Microsoft’s recent suspension of Nayara Energy’s access to its own data has ignited a storm of debate within India’s tech and policy spheres, highlighting profound risks surrounding national digital sovereignty and global cloud dependency. On July 22, 2025, Microsoft, the world’s largest...
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For Windows 11 users, the tug-of-war between operating system defaults and user choice has been a recurring theme, often centered around Microsoft's persistent efforts to funnel web activity through its own Edge browser. In a recent twist, however, Windows 11 users in Europe are now experiencing...
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Never has digital sovereignty taken on more urgency in Europe than in the aftermath of high-profile probes into data protection shortfalls among the cloud giants. For months, the European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365—one of the world’s most influential productivity suites—rested under the...
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In the high-stakes race to shape tomorrow’s technology, artificial intelligence has been the core obsession for Silicon Valley and Wall Street alike. New AI releases dominate headlines. Multi-billion dollar investments flow into startups whose names were unknown just a few years ago. AI’s...
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s announcement of a formal investigation into Meta, Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft for alleged AI “bias” against Donald Trump has ignited fierce debate about technology, free speech, and the limits of state power in regulating artificial intelligence. At...
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Microsoft’s latest maneuver to address mounting regulatory and competitive pressures in the European cloud services market has set the stage for a potentially transformative chapter between US tech giants and EU infrastructure providers. By proposing a fresh set of commercial terms to the Cloud...
For years, Microsoft Edge has been at the forefront of the Windows ecosystem—not just as a browser bundled with every Windows installation, but as the subject of persistent prompts urging users to make it their default. For many, especially those outside the United States, these constant nudges...
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Microsoft’s relationship with European regulators has entered a critical phase as the tech giant moves to quell persistent antitrust concerns surrounding the integration of its Teams communication app with its best-selling Office 365 and Microsoft 365 productivity suites. This issue, rooted in a...
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The latest chapter in the protracted antitrust saga between Microsoft and European regulators signals a possible end to one of the software industry’s most closely watched competition cases. As the European Commission seeks public comment on Microsoft’s latest set of proposed commitments...
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Microsoft’s decision to unbundle Teams from Office in Europe is a strategic move that may help the company avoid another large fine from the European Union. This action responds to complaints from competitors like Slack (owned by Salesforce) and Alfaview...
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As European regulators intensify their scrutiny of Big Tech’s influence on the digital marketplace, Microsoft’s recent decision to unbundle its popular Teams collaboration platform from Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites marks a significant, calculated response that could reverberate through...
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Spotify's recent emancipation from Apple’s rigid payment ecosystem is nothing short of historic for the streaming giant and app developers at large. Following a U.S. court ruling declaring Apple to be in “willful violation” of an earlier injunction mandating fair competition, Spotify has wasted...
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Anyone who’s ever wanted to experience the small joys—or immense frustrations—of Windows 11 on an iPad can look across the Atlantic with envy, because, as fate and EU regulations would have it, European users now have the distinct privilege to run Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system on...
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The rise of artificial intelligence in the halls of Pennsylvania’s state government isn’t just another “next big thing” fizzling out like a dated tech gadget—no, this time, lawmakers are moving fast enough that you’d think someone threatened to ban their access to Wi-Fi. But AI is no everyday...
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Artificial intelligence continues to stir up a hornet’s nest of legal, ethical, and technological debates. A recent US District Court decision in New York has thrown a spotlight on the practices of AI companies, notably OpenAI and Microsoft, and their role in investigating alleged copyright...
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