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+6.68%Oct 2, 2026, 19:00 UTC
Microsoft released its 2026 Digital Defense Report documenting that autonomous AI-orchestrated ransomware attacks, including the JADEPUFFER campaign, have already compromised real organizations.
Source:Oct 2, 2026, 17:45 UTC
The Morningstar Global Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Index rose 6% in the third quarter of 2026, a slowdown from its 42% gain in the second quarter, with hyperscalers and software stocks outperforming hardware and semiconductor names.
Source:Oct 2, 2026, 12:15 UTC
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce named the City of La Porte its 2026 Community of the Year, citing economic development, quality of life, affordability, new housing, business investment, and downtown revitalization.
Source:Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 UTC
Crypto scammers hijacked Microsoft's official X account, which has 13 million followers, to amplify a Clippy-themed cryptocurrency account.
Source:Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 UTC
The European Union is set to designate Microsoft's Azure and Amazon Web Services under its strict rulebook for Big Tech.
Source:Oct 2, 2026, 07:25 UTC
Microsoft announced support for Linux containers in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), adding the wslc.exe command-line tool and container.exe shortcut, along with extended Intune and Defender for Endpoint integrations for container workflows.
Source:Oct 2, 2026, 03:45 UTC
Crestron launched Collab Compute, a hardware platform for hybrid meetings built on Intel Core Ultra processors, in India at InfoComm India in Mumbai.
Source:Oct 2, 2026, 01:31 UTC
Microsoft Corp. expanded its MAI artificial intelligence model family with its first streaming transcription model and two text-to-speech models for developers building voice agents.
Source:Oct 1, 2026, 22:00 UTC
Anthropic committed to at least $518 billion in computing infrastructure spending over the next decade, including roughly $161.2 billion in non-cancelable equipment lease obligations related to Broadcom, $111.1 billion to Google through 2033, $110 billion to Amazon through 2036, $31.4 billion to Microsoft through 2033, and up to $84.5 billion for Nvidia-powered capacity associated with SpaceX.
Source:Oct 1, 2026, 20:00 UTC
Microsoft and Google joined the Apache Ossie project, an open specification for exchanging semantic models across data, analytics, and AI platforms, with Microsoft developing a two-way converter between Power BI semantic models and Ossie.
Source:Oct 1, 2026, 16:20 UTC
RuntimeAI's September 2026 AI Security Report documented 126 AI-related security incidents across 38 named organizations, with 318 million records stolen and AI-agent exploits the top attack vector at 39 incidents.
Source:Oct 1, 2026, 16:12 UTC
Microsoft launched Mai-Transcribe-2-Streaming.
Oct 1, 2026, 15:15 UTC
Helion Energy removed its website prediction that its first commercial fusion power plant Orion would produce electricity by 2028, now saying the plant will only "begin initial operations in 2028."
Source:Oct 1, 2026, 14:30 UTC
Microsoft announced in June 2026 that it would extend its technological support to Ukraine through the end of 2027, with total aid since 2022 surpassing $700 million.
Source:Oct 1, 2026, 14:30 UTC
Microsoft research reported that voice phishing attacks via Teams jumped 502% year-on-year and that more than 46 million business contact impersonation attacks were detected in the past 12 months.
Source:Oct 1, 2026, 13:45 UTC
A Microsoft-backed data center in Vineland, New Jersey was fined $1 million for running dozens of gas-powered generators without proper permits and ordered to obtain them within 45 days or shut down.
Source:Oct 1, 2026, 13:07 UTC
SpaceX's AI unit held talks with Microsoft in the summer of 2026 about leasing out computing capacity.
Source:Oct 1, 2026, 12:59 UTC
Microsoft began disabling Exchange Web Services in Exchange Online, ahead of its permanent retirement on April 1, 2027.
Source:Oct 1, 2026, 11:30 UTC
Anthropic announced the general availability of Claude for Government, a FedRAMP High-authorized version of Claude for government agencies, and made Claude for Microsoft 365 available in early access.
Source:Oct 1, 2026, 09:30 UTC
Tulane University hosted its Future of Energy Forum on campus from Sept. 28-30, 2026, focusing on energy demand from AI data centers, LNG, nuclear innovation and regulatory streamlining.
Source:Oct 1, 2026, 09:15 UTC
Data#3 guided to first-half fiscal 2027 net profit before tax of more than A$46.9 million, up over 40% year on year, and gross profit above A$165.5 million, up more than 15%.
Source:Sep 29, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Anthropic disclosed plans to spend at least $518 billion over a decade on AI infrastructure with six partners, including at least $111.1 billion with Google, $110 billion with Amazon and $31.4 billion with Microsoft.
Source:Sep 3, 2026, 14:00 UTC
Microsoft AI released MAI-Transcribe-2, a speech-recognition model supporting 60 languages, priced at 10 cents per hour of audio, a 72% reduction from the previous model's price.
Source:Sep 3, 2026, 06:33 UTC
France banned the use of Microsoft Teams in government agencies to reduce dependence on US tech.
Source:Jul 6, 2026, 05:15 UTC
The French government launched a programme to reduce the health service's reliance on Microsoft software, driven by digital sovereignty concerns.
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