What a 20-Year Deal With Amazon Means for Constellation Energy Stock The deal will see Amazon investing $3 billion in the company's nuclear plant in Calvert Cliffs. Barchart · 9h ago
The AI Buildout Needs Power It Cannot Get: 4 Energy Stocks Already Have It AI compute pricing is already slipping, and a Stansberry analyst sees better odds in four beaten-down energy stocks built around off-grid and geothermal power MarketBeat · 11h ago
Meta vs. Microsoft: One AI Agent Has a Problem the Other Doesn’t. Microsoft may have the edge over Meta in AI agents due to stronger enterprise adoption and monetization potential. Barchart · 15h ago
Gary Shapiro: why trade shows matter and how to get them right I ran powerful trade show CES for decades. Bill Gates told me once that trade shows were key for Microsoft. Now, author Robyn Davis is onto something. Fortune · 16h ago
What made the unfriendly data centres fall on Slough? Slough has become Europe’s biggest hub for data centres — and its residents aren’t happy Evening Standard · Oct 3
With Azure as a Catalyst, Microsoft Is Positioned for Sustained Growth Wells Fargo just added Microsoft to its “Tactical Ideas” list. Barchart · Oct 2
Microsof is reportedly rebooting the Halo series, Activision game may delve deeper into Master Chief's character and origins The Halo franchise is reportedly being rebooted under Activision that will delve into Master Chief's backstory. This fresh narrative is designed to engage both new gamers and devoted fans alike. Early reports indicate the game will leverage the Infinity Ward Engine for stunning graphics, with current development stages focusing on… The Economic Times · Oct 2
Xbox Free Play Days Adds 5 New Open-World Games to Enjoy—'Far Cry 6,' 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey,' and More Xbox's Free Play Days promotion is now refreshing their free-to-play titles, now featuring five open-world games such as Far Cry 6 Player One · Oct 2
Immigration experts concerned over delays in H-1B extension for Microsoft, Cognizant, Infosys: 'There has been no clarification' Immigration attorneys Rahul Reddy and Emily Neumann expressed concern over some tech companies experiencing difficulties in getting H-1B extensions for their employees. Reddy said it is concerning as companies like Microsoft, Cognizant and Infosys employ a huge number of Indians, while Neumann pointed out that there has been no clarification… The Times of India · Oct 1
Experts issue warning after voice scam AI attacks skyrocket Data from Microsoft’s digital defence report has also reported a jump in attacks where hackers impersonate business contacts in order to gain information or access to services The Independent UK · Oct 1
In 1996, Tim Draper bought Hotmail shares for $300,000. 2 years later, Microsoft acquired the startup for $400 million Microsoft announced the Hotmail acquisition on December 31, 1997. It did not reveal how much it paid for the company. A later securities filing provided more detail. Hotmail’s owners received 2,769,148 Microsoft shares in the deal. Wired estimated those shares were worth about $400 million at the time. The Economic Times · Oct 1
Voice phishing attacks soar as cyber attackers use AI – Microsoft research Security experts at Microsoft said more than a quarter, 27%, of cyber threat activity was aimed at government agencies or services. Evening Standard · Oct 1
Xbox Lets Players Claim Digital Licences From Physical Games as Sony Plans To Phase Out New Game Discs Xbox has launched its Disc to Digital programme, allowing owners of eligible physical games to claim digital licences while retaining the requirement to possess the qualifying disc. International Business Times UK · Oct 1
Index fund concentration risk: how big an AI bet you’re actually making About 38 cents of every dollar in an S&P 500 index fund now sits in just ten companies, and most of them are riding the same AI spending wave. That alone isn’t a reason to sell anything. The real concentration risk usually isn’t the index fund. It’s everything you stacked… Thousandaire · Oct 1
MarketBeat · Oct 1 Microsoft's AI Spending Didn't Change—Wall Street's View of It Did Microsoft shares rebounded more than 36% after Copilot seat growth and Azure revenue accelerated, prompting analyst upgrades from Stifel and Piper Sandler and a shift in investor sentiment on AI spending.
Clever Dude · Oct 1 Is Nightly Shutdown Actually Good for Your PC? What Really Happens Shutting down a PC every night is perfectly reasonable, but it is not a magic health routine for your computer. Modern Windows PCs and Macs handle sleep, shutdown, hibernation, and restart differently, and each option does something useful.
Fortune · Oct 1 AI is consuming human knowledge. It should learn how to pay for it AI agents need a way to pay for the human knowledge they increasingly consume.
Player One · Oct 1 CEO Asha Sharma Dispels Rumors Regarding Xbox Sale Amidst Its Latest Challenges Xbox's CEO Asha Sharma has clarified what the real deal is amidst all the rumors about the possibility of selling Xbox.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 1 Billions of dollars, none of it taxed: ATO reveals the tech giants paying zero income tax Database names big companies – including Microsoft subsidiary and Netflix – that pay little corporate tax but notes there could be legitimate reasons
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30 How Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil stands out from all other game adaptations There’s no Leon, Claire or Ada Wong in Cregger’s adaptation. Instead, it re-creates something more fundamental – the strange, terrifying experience of actually playing the game
Barchart · Sep 30 What a Revamped Copilot Means for Microsoft Stock Copilot is getting smarter, more capable, and more enterprise-focused. Could that be another growth driver for MSFT stock?
The Economic Times · Sep 30 How a 16-year-old researcher hacked into Microsoft analytics service holding 17 trillion rows of data Faav, a savvy security researcher, discovered a significant vulnerability in Microsoft's Titan analytics platform that permitted unauthorized access. This flaw enabled him to masquerade as an administrator, executing SQL commands on extensive datasets. Upon notifying Microsoft, swift actions were taken to remedy the issue. For his responsible reporting, Faav was…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30 Bill Gates thinks AI could kill a billion people – but can we trust his judgment after Epstein? He knows a thing or two about tech, but what to make of the views of a man who met Jeffrey Epstein 30 times and couldn’t see what a monster he was?
Player One · Sep 30 'World of Warcraft' Console Port Rumors Return After New Brazil Age Rating Surfaces A new Brazil age rating for "World of Warcraft: Forever" revives console port rumors, but changes to the listing leave the game's platform plans unclear.
Player One · Sep 30 Xbox Unveils New Program Called 'Mythic Achievements' That Is Similar to PlayStation Trophies Xbox has unveiled a new program called "Mythic Achievements," and it brings an experience similar to PlayStation Trophies.