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Microsoft Azure experiencing outage due to DNS issue

Microsoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its domain name system

The Independent UK

Windows 11 videos demonstrating account and hardware requirements bypass purged from YouTube creator's channel — platform says content ‘encourages dangerous or illegal activities that risk serious physical harm or death’

A YouTuber's videos telling people how to use Windows 11 without a Microsoft account and how to install it on unsupported hardware were allegedly violating community guidelines on dangerous and illegal activities.

Tom’s Hardware

Nvidia's market capitalization hits $5.12 trillion — AI powerhouse is the first company in history to hit seismic milestone

GTC announcements drive Nvidia's market capitalization by over $200 billion in one day, making the company the world's first firm to reach a market capitalization of over $5 trillion.

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With over 9,000 people laid off, Xbox more expensive than ever, and several studios closed, Microsoft's pro-AI CEO says the "best way to innovate is to have good margins"

You'd think having an extra 9,000 people around would help with the whole innovating thing

GamesRadar

China deploys wind-powered underwater data center off Shanghai coast — $226 million project could top 24 megawatts, harnessing the cooling power of the sea

China has launched what it claims is the world’s first wind-powered undersea data center — a sealed, seawater-cooled cluster sitting 35 meters beneath the surface off the coast of Shanghai.

Tom’s Hardware

Nvidia is officially the world’s first $5 trillion company. CEO Jensen Huang says it’s on track for ‘half a trillion dollars’ in revenue

Nvidia reached the $5 trillion threshold just three months after becoming the first company to hit $4 trillion.

Fortune

Magnificent 7 Market Cap Tops $22 Trillion – And Nvidia Just Got Bigger Than Japan

The total market value of the Magnificent Seven tech giants soared past $22.2 trillion on Wednesday, powered by a surge in Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), which crossed the $5 trillion valuation mark for the first time ever—now eclipsing the entire economy of Japan.

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Chanel’s CEO went to Microsoft HQ and asked ChatGPT to show her a picture of her company’s leadership. They were all men in suits

Leena Nair said more than 75% of her company’s employees are female.

Fortune

White House weighs in on Halo’s Master Chief — because apparently we’ve solved everything else

Apparently, only one leader is fully committed to giving power to the players.

Windows Central

Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders

The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents show

The Guardian - US

"A lot of companies" are interested in reviving Doom icon John Romero's new FPS that Microsoft reportedly pulled funding on: "If you move and start working with somebody else, they get $50 million for free"

Even if it doesn't work out you have "assets that you can use to make another thing"

GamesRadar

Windows 11’s October Insider update brings 9 features worth trying

In the last two weeks of October 2025, Microsoft released several Insider builds for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2 with various visual changes and improvements, including a redesigned About page, the Copy & Search feature, proactive memory diagnostics, and more dark mode improvements for File Explorer.

Windows Central

Microsoft might be silent, but Halo's co-creator and Halo 2's design lead have called the US government's 'Destroy the Flood' analogy comparing immigrants to parasites 'absolutely abhorrent'

"It really makes me sick seeing Halo co-opted like this."

PC Gamer

How To Earn $500 A Month From Microsoft Stock Ahead Of Q1 Earnings

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) will release earnings results for the first quarter, after the closing bell on Wednesday.

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TechRadar

Windows 11's new Start menu is now available – but I wouldn't rush to get it yet

The redesigned Start menu is exciting, true, but I'd advise you to hold fire for now.

The Guardian - UK

Why Trump’s White House is using video game memes to recruit for ICE

A recent spate of posts has garnered attention, but Trump and his allies have long been using gaming imagery to mobilise a toxic subculture of ‘rootless white males’

GamesRadar

Former Microsoft exec slams Xbox lead's "social network envy," says gaming's biggest rival isn't TikTok – it's time

"Gaming doesn't compete with short-form video"

The Guardian - UK

Emma Thompson speaks of her ‘intense irritation’ with AI

The actor and screenwriter told late night talkshow host Stephen Colbert that she took issue with Microsoft’s Copilot offering to rewrite her scripts for her

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Tom’s Guide

Microsoft and OpenAI announce new deal and Microsoft gets 27% — what it means for you

Microsoft and OpenAI are furthering their partnership with a big new deal, giving both much higher profits.

Euronews

Big Tech spending on Brussels lobbying hits record high, report claims

The increase comes as pressure on the European Commission from the US administration to change its online platform and AI rules has gone up as well.

Windows Central

Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella says Bill Gates almost nuked Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI before it started — "You're going to burn this billion dollars"

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that securing board approval for investing $1 billion in OpenAI was challenging. Bill Gates warned that it was like setting the money ablaze.

The Independent UK

US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds

Even while warning about national security and human rights abuse, the U.S. government across five Republican and Democratic administrations has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police, government and surveillance companies, an Associated Press investigation has found

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Stock Index Futures Gain on Nvidia Boost Ahead of Fed Rate Decision and Big Tech Earnings

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +0.19%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +0.35% this morning, buoyed by ongoing tech and AI momentum, while investors await the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and U.S. megacap tech earnings.

Benzinga

Stock Market Today: Dow Pare Gains, S&P 500 And Nasdaq Advance Ahead Of FOMC Decision—Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta In Focus (UPDATED)

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, and the headline were updated in the story.)

TechRadar

Microsoft says ‘once AGI is declared by OpenAI’ it will be verified by independent experts – here’s why that’s a big deal

Microsoft and OpenAI’s new deal means the arrival of AGI must be confirmed by independent experts.

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