Microsoft’s Nadella turns on the AI giants he helped build
Microsoft’s Nadella turns on the AI giants he helped build

In a blunt interview, Satya Nadella warned that the AI giants cannot keep promising mass job losses while demanding the power to build whatever they want. Microsoft’s answer: cheaper models, more control for customers, and a pitch for the public’s trus…

Microsoft turns to Chevron’s gas to power a Texas data centre
Microsoft turns to Chevron’s gas to power a Texas data centre

The Chevron Microsoft gas deal hands the oil major a 20-year contract to power a giant West Texas data centre. For a company that built its AI plans on renewables and nuclear, that is a sharp turn. Chevron will power one of the largest data centres in …

Microsoft’s Xbox handheld plans resurface with a mysterious new logo

A new Xbox Handheld logo has appeared on several official game pages, raising questions about whether it simply flags compatibility with existing Windows handhelds or hints at a first-party console still in the works.

Microsoft’s June update fixed 208 security flaws and introduced a cascade of new bugs across all Windows versions
Microsoft’s June update fixed 208 security flaws and introduced a cascade of new bugs across all Windows versions

Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday update is causing problems across every supported version of Windows. KB5094126, released on June 9, patched a record 208 security vulnerabilities, but the update has introduced a string of bugs that range from cosme…

Microsoft finds USB worm that steals cryptocurrency through clipboard hijacking and Tor
Microsoft finds USB worm that steals cryptocurrency through clipboard hijacking and Tor

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified a new strain of self-propagating malware that spreads through USB drives, monitors the Windows clipboard for cryptocurrency wallet addresses and seed phrases, and routes all stolen data through a portable To…

The EU is about to declare AWS and Azure gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act
The EU is about to declare AWS and Azure gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act

The European Commission is set to unveil preliminary findings as early as next week stating that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure appear to meet the requirements to be designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, Bloomberg reported. …

ByteDance is Microsoft’s biggest AI customer, even as Washington treats Chinese AI as a threat
ByteDance is Microsoft’s biggest AI customer, even as Washington treats Chinese AI as a threat

ByteDance has generally been Microsoft’s single biggest AI customer in recent years, and it is on track to spend more than $1bn a year on Microsoft’s AI and cloud services, Bloomberg reports. The striking part is what the TikTok owner is mostly buying:…

Microsoft might put China’s DeepSeek inside Copilot to tame its AI bills
Microsoft might put China’s DeepSeek inside Copilot to tame its AI bills

Microsoft is considering putting a Chinese AI model inside its enterprise Copilot, and the reason is money. The company told Axios it is exploring a self-hosted, fine-tuned version of DeepSeek V4, or another open-source model, as a cheaper option to po…

Helion just got the world’s first licences to run a fusion power plant
Helion just got the world’s first licences to run a fusion power plant

Helion has become the first company in the world licensed to operate a fusion power plant. On 16 June, the Washington-based firm said it had received two licences from the state’s Department of Health, clearing a regulatory bar no fusion company has re…

Microsoft’s talks to lease Oracle cloud capacity have collapsed, report says
Microsoft’s talks to lease Oracle cloud capacity have collapsed, report says

A reported deal worth more than $3bn fell apart over a US-government security framework Oracle was unwilling to add, according to Business Insider. Oracle calls the account inaccurate. The story of the AI build-out is usually one of companies signing f…