The Latest Breaking News from Microsoft

Satya Nadella says Microsoft's Copilot AI is seeing massive use, growing "nearly 3x year-over-year" — but investors aren't convinced

Satya Nadella says Microsoft’s Copilot AI is seeing strong adoption, even as investors question the growth of Azure and Microsoft 365.

Windows Central · Jan 30

The new math defining AI winners and losers

The wildly different market reactions to Meta and Microsoft reveal the calculus for investors.

Axios · Jan 30

New Xbox achievement visuals appear in Xbox Cloud Gaming — but gamers shouldn't expect any system overhauls anytime soon

Microsoft has refreshed Xbox achievement visuals in the new Cloud Gaming UI preview, offering a cleaner look while sources say no full achievement system overhaul is planned.

Windows Central · Jan 30

Microsoft says the Windows 11 boot failure bug is linked to another buggy update: 'This issue can occur on devices that failed to install the December 2025 security update and were left in an improper state'

Bugs upon bugs.

PC Gamer · Jan 30

FTSE 100 Live 30 January: Gold and silver prices slump, AstraZeneca strikes China deal

The price of gold today fell back as traders focused on President Trump’s nomination as next Federal Reserve chair.

Evening Standard · Jan 30

Asian shares are mostly lower after a wild day on Wall St ends with modest moves

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after a day of dramatic swings on Wall Street that included Microsoft's worst drop in nearly six years

The Independent UK · Jan 30

Microsoft explores bringing Linux-like top menu bar to Windows 11 with new PowerToys feature

Microsoft's PowerToys team is exploring a new feature that would add a menu bar to the top of the Windows desktop, offering power user shortcuts similar to the menu bar on a Mac or Linux distro.

Windows Central · Jan 30

80% of game devs plan to target Windows PC in survey — with only 40% for PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2, and 20% for Xbox. It's lucky the next Xbox is a PC then, eh?

Steam and Windows stays winning, as console support no longer seems to be a priority for game devs.

Windows Central · Jan 30

Microsoft loses a massive $440 billion in market cap as shares tank — investors get increasingly sceptical of its AI strategy

Microsoft investors didn't enjoy the company's FY26 Q2 report, as fears of its AI strategy begin to unravel into despair.

Windows Central · Jan 29

Microsoft Rout Weighs on the Broader Market

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed down -0.13%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.53%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) fell -0.20%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Jan 29