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HSBC Cuts IBM Rating to Reduce Amid 22% Stock Plunge, Warning Investors of Further Downside Ahead

HSBC downgrades IBM following a 22% stock plunge due to missed Q2 earnings. The selloff impacts the tech sector, highlighting IBM's structural vulnerabilities and market ripple effects.

International Business Times UK

Windows 11's latest update will let you pause updates indefinitely

Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 introduces Point-in-time Restore, a new tool to pause updates, Widget improvements, and much more.

Windows Central

Warren Buffett stops yearly donation to Gates Foundation over Epstein link: 'Of course, morality is unpredicted but my remaining shares will be...'

Warren Buffett, in a major decision, stopped giving donations to the Gates Foundation over Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates' links to dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett was a founding trustee of the Gates Foundation and he started “The Giving Pledge” with Bill Gates and his then-wife Melinda French Gates to…

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Xbox is officially so low that it's got ex PlayStation head Shawn Layden rooting for Microsoft to avoid "a world with one dominant player"

"Innovation" and "differentiation" between platforms benefit games as a whole

GamesRadar

Experts get Google, Microsoft to pull trusted ModHeader with 1.6 million installs after finding it could harvest all kinds of data

Visited domains were being exfiltrated to a third-party server, seemingly under a Chinese actor's control.

TechRadar

Microsoft keeps proving you own NOTHING with them — it blocks another user's entire Xbox game library, including his OneDrive

Never say 'lightning doesn't strike twice' because Microsoft has been caught banning and deleting another Xbox player's entire games library, account, and OneDrive folder after it was hacked.

Windows Central

IBM loses quarter of its value as tech giant’s shares plunge and profits falter

IBM issued profit warning after weak second quarter, triggering selloff in software sector including Microsoft

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PlayStation 6 could outsell Xbox Project Helix by roughly 10 million units before 2030, analysts predict

But "the actual outcome could look very different"

GamesRadar

'A single entry point can rapidly expand to greater enterprise impacts': Microsoft introduces changes to tackle ShinyHunters

Greater visibility, better detection, and stronger governance over OAuth-connected applications should mitigate ShinyHunters attacks.

TechRadar

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he’s eyeing up book deals and teaching gigs when he steps away from his decades-long career at the banking giant

JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon has revealed he could become a teacher after he steps down, following in the footsteps of Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer.

Fortune

Windows Movie Maker still beats Clipchamp in an important way

Microsoft’s Clipchamp now requires OneDrive syncing to edit video projects. Windows Movie Maker never would have betrayed me like this.

Windows Central

Warren Buffett omits annual donation to Bill Gates’ foundation after his Epstein ties were disclosed

Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK

Xbox's cuts and layoffs don't solve its biggest problem — What will Asha do to solve Microsoft's biggest gaming crisis?

In order to find the next genuine article of growth, Xbox will need to innovate in ways it hasn't seen in decades. Will Xbox CEO Asha Sharma be given the runway to do it?

Windows Central

New York enacts one-year data center ban on projects larger than 50 megawatts — first US state to implement moratorium; will also pursue repealing tax exemptions

New York is the first to pass a statewide data center moratorium, which pauses all projects greater than 50 MW for one year. The governor's office said that it will create a GEIS to hold developments to "consistent standards," and also study the environmental impact of the construction and operation…

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New changes to Windows 11 Start menu and search look genuinely exciting and thank the heavens that we'll be able to disable web results

Keep going in this direction, please, Microsoft.

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'We love this... except gradual rollouts': Windows 11 search is being improved in a big way, with users impatient to get these changes — and I don't blame them

The search box is being improved across the board, and Microsoft is pleasing the computing crowd once again.

TechRadar

'You essentially pay for intelligence twice, once with money, and again with something even more valuable': Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns AI users not to give away too much

By moving to on-prem models trained on the data businesses already keep in the cloud, their is less risk of the big AI companies selling business secrets to the competition.

The Economic Times

Google vs Microsoft: Which company is better to work for? A Bengaluru techie who worked at both shares the biggest perks & differences

Bengaluru software engineer has shared his experiences of working at both Google and Microsoft, highlighting how each company shaped his career in different ways. He said Google helped him develop polish and high standards, while Microsoft offered greater ownership, responsibility and deeper professional growth. In a viral LinkedIn post, he…

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Google Gave Me Polish, Microsoft Gave Me Depth, Says Bengaluru Engineer Who Worked at Both

If you've ever wondered whether Google or Microsoft is the better place to work, you're not alone. For years, software engineers have debated everything from salaries and perks to work culture and career growth. But according to a Bengaluru-based engineer who has worked at both companies, the biggest difference isn't…

International Business Times UK

Banking Outages Put Big Tech in the Spotlight: UK Targets Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle

The UK's new oversight regime impacts Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle, ensuring resilience in banking and financial services. Learn the key implications under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023.

Windows Central

"Decrepit, disconnected, and directionless," we spoke to Ed Zitron on Microsoft's chances in the artificial intelligence biz — and whether or not the AI 'bubble' is primed to implode

Journalist Ed Zitron of the 'Better Offline Podcast' and 'Where's Your Ed At' newsletter offered us a scathing take on Microsoft's chances in the AI race.

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 review: a quality PC whose trackpad taps you back

Snappy performance, long battery life, great keyboard and excellent new haptic touchpad make the best of Windows 11

TechRadar

Quote of the day by Steve Jobs: 'The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste' — a potshot at a bitter rival

Apple and Microsoft's rivalry stretches back decades, with the Apple co-founder repeatedly undermining Bill Gates' company

TechRadar

Watch out Windows users, a Secure Boot update has been blocked on Windows 11 PCs due to failing on some devices — here's how to check if you're affected

Certain older devices that cannot receive updates via their OEM may not be able to install the latest Secure Boot certificate.

GamesRadar

After "incomprehensible" Xbox layoffs, id Software producer says worker-owned studios are "the only path forward"

Microsoft is planning 3,200 layoffs total

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