The NewYorkTime.com reported that “Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.” The January 27, 2026 article entitled ” Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I.
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ComputerWorld.com reported that “Microsoft wasted little time last fall after reaching a deal to finalize its new relationship with OpenAI to find a new AI dance partner — Anthropic, the second most valuable AI startup in the world. Even though the relationship between Microsoft and Anthropic is only a few
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Reuters.com reported that “Microsoft said on Friday it has restored access to its suite of productivity software, while data from outage tracking website Downdetector.com showed that reports of outages had declined.” The January 23, 2026 article entitled ” Microsoft says access to productivity suite restored after outage” (https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-365-down-thousands-users-downdetector-shows-2026-01-22/) included
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SCWorld.com reported that “A threat actor was observed using device code phishing to trick unsuspecting users into granting a cybercriminal access to their Microsoft 365 accounts.” The December 22, 2025 article entitled ” Threat groups steal identities to access Microsoft 365 accounts” (https://tinyurl.com/269zurae) included these comments:
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write. Anyone can get writing help from Microsoft’s Copilot genAI tool via the free Copilot web or mobile app. But Copilot becomes especially useful when it’s integrated with various Microsoft 365 apps.” The December 16, 2025 article entitled ” Microsoft Copilot can boost your writing in Word, Outlook, and OneNote
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Computerworld.com reported that “Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC hype needs to end, analysts say “In pushing ‘AI PCs,’ the company has done little more than leave Windows users and PC buyers confused.” The December 3, 2025 article entitled “Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC hype needs to end, analysts say” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4099297/microsofts-copilot-pc-hype-needs-to-end-analysts-say.html) included these
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Darkreading.com reported that “With 63 unique CVEs, Microsoft’s November security update is considerably slimmer than the company’s record-busting patch rollout last month, which contained fixes for as many as 175 vulnerabilities.” The November 11, 2025 article entitled “Patch Now: Microsoft Flags Zero-Day & Critical Zero-Click Bugs” (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/patch-now-microsoft-zero-day-critical-zero-click-bugs)
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Computerworld.com reported that “Microsoft’s Copilot will soon be able to work autonomously on local files in Windows, with Copilot Actions, an “experimental” feature that can perform tasks such as sending emails, updating documents and organizing files on its own.” The October 16, 2025 article entitled “The newest Windows Copilot agent
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Computerworld.com reported that “The Microsoft CEO is handing over sales and marketing duties to another exec so Nadella himself can smartly focus on AI and the company’s future.” The October 15, 2025 article entitled ” Satya Nadella is running scared. That’s a good thing” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4072283/satya-nadella-is-running-scared-thats-a-good-thing.html) included these comments:
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ComputerWorld.com reported that “With the Windows 10 end of support date arriving on October 14, upgrading to Windows 11 is now a matter of “when,” not “if.” But it may be better still to clean install Windows 11 on your PCs, rather than taking the upgrade path.” The October 6
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