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"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.

As the world wakes up to a "digital pandemic", Microsoft suggests turning it off and on again 15 times
By Jennifer Young published
HELLO? IT? The world came to a standstill this morning as many services reliant on Azure servers were affected by an outage. Microsoft's solution? A classic. Turn it off and on again.

Microsoft Azure AI can now create a digital copy of your voice to answer phone calls
By Sean Endicott published
Replication Microsoft's Azure AI Speech can replicate your voice, creating a digital copy you can use within apps. Truecaller is one of the first apps to take advantage of the feature.

Microsoft brings its lightweight Phi-3 model and OpenAI's 'magical' GPT-4o to Azure AI to help devs build transformational experiences
By Kevin Okemwa published
PHI-3 Microsoft says GPT-4o and Phi-3 in Azure will help developers build "transformational" AI experiences, further stating "there’s never been a more exciting time to be a developer."

Forget red, this year Santa is all about Azure. Check out how Microsoft's cloud helps NORAD track the festive icon.
By Sean Endicott published
NORAD's website for tracking Santa Claus has been updated with various Azure technologies. It's now faster, more interactive, and helps you keep track of the festive icon over the holidays.

"Customers are left with no economically reasonable alternative": Google and Amazon ask the UK's CMA to regulate Microsoft's Azure cloud business (UPDATED)
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Cloud Battle Google is pushing for the CMA to force Microsoft to make changes to its Azure policies.

Microsoft wants to put an end to its cybersecurity woes with AI and automation
By Zachary Boddy, Colton Stradling published
New Security According to a new report, Microsoft has announced a new initiative to combat cybersecurity threats with advancements in AI and automation.

Apparently, Microsoft and Azure have made an enemy of the Dutch farming community
By Jez Corden published
Azurely not Microsoft's "hyperscale" data centers are coming under increasing scrutiny, as Azure seeks global AI dominance.
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