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Microsoft has all but given up on Windows 11 SE – and it looks like the war against Chromebooks has been lost

Microsoft has long been gunning for Chromebooks, but its latest effort to secure a piece of the low-cost laptop market has failed dismally.

TechRadar

Xbox Game Pass Hits $5B Milestone Despite Massive Layoffs: Here's What To Watch Out For

Xbox Game Pass revenue hit nearly $5 billion for the first time, defying widespread Microsoft layoffs impacting its gaming division and project cancellations like Perfect Dark. Xbox Game Pass generated nearly $5 billion in revenue in fiscal 2025, even as Xbox hardware sales declined and Microsoft implemented large-scale layoffs.

International Business Times UK

Bill Gates says AI is moving at a speed that "surprises" even him—and he says the experts can't tell if it'll replace humans in one year or ten

Billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates says Gen Z should learn to be productive with AI now, as experts can’t predict when it’ll replace their jobs.

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Apple's Tim Cook 'very open to M&A that accelerates our road map' for AI' — company increasing spending on AI initiatives, reorganizing teams to address expansion

Lagging behind leading tech firms in artificial intelligence, Apple is ramping up internal efforts and actively pursuing acquisitions to accelerate its AI development, but at the same time keeping CapEx modest compared to peers like Google, Meta, and Microsoft.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft made $27.2 billion in 3 months and still chose to lay 9,000 people off, in case you thought there was simply no other way

Somebody help me budget this, my industry is dying.

PC Gamer

Nvidia, Broadcom, Marvell Lead Chip Stock Slide After Trump Hits China, Taiwan With New Tariffs

Artificial intelligence chip stocks including NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD), Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO), Arm Holdings PLC-ADR (NASDAQ:ARM), Marvell Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MRVL), Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU), Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:TSM), Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) are trading lower on Friday as the Trump…

Benzinga

Microsoft has fixed the only Windows bug I've ever liked: the Vista startup sound 'unexpectedly' playing on Win 11 machines

Instead of nostalgia, I get sadness.

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Chrome stretches its lead over the floundering Edge - and I'm not convinced Microsoft's big Copilot AI promises will save the browser

Edge has dropped in popularity - is Copilot AI going to save the browser, or does Microsoft just need to chill with its overzealous promos?

TechRadar

Mock Bing all you want — it keeps gaining users and making billions

Microsoft’s long-term bet on Bing is paying off. The search engine has gained market share four years in a row.

Windows Central

Apple says it's ready to spend big on AI to catch up to ChatGPT and Google — and this could be its first target

Apple CEO tells investors the company is planning to "significantly grow our investments" in AI.

Tom’s Guide

Microsoft Excel is making a major change around blocked file types - here's what we know

Microsoft is making an important change to Excel to prevent attackers from spreading malware or phishing campaigns.

TechRadar

Amazon and Apple post strong earnings but tariffs dampen investor appetite

Tariffs and the AI race have made tech investors more cautious, with Amazon and Apple’s second quarter results showing that the market is no longer betting on Big Tech as a whole — only on those with a clear edge.

Euronews

MLPerf Client 1.0 AI benchmark released — new testing toolkit sports a GUI, covers more models and tasks, and supports more hardware acceleration paths

MLPerf Client 1.0 has just been released with some big improvements over the prior version 0.6 benchmarking tool.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft Authenticator is deleting your passwords today - here is what to do now

Microsoft Authenticator is shutting down today - here's what you need to do to keep all your stored passwords.

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8 new features arriving with the August 2025 Security Update for Windows 11

Windows 11 August 2025 Update for version 24H2 begins rollout on August 12, delivering significant new UI and AI features, including Windows Recall reset and export, new AI actions for Click to Do, Settings app AI agent, QMR, and more.

TechRadar

Microsoft says Russian hackers are planting fake antivirus software in embassy attacks

The hackers are using custom malware to target foreign governments.

Windows Central

Windows 11 SE is dead — Microsoft pulls plug on special school edition of Windows for low-cost PCs

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 SE will not get the version 25H2 update later this year, and that support for Windows 11 SE will end in October 2026.

TechRadar

UK looks to stop "harmful" cloud domination by AWS, Microsoft - but the tech giants are hitting back

CMA confirms it thinks AWS and Microsoft are running anticompetitive business practices to dominate the UK cloud market - but they don't agree.

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Benzinga

Amazon Stock Tanks As AWS Misses Whisper Number: 'I Don't Know What's Wrong With It,' Says Gene Munster

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) delivered a strong second quarter but missed expectations on cloud growth, sending shares tumbling and prompting concern from analysts over Amazon Web Services’ momentum.

Euronews

AI companies want to browse the web for you. We tested 2 to see how well they actually work

Microsoft and Google launched new AI-powered search services recently, but what do they add to existing search engines? Euronews Next tested them to find out.

International Business Times

Stocks Struggle As Trump Unveils New Tariff Sweep Offsets Earnings

Asian markets mostly fell Friday as Donald Trump announced tariffs on dozens of trading partners ahead of a self-imposed deadline, offsetting strong earnings from tech giants.

Benzinga

Tim Cook Says Apple Is 'Very Open' To AI Acquisitions Amid Mounting Pressure To Catch Up With Google, Meta And Microsoft

On Thursday, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook said the company is open to considering artificial intelligence acquisitions.

International Business Times

US Tech Titan Earnings Rise On AI As Economy Roils

Tech giants Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft this week eclipsed earnings expectations, cashing in on artificial intelligence (AI) while navigating economic waters roiled by US tariffs.

Tom’s Guide

Microsoft's 'enigma of success' grows ever higher with $27 billion in revenue after laying off 9,000 people

After mass layoffs, Microsoft reports earning stupid money, becoming only the second company (after Nvidia) worth $4 trillion to date.

Windows Central

As Microsoft posts $75B in Azure revenue, UK’s CMA says “competition is not working well”

Azure’s $75B revenue marks a milestone for Microsoft, but UK regulators say the cloud market isn’t competitive and may need stronger oversight.

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