Microsoft is updating the Edge web browser to ensure it no longer loads saved passwords into process memory in clear text at startup after previously stating it was "by design." This behavior was ...

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UPDATE: May. 6, 2026, 9:40 a.m. EDT This piece was updated to include a statement from Microsoft. Password managers are supposed to make life easier for users by remembering their passwords and ...

Microsoft is pulling the plug on its AI-powered Copilot assistant for Xbox, winding down the feature on mobile and canceling its planned launch on consoles. The pullback, announced Tuesday by new Xbox ...

Much of the conversation surrounding Xbox and how Microsoft and the new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma plan to strengthen the brand moving forward has been centered around the upcoming console-PC hybrid console ...

Microsoft Edge previously stored user passwords in unencrypted plaintext in computer memory, creating a significant security vulnerability that allowed local attackers to easily access saved ...

New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has confirmed that Microsoft has stopped development of Copilot on console and to begin “winding down” use of the AI service for mobile gaming. Sharma took to X to reveal that ...

Microsoft is rolling out more than a dozen new artificial intelligence (AI) agents to automate critical cyber security tasks, as organisations grapple with sophisticated cyber threats and a shortage ...

UPDATE: Xbox boss Asha Sharma has confirmed that Microsoft has stopped development of Copilot on console. In a tweet, Sharma said Microsoft will retire features "that don't align with where we're ...

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CoPilot and other Microsoft AI features have been gradually integrated into Windows. One of the biggest annoyances for privacy advocates is the data the browser collects when you use it. The good part ...