MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
NASDAQ · Technology · Software - Infrastructure · US
$499.70
−2.04%Aug 20, 2026, 06:32 UTC
UCL's brand LeChongTa launched a pet AI agent and announced the full upgrade of its AI pet-raising ecosystem at the 28th Asia Pet Expo.
Aug 19, 2026, 16:00 UTC
Mattel announced a new premium building set celebrating the 25th anniversary of Microsoft's Xbox console, featuring a 3,509-piece replica of the console and controller.
Aug 19, 2026, 11:19 UTC
Absa disclosed that over 1,400 developers use AI-assisted coding tools including GitHub Copilot and Anthropic's Claude Code, and that more than 30,000 employees use Microsoft Copilot monthly, with over 3,800 automation agents in production.
Source:Aug 19, 2026, 11:00 UTC
Erin Kistler filed a class action lawsuit against Eightfold AI in California court in January, alleging that its automated hiring software functions as an undisclosed consumer report, ranking applicants without transparency or opportunity to challenge.
Source:Aug 19, 2026, 10:33 UTC
Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer for AI, Andrea Mallard, is leaving the company, according to sources.
Aug 19, 2026, 10:00 UTC
Xbox game developers held coordinated 'Save Our Devs' rallies across nine cities in the United States and Canada on August 18, organized by the OneBGS union and the Communications Workers of America, protesting layoffs in Microsoft's gaming division.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 23:59 UTC
The St. Joseph County Council is set to vote on August 25 on a proposal to expand a tax increment finance district to include the area around the Microsoft data center in Granger, Indiana, which would capture tax revenue from Microsoft to fund local development.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Vineland Planning Board approved Phase 2 expansion, clearing a regulatory hurdle for Nebius Group's deal with Microsoft.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 13:00 UTC
Varonis Threat Labs discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft Copilot Personal, named CoSnitch, which allows attackers to manipulate the AI into revealing hacking methods and exfiltrating data; Microsoft planned to issue a patch and assign a CVE on Tuesday.
Aug 18, 2026, 03:56 UTC
In Q2 2026, Amazon Web Services reported its fastest revenue growth in eighteen quarters, Google Cloud revenue surged 82% year-over-year, Microsoft Azure grew in the low-to-mid forties, and Nvidia's data-center segment continued to climb, indicating AI infrastructure spending is converting into accelerating revenue.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 03:55 UTC
Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta plan to spend a combined $760 billion in 2026 on AI and cloud infrastructure, up from about $200 billion in 2022.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 03:52 UTC
NEC announced on August 18 that it will start selling AI technology that automates work on personal computers through Microsoft's service platform starting in August.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 00:13 UTC
Microsoft, Salesforce, and ADP have expressed interest in acquiring HR technology company Darwinbox.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 17:03 UTC
Microsoft announced it will retire three features from its consumer Copilot app on August 18, 2026: Podcasts, Consumer Deep Research, and Group Chats, as part of merging its consumer and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 16:26 UTC
Microsoft Corp.-linked data-center financing 'Project Odyssey' bond sale may be increased to $3.9 billion due to strong demand.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 14:55 UTC
GitHub experienced a worldwide outage affecting its website, API, Actions, Pull Requests, and other services, confirmed by GitHub at 13:40 UTC.
Aug 17, 2026, 14:30 UTC
Nine tech giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Oracle, Nvidia, Broadcom, AMD, and SpaceX, carry approximately $3 trillion in off-balance-sheet AI-related obligations, nearly double a July estimate of $1.65 trillion, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis based on filings through June 2026.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 13:00 UTC
AudioCodes announced that its Voca Conversational Interaction Center (Voca CIC) has been certified for the Microsoft Teams Unify integration model for Voice Agents, among the first solutions certified under the Microsoft Teams Voice Agent Certification Program.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 11:25 UTC
Microsoft delayed the first Cumulative Update (CU1) for Exchange Server Subscription Edition again, with no new timeline, as engineers validate AI-found security issues.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 10:55 UTC
Microsoft announced it will retire the COPILOT() function in Excel on September 14, 2026, discontinuing a feature that was introduced in preview in August 2025.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 01:30 UTC
Nvidia launched the Open Secure AI Alliance, a group of nearly 40 technology companies including Microsoft, IBM, and SpaceX, committed to building open-source tools to defend against AI-powered cyberattacks.
Source:Aug 14, 2026, 09:57 UTC
Microsoft delayed the release of Exchange Server Subscription Edition Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) from the first half of 2026 to the second half of 2026, citing increased security testing including AI-assisted vulnerability discovery.
Source:Aug 13, 2026, 13:30 UTC
Microsoft announced it is combining its consumer and commercial Copilot AI assistants into a single unified 'Microsoft Copilot' app, featuring an updated icon and integrating Copilot chat, image creation, and Microsoft 365 capabilities.
Aug 10, 2026, 03:08 UTC
Morgan Stanley reported that global cloud capital expenditure is expected to grow 29% year-over-year in 2027, and noted that three of the four major hyperscalers have raised their capital expenditure guidance for fiscal 2026.
Source:Aug 7, 2026, 11:11 UTC
Microsoft laid off employees at Halo Studios as part of its ongoing restructuring of internal services, including the Xbox business.
Source:Aug 6, 2026, 18:30 UTC
GitHub experienced an outage on August 6, 2026, affecting its Actions, Pages, Copilot, and other services, with engineers applying mitigations.
Source:Aug 2, 2026, 19:30 UTC
During earnings week, Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet each reported strong cloud revenue growth, adding nearly $1.5 trillion in combined market value, while Apple, Meta, and Tesla saw market value declines due to various issues.
Jul 31, 2026, 01:20 UTC
Microsoft confirmed an AI worm that propagates through Copilot and other Microsoft apps, as reported by researcher Håkon Måløy.
Jul 28, 2026, 19:57 UTC
Double Fine laid off 23 of its approximately 90 employees, about a third of its workforce, as part of a downsizing amid its separation from Xbox.
Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 UTC
Manulife Financial Group will expand the deployment of Microsoft 365 Copilot to over 30,000 employees.
Jul 14, 2026, 13:52 UTC
Nebius Group NV agreed to sell at least $1 billion of AI computing infrastructure to Reflection AI, with the contract lasting until 2029.
Jul 13, 2026, 09:26 UTC
Chugin Financial Group began providing paid Microsoft Copilot AI service to employees at its headquarters and Chugoku Bank headquarters, aiming to train 1,000 AI-proficient staff.
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