Microsoft will cut about 4,800 jobs from its Xbox gaming division as it restructures the struggling business. The software giant recently put a young Indian executive in charge of Xbox who has no experience with the video game industry.

Breitbart - Technology - 4 hours ago

Microsoft flips Windows Backup to on by default unless you're in the EU -- Everyone else must opt out manually if they don't fancy settings data shipped off-device

Register UK - Technology - 6 hours ago

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs as it navigates AI revolution

Washington Examiner - Technology - 6 hours ago

Cybercrime - Fake IT bods on Microsoft Teams coax workers into installing malware - Unit 42 says attackers are posing as helpdesk staff and persuading employees to hand over remote control before dropping EtherRAT trojan

Register UK - Technology - 8 hours ago

SOFTWARE -- Microsoft says the world is changing faster than it can keep up as it guts commercial, Xbox teams -- Xbox chief says company can't afford to mistake longevity for inevitability

Xbox chief says company can't afford to mistake longevity for inevitability

Register UK - Technology - 9 hours ago

Microsoft slashes jobs as investors question global AI investment

In this episode of SBS On the Money, Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Piers Bolger, Chief Investment Officer at Infinity Asset Management, about the Australian sharemarket’s decline, the impact of Microsoft’s latest job cuts and whether global companies are overinvesting in AI.

SBS - World - 11 hours ago

Alef Education and Microsoft Empower 25,000 Educators Across UAE Through AI Literacy Training Program

Albawaba - Business - 12 hours ago

Nokia, SAP and Microsoft Enter Strategic Multi-Year Agreement to Advance Cloud- and AI-Driven Business Transformation

Albawaba - Business - 12 hours ago

Inception42 and Microsoft Move Agentic AI From Pilots to Government and Enterprise Operations

Albawaba - Business - 15 hours ago

Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs, Including Many at Xbox in a 'Reset' of Its...

Deccan Chronicle - Technology - 16 hours ago

U.S. News -- Microsoft announces Xbox layoffs, cutting several game studios -- Microsoft announced Monday that it is laying off 20% of its Xbox workforce and is cutting ties with several game studios as part of larger shakeup.

UPI - US News - 19 hours ago

Microsoft workers in Australia to be caught up in 4,800 global job cuts

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Top Stories - 19 hours ago

Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs, Xbox to be hit hard

The move will affect the company's gaming division, which has been facing the outcome of a "not healthy" business model. The jobs cut will not be replaced by AI, Microsoft's VP said.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 20 hours ago

Microsoft joins AI-driven tech layoff wave with 4,800 job cuts

The Straits Times - Business - 20 hours ago

Wisconsin residents sue Microsoft over its new data center's noise

Independent UK - US News - 20 hours ago

H-1B: Inside Microsoft Layoffs and the Foreign Visa Loophole

Newsweek - US News - 22 hours ago

Microsoft to cut 4,800 jobs, overhaul Xbox unit -- -

Microsoft said on Monday it would cut 4,800 jobs, or about 2.1 per cent of its global workforce, including overhauling its Xbox gaming business and ‌divesting up to five studios as it looks to boost returns after years of heavy investment in the division.

CBC News - Business - 23 hours ago

Microsoft to cut 4,800 jobs, overhaul Xbox unit -- News

Microsoft said on Monday it would cut 4,800 jobs, or about 2.1 per cent of its global workforce, including overhauling its Xbox gaming business and ‌divesting up to five studios as it looks to boost returns after years of heavy investment in the division.

CBC News - World - 23 hours ago

Microsoft joins AI-driven tech layoff wave with thousands of job cuts

International The News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, including many at Xbox in a 'reset' of its gaming division

The Mercury News - Business - 1 day ago

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs with Xbox facing its biggest shake-up

About 3,200 gaming jobs are set to be cut at Xbox over the coming fiscal year.

Euronews - Business - 1 day ago

Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs, Including Xbox Roles, in Gaming 'Reset'

Deccan Chronicle - Technology - 1 day ago

Microsoft is laying off 4,800 workers. Here's why.

ABC News - Business - 1 day ago

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs as it revamps Xbox in latest wave of mass layoffs

Guardian UK - Technology - 1 day ago

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in 'significant restructure' -- The sweeping layoffs equate to 2.1% of Microsoft's workforce, with 1,600 immediate job losses at Xbox.

The sweeping layoffs equate to 2.1% of Microsoft's workforce, with 1,600 immediate job losses at Xbox.

BBC News - Technology - 1 day ago

Microsoft lays off nearly 5K workers, most of them at Xbox: 'Our business today is not healthy'

Microsoft is axing about 3,200 jobs across its Xbox video game business as the company moves to restructure the struggling division and pours resources into artificial intelligence. The layoffs...

New York Post - Business - 1 day ago

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs globally, restructures Xbox unit

Xbox spinoff or restructuring reportedly on the table as gaming unit’s margins shrink

The Globe and Mail - Business - 1 day ago

Xbox Bears the Brunt as Microsoft Opens New Fiscal Year With 4,800 Job Cuts

Microsoft’s gaming business faces deep cuts as Xbox reduces management layers and seeks buyers for several game studios.

Epoch Times - Business - 1 day ago

Microsoft uses AI to link two malware operations in racketeering suit -- 200+ C2 servers linked to StealC and Amadey shut down

Register UK - Technology - 1 day ago

Microsoft cuts 4,800 positions, insists jobs 'not being replaced by AI'

Microsoft is eliminating roughly 4,800 jobs while investing heavily in AI, with executives saying artificial intelligence is changing work but not replacing affected employees.

Fox News - Business - 1 day ago

Microsoft to cut more than 3,000 jobs from ailing Xbox unit -- Microsoft moves to slash costs as the video game industry faces what the tech giant calls the "most severe hardware crisis in its history."

Microsoft moves to slash costs as the video game industry faces what the tech giant calls the "most severe hardware crisis in its history."

CBS News - Technology - 1 day ago

Microsoft announces 4,800 job cuts in 'reset' of Xbox

Microsoft announced Monday it is cutting about 4,800 jobs, or roughly 2% of its global workforce, as part of a cost-saving effort that will bring broad...

Daily Sabah - Technology - 1 day ago

Microsoft announces 4,800 job cuts as it revamps Xbox

Washington: Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs roughly two percent of its global workforce in a sweeping restructuring co...

Peninsula Qatar - Business - 1 day ago

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, as Xbox unit downsizes and plans to spin off four gaming studios

CNBC - US News - 1 day ago

SECURITY -- Microsoft said exploitation was 'less likely' ... but CISA just added SharePoint RCE to KEV list -- Attackers need little more than a valid SharePoint account to execute code on vulnerable on-prem servers

Register UK - Technology - 1 day ago

Man quits $200K Microsoft job in Switzerland to create content: Career mistakes he admits to and the lessons they teach

Times of India - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Microsoft eyes another wave of layoffs that could hit 5,000 workers next week

Microsoft is reportedly preparing another round of layoffs that could affect thousands of employees across sales, consulting and Xbox as it continues investing heavily in AI.

Fox News - Business - 3 days ago

Microsoft agrees to pay Nine for journalism in major AI deal

Nine has signed a major deal with Microsoft that will assure people who use the tech giant’s Copilot chatbot access to original, trusted journalism.

Sydney Morning Herald - Business - 5 days ago

Next-gen Xbox follows PlayStation by ditching physical discs and fans aren't happy -- The new Xbox reportedly set to launch without a disc drive, but Microsoft are testing a new...

Daily Express - Entertainment - 5 days ago

Microsoft commits $2.5 billion and 6,000 employees to new AI implementation unit

Microsoft is the latest tech company to form a business focused on helping customers understand and implement artificial intelligence.

CNBC - Technology - 5 days ago

Data centre planned for Microsoft's UK HQ -- A public consultation on the proposal will be held by developers in Sonning next week.

A public consultation on the proposal will be held by developers in Sonning next week.

BBC News - Technology - 5 days ago

SOFTWARE -- Microsoft builds a bouncer to keep bots out of Teams meetings -- Allows ISVs to put their names on the door so desirable bots always get in

Register UK - Technology - 5 days ago

OS PLATFORMS -- Microsoft lets Azure Linux 4 out of the cloud in downloadable ISO form -- Fedora-derived server distro is ready for local testing, but production deployments should wait

Register UK - Technology - 5 days ago

Windows Sandbox -- Microsoft

Gizmodo - Technology - 5 days ago

OS PLATFORMS -- Former Microsoft engineer shrinks Notepad down to size -- Rolling back the years and the bloat for veteran text editor

Register UK - Technology - 5 days ago

OS PLATFORMS -- Former Microsoft engineer shrinks Notepad down to size

Register UK - Technology - 5 days ago

Microsoft keeps Windows Server 2022 hotpatching alive into 2027 -- In the Azure Edition, of course

Register UK - Technology - 6 days ago

Meta plots AI cloud business to challenge Amazon, Microsoft and Google

Los Angeles Times - Technology - 6 days ago

VIRTUALIZATION -- Microsoft previews Linux containers that run in Windows -- Linux container CLI and API for Windows applications

Linux container CLI and API for Windows applications

Register UK - Technology - 6 days ago

SECURITY -- Miasma campaign poisons 20-plus npm packages, hunts for developer secrets -- Microsoft says latest attack targets Leo Platform and RStreams packages, harvesting creds and going after more maintainers

Register UK - Technology - 7 days ago

OS PLATFORMS -- Microsoft extends extended updates for Windows 10 in the most muted way imaginable -- Tiny tweak to support page reveals consumers can purchase another year of patch protection

Register UK - Technology - 7 days ago

Microsoft to assist European Commission in defense of EU-US data-sharing agreement

Court says Redmond can file briefs, take part in hearings amid challenge to the current path Big Tech's data spice uses to legally flow

Register UK - Technology - 8 days ago

Microsoft raises Xbox console prices as component costs soar

Microsoft has reportedly announced that it will raise the prices of its Xbox game consoles, marking a significant shift, hours after Apple declared price hikes for MacBooks and iPads. This...

International The News - Business - 10 days ago

Daily News, other outlets, allege Microsoft urged Open AI to steal journalists' work

The Baltimore Sun - Business - 10 days ago

Boston Herald, other outlets, allege Microsoft urged Open AI to steal journalists' work

Boston Herald - Business - 10 days ago

Apple, Microsoft announce price hikes -- Apple and Microsoft announced they're hiking prices for some electronic products, including computers and XBOX consoles, citing a shortage of memory chips. CNET editor-at-large Scott Stein weighs in.

Apple and Microsoft announced they're hiking prices for some electronic products, including computers and XBOX consoles, citing a shortage of memory chips. CNET editor-at-large Scott Stein weighs in.

CBS News - Technology - 10 days ago

Boffin claims Microsoft's supposed quantum leap does not compute due to 'basic Python errors' -- Nature paper argues researchers cherry-picked data. Redmond insists its work is sound

Register UK - Technology - 11 days ago

Italy probes AI-fueled price hikes in Microsoft 365 -- Regulator says subscribers may have been defaulted onto more expensive plans with Copilot features attached

Register UK - Technology - 11 days ago

Engineer accused of insider trading tied to Microsoft's reboot of Three Mile Island nuclear plant -- SEC claims former Constellation employee made $1.4M trading options before the restart deal was announced

Register UK - Technology - 11 days ago

Microsoft adds another year to Windows 10 extended update program

Ars Technica - Technology - 11 days ago

Chevron strikes agreement with Microsoft to power Texas data center with natural gas

Washington Examiner - Technology - 12 days ago

European Commission lines up Amazon and Microsoft for cloud gatekeeper status -- Preliminary position calls for designation under the Digital Markets Act

Preliminary position calls for designation under the Digital Markets Act

Register UK - Technology - 12 days ago

Ordering a trip back to 2009, with a side of nostalgia -- A time when Windows 7 was Microsoft's latest and greatest

Register UK - Technology - 13 days ago

Microsoft discovers new lightweight backdoor that steals cryptocurrency

Ars Technica - Business - 18 days ago

Microsoft once used its own brand of 'Lego' to optimize Windows -- Making software feel snappier when you only have 12 MB RAM

Register UK - Technology - 19 days ago

The FBI has issued a Public Service Announcement about a new scam stealing Outlook and Microsoft Teams accounts used by millions of Americans.

Daily Mail - Science - 20 days ago

France's digital sovereignty push is struggling to escape the Microsoft gravity well

Register UK - Technology - 21 days ago

Urgent Windows warning issued and don't ignore it if you use Microsoft Office

Daily Express - Technology - 21 days ago

Locked in heated rivalry with researcher, Microsoft fixes 0-day they disclosed

Ars Technica - Business - 27 days ago

LibreOffice brands Euro-Office a 'de facto ally' of Microsoft's lock-in strategy

Register UK - Technology - 28 days ago

Microsoft's latest quantum chip is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor - but why is it so controversial? -- Keumars Afifi-Sabet

Live Science - Technology - 28 days ago

For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer

Ars Technica - Business - 29 days ago

Has Microsoft Lost Its Mojo (Again)?

Wired News - Business - 1 month ago

Microsoft Excel champ proves he still has the formula -- Diarmuid Early dominates Amsterdam qualifier as competitive spreadsheeting sets sights on Vegas finals

Register UK - Technology - 1 month ago

InPost locker caught shipping unactivated Windows -- Contactless collection meets Microsoft's licensing reminder

Register UK - Technology - 1 month ago

13 May 2026 -- Big tech bets on new mascots in bid to seem more cuddly -- The likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google are all putting cartoon characters centre stage. -- 13 May 2026

The likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google are all putting cartoon characters centre stage.

BBC News - Business - 1 month ago

Digital sovereignty, the musical: One engineer's bizarre crusade against hyperscalers -- A French engineer has declared war on AWS, Google and Microsoft using AI-generated sea shanties, satirical poetry, and a multilingual protest campaign

A French engineer has declared war on AWS, Google and Microsoft using AI-generated sea shanties, satirical poetry, and a multilingual protest campaign

Register UK - Technology - 1 month ago

Microsoft finally fixes long-term Windows 11 issues -- Here's how to get long-awaited PC updates for free.

Daily Express - Technology - 1 month ago

Open Compute urges local government to bask in the warm glow of excess datacenter heat -- Org that represents Meta, Google and Microsoft plans more heat reuse guidelines as debate over bit barn social license burns red hot

Org that represents Meta, Google and Microsoft plans more heat reuse guidelines as debate over bit barn social license burns red hot

Register UK - Technology - 1 month ago

Podcast -- Is Ireland's multinational tech addiction hurting Irish companies and holding us all back? -- Ireland has long relied on multinational tech companies to fuel jobs growth and tax revenue but are we becoming dangerously dependent on them?Professor Joe Haslam, executive director of the Owner´s Scaleup Program at IE Business School and Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire and barrister, Barry Ward join Adrian on this week's episode of The Big Tech Show.They discuss warnings from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, whether Ireland is living beyond its means and what happens if major employers like Apple, Microsoft or Eli Lilly decide to leave.You can listen to the full episode here or wherever you get your podcasts.Why you can trust the Irish Independent: learn about our editorial guidelines and AI use

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 1 month ago

Networks -- Sick of bandwidth gouging? Cloudflare, Google, Microsoft, IBM have some good news -- Bandwidth Alliance decides to throw us a bone

Register UK - Business - 1 month ago

Microsoft, flush with cash, raises cloud office suite prices for businesses -- Microsoft 365, Office 365 to cost a little bit more from next March

Register UK - Business - 1 month ago

Microsoft being sued for £1.7 billion over 'abusing position' in cloud computing

Almost 60,000 UK businesses and organisations are collectively seeking compensation.

Evening Standard - Technology - 2 months ago

Memorable moments from the Artemis II mission: from a Microsoft Outlook outage to an emotional crater naming

Business Insider - Science - 3 months ago

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft's Cloud Was "a Pile of Shit." They Approved It Anyway.

ProPublica - Technology - 3 months ago

Zero Trust: -- Inside Microsoft's Cybersecurity Failures

ProPublica - Technology - 8 months ago

Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows 10

NZ Herald - Technology - 8 months ago

Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company's Use of China-Based Engineers Was a "Breach of Trust"

The Defense Department is opening an investigation to determine if the tech giant’s use of overseas engineers to maintain sensitive U.S. government computer systems compromised national security.

ProPublica - Technology - 10 months ago

Microsoft Failed to Disclose Key Details About Use of China-Based Engineers in U.S. Defense Work, Record Shows

The tech giant is required to regularly provide U.S. officials with its plan for keeping government data safe from hacking. Yet a copy of Microsoft’s security plan obtained by ProPublica makes no reference to the company’s China-based operations.

ProPublica - Technology - 10 months ago

Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China

Microsoft announced that Chinese state-sponsored hackers had exploited vulnerabilities in its popular SharePoint software but didn’t mention that it has long used China-based engineers to maintain the product.

ProPublica - Technology - 11 months ago

Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data

Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clients, including the Justice Department.

ProPublica - Technology - 11 months ago

Microsoft Says It Has Stopped Using China-Based Engineers to Support Defense Department Computer Systems

After a ProPublica investigation revealed how Microsoft’s “digital escort” tech support service could expose sensitive government data to cyberattacks, the company says China-based engineers will no longer provide assistance on DOD cloud services.

ProPublica - Technology - 11 months ago

Microsoft's "Digital Escort" Program Could Leave Sensitive Government Info Vulnerable to Espionage. Here's What to Know.

ProPublica - Technology - 11 months ago

A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers

ProPublica - Technology - 11 months ago

Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk's Starlink Be Doing the Same?

The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across the federal government.

ProPublica - Technology - 1 year ago

Microsoft Bundling Practices Focus of Federal Antitrust Probe

The Federal Trade Commission has demanded information from Microsoft and interviewed competitors as the agency’s antitrust investigation heats up. The probe follows ProPublica reporting on how the company skirted and potentially violated federal law.

ProPublica - Technology - 1 year ago

Microsoft's "Free" Plan to Upgrade Government Cybersecurity Was Designed to Box Out Competitors and Drive Profits, Insiders Say

When the White House welcomed Microsoft’s offer of $150 million in tech services, it helped the world’s largest software provider tighten its grip on federal business and freeze out competitors.

ProPublica - Technology - 1 year ago

Nine Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Microsoft's Cybersecurity Failures

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago

Microsoft President Grilled by Congress Over Cybersecurity Failures

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago

Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago

How Microsoft Excel Tries to Rebrand Work as Excitement

Wired News - Opinion - 2 years ago

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