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Microsoft is reportedly preparing an AI-assisted vulnerability discovery service called Project Perception, but there is no evidence that it produced the fixes in Windows’ latest Patch Tuesday. The more immediate Windows security story is MDASH, Microsoft’s existing multi-model scanning system...

Microsoft’s December 4, 2025 announcement that it will update Microsoft 365 packaging and list prices starting July 1, 2026 marks a clear pivot: Microsoft is bundling more security, management, and AI-driven capabilities into its core suites — and asking customers to pay for that expansion...

Microsoft has told business customers to brace for higher Microsoft 365 list prices next year — a global, list‑price adjustment that Microsoft says is justified by a broad roll‑out of AI, security and device‑management features and will take effect on July 1, 2026. The change is framed as part...

Microsoft’s commercial Microsoft 365 suites are getting a meaningful price reset: beginning July 1, 2026 the company will raise list prices on a broad set of business and enterprise Microsoft 365 and Office 365 SKUs while simultaneously folding additional AI, security and device-management...

If you want real protection without turning your PC into an island, there are a handful of settings in Windows 11 that deliver the best return on effort: stronger authentication tied to hardware, always-on endpoint defenses, ransomware-focused folder protections, and the ability to locate or...

Microsoft 365 just became significantly more expensive for consumers, and for millions of longtime users the decision to keep paying is suddenly complicated: Microsoft has folded its AI assistant, Copilot, and its Designer image tools into the Microsoft 365 Personal and Family bundles, raised...