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Outlook Classic bug spikes CPU usage to 50% while typing — but there's a temporary fix
By Kevin Okemwa published
SOFTWARE APPS Microsoft acknowledged a bug impacting Outlook Classic, causing CPU usage to spike up to 50% when typing. However, the company has already provided a temporary fix for the issue.

How do you feel about Trump's tariff blitz? — Weekend Discussion 💬
By Jez Corden published
Discuss 💬 Tariffs are the big tech news of the day (week? month?), with U.S. import taxes hitting 145% the value of the imported goods hitting China, 10% everywhere else.

ChatGPT's daily visits surpass Copilot's monthly traffic
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI ChatGPT saw over 52x more visits than Microsoft Copilot in February 2025, with the former's 173.3 million daily visits surpassing the latter's 98.9 million monthly visits.

Microsoft's failed "Bob" helped combat Windows XP piracy
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows Bob resurfaced from Microsoft's Graveyard to pad out the 30MB of free space in Windows XP, keeping pirates at bay.

Potential Microsoft job cuts may target middle managers to boost coder ratios
By Sean Endicott published
A new report suggests Microsoft could announce more job cuts soon, targeting middle managers to streamline teams and prioritize coding talent.

Microsoft is the world's most valuable company (again)
By Kevin Okemwa published
MICROSOFT Apple loses the most valuable company in the world to Microsoft, following the rollout of President Donald J. Trump's imposed tariff on imports from over 60 countries, including China.

Microsoft hits pause on $1 billion data center
By Sean Endicott published
AI Microsoft paused its $1 billion data center project in Ohio, raising questions among analysts about whether AI demand has been overestimated.

Microsoft fires protesters who interrupted 50th anniversary event
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft Two Microsoft employees were fired after disrupting the 50th anniversary event and accusing the company of being “war profiteers” over Israel ties.
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