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  1. NFL and Microsoft Launch AI-First Copilot on Sidelines

    The NFL’s long-running technology relationship with Microsoft has officially entered an AI-first phase: a multiyear extension announced in August upgrades the league’s Sideline Viewing System with Copilot-powered tools, expands Azure AI into scouting and operations, and promises richer...
  2. Board–Microsoft Azure Alliance: AI-Driven Enterprise Planning in the Cloud

    Board’s Microsoft alliance — crowned by a Solutions Partner designation and deeper Azure integration — recasts the company from a niche EPM vendor into a credible contender for AI-driven, enterprise-scale planning workflows. Background Board announced availability of the Board Enterprise...
  3. Microsoft's AI-First Leap: From Software Factory to Intelligence Engine

    Satya Nadella’s internal memo bluntly reframes Microsoft’s next act: the century-old “software factory” that Bill Gates imagined has served its purpose, but in the era of generative AI it is no longer enough — Microsoft must become an “intelligence engine” powered by AI, security, and quality...
  4. Gloucestershire AI Breakfast: Copilot & Data for SMEs

    Senior business leaders in Gloucestershire looking to improve efficiency, create tech‑powered strategies and learn how AI can benefit day‑to‑day operations are invited to a free, one‑off breakfast workshop this September that promises hands‑on insight into Microsoft Copilot, data‑driven decision...
  5. Microsoft AI Contract Automation: Azure Copilot Platform for Enterprise Procurement

    Microsoft’s push to make AI the backbone of enterprise contract automation has moved from proof-of-concept to platform play, blending massive infrastructure bets, partner-led solutions, and an explicit governance narrative — all while forcing painful trade-offs across its workforce and...
  6. Copilot Agents for Policing: Automating Workflows with Microsoft Copilot

    CPS’s pitch — that outcome-focused AI agents built on Microsoft Copilot can shrink paperwork, speed investigations and put more officers back on the street — arrives at a moment when policing is hungry for tangible efficiency gains and painfully wary of unproven AI experiments. The company will...
  7. Windows 10 End of Support 2025: San Diego Case Challenges Free Updates

    A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in San Diego has escalated what many expected to be a routine product‑lifecycle moment into a high‑stakes legal and public‑policy flashpoint: the planned October 14, 2025 end of mainstream support for Windows 10, and the question of whether Microsoft can — or...
  8. Windows 10 End of Support 2025: San Diego Lawsuit Demands Free Updates

    A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in San Diego is attempting to turn Microsoft’s scheduled October 14, 2025 retirement of Windows 10 into a court‑enforced policy debate — asking a judge to compel the company to keep delivering free security updates for Windows 10 until the OS’s market share falls...
  9. Microsoft Engineer's Playbook for Fast Promotions in the AI Era

    A Microsoft engineer’s plainspoken playbook — setting explicit goals, asking for regular feedback, and signaling readiness to own end-to-end projects — has become a widely shared template for rapid advancement in big tech, and her story offers a useful window into how careers are being shaped in...
  10. Arkane Union Calls on Microsoft to Cut Ties with Israeli Military

    Arkane Studios’ Lyon-based union has publicly joined calls for Microsoft to sever ties with the Israeli military, putting one of the games industry’s most respected studios at the center of a widening debate about cloud providers, AI, corporate responsibility, and the ethics of doing business in...
  11. Microsoft FY2024 Corrected Metrics Reframe Valuation and AI Outlook

    Microsoft remains the dominant force in enterprise software and cloud, but the automated Benzinga competitor snapshot that circulated recently contains several numerical inconsistencies that merit correction — and a closer look at what the corrected figures mean for valuation, competitive...
  12. California Lawsuit Challenges Windows 10 End of Support and ESU Plan

    Microsoft is facing a state‑court challenge in California after a Southern California resident filed a lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to continue providing free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the vendor’s announced end‑of‑support date — a legal gambit that reframes a routine product...
  13. California Suit Challenges Windows 10 End of Support and ESU

    A Southern California resident has filed suit in San Diego Superior Court asking a judge to block Microsoft’s planned October 14, 2025 end-of-support for Windows 10 and to force the company to continue providing free security updates until Windows 10’s install base falls below a...
  14. IaaS Market 2024: AWS, Azure & Google Cloud Lead AI-Driven Growth

    The global infrastructure-as-a-service market surged again in 2024, with the three hyperscalers — Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud — together capturing roughly seven out of every ten dollars spent on cloud infrastructure, as enterprises pour capital into AI-optimized...
  15. California Lawsuit Seeks Free Windows 10 Updates After End-of-Support

    A California resident has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to keep Windows 10 receiving free security updates, calling the company’s October 14, 2025 end-of-support decision a de facto coercion to buy new hardware and a move to entrench its AI strategy — a case that crystallizes...
  16. Microsoft Cloud, AI Momentum, and Regulatory Risks in 2025

    Microsoft’s competitive position in the software industry remains both formidable and contested: the Benzinga automated analysis frames the company as a financial and strategic bellwether among software peers, but careful cross-checking of the numbers and regulatory context shows a more nuanced...
  17. Windows 10 End of Support: Law, Security, and AI Impact

    A Southern California man’s lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to keep Windows 10 receiving free updates has turned a routine product lifecycle milestone into a high‑stakes legal and policy flashpoint that touches security, competition, environmental, and consumer‑rights questions—less than...
  18. Windows 11 Canary: Consolidated Search Settings for Easier Privacy

    Microsoft has quietly moved to rationalize Windows Search by consolidating multiple search-related settings pages into a single, clearer settings hub in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27919, the latest Canary-channel release — a small but meaningful step toward taming an increasingly scattered...
  19. Microsoft Gaming Copilot: Your AI Sidekick for Windows 11 Gaming

    The AI-powered revolution in PC gaming now has a new flagship: Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot. Quietly unveiled to Windows 11 beta testers, this innovative feature promises to become the ultimate digital sidekick for gamers, offering context-aware assistance inside any supported title. By seamlessly...
  20. Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU Options, Copilot+ PCs, and AI Antitrust

    Microsoft is facing a fresh legal challenge over the looming end of support for Windows 10, with a San Diego lawsuit accusing the company of “forced obsolescence” and a strategy to “monopolize the generative AI market” as Windows 11 and Copilot+ PCs become the default path forward. The...