Tech Insider : Business, Economy
a massive building under construction, surrounded by dirt
Companies need electricians, welders, and plumbers to build data centers.
Engadget
Here's how to watch Microsoft Build 2026.

TNW News : Business

Satya Nadella has dismantled the senior leadership structure that ran Microsoft for decades. The company “quietly retired what’s known as the SLT,” a person close to the CEO told Business Insider. The senior leadership team, the powerful executives who ran sprawling businesses and reported directly to Nadella, no longer exists. In its place, Nadella has […]

Tech Insider : Politics, Environment, Business
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has joined the fight against the proliferation of AI data centers.
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Microsoft published a blog post on Wednesday criticising a security researcher known as “Nightmare Eclipse” for publicly disclosing a series of unpatched vulnerabilities in Windows Defender and BitLocker. The company then invoked its Digital Crimes Unit, which handles criminal referrals and law enforcement coordination. The cybersecurity community responded with outrage. The bugs, named BlueHammer, RedSun, […]

Engadget
Copilot will look a little more consistent, and lose a little personality

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
A gamer plays a game
Nearly every layer of video gaming is seeing pressure all at once.
TNW News

The five-year deal consolidates scattered Microsoft 365 and cloud subscriptions for the Defense Department, intelligence community and Coast Guard. Dell, not Microsoft, is the prime contractor. The US Department of Defense has awarded Dell a five-year, roughly $9.7bn contract to consolidate Microsoft software licensing across the entire US military, the intelligence community and the Coast […]

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Microsoft has added the ability to fully remove the Copilot app from Windows 11. The change arrived in the April 2026 update and applies to both enterprise administrators using Group Policy and regular users who can now uninstall it through Settings like any other app. For IT administrators, the new policy is called “Remove Microsoft […]