The Verge

Microsoft restricts Claude Fable for employees over data retention concerns

Microsoft’s legal teams are evaluating Anthropic’s new data retention changes. Microsoft’s legal teams are evaluating Anthropic’s new data retention changes. is a senior correspondent and author of ...
VentureBeat

Enterprise AI agents keep creating data silos. Microsoft's Build answer is Microsoft IQ and Rayfin.

Every new AI agent your team deploys starts from scratch: no memory of how the business works, where data lives, or what rules apply. And as agentic coding tools spin up applications faster than ...
GitHub

start-the-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md

To use the 64-bit version of the [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Import and Export Wizard, you have to install [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion]. SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) and SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) are ...
Microsoft

Microsoft Confirms Saudi Arabia Datacenter Region Available for Customers to Run Cloud Workloads from Q4 2026

Microsoft today confirmed that customers will be able to run cloud workloads from its Saudi Arabia East datacenter region from Q4 2026, marking a major milestone in the company’s long-term investment ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals

Microsoft is weighing whether to delay or scale back one of its most ambitious clean energy goals as its rapid buildout of AI data centers puts pressure on its ability to meet those targets. Microsoft ...
Fast Company

One Microsoft data center in West Virginia could raise the company’s emissions 44%: report

Microsoft’s recently announced use of a West Virginia data center that will run entirely on natural gas could cause the company’s emissions to skyrocket by 44%. That’s according to a new report from ...
The New York Times

A.I. Chatbots Want Your Health Records. Tread Carefully.

Following rivals like Amazon and OpenAI, Microsoft is upgrading its artificially intelligent assistant to track your health. There are benefits and risks to consider. By Brian X. Chen and Teddy ...
Forbes

Microsoft Confirms SQL Zero-Day Security Vulnerability—Here’s The Fix

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Microsoft Security Response Center has confirmed that a SQL Server elevation of ...
Lifehacker

You Can Now Import Your ChatGPT Data to Claude for Free

Khamosh Pathak is a freelance tech journalist with over 13 years of experience writing online. An accounting graduate, he turned his interest in writing and technology into a career. He holds a ...
ZDNet

Copilot quietly grabs your data from other Microsoft products now - here's how to opt out

A Copilot setting lets the AI access data from other Microsoft products. The goal is to help personalize your Copilot conversations. You can disable this if you're worried about your privacy. Like ...
Redmond Magazine

Restoring a Database to an Older Version of SQL Server

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...
Reuters

Microsoft exploring using advanced power lines to make data centers more energy-efficient

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is exploring using superconducting power lines in its data centers, which could potentially accelerate its massive U.S. build-out of the server ...