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The Latest Breaking News from Microsoft

Microsoft slashes 6,000 jobs as it clears the way for AI investments

Microsoft starts laying off thousands of workers as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence.

Euronews

Microsoft Layoffs 2025: 6,000 Axed – Including Roles at This Popular Job Site

Microsoft's 6,000 job cuts target LinkedIn, Xbox, and more, raising fears for tech employment.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft's upcoming OneDrive update bypasses security protocols between business and personal files

The new “Prompt to Add Personal Account to OneDrive Sync,” allows transfer between personal and work drives.

PC Gamer

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Another Strong Quarter for Microsoft

Microsoft has provided its financial report for the first quarter of 2025, and the results were again better than expected. This is the fourth consecutive quarter in which Microsoft stock has outperformed expectations.

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Windows 11 May update: A controversial AI feature makes a quiet comeback

Fingers crossed this update doesn’t bring back any mysterious setup folders, though

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Huawei is looking to surpass the billion-user mark with its HarmonyOS Next operating system, as it can no longer use Microsoft Windows

Huawei is replacing Windows with HarmonyOS on its laptops, aiming to surpass one billion users with a fully in-house operating system across devices.

TechRadar

Find Windows 11’s settings too confusing? Microsoft has an answer – and it unsurprisingly relies on AI

Windows 11 gets an AI agent for changing settings (in testing) with Copilot+ PCs, and I’m keen to see how accurate and useful this proves.

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Microsoft is firing 3% of its staff, totalling just under 7,000 employees

That's on top of 10,000 lost in 2023, plus at least 2,600 last year.

PC Gamer

Microsoft confirms limited Microsoft 365 app support on Windows 10 after October 2025

Microsoft will support Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 until 2028, even after the OS reaches end-of-life and stops receiving updates in 2025.

Windows Central

I don't care what you say, there's still no place in my life for modular hardware to slot into

As much as I love Lego, modular tech still has many more bricks to lay before I'll be convinced it's got a solid foundation.

PC Gamer

Microsoft to lay off around 6000 people as it culls about 3% of its workforce

Microsoft says it is laying off nearly 3% of its entire workforce

The Independent UK

Microsoft plans to lay off 3% of its workforce, reportedly targeting management cuts as it changes to fit a "dynamic marketplace"

Microsoft is laying off 3% of its employees worldwide, with job cuts reportedly targeting layers of management.

Windows Central

Microsoft Edge will lose all these features this month

Microsoft Edge will soon remove several features, including image Editor, the image hovers menu, the mini menu, and video super resolution.

Windows Central

Why I ditched Google Chrome for Microsoft Edge (and haven't looked back)

Some data shows that only 5% of the population uses the Microsoft Edge browser, but it has 4 features that I love.

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New Copilot+ PC feature rolls out to Windows Insiders — even if your device is powered by Intel or AMD

Microsoft rolled out two new Windows 11 Insider builds, adding support for intelligent actions in Click to Do on Intel and AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs.

Windows Central

The Xbox Game Bar for Windows 11 is becoming extremely good — It's time to give Microsoft credit where it's due

After years of graft, Microsoft's Xbox apps on Windows 11 PCs and gaming handhelds are becoming increasingly hard to criticize.

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Exclusive: Two decades in, DFJ Growth raises $1.2 billion for its fifth fund and doubles down on the long game

DFJ Growth—backers of Coinbase, Twitter, and Ring—raised $1.2 billion for its fifth fund, Fortune can exclusively report.

TechRadar

Microsoft pledges to keep Windows 10 M365 apps secure into 2028

Windows 10 is losing support this October, but Microsoft has pledged to continue supporting M365 apps until 2028.

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OpenAI's ChatGPT claims neither Sam Altman nor Elon Musk is suited to advance AI if humanity is at stake — as Microsoft Copilot throws the ball back in the court

Grok AI says Elon Musk is better suited to run AI advances over OpenAI CEO Sam Altman if humanity's fate is at stake.

Windows Central

OpenAI wants Microsoft to provide "money and compute and stay out of the way" as it renegotiates multi-billion-dollar partnership

Microsoft is reportedly in the process of reworking its partnership, willing to give up some equity to continue accessing sophisticated AI models beyond 2030.

Evening Standard

Microsoft facing multibillion-pound legal claim over software licence pricing

The class action claim accuses the tech giant of overcharging for licences for Microsoft software products.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates Decides To Give Away 99% of His Wealth via Foundation by 2045

Bill Gates wrote in a recent blog post that he plans to give away 99% of his £127 billion fortune over the next two decades via the Gates Foundation.

International Business Times

Tariffs Set To Level Up Game Console Prices

The US tariffs barrage and the bounding cost of producing games have prompted manufacturers like Sony and Microsoft to announce price hikes on consoles, in an industry shift experts say is set to last.

Windows Central

DOOM: The Dark Ages release date — Launch time, Early Access, and when it comes out in your time zone

DOOM: The Dark Ages is one of 2025's most anticipated new games, and it's only a few short days away now. Here's exactly when it's coming out, including specific launch times for every time zone.

Inverse

'Overwatch 2' Developers Just Made A Historic Change

Game workers have formed another union at a Microsoft-owned studio, this time covering multiple departments at one of the most popular shooters around.

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