Security & Privacy
Is Microsoft Authenticator safe? What the Android token bug means
A now-fixed bug let a harmless-looking Android app borrow your work account's sign-in pass. Here's who was at risk and the one update to check today.
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Tech Business
China AI bubble bursts: $480 billion gone, can US tech hold up?
China's index of AI and chip stocks is down 40% from its July high. With Big Tech earnings this week, investors want to know if US AI stocks are next.
Tech Business
Microsoft buyout: why it wants 60,000 staff to think about leaving
Staff in the US, UK, Canada and India have until early December to decide. Here is what is on the table and why Microsoft is doing it now.
Gaming
Xbox cloud gaming pricing: 24 cents an hour, if you buy big
Microsoft now sells cloud play by the hour, no Game Pass needed, just as subscribers get monthly caps. Here's which pack or plan makes sense for how you play.
Gaming
Xbox Project Helix price could hit $1,800, and Game Pass may split
Microsoft reportedly expects its next Xbox to cost $1,200 to $1,800 unless it eats some of the cost, with a new handheld arriving a year earlier.
Gaming
Brandon Stirrup Xbox AI comments: every studio uses it, he says
A Microsoft strategy manager built a rough soccer game with AI in three hours, then told developers who resist AI to get out of business. Gamers are not convinced.
Tech Business
Microsoft exits Nscale deal as UK’s biggest AI site waits on power
A planned 23,040-chip AI hub in Essex may not get grid power until the 2030s, and losing Microsoft lands weeks before Nscale's planned New York listing.
Tech Business
Microsoft Azure leadership reorganization ties to Maia AI chips
Arun Ulag now oversees Azure's core business as Microsoft bets that its own Maia 300 chips will run Copilot from 2027, and reports point to cost cuts too.
Apps & Software
Windows 11 23H2 end of support forces you to move to 26H2 now
The November 2026 security update is the last one for 23H2 Enterprise, Education and IoT Enterprise. Here's how the jump to 26H2 works.
Tech Policy
UK could lead global AI safety rules, Microsoft’s president warns
Brad Smith wants kill switches, incident reports and outside testing for AI, splitting from the White House and pointing to Britain to write the rules.
Tech Policy
Treat AI as compromised, Nadella says, and add a pause switch
In a long post on X, Microsoft's CEO said companies should assume any powerful AI model could be compromised and give a person the power to stop it mid-task.
Apps & Software
OneDrive storage cut makes Microsoft 365 renewals riskier for families
Family and Premium plans drop from 1TB per person to 2TB shared by everyone. New buyers already have the smaller pool, and most existing subscribers switch at renewal in 2027.