This third-party app blocks integrated Windows 11 advertising
Users will go to extreme lengths to negate Microsoft's latest "improvements" for Windows
The big three cloud providers, Amazon, Microsoft and Google currently make up 67% of the market
AI services and enterprise spending are pushing strongest growth since 2022
For Microsoft, it's now security first and everything else second – just ask Satya
The security overhaul follows criticisms of Microsoft "inadequate" past security practices
Microsoft Edge gets a built-in internet speed test tool, here's how to use it
The speed test feature was deprecated from Edge last year
Microsoft's multibillion dollar investment in OpenAI came from fear of falling behind Google's tech
Initial corporate recon misinterpreted Google's work in AI as a "game-playing stunt" putting Redmond "years behind"
Microsoft Edge continues upward trend on PC, even as it remains 9th on mobile
Despite coming in 2nd on desktop, Edge is yet to make a dent on mobile
Windows 10 returns to 70% market share as Windows 11 continues to sink
Windows 11 drops to 25 percent, continuing last month's slide
MS-DOS 4.00 source code's sloppy Git dump breaks build and erases metadata
Good intentions, poor execution?
Facepalm: Microsoft deserves kudos for open-sourcing the MS-DOS 4.00 source code, shedding light on an important milestone in computing history. But the tech giant has bungled the release in a way that may cause needless headaches for historians and archivists eager to study the decades-old code.
Microsoft rolls out update to fix a bug that was installing Copilot on Windows 11 PCs
The unwanted Copilot installation was first reported in March
Microsoft's Phi-3 Mini boasts ChatGPT-level performance in an ultralight 3.8B parameter package
Why it matters: Advanced AI capabilities generally require massive cloud-hosted models with billions or even trillions of parameters. But Microsoft is challenging that with the Phi-3 Mini, a pint-sized AI powerhouse that can run on your phone or laptop while delivering performance rivaling some of the biggest language models out there.
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 4.0 source code and floppy images through an open-source license
The package also includes DOS 4 beta editions and scans of the original documentation
Microsoft Xbox Series X/S sales downturn continued last quarter
Microsoft's figures would have looked a lot worse without Activision Blizzard
Tech giants are spending more on AI amid slow returns, and that's spooking investors
Zuckerberg is once again asking investors to be patient
Microsoft is rolling out new Start menu ads to all Windows 11 users despite backlash
Giving the people what they don't want
New bypass trick makes Windows 11 installation on unsupported systems a breeze
The IoT editions of Windows 11 are the "superior" choice for older PCs
In context: The Windows IoT Enterprise OS family comprises the Windows editions Microsoft sells to companies for "small-footprint" PCs, point-of-sale devices, and other embedded appliances. Previously known as Windows Embedded, Windows IoT editions are straightforward to install, even with hardware components Microsoft doesn't officially support.
Microsoft rolls out a new way to install Windows Store apps from the web
Installing Windows Store apps from the web can be a pain
Microsoft will use the Windows 10 Settings app to nag users into creating an online account
Here's how to disable it
Microsoft VASA tech can create realistic deepfakes using a single photo and one audio track
Through the looking glass: Microsoft Research Asia has released a white paper on a generative AI application it is developing. The program is called VASA-1, and it can create very realistic videos from just a single image of a face and a vocal soundtrack. Even more impressive is that the software can generate the video and swap faces in real time.
Microsoft Xbox credit card is out of beta, available to all US residents
Xbox Insiders received early access to the card last September
Google is set to invest over $100 billion in AI, DeepMind founder says
DeepMind's founder is willing to commit a lot of money to build better ML algorithms
System requirements for Windows 11 "AI Explorer" leaked, could be exclusive to Arm devices
Microsoft is going all-in on AI, whether you want it or not
Microsoft warns that Russia's online influence campaigns targeting US elections have picked up pace
Russia is trying to undermine US support for Ukraine and NATO
Microsoft blames a bug for accidentally installing Copilot on Windows 11 devices
Another day, another faulty Windows update
Microsoft could soon sneak (more) Start menu ads into Windows
You can turn them off, though
Former Microsoft dev says Windows Start menu's performance is "comically bad," even with monster PC
If only Windows were "as good as it once was"