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Stocks Slide in Today's Afternoon Trading Session

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.78%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -1.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.81%. Stocks are lower this afternoon, after rallying in the morning. Rising oil prices are a...

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On Xbox's growing pains, and its strange future

Microsoft's Xbox platform is at a crossroads and faced with more challenges than ever; it is also faced with more opportunities than ever. What does that mean for today's Xbox customer? It might not all be good news. It might be all good news.

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An Unusual, Deep In-the-Money Call Options Trade in Microsoft Highlights Its Long Term Value

Trading in Microsoft call options that expire in 2.7 years at a deep in-the-money (ITM) strike price highlights the underlying value of MSFT stock. Using call options like this can be a cheaper way to buy the stock.

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"What we did here gives me goosebumps. We have shown that error correction is repeatable, it is working, and it is reliable": Microsoft and Quantinuum scale new heights in quantum computing and error correction

Microsoft is on the verge of a major quantum computing breakthrough in collaboration with Quantinuum. While making the announcement, the tech giant indicated it ran more than 14,000 experiments without encountering a single error.

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I downloaded the new Windows 11 update set to go public soon — here's what happened

Windows 11's latest update is almost here, and considering it's the first major one of 2024, we're excited to get a first look at what Microsoft has been cooking up.

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Microsoft Copilot could take away this Windows 11 feature as the tech giant desperately pushes AI

A new behavior in Windows 11 replaces the option to open notifications with a swipe with opening Copilot. The change entered testing late last year and has proven controversial.

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Microsoft’s latest brainwave for Edge is one we hope Chrome copies – a RAM limiter to stop the browser eating up your memory

Edge has a nifty trick in testing to prevent the browser from gobbling up RAM in specified situations.

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Microsoft reveals costs of Windows 10 end of life security update — and it might be more than you'd expect

Windows 10 end of life security updates cost revealed — and it could be the push you need to finally upgrade

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Microsoft Edge might let you limit its RAM usage soon including a setting just for gamers

That's if you use Edge in the first place of course. Whoops, I said it.

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Microsoft's Security Culture Criticized By Cybersecurity Board After Breach

The CSRB report exposes security flaws in Microsoft's systems, leading to a breach by Chinese hackers compromising senior US officials' emails.

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Broader Market Gains as Chip Stocks Rally and Bond Yields Decline

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.67%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.45%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.77%. Stocks are higher today on positive carryover from Wednesday when Fed Chair Powell...

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Error-corrected qubits 800 times more reliable after breakthrough, paving the way for 'next level' of quantum computing

Scientists used a technique called 'active syndrome extraction' to build four logical qubits from 30 physical ones and run 14,000 experiments without detecting a single error.

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Apple's LLM reportedly outperforms GPT-4, but Sam Altman already admitted it "kind of sucks" as OpenAI gets ready to unveil a new model that's "really good, like materially better"

Apple is looking to build on SIri's capabilities with ReALM, as it'll enhance its capability to understand context in a conversation and even process onscreen content.

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Google considering charge for internet searches with AI, reports say

Cost of artificial intelligence service could mean leaders in sector turning to subscription models

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Stocks Push Higher on Strength in Chip Stocks and Lower Bond Yields

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.72%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.92%. Stocks are higher today on positive carryover from Wednesday when Fed Chair Powell...

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Microsoft 365 update brings more of the latest and greatest Copilot features to your work

Copilot is here for Microsoft 365, with new features hoping to boost your business' productivity

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EU says foreign cloud providers will no longer need a local joint venture to qualify for its cybersecurity label

Non-EU vendors can continue to sell their cloud computing services freely in the EU without having EU joint ventures.

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Employees spill some secret changes coming in a future Microsoft Store update

An updated version of the Microsoft Store is now in testing among Insiders. The update improves the speed of the store in several key areas and reduces loading times.

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How much will it cost to keep Windows 10 alive next year? You’ll have to wait to find out

If you’re a business, Microsoft just revealed pricing details for post-support updates – but not for consumers, sadly.

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US Gov report slams Microsoft over email hack—'The Board finds that this intrusion was preventable and should never have occurred'

The Cyber Safety Review Board has released its assessment of last years Microsoft security breach, and it makes for uncomfortable reading.

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Microsoft Ratio Spread Targets A Profit Zone Between $395 and $415

Buying the April 19 put with a strike price of $415 for around $4.00 and selling 2 of the April 19, $405 strike puts for around $1.75 would create a put ratio spread.

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And just like that, Opera One became the best web browser for AI enthusiasts

Forget Microsoft Edge, the Opera One web browser may have leapfrogged its way to the forefront of AI adoption.

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Palworld gets first raid boss Bellanoir in major update, though Xbox players have to wait for the patch

After teasing her raid battle in March, Palworld developer Pocketpair has added the Bellanoir boss to the game.

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Windows 10 support ends in October 2025 — here's what it'll cost to keep using it securely

Windows 10 fans, listen up. Microsoft just announced a subscription-pricing model for its Windows 10 extended support program — and it's not cheap.

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Microsoft 365 gets a GPT-4 Turbo upgrade with these powerful new AI tools

Microsoft announced several updates to Copilot in Microsoft 365 that users will enjoy taking advantage of.

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