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Windows 11 setup: Which user account type should you choose?
November 23, 2023 by Ed Bott
OpenAI's loss is Microsoft's gain: How the AI race just changed
November 20, 2023 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols
What Sam Altman's move to Microsoft means for ChatGPT's future: 3 possible ...
November 20, 2023 by David Gewirtz
Sam Altman's AI 'mission continues' at Microsoft, future of OpenAI and ...
November 20, 2023 by Eileen Yu
Here's how Microsoft will change Windows to comply with EU laws
November 16, 2023 by Ed Bott

Hoping for a Windows 10 support extension? Microsoft just quietly crushed your dreams

Microsoft announced this week that it's not changing its 2025 support deadline for Windows 10. If you missed the news, maybe you weren't looking in the right place.

3 ways Microsoft's new Secure Future Initiative aims to tackle growing cyber threats

'While threat actors seek to hide their threats like a needle in a vast haystack of data, AI increasingly makes it possible to find the right needle even in a sea of needles.'

November 2, 2023 by Sabrina Ortiz in Cyber Threats

How Microsoft's AI teaching assistant helps generate classroom materials

With the help of Shiksha copilot, a teacher in Bengaluru, India, reports reducing her lesson-planning time from hours to minutes.

October 31, 2023 by Sabrina Ortiz in Artificial Intelligence

Windows 11 version 23H2 isn't exciting, which is why you'll probably love it

Microsoft just released the most boring new version in the 30-plus-year history of Windows. And that's just fine.

October 31, 2023 by Ed Bott in Windows 11

Microsoft Azure introduces Radius, an open-source development platform for multi-cloud computing

Microsoft - yes, Microsoft - is introducing a new open-source approach to enable you to run your applications across multiple clouds.

October 27, 2023 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Cloud

Microsoft is still paying for its mobile mistakes 10 years later

CEO Satya Nadella attracted attention this week when he confessed that Microsoft's decision to kill its mobile platform almost a decade ago was a strategic mistake. But someone's hallucinating here.

October 27, 2023 by Ed Bott in Microsoft

Want the most productive developers money can buy? Microsoft's got the answer

Developer productivity is in the eye of the beholder. Here's what Microsoft productivity analysts found that works.

October 23, 2023 by Joe McKendrick in Developer

FCC approves access to faster 6GHz band for AR and VR headsets

Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Meta have all been lobbying for access to the faster 6GHz band. Here's why and what this means.

October 20, 2023 by Maria Diaz in AR + VR

Multi-factor authentication: How to enable 2FA and boost your security

Want to avoid having your online accounts hacked? Two-factor authentication is a crucial security measure requiring an extra step for signing in to high-value services. Here's how to set up 2FA and which accounts to focus on.

October 17, 2023 by Ed Bott in Security

Can you still get a Windows 10 upgrade for free?

Microsoft's much-hyped free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ended years ago, but it took more than seven years before the company finally updated its activation servers. Here's what upgraders can expect now.

October 13, 2023 by Ed Bott in Enterprise Software

How to lock down your Microsoft account and guard it from attackers

You can get a Microsoft account for free, but that doesn't begin to describe its value, especially if you use that account for crucial email and cloud storage. Here are seven steps to establish a solid baseline of security and protection.

October 12, 2023 by Ed Bott in Security

Open source is actually the cradle of artificial intelligence. Here's why

In the wildly competitive business of AI, is open source doomed to be always a bridesmaid, never a bride? Think again.

October 9, 2023 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Artificial Intelligence

The new and improved Microsoft Teams app is now generally available

With a fresh user interface, faster speeds, and AI capabilities, the new Teams is sure to optimize your workflow.

October 6, 2023 by Sabrina Ortiz in Productivity

Microsoft overhauls OneDrive with new design, easier file views, and AI smarts

The next version of OneDrive will offer new ways to access and share your files, better integration with other Microsoft apps, and an AI-enabled copilot.

October 5, 2023 by Lance Whitney in Cloud Storage

DALL-E 3 is now available for free in Bing Chat

If you've been wanting to test out the new DALL-E 3, you can now do it for free.

October 4, 2023 by Maria Diaz in Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 review: No laptop can do what it can do, even MacBook Pro

The latest Microsoft laptop closes the gap ever so slightly between it and Apple's MacBook Pros while maintaining a unique design.

October 3, 2023 by Max Buondonno in Laptops