft quietly launched the Surface Laptop Smurface Edition, a limited-edition laptop that has Smurfs on its lid.

Opera is filing an antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Brazil, alleging it creates an unfair environment for alternate browsers to compete with Edge

Knowledge workers will be most affected Microsoft researchers have found that people get the most use of AI for writing and knowledge work, but they offer some comfort to worried white-collar workers, saying that their jobs may only change rather than go away completely.

Opera will file a complaint against Microsoft to Brazilian antitrust authority CADE on Tuesday, alleging the tech giant gives its Edge browser an unfair advantage over competitors

Microsoft Authenticator is migrating to passkeys, which means you have to act fast to save your passwords.

Redmonds last mostly sane OS nears end-of-life as AI nags take over It has been ten years since Microsoft made Windows 10 generally available

Changes are rolling out to Windows Insider testers in the Dev and Beta channels.

Ohio became one of the first states to mandate companies pay more connection costs after receiving power requests exceeding 50 times existing data center usage. Tech giants Microsoft, Google, and Amazon plan to spend $80 billion, $85 billion, and $100 billion respectively this year on AI infrastructure, while utilities worry that grid upgrade costs will increase rates for residential customers

Apple Intelligence "Sploitlight" flaw was quickly remedied, but Microsoft still wants you to be aware of it

A nasty compatibility bug between Easy Anti-Cheat and Intel's newer processors had blocked some users from updating to Windows 11 24H2. Microsoft has finally resolved the issue, but a few quirks remain.

(Reuters) -Microsoft is in advanced talks for a deal that would give the Windows maker continued access to critical OpenAI technology in the future, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the negotiations

Support for migrations to be scrapped come October The clock is ticking for administrators pondering a migration path to Exchange Online from an elderly version of Microsoft's email server

If you're a member of the multiple monitor club, you're going to love this small but highly convenient tweak

Microsoft Authenticator is shutting down on Friday, August 1

Microsoft has announced it will require age verification for the continued use of its Xbox social features, in accordance with the UK's Online Safety Act

Among other things, the act makes it so that porn websites need to verify that visitors are of age first. This has extended to way beyond saucy online content, as Microsoft is also complying, and implementing similar requirements on Xbox

Microsoft Corp is embedding the Copilot AI assistant deeper into its browser, betting that users will find the service helpful when sorting through information and navigating the web

Microsoft has hopped onto the AI web browser bandwagon with the introduction of Copilot Mode in Edge

(Reuters) -Microsoft on Monday launched a new "Copilot Mode" on its Edge browser that uses artificial intelligence to improve the browsing experience, as the tech giant rushes to compete with rivals launching AI-based browsers and web search features

'Edge, order two tons of creamed corn...' Microsoft on Monday introduced Copilot Mode in its Edge browser, a way to use voice or text commands to automate web-based tasks via AI.

Look over there! Amidst its own failure to fix a couple of bugs now under mass exploitation and being abused for espionage, data theft, and ransomware infections, Microsoft said Monday that it spotted a macOS vulnerability some months ago that could allow attackers to steal private data

Microsoft is implementing an age verification system on Xbox accounts to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, and in a new blog post announcing the move, the company suggests it'll come to other countries, too

Microsoft has debuted a Copilot Mode for its Edge web browser

They're designed to be less distracting than the current buttons, but are still easy to see. While the design overhaul has proven to be controversial since its announcement, some including Engadget's own Devindra Hardawar like the new direction, even if it's somewhat reminiscent of Microsoft's translucent Windows Vista Aero designs from nearly twenty years ago

Microsoft's new Copilot Mode for Edge offers agentic AI browsing features

Microsoft today launched Copilot Mode, an experimental feature that transforms Edge into an AI-powered browser experience

But they were supervised by American 'digital escorts' Microsoft has been left with egg on its face after an independent investigation revealed a concerning pattern of using workers based in China to maintain and support US government customers on its Azure cloud.

Apple has patched a serious macOS vulnerability that could have let attackers secretly access files protected by user privacy settings, including sensitive data tied to Apple Intelligence . Install the latest macOS security update Microsoft's security team discovered the flaw and published their findings on July 28

Microsoft is launching an AI Copilot Mode in the Edge browser, allowing users to talk to the AI about their browser and allow Copilot to see across tabs

Microsoft is adding a new Copilot Mode to its Edge browser that uses AI to help you find what you're looking for faster

Microsoft just added a bunch of new features into the AI-powered Copilot Mode in its Edge browser

Windows 11 has become indistinguishable from malware because of the way Microsoft has inserted intrusive advertising, AI monitoring features, and constant distractions designed to drive user engagement and monetization to the operating system, argues veteran writer and developer Rupert Goodwins of The Register

A better minesweeper is needed. Time for an intervention to save Microsoft from itself Workflow

Even though Microsoft has made huge steps towards European data sovereignty, it still can't promise the US won't peep

Microsoft tests Copilot Discover, a cleaner, smarter alternative to the MSN feed.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara Energy Monday said it has started legal proceedings against Microsoft following the abrupt and unilateral suspension of critical services by the U.S.-headquartered software giant

In 1995's online world, AOL existed mostly beside the internet as a "walled, manicured garden," remembers Fast Company. Then along came AOHell "the first of what would become thousands of programs designed by young hackers to turn the system upside down" built by a high school dropout calling himself "Da Chronic" who says he used "a computer that I couldn't even afford" using "a pirated copy of Microsoft Visual Basic." [D]istributed throughout the teen chatrooms, the program combined a pile of tricks and pranks into a slick little control panel that sat above AOL's windows and gave even newbies an arsenal of teenage superpowers

The vulnerability-watching "Zero Day Initiative" was started in 2005 as a division of 3Com, then acquired in 2 by cybersecurity company Trend Micro, according to Wikipedia. But the Register reports today that the initiative's head of threat awareness is now concerned about the source for that exploit of Microsoft's Sharepoint servers: How did the attackers, who include Chinese government spies, data thieves, and ransomware operators, know how to exploit the SharePoint CVEs in such a way that would bypass the security fixes Microsoft released the following day? "A leak happened here somewhere," Dustin Childs, head of threat awareness at Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, told The Register

MAPP program to blame? A week after Microsoft told the world that its July software updates didn't fully fix a couple of bugs, which allowed miscreants to take over on-premises SharePoint servers and remotely execute code, researchers have assembled much of the puzzle with one big missing piece.

The tech giant has relied on global workforce to support federal clients.

Plus: Google Photos lets you convert images to videos, Microsoft has a 5G Surface, and Palmer Luckey asks if youd buy a US-made laptop.

Windows 11 is sleek, fast, and packed with tools that most users never explore. While the interface may look simple, Microsoft has tucked away several ..

Microsoft's new Copilot Appearance feature gives the AI assistant a visual, expressive character that aims to feel more like a relatable companion

While it might make sense to pair a new show with a brand new Wolfenstein game, the series has effectively been on hold since 2019. MachineGames, the Microsoft-owned developer of the last five Wolfenstein games, hasn't produced a new entry since 2019's Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot

Mind your business, Microsoft.

Available now for Copilot Labs testers, Appearance can smile, nod, and even raise an eyebrow during your voice conversations.

Microsoft is testing a Copilot Appearance tool that gives its Copilot AI an emoji-like face

Microsoft used China-based engineering teams to maintain cloud computing systems for multiple federal departments including Justice, Treasury, and Commerce, extending the practice beyond the Defense Department that the company announced last week it would discontinue

The Brave web browser and the ad-blocker AdGuard have both announced that they are blocking Microsoft Recall by default

Under oath in French Senate, exec says it would be compelled however unlikely to pass local customer info to US admin Microsoft says it "cannot guarantee" data sovereignty to customers in France and by implication the wider European Union should the Trump administration demand access to customer information held on its servers.

Satya Nadella says Microsoft job cuts have been "weighing heavily" on him, but they're a sign of evolution

Mock-ups feature m365.com, which could be yours for a few bucks Microsoft this week trumpeted the launch of Microsoft 365 Copilot Search with lofty promises and slick mock-ups, but the domain plastered all over them didn't belong to the corporation.

Time to 'reimagine' it as a gateway, a gateway to inner peace, er, sales With three months to go until Microsoft ends support for Windows 10, Dell and Intel want to convince corporate buyers that upgrading their PC fleet is a virtue and not a necessity

Satya Nadella lays out revised mission for Redmond. Spoiler: It involves AI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday told employees in a memo that the company's recent layoffs have been "weighing heavily on me."

A current mockup of the potential Blender for iPad app In an update posted to its developer blog, the Blender team outlined early plans to bring its eponymous app to the iPad Pro . But it didn't stop there, and also suggested that the app could make an appearance on other devices, like the Microsoft Surface, Huawei MatePad, and Wacom MovinkPad

They're designed to be less distracting than the current buttons, but are still easy to see. While the design overhaul has proven to be controversial since its announcement, some including Engadget's own Devindra Hardawar like the new direction, even if it's somewhat reminiscent of Microsoft's translucent Windows Vista Aero designs from nearly twenty years ago

After eliminating over 15,000 positions this year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella now says the company's mission needs to change due to the rise of AI

Microsoft is spending over a billion dollars on underground waste injection to offset AI-related carbon emissions, using sewage and manure to avoid harmful atmospheric decomposition

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addressed growing internal unease at the company Thursday morning in a company-wide memo that acknowledged the "uncertainty and seeming incongruence" of conducting layoffs while achieving record profits and AI investments

The privacy-minded Brave browser doesn't want Recall snooping on your online activities, though you can turn the option back on if you wish.

Let the games begin Ransomware has officially entered the Microsoft SharePoint exploitation ring.