The Latest Breaking News from Microsoft

Microsoft Zaps 5-Year-Old Defender Bug, Reduces CPU Usage by 75% in Firefox

Defender and Firefox were not best friends, but a major bug affecting their interaction (wasting CPU cycles) has now been fixed.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 11, 2023

Ghostwire: Tokyo (Xbox) review — Folklore, fresh concepts, frustrated

After a year of updates, is the former PlayStation exclusive worth your time on Xbox? It depends on your tolerance for performance issues, sadly.

Windows Central · Apr 11, 2023

Surface Pro 9 review: A decade of form factor perfection

After ten years, the Surface Pro 9 is finally Microsoft's ultimate laptop killer. I was never a fan of its humble beginnings, but some fantastic refinements have me sold.

Windows Central · Apr 11, 2023

Windows 11 screenshots could soon work differently, breaking 30 years of tradition

Windows 11 screenshot change might sound seriously annoying – but don’t worry too much about it.

TechRadar · Apr 11, 2023

Louisville bank manager recounts watching disgruntled employee shoot dead coworkers during video call

‘I witnessed people being murdered. I don’t know how else to say that,’ said Old National Bank manager Rebecca Buchheit-Sims

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

How the Xbox Elite Series 3 can compete with the DualSense Edge

With the DualSense Edge and other PS5 pro controllers available, here’s what Microsoft needs to do to keep up.

TechRadar · Apr 11, 2023

Asian shares mostly higher after mixed day on Wall Street

Stocks are mostly higher in Asia after a mixed session on Wall Street

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Microsoft finally gets around to fixing half-decade-old Firefox CPU bug

Microsoft finally got around to fixing a high-CPU performance bug in Mozilla Firefox. It just took it half a decade to do so.

TechRadar · Apr 11, 2023

Windows 11 might be getting a feature that macOS has had for ages

Windows 11 will soon let you force quit from the taskbar, like macOS, and it’s about time.

TechRadar · Apr 10, 2023

AI could cause 'nuclear-level catastrophe' according to a third of researchers

Experts say AI's breakout year could pave the way for revolutionary changes, but some are still wary about the implications.

Fortune · Apr 10, 2023