Microsoft

• Microsoft pledges $7.5B in AI investment in Canada for next 2 years

  The $7.5 billion will be invested over the next two years, bringing Microsoft’s total AI investment in Canada between 2023 and 2027 to $19 billion.

  Economy

  Dec 9, 2025
  
• Microsoft’s SharePoint is being hacked by cyberattackers, FBI and CSE warn

  Microsoft issued an alert on Saturday that said the server software being targeted is used by government agencies and businesses to share documents within their organizations. 

  Tech

  Jul 21, 2025
  
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• Microsoft lays off 9K workers, biggest cut in more than 2 years

  The tech giant began sending out layoff notices Wednesday that hit the company's Xbox video game business and other divisions, with about 9,000 people being laid off.

  Tech

  Jul 2, 2025
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• So long, Skype: Microsoft to ‘retire’ app in May to focus on Teams

  Microsoft says it's ending service of its Skype platform and will focus more on Teams for consumers, noting that the two offer similar core features.

  Consumer

  Feb 28, 2025
• CrowdStrike outage hits Canadian hospitals and clinics. Here’s where

  A widespread tech outage reportedly, triggered by a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, disrupted operations at airports, airlines, banks and hospitals.

  Health

  Jul 19, 2024
• CrowdStrike outage: Canadian flights, health care disrupted after faulty update

  Dozens of Canadian flights and several hospitals across the country were impacted on Friday amid a global technology outage related to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.

  Tech

  Jul 19, 2024
• U.S. cyber agency says its emails with Microsoft stolen by Russian hackers

  The warning that government agencies are being targeted using stolen Microsoft emails follows the company's announcement in March that it was still wrestling with the intruders.

  Tech

  Apr 11, 2024
• China ‘likely’ to try to interfere in U.S. elections: Microsoft

  A report from Microsoft says Chinese influence and cyber actors are more active and will 'likely' move towards interfering in upcoming elections in the United States and India.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2024
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• Microsoft’s ‘cascade of security failures’ blamed for Chinese hack of U.S. officials

  A blistering report from the U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board found Microsoft still doesn't know the root cause of the 2023 hack that targeted the U.S. government and others.

  Tech

  Apr 3, 2024
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• Microsoft won’t bundle Teams with Office after facing antitrust scrutiny

  The tech giant said Monday that customers buying Office subscriptions starting this week won't get Teams bundled with the service.

  Consumer

  Apr 1, 2024