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Microsoft’s public guidance has shifted from cautious optimism to a firmer promise: the company now expects another year of double‑digit revenue and operating‑income growth, a refinement that matters because Microsoft’s ability to sustain double‑digit expansion underpins lofty valuations and...

Microsoft's recent moves to tighten controls on employee speech, restrict building access and cement a three‑day‑a‑week return‑to‑office requirement mark a decisive shift in how the company balances internal safety, operational control and employee expression — and they arrive at a moment when...

The same wars that leave cities and monuments in ruins also reverberate through the world’s invisible networks — from ancient colonnades laced with unexploded ordnance to the undersea fiber arteries that carry cloud services — exposing how fragile both culture and commerce have become in the age...

Microsoft’s AI unit has publicly launched two in‑house models — MAI‑Voice‑1 and MAI‑1‑preview — signaling a deliberate shift from purely integrating third‑party frontier models toward building product‑focused models Microsoft can own, tune, and route inside Copilot and Azure. Background...

iLink Digital’s recent announcements mark a notable moment in the crowded Microsoft partner ecosystem: the company says it has reached Microsoft’s top-tier Azure expertise and — according to a syndicated press release — earned placement on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, milestones that, if fully...

In a volatile escalation of employee activism and public scrutiny, 18 people were arrested at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington, campus on August 20, 2025, after demonstrators — including current and former Microsoft staff — splashed red paint on the company’s signage, set up an encampment on...

Microsoft’s position as the industry bellwether is undeniable: massive scale, diversified revenue streams, and a bold pivot into AI and cloud computing have put the company on a premium trajectory—but the headline comparisons published in the Benzinga automated industry snapshot deserve careful...

Microsoft’s latest push on quantum computing — framed publicly as a quiet technical milestone and privately as a strategic cloud bet — marks a turning point in how hyperscalers plan to deliver exotic accelerators to enterprises and researchers worldwide. Microsoft says it has deployed an...