Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 5G for Business This cellular option of the Copilot+ PC lineup starts shipping next month. Anna Washenko Tue, July 22, 2025 Microsoft Microsoft has unveiled a new Surface Laptop 5G as part of its computing collection for business customers. The company said that a 5G option was in the works for … Continue reading Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 5G for Business
Microsoft Advertising now reviews ads at the asset level, allowing approved elements to continue running even if others are disapproved. Anu Adegbola on June 30, 2025 Microsoft Advertising is revamping its approach to enforcing ad policy compliance. Instead of outright disapproving entire ads, it reviews individual ad assets (e.g., headlines, descriptions, and images). This … Continue reading Microsoft Ads gets new granular asset-level reviews
Microsoft Shared Results From Mercedes-Benz Showroom Ads Pilot by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, June 26, 2025 Microsoft on Thursday shared updates to the Mercedes Benz Showroom Ads pilot, Performance Max, MSA Report Builder, Showroom Ads, and showcased a new Search Advertising Landscape Guide. Mercedes-Benz is Microsoft’s first client working with Showroom Ads. The three-month-old … Continue reading Microsoft Shared Results From Mercedes-Benz Showroom Ads Pilot
ZeniMax and Microsoft ratify union agreement The ZeniMax Workers United-CWA union represents more than 300 employees working in quality assurance. anna washenko Updated Fri, Jun 20, 2025 Bethesda Softworks Members of the ZeniMax Workers United-CWA union have ratified the contract agreement with parent company Microsoft. This agreement with the union representing the video game studio’s … Continue reading ZeniMax and Microsoft ratify union agreement
Napster Returns To Spotlight As New AI Company by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 22, 2025 Touchcast took an investment from Microsoft to build a Cognitive Content Delivery Network (cCDN) in June 2024, and since then entered into an agreement to be acquired by Infinite Reality, an immersive technology company for $500 million, a combination … Continue reading Napster Returns To Spotlight As AI Company With Ties To Microsoft
April 24, 2025 Microsoft is allegedly paying low performers to quit BY Pavithra Mohan The tech industry is often cautious about tying layoffs to performance, even if it might play a role in who gets dismissed during widespread job cuts. But this year has signaled a noticeable shift in how some of the biggest players in … Continue reading Microsoft is allegedly paying low performers to quit
Google, Microsoft Updated Ad, Privacy Rules Should Smooth Campaigns by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, April 1, 2025 Google will make several updates to ads this month. A substantial one focuses on the Unfair Advantage Policy. Microsoft Advertising’s focus points to standardizing privacy policies that support the collection of data while supporting data compliance across … Continue reading Google, Microsoft Updated Ad, Privacy Rules Should Smooth Campaigns
While the solutions have a lot in common, Salesforce is getting closer to a “real” AI agent and offers more ways to customize. Constantine von Hoffman on March 6, 2025 Salesforce and Microsoft unveiled new AI sales agents (April 11, 2025), fueling a fiery corporate grudge match. Salesforce announced the upgraded Agentforce 2dx, while … Continue reading Salesforce & Microsoft square off with new AI sales agents
Microsoft launches native Mac app for Copilot The US, UK and Canada are getting it first. anna washenko Fri, Feb 28, 2025 Microsoft Microsoft is making its Copilot AI assistant available as a Mac app. The native macOS app will offer access to the web-based version of the Microsoft tool. It’s rolling … Continue reading Microsoft launches native Mac app for Copilot
Why DeepSeek Isn’t A Search Engine And What It Means For Advertisers, Google, Microsoft by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 26, 2025 OpenAI may have been the first to release a reasoning model and others followed. Search engines did not tell users why it would serve specific information, but that has changed with AI. … Continue reading Why DeepSeek Isn’t A Search Engine And What It Means For Advertisers, Google, Microsoft
