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Watch out - that Microsoft Calendar invite dated 2050 could be hiding stolen files and worse

Check your calendars for entries far into the future - especially if you're an Israeli entity.

TechRadar

Amazon data center in Bahrain struck and destroyed by Iranian cruise missiles, state media claims — attacks launched against AWS site in response to alleged US strikes on an under-construction nuclear plant

The Amazon site has suffered multiple hits since the start of the U.S. bombing campaign in Iran. The IRGC claims to have 'destroyed' AWB Bahrain, but the company has moved operations off the facility since early April.

Tom’s Hardware

Halo: Campaign Evolved is the star of Xbox Game Pass' 2nd July wave of new games, alongside an original RPG by Game Freak and a classic id Software FPS

Microsoft has unveiled the second line-up of games coming and leaving Xbox Game Pass in July 2026. The most notable new additions include Halo: Campaign Evolved, Beast of Reincarnation, and Heretic + Hexen.

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AI Is Coming for CEOs' Jobs Next: Ex-Microsoft Leaders Bet $1M It Can Replace the Boss

Skyfall AI, founded by ex-Microsoft executives, aims to test if AI can autonomously manage a small business, challenging traditional executive roles and potentially reshaping corporate structures.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft strikes 'multibillion-dollar' deal with French AI firm Mistral

Microsoft and French startup Mistral said Tuesday they had signed a "multibillion-dollar" deal for the US tech giant to use the AI developer's computing infrastructure in Europe.

France 24

IREN’s $2.8 Billion AI Contract Haul Changes the Stock’s Story

IREN stock jumped nearly 20% after $2.8 billion in new AI cloud contracts pushed 2026 revenue targets above $4 billion, accelerating its shift from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure.

MarketBeat

Microsoft Whiteboard is not shutting down, but you still may lose access next month

Microsoft Whiteboard is retiring support for personal Microsoft accounts. Users have until August 22, 2026, to create or edit boards, and until September 5, 2026, to export their data before it is permanently deleted.

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Microsoft's AI Bet Could Rewrite AMD's Growth Story

Microsoft is deploying AMD's Helios Rackscale Solution across Azure data centers starting in late 2026, diversifying its chip supply and boosting AMD's multi-year data center revenue outlook.

MarketBeat

'I can assure you, Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are not the only titles we're planning' — Xbox's chief strategy officer confirms the company wants to make more exclusives, but 'large live-service titles' will be multiplatform going forward

Xbox has confirmed that the Microsoft-owned company is looking to expand its console-exclusive portfolio outside of Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution.

TechRadar

Microsoft to fund Mistral's European AI expansion in multibillion-dollar deal

As part of the agreement, Microsoft Azure customers will be able to develop software using Mistral's data centers in France, giving Microsoft more capacity in Europe and regulated industries an alternative to U.S.-controlled infrastructure.

The Economic Times

Another former Xbox studio is "independently owned, again" after Microsoft shut it down in 2024

Mighty Doom developer Alpha Dog Games was previously shut alongside Tango Gameworks

GamesRadar

Oracle Is One Step From Junk—Can It Afford the AI Boom?

S&P cut Oracle's credit rating to BBB- on AI spending and OpenAI concentration risk, highlighting a widening financial gap versus Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon in funding AI buildouts.

MarketBeat

Microsoft vs. Amazon: 1 AI Giant Is the Better Buy Ahead of Earnings

Microsoft and Amazon enter earnings season with AI at the center of their growth stories, but one stock appears better positioned for the long term.

Barchart

How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table

Tech workers are increasingly unionizing, trading Silicon Valley’s myth of exceptionalism for collective bargaining to contest the corporate deployment of artificial intelligence

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Benzinga

Bill Ackman Says META and AMZN Are 'Cheap Stocks' Despite Their Massive Size

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square, is betting heavily on tech behemoths Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META)and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), identifying both companies as “durable compounders.”

Barchart

AMD Stock Alert: What to Know as Microsoft Joins AMD's Growing Helios Customer List

AMD shares popped today as Microsoft announced an expanded partnership with the chipmaker. Here’s what the deal really means for AMD stock in the back half of 2026.

Kiplinger

Dow Drops 305 Points as Apple Falls From Highs: Stock Market Today

All three main equity indexes were in the green to start the trading week, but questions about war overtook optimism about earnings.

Windows Central

This Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 flight stick actually has a feature that changes the game for PS5 pilots

Just because an accessory is affordable doesn't mean it isn't the best, and that seems to be the case with Thrustmaster's PS5 flight stick for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 thanks to a feature you might have ignored.

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Microsoft is moving another Outlook feature behind a Copilot paywall

Microsoft is retiring Outlook's free Meeting Insight feature in the coming months. Its replacement, "Prepare for this meeting," requires a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

Windows Central

It seems another studio has broken free of Xbox and gone independent, following Double Fine and other cuts

Alpha Dog Games, the creators behind the mobile DOOM spin-off, Mighty DOOM, have quietly announced that they've reformed after being closed down by Microsoft in 2024 and have broken away from Bethesda to regain independence as a studio.

The Economic Times

Iren shares jump 16% as $2.8 billion AI cloud deals lift revenue target

IREN shares surged after the company secured $2.8 billion in AI cloud contracts and raised its 2026 revenue target. Strong demand for GPU infrastructure, backed by major clients like Microsoft and Nvidia, highlights its shift from bitcoin mining to AI, with capacity expansion and prepayment-backed deals supporting growth visibility.

TechRadar

LibreOffice says Microsoft 'lock-in' with Office files is hurting users around the globe

Enterprises and agencies looking to adopt open source software alternative are struggling to ditch XML formats.

GamesRadar

Xbox pledges to help anyone who's lost their account to hackers "as quickly as possible" after one fan went viral for almost losing thousands of euros' worth of games

More than a few people have had problems, it turns out

MarketBeat

3 Nuclear Stocks for Investors Willing to Wait Out the Dip

Nuclear stocks have fallen sharply in 2026 despite rising AI-driven power demand. Analyst Kuran Francis highlights Constellation Energy, Centrus Energy, and the VanEck NLR ETF as ways to play the sector's long-term buildout.

Windows Central

Samsung's new GAIA PC chip challenges Microsoft's Copilot+ program — and why I can only see that as a positive for the AI PC industry

Samsung is reportedly working on a new GAIA AI accelerator chip, and the standalone silicon could be yet another reason for Microsoft to scrap its Copilot+ certification program.

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