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Your Microsoft Passwords Will Vanish in a Few Hours. What to Do Right Now

Your Microsoft Passwords Will Vanish in a Few Hours. What to Do Right Now

It’s time to say so long to the Microsoft Authenticator app as we know it.  As of this Friday, Aug. 1, the app will no longer save or manage passwords, use two-factor authentication or auto-fill. And it won’t be your go-to password manager anymore, either. Instead of passwords, Microsoft is moving to passkeys — such as PINs, fingerprint scans, facial recognition or a pattern on …

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Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Carvana, and More

Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Carvana, and More

Key Takeaways U.S. equities were mostly higher at midday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq trading at record highs, on strong tech earnings. Microsoft and Meta Platforms both beat profit and sales estimates. Align Technology missed forecasts for earnings, revenue, and guidance on consumer caution and macroeconomic concerns. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq traded at record highs at midday, boosted by …

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Xbox Game Pass Makes $5 Billion, Microsoft Reports Huge Growth

Xbox Game Pass Makes  Billion, Microsoft Reports Huge Growth

Microsoft has announced that Game Pass has hit almost $5 billion in revenue over the last fiscal year, with 500 million active users. In fact, the whole of Microsoft has just reported annual revenue of $76.4 billion, up 18 percent on the previous year. These figures are being announced less than a month after the company fired 9,000 employees and …

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Microsoft researchers have revealed the list of the 40 jobs that AI is likely to steal—and not even teachers are safe

Microsoft researchers have revealed the list of the 40 jobs that AI is likely to steal—and not even teachers are safe

As companies like Amazon publicly announced AI-driven workforce reductions, workers are scrambling to understand which careers might soon disappear and be outsourced to technology. A new report from Microsoft researchers studying the occupational implications of generative AI, offers some clarity. Translators, historians, and writers are among the roles with the highest AI applicability score, meaning the job’s tasks are most …

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Microsoft Hits $4 Trillion Market Cap After Earnings Beat

Microsoft Hits  Trillion Market Cap After Earnings Beat

(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. has become the second company in the world to reach a $4 trillion market capitalization after reporting quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations, sending the stock soaring in premarket Thursday. Most Read from Bloomberg Shares of the technology behemoth jumped as much as 8.2% in early trading in New York, pushing its market value to …

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Microsoft to spend record $30 billion this quarter as AI investments pay off – Reuters

Microsoft to spend record $30 billion this quarter as AI investments pay off  Reuters Microsoft tops $4 trillion in market cap after hours, joining Nvidia in exclusive club  CNBC Microsoft set for $4 trillion market cap after posting Q4 beat on top and bottom line on cloud, AI strength  Yahoo Finance Microsoft’s stock surges after earnings. Here’s the biggest number from the report.  MarketWatch …

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Microsoft climbs to $4 trillion in after-hours trading on blowout earnings

Microsoft climbs to  trillion in after-hours trading on blowout earnings

Microsoft delivered a blockbuster quarter to close its 2025 fiscal year, riding the wave of surging demand for cloud and AI services and sending its stock to new heights in after-hours trading. For the quarter ended June 30, 2025, Microsoft reported revenue of $76.4 billion, an 18% jump over the previous year. Net income climbed even more swiftly, up 24% …

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Microsoft CFO Calls for ‘Intensity’ in Memo, After Blowout Earnings

Microsoft CFO Calls for ‘Intensity’ in Memo, After Blowout Earnings

Microsoft employees should strap in for another year of “intensity,” according to the software giant’s top finance executive. Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood sent an email to employees on Wednesday after the company reported a $27 billion quarterly profit, telling them the year ahead will require “intensity, clarity, and bold execution.” Hood sends out these emails every quarter when Microsoft …

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