Microsoft plans to launch a cheaper 8 GB Surface laptop later this year which won't meet the requirements of a Copilot+ PC How far we have fallen. #Copilot #Microsoft #Surface #Surface_laptop #Microsoft_plans
Microsoft's finally letting you change the Copilot key back to what it was before Windows 11's AI assistant existed 'Oh, yes: steal the Right Ctrl and now return it as an improvement': Microsoft's finally letting you revert Windows 11's Copilot key back to what it used to be. #Microsoft #Microsoft_finally #Copilot_key #finally_letting #key_back #revert_Windows #assistant_existed
Windows 11 is getting some much-wanted features for the Start menu and taskbar, and that's great to see — but it's not the change I really want What dare we hope for next from Microsoft? The company is clearly serious about making Windows 11 better. #Windows #Microsoft #taskbar #Start_menu #Start #much-wanted_features #making_Windows
Microsoft offered me a buyout at 47. In tech, that's basically grandma age, but I'm not sure I'm ready to retire. Marisela Cerda received a buyout offer from Microsoft after nearly 25 years at the company. At 47, she hadn't started to consider when she'd retire. #Microsoft #retire #Microsoft_offered #Marisela_Cerda #buyout #offered #grandma_age
From MSN to Windows, test your Microsoft knowledge in this 15-question quiz — no Copilot allowed Think you know Microsoft’s hardware and software? Take this 15-question quiz on Windows, Xbox, MSN and more. #Copilot #Windows #Microsoft #Xbox #Copilot_allowed #Microsoft_knowledge #MSN
I've spent 30 years with Microsoft but Linux and Pop! OS might have converted me Linux has saved me from the grubby claws of Windows hell, but it comes with a catch. #Microsoft #years #spent #Linux #Pop #Windows_hell
Hundreds of .new .internet .top-level .domain .names .could .appear .very .soon as ICANN announces new gTLD round 14 years after one that gave us .africa .google .Microsoft and .bananarepublic — but will POTUS register .trump? ICANN has reopened applications for new top-level domains, allowing organizations to create custom extensions. #Microsoft #internet #trump #africa #google #POTUS_register #gTLD_round #ICANN_announces #bananarepublic #top-level_domains
Microsoft might be all-in on OpenAI now, but back in 2018 thought it was just 'motivated by a need to show how Al can crush humans' "We don't want 'machines beating humans' and are not supportive of any push on this." #Microsoft #machines #thought #machines_beating #crush_humans' #beating_humans' #motivated
Microsoft exec. confirms Windows 11 is just as full of old code as you suspected: 'We were thinking flying cars and moon stations by the year 2026, not Win32' "Did anyone in the '90s expect Win32 to still be a first-class API surface in the year 2026? And I think I can safely answer, no." #Microsoft #year #confirms_Windows #Microsoft_exec #first-class_API #API_surface #exec
Using 'trillions of anonymised productivity signals', Microsoft thinks nearly half of people like AI in their work There's dozens of us who don't! #Microsoft #productivity_signals #anonymised_productivity #trillions #signals
7 of the biggest names in AI, including OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, are now moving into military systems — but one major player is missing from the list, and that raises uncomfortable questions about where this technology is heading A sweeping Pentagon push to integrate AI into military systems includes nearly every major tech player except Anthropic, exposing a growing divide over how far such technology should go. #Google #Microsoft #including_OpenAI #military_systems #sweeping_Pentagon #Pentagon_push #raises_uncomfortable #uncomfortable_questions #growing_divide #systems_includes
'Trust cannot be claimed. It needs to be earned through our actions': Microsoft thinks it's doing pretty well in helping European firms manage their data, despite sovereignty complaints In 2025 Microsoft set out five goals for itself in Europe – now its EMEA heads say the company is on track for good progress. #Europe #Microsoft #Trust #Microsoft_set #helping_European #European_firms #EMEA_heads #claimed #good_progress #firms_manage
Microsoft says legacy banks are hitting a breaking point as AI takes over the heavy lifting #Microsoft #heavy_lifting #legacy_banks #breaking_point #lifting
'Our presence on PC isn't strong enough,' Xbox bosses admit At the same time, the "Microsoft Gaming" name adopted in 2022 has been dropped, and it's all back to Xbox again. #Microsoft #Xbox #Gaming #Microsoft_Gaming #Xbox_bosses #bosses_admit
Microsoft to offer 7% of US staff voluntary redundancy for the first time Long-serving employees given option for buyouts as it prepared to spend $140bn on AI investment this year #Microsoft #time_Long-serving #Long-serving_employees #staff_voluntary #voluntary_redundancy #Long-serving
This new Microsoft 365 Copilot feature could throw your GDPR compliance into question — here's how to check, and how turn it off Microsoft wants to ease EU Copilot processing by having some data processed in the US, Canada, and Australia. #Microsoft #Australia #Canada #GDPR_compliance #Copilot_feature #Copilot_processing #data_processed
France has ditched Windows 11 for Linux on 2.5 million government PCs — here's why Microsoft should worry that millions more could follow by the end of 2026 Is 2027 set to be the year of Linux? There are signs that this might actually be the case, for sure. #France #Windows #Microsoft #Linux #ditched_Windows #government_PCs #million_government
Microsoft's already pricey Surface laptops have suddenly got a whole lot pricier and you know exactly what to blame for this I'm not a huge fan of Surface laptops but I'd prefer it if they didn't price themselves into oblivion. #Microsoft #laptops #Surface #huge_fan #Surface_laptops #pricey_Surface #lot_pricier
Microsoft wants to build its own, more secure version of OpenClaw for Copilot New reports suggest Microsoft is working on its own agentic AI that could be so proactive, it replaces humans. #Copilot #Microsoft #reports_suggest #replaces_humans #suggest_Microsoft #secure_version
Microsoft is rolling out a 'turbo mode' for Windows 11 installation as part of the big drive to fix the OS Microsoft has introduced an option to make Windows 11 installation much faster — just be aware of the dangers of taking this shortcut. #Windows #Microsoft #make_Windows #turbo_mode #big_drive #installation #turbo
