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Posted Jul 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM UTC It looks like Microsoft is getting ready for GPT-5. I reported yesterday that OpenAI is preparing to release GPT-5 in early August, and now references to a new GPT-5-powered “Smart Mode” have reportedly appeared in Copilot. Alexey Shavanov discovered code changes in Copilot that point toward a new smart option that uses …

Microsoft keeps Outperform rating as Wedbush sees ‘robust’ Q4 results  Seeking Alpha Dan Ives Calls Microsoft ‘Scottie Scheffler Of Software’ Ahead Of Earnings — Says Satya Nadella-Led Cloud Giant Is Firing On All Cylinders In AI Boom  Yahoo Finance Should Investors Buy Microsoft Stock Ahead of Q4 Earnings Release?  Zacks Investment Research Dear Microsoft Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars For July 30  Barchart.com The …

A week after Microsoft told the world that its July software updates didn’t fully fix a couple of bugs, which allowed miscreants to take over on-premises SharePoint servers and remotely execute code, researchers have assembled much of the puzzle — with one big missing piece. How did the attackers, who include Chinese government spies, data thieves, and ransomware operators, know how …

“Microsoft is thriving,” said CEO and chairman Satya Nadella in a new statement following a round of layoffs earlier this month that cost 9000 employees their jobs. The statement, shared publicly and with Microsoft employees, reiterates the company mission, with Nadella doubling down on the importance of AI. First, he acknowledged the layoffs. “I want to express my sincere gratitude …

Microsoft Probing If Chinese Hackers Learned of Flaws Via Alert  Bloomberg Microsoft Corp (MSFT) Patches SharePoint Vulnerability amid Global Havoc  Yahoo Finance Microsoft probing if Chinese hackers learned SharePoint flaws through alert, Bloomberg News reports  Reuters ToolShell: An all-you-can-eat buffet for threat actors  WeLiveSecurity Disrupting active exploitation of on-premises SharePoint vulnerabilities  Microsoft Source link

Microsoft employees are reacting to a memo from CEO Satya Nadella that attempted to explain why the company has cut jobs while generating huge profits and spending billions on AI. Microsoft has shed thousands of employees this year. The company has earned $75 billion in profit over the past three fiscal quarters, and plans to spend $80 billion on AI …

If you use Microsoft Authenticator to manage your passwords, the clock is ticking.  On Aug. 1, the app won’t store or manage your passwords anymore. That means you won’t be able to save passwords or use two-factor authentication or auto-fill.  And if the Authenticator app was your go-to password manager, you’ll need to find a new one. Microsoft is moving …

Recent developments around GPT-5 suggest that Microsoft is laying the groundwork for its launch, which is now anticipated in early August. Code changes in Microsoft Copilot point to a new “Smart” mode, joining the existing options like Quick Response, Think Deeper, and Deep Research. This new mode carries a label referencing GPT-5, with a description indicating it leverages GPT-5’s ability …

Microsoft cyberattack expands: Ransomware deployed, South African Treasury hit (MSFT:NASDAQ)  Seeking Alpha Microsoft says some SharePoint server hackers now using ransomware  Reuters Disrupting active exploitation of on-premises SharePoint vulnerabilities  Microsoft Microsoft Hack Hits Hundreds of Firms, Agencies as Damage Spreads  Yahoo Finance ToolShell: An all-you-can-eat buffet for threat actors  WeLiveSecurity Source link

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addressed growing internal unease at the company Thursday morning in a company-wide memo that acknowledged the “uncertainty and seeming incongruence” of conducting layoffs while achieving record profits and AI investments. The tech giant has eliminated more than 15,000 positions in 2025, including 9,000 cuts in early July alone, marking one of the most aggressive periods of …