Microsoft may soon let you stream your Xbox games for free, with ads and playtime limits

Microsoft could soon launch its rumored ad-supported tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming, with notices already appearing prematurely for some gamers.
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Microsoft’s first Windows 11 update of 2026 stopped some computers from shutting down
Microsoft’s first Windows 11 update of 2026 stopped some computers from shutting down

Microsoft released its first security update of 2026 for Windows 11 on January 13th. Just four days later, it was forced to release an emergency out-of-band update to fix some pretty serious bugs, the first one introduced. The security patch was stopping some systems from shutting down or hibernating properly, and also preventing some users […]

Microsoft Excel’s new import functions make handling numbers easier

Excel now supports IMPORTTEXT and IMPORTCSV functions that load external text and CSV files as dynamic arrays, making it easier to refresh and reuse frequently updated data inside a worksheet.
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Italy investigates Activision Blizzard for pushing in-game purchases

Italy has launched two investigations into Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard, alleging the company has engaged in “misleading and aggressive” sales practices for two of its most popular smartphone games.

Anthropic taps former Microsoft India MD to lead Bengaluru expansion

Irina Ghose joins Anthropic as India managing director after 24 years at Microsoft.

Microsoft is closing its employee library and cutting back on subscriptions
Microsoft is closing its employee library and cutting back on subscriptions

Microsoft’s library of books is so heavy that it once caused a campus building to sink, according to an unproven legend among employees. Now those physical books, journals, and reports, and many of Microsoft’s digital subscriptions to leading US newspapers, are disappearing in a shift described inside Microsoft as an “AI-powered learning experience.” Microsoft started […]

Microsoft taps India’s Varaha for durable carbon removal offtake

Microsoft is buying over 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from India’s Varaha over the next three years.

Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are paying up for ‘enterprise’ access to Wikipedia
Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are paying up for ‘enterprise’ access to Wikipedia

Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI have joined Google in paying the Wikimedia Foundation for access to its projects, including Wikipedia’s vast collection of articles. The Wikimedia Foundation announced the news as part of Wikipedia’s 25th anniversary on Thursday. The partnerships are part of Wikimedia Enterprise, an initiative launched in 2021 that gives large […]

Microsoft might have just leaked Forza Horizon 6’s release date
Microsoft might have just leaked Forza Horizon 6’s release date

Microsoft is getting ready to show the first gameplay of Forza Horizon 6 next week, and it might also be ready to put a date on its release, too. X poster Xbox Infinite claims they received a Forza Horizon 6 preorder notification inside Forza Horizon 5, implying that the release date of the new title […]