Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says businesses may be paying twice for AI, first with money and then with the proprietary knowledge needed to make it useful.
OpenAI has made GPT-5.6 the preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot, giving Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot Chat, and Cowork access to its latest flagship AI.
Microsoft is restructuring Xbox after gaming chief Asha Sharma admitted the business is “not healthy.” Thousands of layoffs and major studio changes suggest the company’s long-term strategy failed to deliver the results executives promised.
Microsoft is investing $2.5 billion and embedding 6,000 engineers inside customer organizations as it bets that successful AI adoption requires people, not just models.
Microsoft’s new WSL containers feature could change Linux development on Windows forever. If developers get everything they need built directly into WSL, Docker Desktop may have a problem on its hands.
Microsoft says AI adoption in education is surging, but most students and many teachers still haven’t received formal training on how to use the technology effectively.
Microsoft plans to build one of its largest AI datacenter campuses ever in Pecos, Texas. While the company highlights jobs, economic growth, and sustainability efforts, some residents may still have concerns about the project’s long-term impact.
Microsoft is making a surprising argument in the AI race. Rather than urging businesses to commit to a single model provider, the company is promoting flexibility, model diversity, and enterprise control. The strategy could position Microsoft as the neutral platform at the center of the AI ecosystem.
Microsoft has refreshed Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processors, up to 64GB RAM, 80 TOPS AI performance, Wi-Fi 7, and removable SSD storage. The new machines further Microsoft’s push into Windows on Arm, a platform that increasingly looks like the future of personal computing.
Microsoft has unveiled Coreutils for Windows, a Microsoft-maintained project that brings familiar Linux command-line tools such as ls, cat, and grep directly to Windows. While Linux utilities on Windows are nothing new, the significance here is that Microsoft is now actively building and supporting native implementations as part of its broader effort to make Windows feel more at home for developers who live in Linux-centric workflows.
Microsoft is encouraging workers to embrace AI and prepare for the future, but a newly surfaced Xbox memo tells a very different story. The company admits Xbox revenue declined despite more than $20 billion in spending, acknowledges hardware challenges, and says the gaming division needs a reset. The timing raises questions as Microsoft continues discussing AI-driven productivity while reports of additional layoffs swirl.
Microsoft has published a lengthy essay about AI, jobs, and the future of work, with vice chair Brad Smith acknowledging growing anxiety among students and workers. While the company talks extensively about human dignity, creativity, and the importance of workers, it notably fails to promise there will be no AI-driven mass layoffs as Microsoft continues investing heavily in artificial intelligence infrastructure.