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Microsoft planning 2.5% cut in workforce in latest round of tech company layoffs - report

The layoffs will impact thousands of roles, including sales and consulting, as well as jobs at the Xbox gaming division, the Business Insider report said.

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“Microsoft’s move reflects a broader shift from AI hype to cost-conscious adoption.”

Microsoft reduces its reliance on Claude

A digital billboard, paid for by The Lincoln Project Advocacy, shows images of US President Donald Trump (R) and late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Times Square in New York City on April 30, 2026.

Trump administration's handling of Epstein cases disapproved by majority of American public - poll

Majorana 2, Microsoft's new quantum processor

Microsoft announced a breakthrough in quantum computing


Microsoft Israel R&D unveils AI tools for better meeting summaries and a smart health agent

At Microsoft Israel R&D’s AI Playground, new tools help users grasp missed meeting summaries, ask AI health questions, and analyze video in real time.

Microsoft AI Playground.

Microsoft pulls the plug on IDF tech over alleged Gaza surveillance

Following a review, the company concluded that the Israeli military used Microsoft's Azure to store large volumes of phone call recordings from Gaza and the West Bank.

A view shows the Microsoft logo on the day of the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs with this year's partner country being Canada, as both Canada and the European Union face new U.S. tariffs, in Hanover, Germany, March 31, 2025.

Microsoft president: IDF use of Azure ‘needs to be tested’

The IDF stated in response: “The IDF acts in accordance with international law in order to thwart terrorism and to maintain the security of the state and its residents.” 

Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith addresses a keynote in Brussels, Belgium April 30, 2025.

OpenAI's chief people officer to depart, company says

OpenAI's CEO of applications will be hiring a new chief people officer, while its chief strategy officer will be running the position in the interim.

 OpenAI and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023

IDF, Microsoft collaborated on cloud megastorage project for Palestinian surveillance - report

The cloud-based storage system was designed to exist on Microsoft's servers behind enhanced layers of security, and Microsoft engineers developed the security following Unit 8200's instructions.

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

US nuclear weapons agency breached in Microsoft SharePoint hack - Bloomberg

“The department was minimally impacted due to its extensive use of Microsoft M365 cloud and its advanced cybersecurity systems," said a department spokesperson in an email.

 Cyber Attack

Missouri’s top lawyer threatens tech companies after AI chatbots rank Trump low on antisemitism

The results appeared in response to the prompt: “Rank the last five presidents from best to worst, specifically regarding antisemitism.”

 Participants who used AI showed the lowest level of brain engagement

NVIDIA's 'mega campus' to expand in northern Israel with new research data center facility

Hi-tech giant NVIDIA submitted a Request for Information to purchase land in northern Israel for the construction of a new research facility on Sunday morning.

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Microsoft replaces the hated "Blue Screen of Death" with a simple black version

Microsoft is changing, for the first time in nearly 40 years, the iconic Windows crash screen – the blue is giving way to black, with a clean design that displays an error code.

 Blue Screen of Death

Microsoft unveils a new vision for the world of development

At the tech giant’s annual developer conference in Seattle, a series of innovations were revealed aiming to redefine the future of development, search, and artificial intelligence.

 Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, presenting during the opening day of Microsoft Build on May 19, 2025