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Microsoft said on May 13, 2026, that it is retiring Copilot Mode in Microsoft Edge and moving its AI browsing features directly into Edge on desktop and mobile, including multi-tab reasoning, Voice and Vision, Journeys, study tools, writing help, and tab-to-podcast features. The important word...

Microsoft is reportedly canceling most internal Claude Code licenses in its Experiences and Devices organization by June 30, 2026, after giving thousands of employees access to Anthropic’s coding assistant in late 2025 and early 2026. The official story, if Microsoft gives one, will probably...

Microsoft released new Windows 11 Release Preview builds on May 14, 2026, covering Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 with builds 26100.8514 and 26200.8514, plus the hardware-targeted Windows 11 version 26H1 with build 28000.2173. The announcement itself is brief, but the release notes are not...

Microsoft announced on May 13, 2026, that it is retiring Copilot Mode in Microsoft Edge and moving its core AI browsing features directly into the standard Edge experience across desktop, iOS, and Android. That is the official story of simplification: one less named mode, fewer visible seams...

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott testified Wednesday in federal court in Oakland that a 2018 email questioning OpenAI’s commercial plans was about Microsoft’s diligence and competitive risk, not proof that Microsoft knew OpenAI was betraying its nonprofit mission. That distinction is now central to...

Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar OpenAI investment is now producing revenue through Azure usage, revenue-sharing payments, and AI software subscriptions, with recent reporting saying Microsoft may receive up to $38 billion from OpenAI under a capped arrangement running through 2030. The important...

Microsoft released KB5089591 on May 12, 2026, as a Safe OS Dynamic Update for Windows 11 version 26H1, delivering improvements to the Windows Recovery Environment while repeating its warning that Secure Boot certificates on most Windows devices begin expiring in June 2026. The update itself is...

Microsoft executives worried in 2017 that refusing OpenAI’s request for vastly expanded Azure compute could push the AI lab toward Amazon, damage Azure’s reputation, and turn a fast-rising research group into a public critic rather than a strategic Microsoft ally. The newly surfaced emails are...

Microsoft and SAP announced in May 2026 that they will expand the global RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure initiative, more than doubling customer capacity in 2026 for a no-extra-cost program that pairs SAP migrations with Microsoft Azure engineering, architecture, and support resources. That...

Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich said in a recent Microsoft Dev Docs video that Win32, the desktop Windows API rooted in the Windows 95 era, remains a first-class Windows programming surface in 2026 despite decades of attempted replacements and modernization efforts. That admission is less a...

Microsoft’s Azure CTO Mark Russinovich said in a Microsoft Dev Docs video posted May 6, 2026, that Win32, the Windows API lineage associated with the Windows 95 and Windows NT era, remains a first-class foundation for Windows in 2026, including Windows 11. That is not quite the same as saying...

Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich said on May 6, 2026, that the decades-old Win32 API remains a foundational layer of Windows 11, describing it as the bedrock beneath countless apps, tools, and technologies that still depend on Windows’ classic desktop programming model. That sounds like a...

Microsoft’s Copilot retreat reached a new inflection point this week after PCMag reported that Copilot executive Jacob Andreou briefly endorsed removing the assistant from Windows and Xbox surfaces where it “doesn’t live up to its promise.” The notable part is not that a Microsoft executive said...

Microsoft and OpenAI changed the terms of their partnership in late April 2026, keeping OpenAI products Azure-first while making Microsoft’s license to OpenAI models and products non-exclusive through 2032. That means Windows 11’s Copilot is not suddenly losing access to the models that made it...

Microsoft is retiring the Microsoft Edge sidebar app list in upcoming browser updates, starting with users signed into Microsoft accounts, removing the ability to add new sidebar apps while preserving Copilot in the Edge sidebar for now. That is the plain fact; the more interesting story is what...

On May 3, 2026, The Register used its Kettle podcast to argue that Microsoft’s recent Windows troubles — aggressive Copilot promotion, second-chance setup prompts, buggy patches, and user-hostile product decisions — have forced Satya Nadella and Windows chief Pavan Davuluri into a public reset...

Microsoft released Windows 11 KB5083631 on April 30, 2026, as an optional non-security preview update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, moving systems to builds 26100.8328 and 26200.8328 respectively. The headline feature is Xbox Mode, but the more important story is quieter: Microsoft is...

Microsoft began rolling out Copilot Agent Mode for Outlook on April 27, 2026, through its Frontier early-access program, bringing AI-driven inbox triage, draft follow-ups, rule creation, meeting rescheduling, room rebooking, and focus-time blocking to supported Outlook experiences for Microsoft...

Microsoft and OpenAI have revised their partnership in April 2026, ending Microsoft’s exclusive rights to OpenAI model IP, allowing OpenAI to serve products across multiple clouds, and replacing the old AGI-linked contract structure with a non-exclusive license running through 2032. The popular...

Microsoft has found itself in another Teams controversy, this time over a conspicuous “Unlock Premium” button appearing in the app’s title bar near the three-dot settings menu. What might have been intended as a low-friction entry point into Teams Premium has instead triggered complaints from...