Microsoft’s Copilot is now linking local review stars in its AI local cards directly to Google Maps business profiles — a surprising routing choice that was first spotlighted on X by SEO consultant Nathan Gotch and summarized by Search Engine Roundtable, and quickly replicated by others testing...
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Microsoft’s decision to reorganize GitHub into its CoreAI organization after CEO Thomas Dohmke announced his departure marks a decisive shift from the independence GitHub maintained inside Microsoft since 2018 — a move that accelerates AI-first product integration while raising urgent questions...
GitHub’s CEO Thomas Dohmke has confirmed he will leave the company at the end of 2025, saying he’s ready to “become a founder again” after steering the developer platform through its most AI‑intensive transformation to date. (reuters.com) (axios.com)
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Thomas Dohmke became GitHub’s CEO...
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Microsoft once again finds itself under the regulatory spotlight, this time in Brazil, where Opera Software has triggered an antitrust investigation by the country’s competition authority, CADE. At issue are old grievances in a new world: the perennial claim that Microsoft leverages its Windows...
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As Microsoft continues to evolve Windows 11, one of the most significant drivers of recent changes has come not from user feedback or technical innovation, but regulatory pressure—especially from the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). This landmark legislation compels big tech...
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Europe’s digital landscape is undergoing a transformation with Microsoft’s latest decision to implement sweeping Windows updates—an explicit response to growing regulatory scrutiny under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). These changes reflect both the...
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Microsoft is reportedly preparing to host Elon Musk's Grok AI model on its Azure AI Foundry platform, a move that could significantly impact the AI landscape and Microsoft's existing partnerships.
According to a report by The Verge, Microsoft has been instructing its engineers to ready the...
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Microsoft’s ongoing tussle with European Union regulators over the integration of Teams with its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites represents one of the highest-stakes antitrust battles in the modern digital era. As collaborative tools become integral to business operations, the outcome of...
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Microsoft’s relentless drive to cement its leadership in the AI arms race reached a new milestone with the announcement that Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, is set to become a flagship model on the Azure AI Foundry platform. This landmark partnership not only results in another...
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The recent failure of Microsoft to deliver a special version of Azure for European Union (EU) cloud providers has brought its ongoing conflict with the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers of Europe (CISPE) back into sharp focus. More than just a missed deadline, this episode underscores the...
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