Business

Meta axes 8,000 jobs to fund AI spending, Microsoft to follow suit

Two of the world's biggest tech companies are shrinking their headcounts — Meta through layoffs, Microsoft through buyouts — as the AI spending race heats up.

24 April 2026

Tech News

Most EU defence systems rely on US cloud services, think tank warns

A vast majority of EU countries rely on US cloud services for their national defence agencies, putting them at risk of a "kill switch" that shuts down service at any time.

17 April 2026

Tech News

French government to ditch US's Teams and Zoom for 'sovereign control'

France announced that it will roll out the Visio platform across all government departments by 2027.

27 January 2026

Tech News

AI at Davos 2026: What tech leaders hope and fear this year

From Elon Musk to the CEOs of Nvidia, Microsoft, Anthropic and Google DeepMind, as well as philosopher Yuval Harari, have set out their visions and fears for AI at Davos.

20 January 2026

Tech News

AI firms need to pay ‘fair share’ for using Wikipedia, founder says

The founder of the platform says large language models have been ‘hammering’ Wikipedia’s servers and AI companies should “chip in and pay fair share”.

16 January 2026

Tech News

Microsoft and European police dismantle AI-powered cybercrime service

Global police operation disrupts AI-powered cybercrime subscription behind $40 million losses

14 January 2026

Markets

Oracle shares fall as bubble fears return, hitting wider tech stocks

The cloud computing giant missed revenue expectations, as well as announcing an increase in its planned spending on AI data centres.

11 December 2025

Tech News

Where in Europe do people use AI the most?

Europe is on the forefront of AI adoption. Here are the countries where it's been most embedded into daily life.

14 November 2025

Tech News

What will AI never be able to do? Tech executives in Spain weigh in

AI is already a transformative reality in multiple sectors, but it poses challenges in cybersecurity and personal data protection. Experts from Microsoft, Carrefour and Iberdrola discuss the present and future of artificial intelligence.

31 October 2025

Business

Microsoft beats revenue expectations and invests a further €30bn in AI

Microsoft beat earnings expectations and outlined a renewed push into AI and cloud computing. A €30bn spending splurge, along with an Azure outage, nonetheless overshadowed the strong quarter and sent share prices falling.

30 October 2025

Business

OpenAI completes for-profit restructuring and inks Microsoft agreement

Microsoft will hold a roughly 27% stake, worth around $135bn, in the for-profit firm.

28 October 2025

Tech News

AI gets cute: Meet Microsoft's 'Mico', a Clippy glow up for the AI era

All you need to know about Microsoft's new AI companion.

26 October 2025

Tech News

Microsoft pushes 'transformative' AI updates in Windows 11

Microsoft first introduced Windows 10 a decade ago and launched its successor, Windows 11, in 2021.

16 October 2025

Tech News

Most UK employees use unauthorised AI at work, Microsoft says

Employees using unauthorised AI tools could put companies at higher risk of data leaks, non-compliance, and cyber attacks, Microsoft says.

14 October 2025

Tech News

Microsoft, Apple, Google and Booking to answer EU questions on scams

The European Commission wants to know if the companies comply with the Digital Services Act.

23 September 2025

Business

Microsoft deal brings OpenAI closer to becoming a for-profit firm

OpenAI is hoping to restructure itself into a for-profit company, although the move still requires approval from regulators in California and Delaware.

12 September 2025

Belgium

Microsoft makes commitments on Teams to allay EU antitrust concerns

The commitments made by the US tech giant to unbundle Teams from its flagship applications will bind it for between seven and 10 years.

12 September 2025

Tech News

Microsoft fires employees after protest in president's office

Police arrested 7 people after they occupied the office of Brad Smith, Microsoft's president, as protests continue over the company's ties to the Israel Defence Forces during the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

27 August 2025

Tech News

AI browsers share sensitive personal data, new study finds

Popular AI browsing assistants can capture sensitive data like banking information, academic records and even tax numbers from private sites, a new study shows.

13 August 2025

Tech News

How well do new AI search tools from Google, Microsoft actually work?

Microsoft and Google launched new AI-powered search services recently, but what do they add to existing search engines? Euronews Next tested them to find out.

1 August 2025