The Latest Breaking News from Microsoft

Windows may have ditched Android apps, but now it wants to sync with them

Windows wants to play nice with apps on other platforms.

T3 · Jan 29

Google briefly leaked its secret desktop‑class Android OS — and it could be a real challenger to lower-end Windows laptops

Google inadvertently revealed its super-secret Android desktop operating system's UI while publishing a Google bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker,

Windows Central · Jan 29

Xbox hardware sales slump by 32% as Microsoft reports that its overall gaming revenue is in decline

Is this an Xbox?

PC Gamer · Jan 29

'We are pushing the frontier across our entire AI stack': Microsoft's latest results show new cloud and AI returns - but reliance on OpenAI causes concerns

Microsoft revenue is up 17% year-over-year, but investor scepticism led share prices to drop 6% in after-hours trading.

TechRadar · Jan 29

Microsoft's early bet on OpenAI is weighing heavily on Azure, causing 45% of its backlog — but it's finally starting to pay off

Microsoft's financial earnings report reveals that OpenAI accounts for 45% of its Azure cloud computing backlog, yet Microsoft's net income jumped by $7.6 billion, primarily due to its investment in OpenAI.

Windows Central · Jan 29

The AI money merry-go-round shows no sign of stopping as Meta, OpenAI, Nvidia, Amazon and Microsoft linked to deals worth nearly $200 billion

More money than you can possibly imagine.

PC Gamer · Jan 29

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PC Gamer · Jan 29

Microsoft says Windows 11 now has one billion users, 'up 45% year-over-year', which is probably no surprise after Windows 10 was put out to pasture

It's not like we had too many other options. Yes, I know, Linux.

PC Gamer · Jan 29

The $600 billion wave of AI ‘capex’ growth boosting stocks is about to slow down, analysts warn

“It’s an AI arms race,” Wells Fargo warns.

Fortune · Jan 29

Stocks Rise Before the Open as Investors Weigh Big Tech Earnings, U.S. Economic Data and Apple Results in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are up +0.17%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are up +0.19% this morning as investors digest earnings reports from big U.S. tech companies.

Barchart · Jan 29