Microsoft's (MSFT) nearly $10 billion deal with former bitcoin miner IREN (IREN) for data center capacity underscores how the crypto mining industry's pivot to artificial intelligence is paying off.

Last week, a prominent US senator called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft for cybersecurity negligence over the role it played last year in health giant Ascension’s ransomware ...

Microsoft complements its relational database engine, SQL Server, with several add-on services that manage different aspects of enterprise business intelligence and information processing such as data ...

Data wonks, rejoice! Pivot tables now automatically refresh themselves in a new beta version of Microsoft Excel. You might expect that pivot tables—which can be used to summarize rows and columns of ...

Today is Microsoft's July 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 137 flaws, including one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server. This Patch Tuesday also ...

Microsoft is set to eliminate up to 9,000 positions, about 4% of its workforce, impacting various divisions including Xbox. This decision aligns with a substantial $80 billion investment in AI ...

Technology Writer Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years. Microsoft began sending out layoff notices on Wednesday, (REUTERS) ...

Microsoft is shaking things up with its new strategy of launching its own games on rival platforms, and now Sony has reacted to Microsoft's latest moves. As part of an investor fireside chat, Sony ...

As Microsoft turns 50, you might think the megacorporation would unveil some major upgrades to its core software. You would be wrong. The venerable giant has published roadmaps of what it plans to do ...

Happy almost Friday! If you're indulging in a Thirsty Thursday — Do people still call it that? —don't be surprised if happy hour looks a bit gray. While millennials and Gen Zers are cutting back on ...