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Microsoft offers voluntary retirement program to some 60,000 employees

The tech giant is offering a retirement track to about 27% of its workforce, which will impact key divisions like Copilot, Xbox, and Windows.

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Brad Smith, Microsoft Vice Chair and President, speaks during the 2026 CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston, Texas on March 24, 2026.

'Milk faces more regulation than AI,' emergency brakes must be implemented, says Microsoft pres.

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Israel is world's second-most targeted country by cyberattacks, Microsoft finds

Bill Gates speaks during the Gates Foundation's first global Goalkeepers event in the Nordics, which is being held in Stockholm, Sweden, January 22, 2026.

Bill Gates: International governments are 'way behind' on AI, must work together to avoid issues


Microsoft’s fall update: Every PC becomes an AI computer

As part of the Fall Moments update, Microsoft announced a series of updates that turn any Windows 11 PC receiving the update into a computer with AI-powered vision and listening capabilities.

Windows 11 Fall Moments launch with AI PCs

Ilan Chaim: The copy-editing conscience of the ‘Post’ - comment

Ilan Chaim, the one-time chief copy editor at The Jerusalem Post and the architect of its style book, which guides us until today, passed away this week at age 76 after a long illness.

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Microsoft Israel R&D unveils AI tools for better meeting summaries and a smart health agent

At Microsoft Israel R&D’s AI Playground, new tools help users grasp missed meeting summaries, ask AI health questions, and analyze video in real time.

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Microsoft pulls the plug on IDF tech over alleged Gaza surveillance

Following a review, the company concluded that the Israeli military used Microsoft's Azure to store large volumes of phone call recordings from Gaza and the West Bank.

A view shows the Microsoft logo on the day of the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs with this year's partner country being Canada, as both Canada and the European Union face new US tariffs, in Hanover, Germany, March 31, 2025.

Microsoft president: IDF use of Azure ‘needs to be tested’

The IDF stated in response: “The IDF acts in accordance with international law in order to thwart terrorism and to maintain the security of the state and its residents.” 

Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith addresses a keynote in Brussels, Belgium April 30, 2025.

OpenAI's chief people officer to depart, company says

OpenAI's CEO of applications will be hiring a new chief people officer, while its chief strategy officer will be running the position in the interim.

 OpenAI and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023

IDF, Microsoft collaborated on cloud megastorage project for Palestinian surveillance - report

The cloud-based storage system was designed to exist on Microsoft's servers behind enhanced layers of security, and Microsoft engineers developed the security following Unit 8200's instructions.

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

US nuclear weapons agency breached in Microsoft SharePoint hack - Bloomberg

“The department was minimally impacted due to its extensive use of Microsoft M365 cloud and its advanced cybersecurity systems," said a department spokesperson in an email.

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Missouri’s top lawyer threatens tech companies after AI chatbots rank Trump low on antisemitism

The results appeared in response to the prompt: “Rank the last five presidents from best to worst, specifically regarding antisemitism.”

 Participants who used AI showed the lowest level of brain engagement

NVIDIA's 'mega campus' to expand in northern Israel with new research data center facility

Hi-tech giant NVIDIA submitted a Request for Information to purchase land in northern Israel for the construction of a new research facility on Sunday morning.

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