For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer

Dozens of cryptographically verified open source packages from Microsoft were compromised late last week to add advanced credential-stealing code that was triggered when developers opened them in AI ...
VentureBeat

GitHub confirms 3,800 internal repos stolen through poisoned VS Code extension as supply chain worm hits Microsoft’s Python SDK

GitHub confirmed on May 20 that a poisoned VS Code extension installed on an employee’s device gave attackers access to roughly 3,800 internal repositories at the Microsoft-owned code storage and ...
ZDNet

Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0

Microsoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0. Azure Linux ix split into Azure Container Linux and the virtual machine edition. Microsoft effectively admits that it's a de facto ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals

Microsoft is weighing whether to delay or scale back one of its most ambitious clean energy goals as its rapid buildout of AI data centers puts pressure on its ability to meet those targets. Microsoft ...
Mashable

Microsoft Edge is storing passwords as plain text? Here's what Microsoft says.

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 ...
wwmt

Consumers Energy on Microsoft AI data center in Gaines Township ahead of public hearing

Check out some of the best photos from the 2026 Do-Dah Parade in Downtown Kalamazoo! ADOPT TODAY: Meet Steph Curry...no, not that Steph Curry Steph Curry, a dog at the SPCA of Southwest Michigan, is ...
VentureBeat

Microsoft launches 3 new AI models in direct shot at OpenAI and Google

Microsoft on Thursday launched three new foundational AI models it built entirely in-house — a state-of-the-art speech transcription system, a voice generation engine, and an upgraded image creator — ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models

Microsoft AI, the tech giant’s research lab, announced the release of three foundational AI models on Thursday that can generate text, voice, and images. The release signals Microsoft’s continued push ...
CNET

Microsoft's New AI Models Go Beyond Just Text

Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...
MLive

Rural Kent County residents skeptical despite Microsoft’s data center pledges

KENT COUNTY, MI — Microsoft on Thursday, March 5, resumed its community outreach effort with a second data center open house for Lowell-area residents. The event, held at The Fairway Event and Banquet ...
NBC4 Columbus

Microsoft breaks ground on two Licking County data centers

HEATH, Ohio (WCMH) — Microsoft began construction on two Licking County data centers last week, holding groundbreaking ceremonies in both Heath and Hebron. The data centers will be built off Thornwood ...