Microsoft today confirmed that customers will be able to run cloud workloads from its Saudi Arabia East datacenter region from Q4 2026, marking a major milestone in the company’s long-term investment ...

Despite Amazon (AMZN) underperforming Microsoft (MSFT) last year, their share performance has diverged since November 2025, when Amazon started to outperform Microsoft, as can be seen below. The ...

Microsoft’s MSFT1.07%increase; green up pointing triangle earnings surge failed to energize investors on Wednesday as it reported higher-than-expected spending on data centers and other AI ...

There are reports that a legitimate Microsoft email address—which Microsoft explicitly says customers should add to their allow list—is delivering scam spam. According to an Ars reader, the address on ...

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.

Microsoft handed over keys to BitLocker-encrypted data stored on its servers during an FBI probe last year, granting access to data on three separate laptops. BitLocker, a built-in data protection ...

Microsoft has committed to “paying its way” to ensure its data centers will not ramp up residential utility rates, becoming the first major hyperscaler to publicly commit to a comprehensive framework ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced an initiative to prevent its data centers from harming the areas where they’re built. Brad Smith, the tech giant’s vice chair and president, detailed the program in a ...

The tech giant laid out a five-point plan to address backlash in communities around the country over AI infrastructure buildouts. Microsoft is pledging to pay for the full costs borne by communities ...

Microsoft President Brad Smith sits down with CNBC’s Eamon Javers on AI data centers' impact on local communities, electricity prices, and more. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you.

Microsoft (MSFT) announced today it has acquired Osmos, an agentic artificial intelligence data engineering platform designed to simplify complex data workflows. No financial details on the ...

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