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Microsoft Responds to Racist Layoff Claims: Denies Replacing Workers With Foreign Employees

Microsoft addresses claims of Xbox layoffs linked to foreign workers and the H-1B visa programme, emphasising global restructuring efforts and the broader implications for the tech industry.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft comms lead says Xbox layoffs "were not made to replace employees with foreign workers" in response to "bad information"

"The H-1B figures being referenced are Microsoft-wide visa renewals"

GamesRadar

Build 2026 only makes sense if you remember Build 2025: a look back at the groundwork of the "age of AI agents"

Build 2026 delivered new tools, models, and platform updates for the age of AI agents, but the story did not start this week. The foundation was set at Build 2025, where Microsoft introduced the standards, context systems, and early agent tooling that shaped its roadmap.

Windows Central

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Microsoft's Windows K2 could be Windows 11's tipping point, and finally deliver the experience users expected: "When the Windows brand is under attack, it drags the whole Microsoft brand down with it."

Windows K2 may be the bold move Microsoft needs to redefine Windows 11, swaying users away from the negative sentiments around the OS.

Windows Central

How to watch 'Animal Control' Season 4 online from anywhere — stream new episodes

Joel McHale’s animal control chaos is back for season 4, with a special early premiere already out and the show settling into its regular Thursday slot. Here’s how to watch Animal Control season 4 online, wherever you are.

Tom’s Guide

“Literally no one seems to know anything about this” — Microsoft used China-based engineers to maintain DoD systems with high impact data

"Digital escorts” with limited expertise oversaw China-based staff working on systems containing critical U.S. defense data.

Windows Central

‘Microsoft is Just a ChatGPT Reseller’: Marc Benioff Slams Microsoft’s Lack of Innovation and Predicts Full-Blown OpenAI Fallout

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has predicted an imminent and irreversible split between Microsoft and OpenAI, accusing Microsoft of being overly dependent on OpenAI's technology while neglecting its own innovation.

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Microsoft ousts Salesforce CEO's "borderline obsession with Copilot" — Marc Benioff's lethal AI jabs are "all about marketing," and "has no idea what he's talking about"

Microsoft CCO Frank X. Shaw recently addressed Benioff's myriad of comments aimed at the company's AI and Copilot efforts.

Windows Central

Hulu top 10 movies — here's the 3 worth watching now

Hulu's top 10 movies are always changing, so we’ve chosen the ones worth watching right now.

Tom’s Guide

Insiders Worry Microsoft's AI Future Hitched To OpenAI's Wagon

Microsoft's AI team focus on OpenAI partnership has caused internal friction and departures. Microsoft, on the other hand, is optimistic about customer impact.

International Business Times UK

Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data, foreshadowing a possible fight over AI

A lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service’s data and demanded an audit from the software giant

The Independent UK

'My first Christmas without her for 42 years' - Nottinghamshire widower on getting through festivities

'She was a terrific woman, I run out of superlatives. Kind, generous, thoughtful, everything. She was my life'

Nottingham Post

'Horrendous' traffic and cars in living rooms: Has new £49m bypass in Gedling started to benefit village?

'It has been a long time coming'

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