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Everything the desk has filed on Microsoft.
Microsoft is retiring Themes by Copilot in Microsoft Outlook. Users with an active generated theme can keep it for now, but switching away means it is gone for good.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella outlined a new blueprint for artificial intelligence safety on Saturday, urging developers to build external emergency brakes and human-readable audit logs into autonomous agent workflows.
Microsoft is targeting MacBook Pro users in the US and Canada with up to $1,000 in cash back on top of trade-in values when preordering the new Surface Laptop Ultra.
Microsoft rolled out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.9606 to the Beta Channel, slimming down lock screen widgets to prioritize weather while tackling a persistent media crash tied to msmpeg2ac3dec.dll.
Amazon will stop using non-disclosure agreements when negotiating data center developments with local governments, mirroring Microsoft as community push back against power-hungry artificial intelligence infrastructure spreads across the United States.
Circana data reveals steep drops in US console sales as PlayStation 5 and Xbox hardware prices surge, with analysts citing AI memory demand for the mounting hardware crunch.
A sluggish package installer in Windows 11 26H2 pushed a user back to Windows 10 after a 20-minute language setup delay stalled an urgent search following a medical emergency.
Microsoft launched the Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark silicon, offering up to 128GB unified memory and local AI model support starting at $2,599, with US shipments beginning October 16.
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a redesigned Windows Search for Windows 11 — not as a standalone app, but as an integrated system-level overhaul now in active testing with Windows Insiders.
Amazon marked Microsoft's 2026 Surface Pro OLED down to $1,649.99 from $2,099.99, cutting $450 off the 1TB configuration powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite processor.
Microsoft has formed Xbox XP, a dedicated division tasked with taking video game franchises onto television screens, cinema seats, theme parks and retail shelves worldwide.
The Surface Laptop Ultra ships with a patent-pending magnetic USB-C charger — the first laptop to do so. It works on only one of three USB-C ports, doesn’t fit other devices, and starts at $2,600.
Microsoft confirmed Call of Duty will launch on Nvidia RTX Spark laptops in 2027, adapting Activision's Ricochet anti-cheat system to run natively on Arm64 architecture.
Preorders have opened for the first wave of Nvidia RTX Spark laptops from Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and MSI, with hardware pricing starting at $2,599.99 ahead of an October 16 rollout.
Microsoft has launched the Surface Laptop Ultra — a 15-inch Windows laptop built with Nvidia’s new RTX Spark platform, and priced from $2,600 in the US. Preorders opened Wednesday, October 7; shipping starts Friday, October 16.
Microsoft has unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra, switching from Intel to Nvidia's RTX Spark N1X platform with local AI processing and configurations scaling up to $5,899.
Microsoft has opened pre-orders for the Surface Laptop Ultra, pairing Nvidia RTX Spark silicon with up to 128GB of memory to challenge Apple's high-end laptops.
Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra introduces Magnetic Connect, an alternative to Apple's MagSafe that brings snap-on power to a standard USB-C port without sacrificing accessory compatibility.
Microsoft has revealed full specs and pricing for the Surface Laptop Ultra, pairing Nvidia RTX Spark silicon with a novel magnetic breakaway USB-C port.
Microsoft and Nvidia showed off RTX Spark systems alongside deep Windows 11 agent updates, running hybrid AI models locally with unified memory to challenge Apple's high-end laptops.
Microsoft has opened preorders for the Surface Laptop Ultra at $2,599 — and it ships October 16. That’s the hard number, the hard date, and the first real availability window for a device Microsoft calls “Not Standard Issue.”
Leaked details suggest Microsoft will debut the Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark silicon, starting at $2,000 for an 18-core model with 24GB of unified memory.
Xbox has secured exclusive cloud streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI, according to The Verge, meaning only Xbox Cloud Gaming will stream the title when it launches November 19, even to PC.
Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Series 3 controller is real — and it’s shipping this holiday season. Leaked configurations on the Xbox Design Lab backend confirm four SKUS, TMR/Hall effect thumbsticks, voice-coil haptics, and a removable rechargeable battery pack.