Microsoft blames European Commission for global CrowdStrike catastrophe
The worldwide outage of Windows PCs was because of European Commission demands, says Microsoft, and we should get used to it.
|
Microsoft
William Gallagher
Global chaos erupts as Windows security update goes bad
The vast majority of corporate IT worldwide is struggling on Friday morning, with things as mundane as point-of-purchase, and as complex as flight management not working because of a bad Windows security patch by security firm CrowdStrike.
|
Microsoft Designer brings AI image generation to iPhone before Apple Intelligence
Microsoft Designer, a generative AI tool that produces images, has left preview and is now available as a free iOS app.
|
Malcolm Owen
Microsoft China bans Android, demands staff use iPhones
As part of an overall security drive, Microsoft in China has told staff they will all be required to switch to iPhone.
|
Apple regains $3 trillion valuation, creeps up on Microsoft
With Nvidia hot on its heels, and Microsoft ahead, Apple stock gains in recent weeks has returned the company to a $3 trillion valuation at market open on Wednesday morning.
|
Mike Wuerthele
Top AI tablets: iPad Pro with M4 versus Microsoft's new Surface Pro
Microsoft updated its Surface Pro with more AI smarts as it tries to push forward in the machine learning industry. Here's how the Surfaace Pro compares versus Apple's new iPad Pro.
|
Microsoft's Copilot PC and the M3 Mac killer myth
According to proponents of this myth, Microsoft is out to kill Apple's Macs with a "new" PC it will design and build on its own. Once it arrives, they expect Microsoft to clean up not only the PC market, but also the market for Edge AI software sales, leaving Apple on the sidelines.
|
Daniel Eran Dilger
AI computer showdown - MacBook Air vs. Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC
At launch, Apple said that the M3 MacBook Air is the fastest consumer-grade AI laptop, and Microsoft's has arrived to challenge it. Can Microsoft claim the crown with the Surface Laptop Copilot+?
|
Microsoft finally lets users sign into accounts with passkeys
Microsoft has rolled out support for passkeys to all consumer accounts, allowing users to log into services without using a password.
|
Christine McKee
Amber Neely
Chip Loder
Wesley Hilliard
