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Microsoft killed Skype, confirmed AI in Call of Duty, helped people pirate Windows 11, and began testing Office with ads — ALL IN A SINGLE WEEK

Microsoft had a wild week. Skype is officially getting killed, AI is confirmed to be in Call of Duty, and for a brief moment, Microsoft Copilot actually helped people pirate Windows 11. Here’s everything you missed.

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Microsoft To Shut Down Skype In May, Users Transition To Teams

Microsoft To Shut Down Skype In May, Users Transition To Teams

Microsoft announces the shutdown of Skype, urging users to switch to Microsoft Teams for communication needs.

Microsoft is hanging up on Skype, and we should salute it for introducing us all to video calls

Microsoft is hanging up on Skype, and we should salute it for introducing us all to video calls

Microsoft is shutting down the service that all but invented online video calls

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Microsoft shutting down Skype in May

Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011

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Skype is being shut down in favour of Microsoft Teams, and with it dies the best ring tone in the business

An end of an era.

Microsoft is shutting down Skype after over two decades

Internet calling service that disrupted landline industry to close in May as tech giant says it will focus on Teams

The Guardian - US

Skype to shut down in May, Microsoft announces

The once-popular messaging service will be retired in May.

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Microsoft to kill Skype and force people to use Teams

Microsoft to kill Skype and force people to use Teams

Microsoft is finally killing off Skype.

The Independent UK

Microsoft is killing Skype to steer users toward Teams

Microsoft is killing Skype to steer users toward Teams

The app that pioneered voice and video calling over the internet is going for good on May 5

Evening Standard

Skype made my marriage possible, and I'm sad to see it go

Skype made my marriage possible, and I'm sad to see it go

Skype was how my wife and I made long-distance work, and now it’s disappearing. From late-night chats to watching movies 'side-by-side,' it was our go-to app. Now, with Microsoft ending support, I can't help but feel nostalgic.

Windows Central

Skype to finally be shuttered in May, 22 years after its August 2003 launch: Updated

Skype to finally be shuttered in May, 22 years after its August 2003 launch: Updated

Skype to be sunsetted in Q3 2025.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft is killing Skype after 14 years of neglect

Microsoft is killing Skype after 14 years of neglect

In a move that will likely surprise no one, it appears Microsoft is gearing up to shut down Skype in the coming months.

Windows Central

Wall-E, is that you? Rise of AI delivery robots ...Tech and Science Daily podcast

Wall-E, is that you? Rise of AI delivery robots ...Tech and Science Daily podcast

With Ahti Heinla, the Skype co-founder who went on to run AI-powered robot delivery firm Starship Technologies.

Evening Standard

Want to ditch Microsoft Teams? Skype is still here, and just made a significant change

Want to ditch Microsoft Teams? Skype is still here, and just made a significant change

You can no longer buy credits on Skype as Microsoft pushes the platform to become subscription-based.

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Skype Credit no longer available for purchase, moving millions toward subscriptions as their only option

Microsoft no longer allows people to purchase Skype Credit or a Skype Number. Subscription plans are available to make calls to mobile phones and landlines.

Here's why your smartphone storage is disappearing so fast — popular productivity apps grew 10x in size in a decade, with Asana and Trello the major culprits, but video games remain the biggest data hogs

Rapid growth of app sizes, especially in productivity, gaming, and social media, is filling smartphone storage quickly.

2024’s Top 6 Screen Recording Tools for Windows

Users may have different requirements when it comes to screen recording. Fortunately, there are plenty of options for screen recording software that may satisfy all of your needs.

Ubigi is a well-known eSIM provider offering one-time, monthly, and annual plans, making it perfect for digital nomads. However, you don’t get voice calls or SMS.

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Microsoft squashes Skype bugs and improves reliability, but how many people still use the app?

Microsoft shipped an update to Skype Insiders recently that improves reliability and removes bugs. The update also serves as a good chance to ask which communication apps you use in 2024.

Remember Skype? Well now it’s ad-free again, which will be a refreshing change for Windows 11 users

Windows 11 might be continually getting more ads, but at least for Skype users, Microsoft is going in the other direction.

Windows Central

Microsoft removes ads from Skype but leaves them in Windows 11's Start menu

The new update also brings OneAuth integration to Skype for iOS and revamps the AI image creator experience on Skype Desktop.

Tech giants on notice over 'blindness' to abuse content

Tech companies treat child sexual abuse content with "wilful blindness" but the online safety watchdog will soon force them to face uncomfortable truths.

Living in the past much? Security advice for US colleges warns on ancient iconic file-sharing systems — such as Kazaa and LimeWire

Security advice for US colleges warns against using ancient file-sharing systems such as Kazaa and LimeWire.

Windows Central

'Microsoft killed my online life,' Microsoft is reportedly banning Palestinians in the U.S. for life for calling relatives in Gaza

Microsoft has been banning Palestinians living in the U.S. and other western nations for calling relatives in Gaza, according to a BBC investigation on the subject. Here's what we know.

Crackdown against fraudsters impersonating as policemen

People lost ₹21.04 crore to cyber criminals in just one month

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