Microsoft is shutting down Skype in favor of Teams It’s the end of an era. Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May and replacing it with the free version of Microsoft Teams for consumers. Existing Skype users will be able to log in to the Microsoft Teams app and have their message history, group chats, and contacts all automatically available without having to create

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Microsoft Has Quietly Removed Instructions for Updating Your ‘Unsupported’ PC to Windows 11 The company no longer wants you to know how to bypass the TPM check.

Microsoft shares slip on weak quarterly revenue guidance Microsoft intends to address execution challenges in its key cloud unit, while continuing to endure supply constraints.

Oracle and Microsoft are reportedly in talks to take over TikTok Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesOracle and a group of investors that includes Microsoft are in talks to take over TikTok’s global operations, reports NPR. The deal, which the White House is reportedly negotiating, would see ByteDance keeping a minority stake in TikTok while “the app’s algorithm, data collection and software updates…

LPT: Microsoft has a open source repository for all of those small things you wish Windows had. The Microsoft PowerToys repository is a collection of open source tools that are created and developed by developers not associated with Microsoft for use in Windows operating systems. These include: Advanced Copy & Paste features: Paste as plain text, JSON, .txt file, .html file, or .png file, including a opt-in OpenAI option. OCR Text copying …

Microsoft opens testing for Windows AI search Image: The VergeMicrosoft is testing AI-powered Windows search in a new dev channel build for Windows 11 Insider testers. Announced in October, it uses semantic indexing to let users search for local files using more casual language. Like other Microsoft AI features, you’ll need a Copilot Plus PC to use it. The feature applies whether you’re usi…

Microsoft triples down on AI Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeMicrosoft made a trio of announcements this week that are going to be very important for how the company approaches its big AI bet in 2025. It started off by creating a new AI engineering group to focus its developers on building an AI platform and tools for both Microsoft and its customers. Microsoft then announc…

Microsoft bundles Office AI features into Microsoft 365 and raises prices Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeMicrosoft is bundling its AI-powered Office features into Microsoft 365 Personal and Home subscriptions, but it’s also raising prices as a result. Previously, Microsoft 365 subscribers had to pay an extra $20 per month to get Copilot inside Office apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as part of a Copilot Pro subs…

Microsoft stops using Bing to trick people into thinking they’re on Google Illustration: The VergeMicrosoft has quietly killed off its spoofed Google UI that it was using to trick Bing users into thinking they were using Google. Earlier this month you could search for “Google” on Bing and get a page that looked a lot like Google, complete with a special search bar, an image resembling a Google Doodle, and even some sma…

Microsoft won’t support Office apps on Windows 10 after October 14th Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft says it will no longer support Office apps, known as Microsoft 365 apps, on Windows 10 later this year. The support cutoff coincides with Windows 10’s end of support on October 14th, and will mean businesses and consumers that rely on Microsoft 365 apps will need to upgrade to Windows 11. “Microsoft 365 Apps will no lon…

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How Microsoft can turn Windows PCs into an Xbox Illustration: The VergeLenovo’s mysterious “future of gaming handhelds” event at CES delivered confirmation this week that Microsoft is combining “the best of Xbox and Windows together” for handhelds. Microsoft’s VP of Next Generation, Jason Ronald, spoke to my colleague Sean Hollister after the event to reveal that not only are big changes comi…

Microsoft would really like you to stop using Windows 10 this year Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeIt’s 2025, and Microsoft is kicking off the year by reminding everyone that support for Windows 10 ends in October. While the company has been trying to entice Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 with full-screen prompts throughout 2024, it’s now calling 2025 “the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh.” Last yea…

Microsoft Shareholders Vote Down Bitcoin Treasury Proposal The negative vote was expected even as MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor tried to convince Microsoft shareholders otherwise.

Microsoft ends Surface Studio 2 Plus production with no successor in sight The original Surface Studio. | Photo by James Bareham / The VergeMicrosoft is ending production of its Surface Studio 2 Plus all-in-one PC two years after introducing the latest model. Surface Studio 2 Plus stock started running out in recent weeks, and now Microsoft has confirmed to Windows Central that it’s no longer manufacturing the device. …

Microsoft Is Denying That Office 365 Trains Its AI Microsoft says that “connected experiences” have nothing to do with training LLMs.

Microsoft pauses Windows 11 updates for PCs with some Ubisoft games installed Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMicrosoft has stopped offering updates to Windows 11 version 24H2 on PCs that have certain Ubisoft games installed, Bleeping Computer reports. The company made the move after complaints that Star Wars Outlaws and games in the Assassin’s Creed series were crashing after installing the new Windows update. Mic…