Copilot quietly grabs your data from other Microsoft products now - here's how to opt out

A new setting in Copilot will access data from Bing, MSN, Edge, and other services. You can disable this if you're worried about your privacy.
Nature

Microsoft team creates ‘revolutionary’ data-storage system that lasts for millennia

Researchers use mini plasma explosions to encode the equivalent of two million books into a coaster-sized device. The method ...
Interesting Engineering

End of data decay? Microsoft’s ‘glass plates’ can store data for 10,000 years

Microsoft’s Project Silica uses ultrafast lasers to store 4.84TB of data in small glass plates, preserving digital history for up to 10,000 years.
Seeking Alpha

FTC broadens Microsoft probe, queries competitors on cloud, AI: report

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is speeding up scrutiny of Microsoft (MSFT) as part of an ongoing investigation to check if the company illegally monopolizes parts of the enterprise software market ...
Reuters

Microsoft exploring using advanced power lines to make data centers more energy-efficient

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is exploring using superconducting power lines in its data centers, which could potentially accelerate its massive U.S. build-out of the server ...
CNET

Starlink Is Using Your Personal Data to Train AI. Here’s How to Opt Out

Starlink says it may also share personal data with partners to help it "develop AI-enabled tools that improve your customer experience.” Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, ...
Microsoft

Powering data governance at Microsoft with Purview Unified Catalog

Microsoft is redefining its internal approach to data governance with Microsoft Purview. Data fuels everything that we do here at Microsoft, from the daily operations that keep the business running to ...
AZ Central

Is Microsoft PC Manager worth using? Here’s what it really does

Question: What does Microsoft’s PC Manager do, and should I use it? Answer: If you’ve ever searched for ways to “clean up” or “speed up” your Windows PC, you’ve probably seen plenty of third-party ...
WTOP News

Data Doctors: Should I be using Microsoft PC Manager?

Q: What does Microsoft’s PC Manager do, and should I use it? If you’ve ever searched for ways to clean up or speed up your Windows PC, you’ve probably seen plenty of third-party utilities promising ...
TechCrunch

Satya Nadella insists people are using Microsoft’s Copilot AI a lot

Microsoft delivered a solid earnings report on Wednesday with $81.3 billion in revenue for the quarter (up 17%), net income profits of $38.3 billion (up 21%), and a record-breaking Microsoft cloud ...
The New York Times

Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.
fox6now

Microsoft data centers; Mount Pleasant approves expansion plan

Mount Pleasant approved 15 more Microsoft data centers with a unanimous board vote. The expansion adds to two data centers already under construction in the village. Some residents raised concerns, ...