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Microsoft 365 and Azure gets hit with a big new server outage, as Microsoft investigates (update)
By Jez Corden published
Azure Down Microsoft 365 and Azure gets hit with a new wave of outages, hot on the heels of the Crowdstrike debacle. Microsoft says it's investigating.

Google CEO says the “risk of under-investing in AI is dramatically greater than the risk of over-investing,” as investors mount pressure on Microsoft for its extravagant spending on AI projects
By Kevin Okemwa published
HIGH RISK, HIGH REWARD Investors question Microsoft's heavy investment in AI projects, primarily due to the slow payoff.

Microsoft and Lumen partner up to meet the ever-growing demands of AI
By Sean Endicott published
Partnering up Microsoft and Lumen announced a partnership that will expand the networking capacity of Microsoft's datacenters. Those datacenters have an ever-growing demand driven by AI.

A former Microsoft Software Engineer explains CrowdStrike's digital pandemic that left over 8.5 million Windows devices with annoying BSoD errors
By Kevin Okemwa published
CROWDSTUCK? Dave Plummer (aka Dave's Garage), a former Microsoft software engineer, recently shared a YouTube video explaining the digital pandemic caused by CrowdStrike.

"Not now sweetie, Mummy's making CrowdStrike memes" — a compilation of the finest jokes the internet has created amongst crippling digital chaos
By Jennifer Young published
CAN I HAZ MEMES As the digital world burned, so did some fire jokes. Here's the best the internet had to offer of CrowdStrike and Microsoft memes from around the world.

Traveling today? Here's how airport delays and 911 outages triggered by 'CrowdStrike' bug and Microsoft downtime can affect you
By Sean Endicott published
Travel disruption A global IT outage has caused flights to be grounded, affected 911 services across the United States, and caused issues for banks. The outage is related to a CrowdStrike is, which is being fixed.

Microsoft's big AI ambitions helped it become the world's most valuable company but at the expense of its Azure team, according to a leaked email memo
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI-THEMED LAYOFFS Microsoft reportedly laid off its Azure team to pave the way for its AI advances and efforts.

OpenAI just announced GPT-4o, but developers can already try it out through Microsoft Azure
By Sean Endicott published
DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! OpenAI announced its new flagship model GPT-4o this week. Now, developers can integrate it with their applications through preview support on Azure AI.
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