Microsoft Poised to Benefit From Stargate JV With Zero Money
When President Donald Trump joined tech executives on Tuesday to tout a multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence project led in part by OpenAI, one question sprang to mind: Where’s Microsoft Corp.?
Filing: Microsoft executive Chris Young resigns as business development and strategy leader
Chris Young, a tech industry veteran who joined Microsoft to lead its business development initiatives in 2020, turned in his resignation today, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing this afternoon.

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Microsoft's LinkedIn Sued Over Using DMs to Train AI
The class-action lawsuit alleges LinkedIn buried important disclosures and then tried to cover its tracks after violating users' privacy rights.
Microsoft’s LinkedIn Sued for Training AI Models With User Data
Microsoft launches $5M grant program for AI projects in WA state as part of 50th anniversary
Microsoft's AI for Good Lab is offering a total of $5 million in cloud computing credits in its home state of Washington through a new grant program in conjunction with the company's 50th anniversary.
New Microsoft 2FA Bypass Attack Warning—Dangerous And Sneaky, Act Now
A new threat called Sneaky 2FA targets Microsoft 365 account users and is invisible to many security protections—what you need to know.
Microsoft relaxes data center grip on OpenAI amid $500 bln joint venture
Microsoft on Tuesday said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a joint venture with Oracle and Japan's SoftBank Group to build up to $500 billion of new AI data centers in the United States.
Microsoft will automatically keep you signed in to your account starting in February
Microsoft is making some changes to the way you sign in to a Microsoft account next month. Starting in February, you will stay signed in to a Microsoft account automatically unless you sign out or use private browsing. It’s a change that people will need to be aware of, especially if they’re using a public computer.
Microsoft is letting OpenAI get its own AI compute now
The new agreement “includes changes to the exclusivity on new capacity, moving to a model where Microsoft has a right of first refusal (ROFR),” Microsoft says. “To further support OpenAI, Microsoft has approved OpenAI’s ability to build additional capacity, primarily for research and training of models.”
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Microsoft entirely retired the useful Thesaurus in Word
Microsoft Word no longer has the Thesaurus feature, and instead the Redmond-based tech giant suggests users should turn to AI for help.
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Microsoft 365 support ending soon for Windows 10 users
Microsoft urges users to upgrade to Windows 11 as key apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint will stop receiving updates later this year.
Microsoft is forcing Windows 11 24H2 update on all eligible PCs, but is it stable enough?
Computers running the Home and Pro flavors of Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2 will gradually be updated, whether you like it or not.
Microsoft and OpenAI tweak the terms of their cloud deal, enabling $500B Stargate AI project
Microsoft will no longer be the exclusive provider of new cloud computing capacity to OpenAI — a new twist in their relationship that clears the way for OpenAI to work with Oracle and others on the $500 billion Stargate AI project announced by the companies Tuesday with President Trump at the White House.