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Project Helix spielt PC-Spiele: Microsofts Hochrisiko-Xbox
Der PC ist die beste Spieleplattform. Dass die nächste Xbox offenbar ein PC wird, ist eine gute Nachricht – für Spieler. Microsoft geht ein großes Risiko ein.

Quantenoptisches Mikroskop erreicht atomare Auflösung
https://www.scinexx.de/news/physik/quantenoptisches-mikroskop-erreicht-atomare-aufloesung
"Quantensprung für die optische Mikroskopie: Physiker haben ein Mikroskop entwickelt…

Microsoft plans to keep Anthropic's tools embedded in client products, after its lawyers determine the DOD's designation doesn't apply to non-defense projects (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/05/microsoft-…

Microsoft says Anthropic’s products remain available to customers after Pentagon blacklist
Microsoft is the first major company to say it will keep using Anthropic models in its products.

#Microsoft #Edge Stores All Saved #Passwords in Cleartext Process Memory at Launch

Looks like this got rolled back, but… if you use VSCode for source control… Microsoft has a new chore for you. (check your commits, I guess? this is bonkers.)
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/310226

Enabling ai co author by default by cwebster-99 · Pull Request #310226 · microsoft/vscode
Visual Studio Code. Contribute to microsoft/vscode development by creating an account on GitHub.

Memo: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma overhauls the group's leadership, including bringing over executives from Microsoft's CoreAI engineering unit where she worked before (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/microsoft-xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-e…

Microsoft Xbox CEO overhauls leadership amid sinking sales: 'We need to evolve how we work'
Asha Sharma, the former Instacart and Meta executive who took over Xbox at Microsoft, said the unit doesn't spend enough time with developers and players.

Sources: in a reshuffle, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky will lead Microsoft's new Work Experiences Group, including Teams, after 35-year veteran Rajesh Jha retired (Tom Warren/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/924931/microsoft-office-copilot-window…

Microsoft’s Office and LinkedIn chief now runs Teams in latest reshuffle
Microsoft is reshuffling its Microsoft 365 teams again. It’s part of a reorganization after the departure of long-time exec Rajesh Jha.

Microsoft is updating devices from Windows 11 24H2 to version 25H2 with no way to fully opt out, and says an "intelligent" ML-based system handles the rollout (Kunal Khullar/Tom's Hardware)
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/wind

Microsoft to force updates to Windows 11 25H2 for PCs with older OS versions — 'intelligent' update system uses machine learning to determine when a device is ready
Microsoft forces 25H2 rollout ahead of 24H2 end-of-support

Microsoft's new gaming CEO Asha Sharma teases the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, saying it "will lead in performance and play your Xbox and PC games" (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/games/890194/micr

Microsoft teases its next Xbox, says ‘Project Helix’ will play PC games too
The next-generation Xbox console will play both Xbox and PC games, and its codename is “Project Helix,” according to Microsoft gaming CEO Asha Sharma.

Sources: OpenAI employees claim the DOD tested Microsoft's Azure version of OpenAI models before OpenAI lifted its blanket ban on military use in January 2024 (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-defense-department-ban-military-use-mic…

OpenAI Had Banned Military Use. The Pentagon Tested Its Models Through Microsoft Anyway
Sources allege the Defense Department experimented with Microsoft’s version of OpenAI technology before the ChatGPT-maker lifted its prohibition on military applications.