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Microsoft is implementing a new feature across Microsoft 365 applications that will prompt users to back up their files to OneDrive. This initiative aims to enhance file security, improve accessibility across devices, and prevent data loss while integrating with Microsoft’s broader cloud-first strategy.

The UK has ended its antitrust investigation into the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI. This decision comes as the two companies continue their close collaboration, with Microsoft integrating OpenAI’s technology into products like Copilot while OpenAI pursues ambitious growth plans including specialized AI agents and massive computing infrastructure investments.

Microsoft Project Pro, normally priced at over $200, is currently available for just $15 in a limited-time sale reported by 9to5Toys. This represents a 92% discount on the professional project management software that integrates with Microsoft Teams and offers comprehensive planning, tracking, and resource management tools.

Microsoft has unveiled the Majorana 1 chip, a breakthrough in quantum computing that utilizes Majorana fermions to create more stable quantum states. This approach addresses key challenges in quantum computing by creating topological qubits that better protect quantum information from decoherence, potentially accelerating practical quantum computing applications.

Amazon executives have publicly challenged Microsoft’s recent quantum computing claims, questioning the validity of advancements promoted by Satya Nadella and his team. This dispute highlights the intensifying competition in quantum technology development and raises important considerations about how quantum computing progress should be evaluated and communicated to the public and investors.

Amazon executives have publicly challenged Microsoft’s recent quantum computing claims, questioning the validity of advancements promoted by Satya Nadella and his team. This dispute highlights the intensifying competition in quantum technology development and raises important considerations about how quantum computing progress should be evaluated and communicated to the public and investors.

Microsoft has made the o3-mini-high model freely available to all Copilot users, enhancing the AI assistant’s reasoning capabilities without additional cost. This development comes amid industry-wide advancement in reasoning-focused AI models, with companies like DeepSeek, OpenAI, and Anthropic competing to deliver improved reasoning performance. Challenges remain in properly evaluating these models, particularly regarding token efficiency and practical deployment considerations.

Microsoft has made the o3-mini-high model freely available to all Copilot users, enhancing the AI assistant’s reasoning capabilities without additional cost. This development comes amid industry-wide advancement in reasoning-focused AI models, with companies like DeepSeek, OpenAI, and Anthropic competing to deliver improved reasoning performance. Challenges remain in properly evaluating these models, particularly regarding token efficiency and practical deployment considerations.

The landscape of cybersecurity is rapidly evolving, driven by the integration of advanced artificial intelligence (AI). Microsoft’s recent announcement about…