Why Microsoft’s investment in AI should start to pay off in 2025
The disruptive elements of the U.S. Stargate program and the release of the Chinese artificial-intelligence company DeepSeek has put more critical eyes than ever on major AI players like Microsoft In its earnings report after the close on Wednesday,
Hackers Are Using Google To Steal Microsoft Passwords
New research reveals how hackers are using Google to attack Microsoft passwords. Here’s everything you need to know and do.
Here’s why Microsoft’s stock got pummeled after it beat revenue and profit forecasts
Investors grow concerned that AI expenses and a looming price war in cloud services could blow up its profits.
Microsoft Reveals New Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 With Intel Chips
On Jan. 30, Microsoft showed off the latest Surface for Business Copilot+ PCs, Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11. Both will be on store shelves Feb. 18. Just a day earlier, the company announced all users of the Microsoft Copilot AI assistant will be able to toggle on OpenAI’s o1 model for slower, more “thoughtful” responses.
Microsoft is killing this popular Word feature and replacing it with AI
Microsoft is trying to make users use Copilot more by removing a popular and helpful dictionary feature in Microsoft Word.
Microsoft cloud growth constrained by data center shortage
Microsoft's Azure cloud-computing business comes up short
Beyond the headline numbers, investors focus heavily on growth for Microsoft's Azure cloud-computing business — and that came up short this time around. Microsoft reported 31% growth for Azure in constant currency.
Microsoft beats quarterly revenue estimates, Azure growth slows
Microsoft says you can run DeepSeek R1 right on your laptop
Microsoft brings a DeepSeek model to its cloud
Microsoft Boosts Azure with DeepSeek’s Powerful AI Model
Microsoft shares slide as cloud forecast, AI spending disappoint
Microsoft on Wednesday forecast disappointing growth in its cloud computing business, sending its shares down 4.5% in after-hours trading as investors worry about big spending, elusive artificial intelligence revenue and competition from cheaper AI models from China.
Microsoft reports 10% quarterly profit growth as it works to show AI investments paying off
Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that its profit for the October-December quarter grew 10% from the same time last year as it works to capitalize on the huge amounts of money it has spent to advance its artificial intelligence technology.

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend AI spending

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks the DeepSeek drama is ‘all good news’
Microsoft, Meta CEOs Defend Hefty AI Spending After DeepSeek Stuns Tech World
Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the U.S. technology industry, the chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending that they said was key to staying competitive in the new field.
Meta and Microsoft defend AI capex spend post-DeepSeek
Microsoft makes OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model free for all Copilot users
Microsoft is bringing OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model to all Copilot users this week. You won’t need to subscribe to a $20 monthly Copilot Pro or ChatGPT Plus plan to get it either, as Microsoft is making it free for all users of Copilot.
Microsoft’s Scary Windows Update—Change Your Settings Now After FBI Warning
In a refreshing change from recent negative sparring with Google, Microsoft has just confirmed a critical update for Windows PC users that should make everyone safer. The Windows-maker is asking users to change their settings now, given it says, that this new update targets a threat the FBI warns costs victims “over a billion dollars per year.”