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AI use at work has accelerated faster than most managers expected, and the practical consequences are no longer hypothetical: employees are increasingly turning to chatbots, writing assistants, and specialized AI tools to do tangible parts of their jobs, while companies scramble to build policy...

Microsoft's Microsoft Store on Windows 11 has come a long way from its early, awkward days, but the recent Neowin critique that lists “five things Microsoft should improve” is a useful reminder that the Store still has important gaps to close if it wants to be a genuinely competitive app...

Firms turn to cash bonuses and unusual rewards to boost employee AI use Executive summary Across industries — from law firms to pharma to fintech and technology consultancies — employers are increasingly using cash bonuses, points, swag and one‑off prizes to accelerate everyday use of generative...

Bosses are turning to bonus pools, spot cash awards and small prize schemes because paying workers to try sanctioned AI tools is a fast, measurable way to break behavioural inertia, curb risky shadow‑AI use and force executive teams to see a return on expensive enterprise AI investments...

Bosses across industries are quietly turning to a familiar management lever—cash—to get wary employees to use generative AI, rolling out bonus pools, spot cash awards, and small prize schemes tied to measurable actions like Copilot prompts as a short‑term tactic to overcome resistance, measure...

Bosses across law firms, banks and corporate America are quietly adding cash carrots to their AI playbooks — one‑time spot bonuses, “Copilot prompt” prizes and team bonus pools designed to reward the behaviours executives say will unlock productivity from generative AI. The rapid deployment of...

Samsung is running a nationwide “Samsung Notebook free checkup” drive in Korea that promises device diagnostics and Windows 11 upgrade assistance at 117 Samsung Stores between October 23 and November 22 — a timed response to the Windows 10 end‑of‑support milestone and a wider push to move Galaxy...

Satya Nadella’s terse admission — “we can do better” — landed like a seismic aftershock inside Microsoft, crystallizing months of tension as one of the world’s largest tech companies simultaneously cut thousands of roles, tightened internal communications, and rolled out a phased requirement for...

Microsoft’s latest push asks partners to take a decisive step beyond selling cloud capacity: modernise entire technology stacks, unify messy data estates, and build AI-native applications on Azure — and it is backing that ask with a tightly connected set of program changes, incentives, skilling...

Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman has issued a stark public warning: engineers and executives are on the brink of building systems that look, talk and behave like persons — and society is not prepared for the consequences. In a wide-ranging essay published in August 2025, Suleyman framed a...

As the October 14, 2025, deadline for Windows 10 support draws near, users are urged to transition to Windows 11 to maintain optimal security and functionality. To facilitate this upgrade, Argos is offering a £50 eGift Card to customers purchasing selected Windows 11 laptops. Understanding the...

Microsoft Outlook users experienced a significant service disruption beginning late Wednesday and extending into Thursday, preventing access to email accounts. Microsoft 365 acknowledged the issue on Wednesday evening and initiated a fix, though initial attempts faced delays. The outage peaked...

In a world where talent retention and employee satisfaction steer the trajectory of tech companies, few gestures make as striking an impact as a lavish anniversary celebration—especially when it transcends traditional office parties to embrace the extraordinary. This year, XToka, a burgeoning...

Thailand is embarking on an ambitious journey to fortify its workforce with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, as the nation's Department of Skill Development (DSD), under the Ministry of Labour, partners with Microsoft Thailand for the groundbreaking THAI Academy initiative. At its...

The Developer Economics Q2 2020 Survey is now open! Every year more than 30,000 developers around the world participate in this survey. Take the survey now to share your experience as a developer and your perspective on the future of the software industry. Want more information? Read our answers...

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Over the past ten months we have paid out over $200,000 USD in bounties. This collaboration with the research community has resulted in significant improvements in Edge security and has allowed us to offer more proactive security for our customers. Keeping in line with our philosophy of...

We’ve engineered Office to be secure by design and continually invest in enhancing its security capabilities. In the spirit of maintaining a high security bar in Office, we’re launching the Bug Bounty Program for Office Insider Builds on Windows. The Office Bug Bounty Program complements our...

At Microsoft, we continue to add new properties to our security bug bounty programs to help keep our customer’s secure. Today, I’m pleased to announce the addition of Microsoft OneDrive to the Microsoft Online Services Bug Bounty Program. This addition further incentivizes security researchers...

New York, NY and Redmond, WA – Windows 7 Forums ("windows7forums.com") and its successor websites are pleased to announce a partnership agreement with Microsoft Corporation to participate in the Link Removed - Invalid URL program. Under the rules of this program, our top contributors will...