Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, announced a breakthrough in optical computing, published in Nature. The analog optical computer, developed by Microsoft Research, uses light for calculations instead of ...

Microsoft has teamed up with Barclays on a novel approach to tackling artificial intelligence (AI) and optimisation problems based on a scalable analogue optical computer (AOC) architecture, designed ...

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. – A small Microsoft Research team had lofty goals when it set out four years ago to create an analog optical computer that would use light as a medium for solving complex problems.

Windows Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant can now optionally see your entire desktop—maybe it will be able to finally explain what Windows error code 0x8007002c ...

Endex, the first AI agent tool for Microsoft Excel, raises $14 million led by OpenAI's startup fund. Endex said the tool would be capable of hour-long tasks and "change how financial analysts do work.

Microsoft has announced that it will start disabling external workbook links to blocked file types by default between October 2025 and July 2026. After the rollout ...

Data wonks, rejoice! Pivot tables now automatically refresh themselves in a new beta version of Microsoft Excel. You might expect that pivot tables—which can be used to summarize rows and columns of ...

Microsoft said it will cease using China-based computer engineering teams for work on Pentagon cloud systems, after an investigation this week led to national security concerns at the highest levels ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Microsoft says it has stopped using China-based engineers to ...

BRUSSELS, July 18 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab will likely sign the European Union's code of practice to help companies comply with the bloc's landmark artificial intelligence rules, ...

The Danish government and the foundation behind Novo Nordisk A/S will invest €80 million ($93 million) in a Microsoft-powered quantum computer to boost technological development in the Nordic region.

Over the last few weeks, Microsoft has focused on improving the experiences of those using the Excel mobile and tablet apps, giving Copilot more capability to speed up your workflow, and tidying up ...