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Microsoft has open-sourced the version of BASIC it created in 1976 for the MOS 6502 processor used in many early microcomputers. As the software colossus explained in a Wednesday post, Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen wrote the company’s first product, BASIC for the Altair 8800 microcomputer and the Intel 8080 processor that powered it, in 1975. A year …

By JOE HUTCHISON, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 14:18, 4 September 2025 | Updated: 16:35, 4 September 2025 The family of a Microsoft engineer who died while at work are warning that Silicon Valley companies are overworking their employees.  Pratik Pandey was found face-down in the early hours of August 20 in Mountain View, California, inside the Microsoft campus, The Palo …

Microsoft’s analog optical computer cracks two practical problems and shows AI promise  Microsoft Source Analog optical computer for AI inference and combinatorial optimization  Nature Microsoft shows potential of analogue optical computing in AI  Computer Weekly Microsoft : analog optical computer cracks two practical problems and shows AI promise  MarketScreener Analog Optical Computer Breakthrough Promises Major Efficiency Gains for AI Problem Solving: Nature Publication Reveals …

You must act immediately — here’s why. AFP via Getty Images Microsoft’s most recent updates have been a nightmare for many users, with reports of failed installs, emergency fixes and even disappearing SSD drives. The Windows-maker will hope September is better — which is critical. Because for hundreds of millions of users, the update now due in just a few …

Here’s where it gets potentially confusing: Microsoft doesn’t own Crystal Dynamics — that studio belongs to the Embracer Group, which has had many troubles of its own. So Embracer was trying to cut a deal with yet another publisher, the giant Take-Two, to buy, fund, and publish the game. But, Schreier reports: the talks collapsed at least in part because …

But these fears aren’t just among mid-level management, they’re extending all the way to the C-suite: In fact, over three-fourths of all U.S. CEOs are afraid of losing their jobs, according to a survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Dataiku earlier this year.    Just as for young people, the advice consistently given to avoid automation has been to …

Microsoft has made Windows 11 25H2 available to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel, as market share figures show the company’s flagship operating system continues to enjoy a lead over its doomed predecessor, Windows 10. Microsoft made the Windows 11 25H2 announcement at the end of last week, noting that general availability would come “later this year.” The operating …

Microsoft Weekly: Windows 11 25H2 release is close and Microsoft denies SSD issues  Neowin Microsoft says recent Windows update didn’t kill your SSD  BleepingComputer Microsoft claims Windows 11 isn’t killing SSDs – so what the heck is going on?!  TechRadar Phison: We Found No Evidence Windows 11 Update Can Brick SSDs  PCMag Microsoft denies recent Windows 11 update is bricking SSDs  Mashable Source link

Windows 11 version 25H2 is almost here. Microsoft is finally testing it in the Windows Insider Release Preview Channel, which is usually the last stop before an update is made generally available to the public. With 25H2 now in Release Preview testing, the company has also confirmed that the update will include no new features at launch and will share …

Published on: Aug 31, 2025 06:32 am IST An Indian-origin software engineer employed at Microsoft was found dead at the company’s Mountain View campus in California on August 20. An Indian-origin software engineer employed at Microsoft was found dead at the company’s Mountain View campus in California, United States. Pratik Pandey entered the office on the evening of August 19 …