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At Microsoft's Post-CrowdStrike Summit, Security Vendors Promise To Be Better

The dust hasn't settled on July's massive CrowdStrike outage that took down millions of Windows systems worldwide.

An Easy Way To Build AI Agents and More Microsoft 365 Copilot Updates

Microsoft on Monday unveiled its Microsoft 365 Copilot roadmap, describing the ability to create autonomous AI agents, a brand-new AI collaboration interface and a slew of app-specific AI features.

Microsoft Appoints Ex-GE Exec Its First COO Since 2016

Microsoft has a new chief operating officer (COO), its first since Kevin Turner left the role -- and the company -- in 2016.

Microsoft, Oracle Announce Updates to Joint Database IaaS Service

The Oracle Database@Azure infrastructure-as-a-service offering from Oracle and Microsoft is getting new capabilities, including integrations with key Microsoft data and security services.

2025 Support Cliffs Approaching for Exchange 2016, Dynamics 365 PSA

Microsoft recently sounded the warning bell for two of its products, Exchange Server 2016 and Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation (PSA), both of which are set to reach end-of-support milestones next year.

Windows Recall To Finally See Daylight in October Preview

After postponing the public debut of its controversial Windows Recall AI feature, Microsoft is has finally settled on releasing it as a broad preview in October.

'Unified' Microsoft Teams App Released for Windows, macOS

In preview since March, Microsoft's new "unified" Teams application for Windows 11, Windows 10 and macOS is now generally available.

Microsoft Loop Receives Redesign, New Features

Microsoft Loop, the online collaborative platform within Microsoft 365, is receiving a significant redesign along with several new features.

Microsoft Phasing Out Action Packs, Gold and Silver Benefits by 2025

Microsoft has set an end date for several legacy partner benefits: Jan. 22, 2025.

Microsoft Brings Face Verification Technology to Entra

A new facial recognition technology dubbed Face Check is now available on Microsoft Entra Verified ID.

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Microsoft, Palantir Partner on AI for U.S. Gov't Agencies

Microsoft and Palantir, a data fusion platform provider, are collaborating on an AI, analytics and cloud offering targeted at U.S. defense and intelligence agencies.

Dell Plans Sales Layoffs To Hone AI Focus

Dell is preparing for a major reorganization that includes creating a new AI sales unit and potentially laying off thousands of personnel.

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U.S. Finds Google a Search and Advertising Monopoly

After years of litigation, a federal court on Monday determined that Google used anti-competitive practices to secure and maintain its market dominance in Internet search and advertising.

Amid Foundry Struggles, Intel Embarks on Major Restructuring

Chip giant Intel is expected to lay off thousands of employees by the end of this year in response to a disappointing earnings report.

Microsoft's Latest Earnings Report Was a Copilot Rollcall

It was Copilots all the way down during Microsoft's fiscal Q4 2024 earnings call this week.

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Microsoft Launches New Backup Platform for Microsoft 365

The Microsoft 365 Backup Storage platform became generally available this week, one year after it was first described at the Microsoft Inspire 2023 conference.

AI Search Comes to Microsoft Bing

Microsoft is joining the AI search wars alongside Google and, most recently, OpenAI.

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Microsoft Partners with Lumen To Level Up Its AI Infrastructure

The boom in enterprise AI workloads is testing Microsoft's infrastructure in unprecedented ways.

Microsoft Sets September Launch for Purview Data Governance

Microsoft's AI-powered Purview solution to address governance and security challenges is set to become generally available on Sept. 1.

End of the Road for Kaspersky in the United States

Kaspersky on Monday said it is shuttering its U.S. operations, just days before a nationwide ban on sales of its security software was set to take effect.