The Latest Breaking News from Microsoft

Is Perplexity the next Google?

Perplexity's AI web browser, Comet, is mighty impressive, but the company also made an audacious $34.5 billion unsolicited bid to buy Chrome off Google.

Fortune · Aug 13, 2025

Microsoft commits to improve gaming on Arm-based Windows 11 PCs — "We’re developing new features that will enable more games to be played on Arm"

Microsoft has announced an update to the Xbox app that enables the ability to download Xbox PC games on Arm-based devices, while also committing to improving gaming on Arm devices as a whole.

Windows Central · Aug 13, 2025

Missed The Next Tech Giant? Why IPOs Are Shrinking For Everyday Investors

The largest technology companies in the U.S. have one thing in common — they are publicly traded on the Nasdaq exchange. The meteoric rise of Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, among others, throughout the 2010s and 2020s netted individual investors trillions.

Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025

Latest Windows 11 update packs a great new feature - but I hope I never have to use it

As well as Quick Machine Recovery, the August update delivers an important fix for PC gamers - and more AI tricks.

TechRadar · Aug 13, 2025

Microsoft's latest major patch fixes a serious zero-day flaw, and a host of other issues - so update now

The August 2025 Patch Tuesday release fixes a broad mix of vulnerabilities across different services.

TechRadar · Aug 13, 2025

Microsoft experimented with an AI-focused UI for Edge — here's what it looked like, and what it might have been for

Microsoft recently built a prototype UI for its Edge web browser codenamed Olympia that placed emphasis on Copilot. Here's what it looked like, and what it might have been for.

Windows Central · Aug 13, 2025

CoreWeave To Double Down, Captures Microsoft And Google's AI Dollars

Investors in the AI infrastructure space are suddenly seeing CoreWeave Inc (NASDAQ:CRWV) not just as a vendor, but as a critical engine powering some of the world's most ambitious AI projects.

Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025

How poisoned data can trick AI − and how to stop it

Imagine a busy train station. Cameras monitor everything, from how clean the platforms are to whether a docking bay is empty or occupied. These cameras feed into an AI system that helps manage station operations and sends signals to incoming trains, letting them know when they can enter the station.

The Conversation · Aug 13, 2025

Microsoft lures “most-wanted” AI talent from Meta with multimillion-dollar offers amid industry turbulence — giving Zuckerberg a taste of his own medicine

According to a leaked internal document, Microsoft has compiled a "most-wanted" list, comprising Meta engineers and researchers. The company has reportedly made multi-million-dollar compensation package offers to get them to switch sides.

Windows Central · Aug 13, 2025

Conservative-leaning AI platform Perplexity makes shock bid to buy 'rival' Google Chrome

The Truth Social integrated AI firm made an unexpected €29 billion offer for the world’s most popular web browser as Google faces possible antitrust action in the US.

Euronews · Aug 13, 2025