Microsoft is encouraging remaining employees to “invest in your own AI skilling” following a series of massive layoffs that have eliminated over 15,000 positions across multiple divisions this year, according to internal communications obtained by The Information.The Redmond giant has conducted at least four major rounds of workforce reductions in 2025, cutting approximately 9,000 jobs…
Microsoft is closing its operations in Pakistan, marking the end of a 25-year presence in the South Asian nation. The Redmond-based company on Friday told TechCrunch that it is changing its operational model in Pakistan and will now serve its customers through resellers and “other closely located Microsoft offices.” “Our customer agreements and service will…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on stage at Build 2025 Microsoft A year after Microsoft launched the Copilot+ PC, we’ve finally started to get an idea of what’s possible with an on-device NPU and Microsoft’s fully featured, AI-enhanced OS. Microsoft suffered a major false start with its Recall function, but now that we’re a year past…
Obsidian Entertainment’s satirical sci-fi RPG returns in style: The Outer Worlds 2 will launch on October 29, 2025, across Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC, and will be available day one on Game Pass. The announcement, made during the Xbox Games Showcase, was accompanied by a new trailer brimming with the franchise’s signature wit…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that foundational skills in computational thinking remain essential, even as artificial intelligence transforms how software is built. In a recent conversation with tech YouTuber Sajjaad Khade, Nadella encouraged aspiring developers to focus on the fundamentals of software engineering, despite the growing role of AI in coding. “Just getting real fundamentals…
Microsoft is now testing a new feature in Notepad that can generate text for you using AI. It’s part of a Windows 11 update being released to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels with Copilot Plus PCs. The update also includes new AI-powered features for Paint like a sticker generator, and improvements to…
Microsoft is starting to integrate AI shortcuts, or what it calls AI actions, into the File Explorer in Windows 11. These shortcuts let you right-click on a file and quickly get to Windows AI features like blurring the background of a photo, erasing objects, or even summarizing content from Office files. Four image actions are…
Microsoft has increased the prices of Xbox products across the globe and the new prices have been applicable from May 1. The price hike includes consoles, controllers, accessories, as well as first party games. The category that gets the maximum price hike is console. The Xbox Series X gets a price hike of…
It is April 2025. My daughters are sprawled on the living room couch, Netflix humming in the background, texting their friends. A WhatsApp call buzzes on the side. Their digital lives flow seamlessly. They barely register what’s happening in the world of tech. Skype is being taken off life-support by Microsoft. May 5 is its…
We knew Microsoft was about to launch Recall for real this time, and now the software maker is making it available to all Copilot Plus PCs. Recall, a feature that screenshots almost everything you do on a Copilot Plus PC, will be available today alongside an improved AI-powered Windows search interface and a new Click…
