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Microsoft's stock has reversed higher after commentary implying cloud trends could improve from here. CFO Amy Hood opened the door to Azure acceleration in the June quarter, as she forecast 39% to 40% ...

Xbox VP Jason Ronald points fans to a community voting site, suggesting player feedback could influence future backward compatibility additions across generations. When you purchase through links on ...

Microsoft’s Q3 2026 earnings call will take place today at 2:30 pm PT/5:30 pm ET. We’ll be streaming it on the Shacknews YouTube channel. You can also find it on Microsoft’s investor relations website ...

Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement buyouts for the first time in its 51-year history, per reports from CNBC and Bloomberg. According to an internal memo, employees will be eligible if their ...

Microsoft is dropping the price of its Xbox Game Pass subscription plans — and it’s also going to hold back new “Call of Duty” titles from the services for about a year. Beginning this year, future ...

April 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab has dropped the price of its video game subscription service and the platform will not include future "Call of Duty" game releases on launch day, ...

Microsoft has dropped the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $29.99 per month to $22.99 per month, while PC Game Pass is being reduced from $16.49 per month to $13.99 per month. Both changes are ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. After Xbox CEO Asha Sharma admitted last week that “Game Pass has become ...