Microsoft said on Monday it is offering voluntary buyouts – severance packages for staff who choose to leave – to about 60 000 employees, more than a quarter of its global workforce, as it looks to contain costs and help fund its massive AI investments. Staff across the Windows maker would be eligible, including those working…
The number of ransomware attacks on South African organisations recorded by Microsoft rose from seven to 17 in the year to June. That was the third-steepest percentage rise among the 12 countries the company singles out in its latest global threat assessment. The Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2026, published this week, covers the period from…
The South African Revenue Service is investing heavily in artificial intelligence The South African Revenue Service will pay Microsoft almost R1.6-billion over three years to renew its software licences and support, and IBM nearly R1.2-billion, under contracts approved without open tenders, its latest annual report shows. The Microsoft deal, worth R1.58-billion, renews Sars’s Microsoft enterprise…
Following initial teasers positioning it as the most powerful mobile system in its history, Microsoft has officially revealed full specifications and availability details for the Surface Laptop Ultra at a press event in San Francisco. Designed specifically for artificial intelligence researchers, machine learning engineers, and software developers, Microsoft is categorizing its new flagship mobile workstation…
US Labor Secretary Keith E. Sonderling speaks, flanked by Attorney General Todd Blanche and US Vice President JD Vance as they make an H-1B fraud announcement during a press conference on anti-fraud initiatives in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., US, October 8, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters…
Microsoft said its new laptop containing an Nvidia AI chip will start at $2,599, as the software maker tries to bring more artificial intelligence capabilities to its consumer devices. The Surface Laptop Ultra is now available on preorder and will begin shipping on Oct. 16, Pavan Davuluri, Microsoft’s executive vice president of Windows and devices,…
(Picture: Supplied) Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how people create content, analyse information and make decisions. As AI capabilities become embedded across everyday business applications, the role of the PC is evolving from a productivity tool into an intelligent endpoint capable of running advanced AI workloads directly on the device. Core unveiled the new Microsoft…
Microsoft will host a specialized hardware and software event in San Francisco on October 7, focused on how local artificial intelligence processing will shape the next generation of personal computing. Coming several months after NVIDIA unveiled its RTX Spark system-on-chip for Windows, the presentation is expected to provide key updates on local model execution and…
Xbox is overhauling its cloud gaming infrastructure starting in November, effectively ending unlimited streaming access for top-tier Game Pass subscribers. Under the newly announced model, streaming allowances will be capped across all three membership tiers. Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will receive 15 hours of streaming per month, Game Pass Premium members will be allocated 10…
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of developer Rockstar Games, has launched legal proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to identify those responsible for leaking confidential Grand Theft Auto VI footage. The publisher filed petitions for subpoenas against tech giants Microsoft and Discord, compelling both platforms to hand over…
