Microsoft’s new Outlook requires you to have Edge installed
There seems to be a fresh requirement to run Microsoft’s free new Outlook app for Windows 10 and 11. According to MSPowerUser, you need to have Microsoft’s Edge browser installed…
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Microsoft: Outlook clients not syncing over Exchange ActiveSync
Microsoft warned Outlook for Microsoft 365 users that clients might have issues connecting to email servers via Exchange ActiveSync after a January update. Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) is an Exchange synchronization…
Microsoft confirms sudo is not coming to Windows Server
Rumors about Microsoft adding sudo command to Windows 11 surfaced earlier this year. Users first discovered sudo references in language packs and then dug it out in one of the…
Microsoft’s next big AI push is here after a year of Bing
Over the past year, Microsoft has launched AI features inside just about everything: there’s AI in Office apps, AI features inside Windows apps like Paint, and even a dedicated AI…
Hi Microsoft, please stop using ‘harmful designs’ and deceptive tactics to give Edge the competitive advantage over other browsers on Windows, says Mozilla
Mozilla claims that Microsoft doesn’t give Windows users the freedom of choice when selecting the default browser on Windows.
One year later: Little change to Microsoft Bing’s search market share
Microsoft Bing managed to steal a tiny bit of Google’s search market share in the last year in the U.S., even less globally. But make no mistake – Google remains…
Microsoft is bringing the Linux sudo command to Windows Server
Microsoft is bringing the Linux ‘sudo’ feature to Windows Server 2025, offering a new way for admins to elevate privileges for console applications.
Microsoft quarterly gaming revenue up 49% following Activision purchase
Microsoft has shared its Q2 2024 financial results, reporting significant revenue gains across its gaming division – including a massive 61 percent increase in Xbox content and services revenue –…
AI companies lose $190 billion in market cap after Alphabet and Microsoft report
AI-related companies lost $190 billion in stock market value late on Tuesday after Microsoft, Alphabet and Advanced Micro Devices delivered quarterly results that failed to impress investors who had sent…
Microsoft Edge reportedly steals data from Chrome without user permission
Microsoft Edge is acting up again. Following multiple controversies and reports of user-hostile practices, the browser ended up in hot waters one more time for openly stealing data from other…
Russia hacks Microsoft: It’s worse than you think
Another day, another hack of Microsoft technology. Ho-hum, you might think, this has happened before and will happen again — as surely as the sun rises in the morning and…
Microsoft Teams hit by second outage in three days
Microsoft is investigating a second outage affecting Microsoft Teams users across North and South America in the last three days. Affected customers again report having connectivity issues and experiencing delays…
Microsoft Teams went down around the world for over eight hours — it’s better now
Was it a joyous outage where you got to relax, or did something mission-critical go wrong? Either way, “a portion” of Microsoft Teams went down Friday for over eight hours…
Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees
Microsoft is laying off 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox this week. While Microsoft is primarily laying off roles at Activision Blizzard, some Xbox and ZeniMax employees will also…
Bing’s search market share fails to budge despite big AI push
Though Microsoft has been touting the benefits of its Bing AI, the company’s share of searches is still stuck at around 3%, according to the latest stats.