Microsoft has quietly begun serving a new, highly visual Bing ad that places a full “scoreboard” comparison between Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome above Chrome’s official download links on Windows 11 — a move that reframes a user’s intent at the precise moment they look to switch browsers and...
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Microsoft’s Windows 10 retirement has gone from a scheduled lifecycle event to a full‑blown legal, environmental and consumer‑rights story — a San Diego plaintiff has sued Microsoft seeking an order to keep Windows 10 receiving free security updates until its installed base falls to a small...
Tensions have reached a new high in Silicon Valley, as the longstanding multi-billion-dollar alliance between Microsoft and OpenAI faces one of its most significant reckonings yet. The once-celebrated partnership, heralded for pushing the boundaries of generative AI and cloud infrastructure, now...
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