PC World

Microsoft’s first-ever programming language was just open-sourced

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...
The Verge

Microsoft is making ‘significant investments’ in training its own AI models

Microsoft AI’s first in-house models were just the beginning. Microsoft AI’s first in-house models were just the beginning. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...
The Verge

Microsoft 365 Copilot bundles sales, service, and finance Copilots in October

Microsoft’s Copilot bundling will reduce the price for some businesses that rely on it AI tools. Microsoft’s Copilot bundling will reduce the price for some businesses that rely on it AI tools. is a ...
Windows Central

Microsoft’s new AI can turn plain text into a full podcast — and it’s freakishly good at it

What's happening today with Microsoft and AI, then? For once, it's not Copilot being stuffed into something, instead, an interesting new open-source project called VibeVoice. VibeVoice is an entirely ...
Seattle Times

Microsoft layoffs continue into 5th consecutive month

Microsoft is laying off 42 Redmond-based employees, continuing a months-long effort by the company to trim its workforce amid an artificial intelligence spending boom. More than 15,000 Microsoft ...
Newsweek

Ms. Rachel’s Confession About Looking After Kids on Plane Goes Viral

Internet personality Ms. Rachel has revealed that during a recent flight, she had to put on her own Ms. Rachel TV show for her daughter despite trying to entertain her for two hours. She said in a ...
New York Post

Microsoft to add Anthropic AI models — as rift with OpenAI grows: report

Microsoft is preparing to overhaul its Office 365 suite by adding artificial intelligence models from Anthropic — the latest sign of a growing rift with OpenAI, according to a report. The software ...
Gizmodo

Microsoft and LG Are Bringing Xbox to Cars

Gamers are taking to the streets. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a partnership with LG to bring its Xbox Cloud Gaming platform to cars that have LG-provided internet capabilities. “Whether you’re ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Tri-State golf course could be razed for enormous project

CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) - A Greater Cincinnati developer has unveiled plans for a vast development, totaling more than 500 residential units and a grocery store, on the site of a ...
Engadget

Microsoft reportedly plans to start using Anthropic models to power some of Office 365's Copilot features

Microsoft reportedly plans to begin using Anthropic's latest Claude models to power some of the Copilot features in its Office 365 apps. In a report published Tuesday, The Information said the tech ...
Engadget

Microsoft's cloud service restored after reports of cut cables in the Red Sea

Microsoft said its Azure cloud platform has returned to normal service after an incident of cut underwater cables that played out over Saturday. The tech giant reported "undersea fiber cuts" in the ...