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Why is Microsoft trending?

Updated 07/10/2026, 19:49:45 UTC

Microsoft is drawing attention across 2 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

The coverage

BusinessCNBC55m ago

Microsoft to sell $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra containing Nvidia AI chip

The new device shows Microsoft remains committed to making its own PCs even though it's not one of the top device makers.

TechnologyThe Verge2h ago

Microsoft is giving Copilot more control over Windows and your files

At today's Windows and Surface event, Microsoft showed off an upgrade to its Copilot AI system that will give it access to local files on your PC and the ability to take actions across the OS. It's part of an idea Microsoft is calling "Hybrid Intelligence," where apps and tools rely on a mix of […]

TechnologyThe Verge2h ago

How Microsoft built its MacBook Pro competitor

Before Microsoft releases a laptop to the public, it needs to put the device through its paces. That all happens inside a windowless, warehouse-like lab on the company's Redmond, Washington, campus, where the team developing Surface devices programs robots to press their buttons thousands of times, pelts devices with radio waves from giant antennas, and […]

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