Product family steering Microsoft’s cloud and collaboration strategy
California lawmakers have advanced a $356 billion budget plan, negotiating with Gov. Gavin Newsom. The package includes taxes on health-care providers and software, plus potential costs to private health plans. Democrats defend the measures as strengthening finances amid federal revenue losses; Republicans warn of higher costs for hospitals, businesses, and families.
Anthropic has released Claude Reflect to web and mobile for users with memory enabled, allowing them to review 1, 3, 6 or 12 months of Claude activity, usage patterns, and task types. Prompts about mindful AI use and optional quiet hours accompany the rollout, which is in beta for Free, Pro, and Max tiers.
Xbox reports an outage lasting about 20 hours, affecting sign-ins and game launches. CTO Scott Van Vliet apologises and says a licensing service failure caused entitlement checks to fail. Microsoft will harden dependencies and roll out a fix to prevent future disruptions, amid renewed worries about a digital-only future in gaming.
Microsoft’s AI strategy is under pressure as executives weigh how to allocate compute and control over data. New partnerships and internal debates point to a future where enterprises balance in-house models with cloud services, and sovereignty concerns shape Europe’s infrastructure choices.
Amazon's AWS has posted a 37% revenue gain for the June quarter, outpacing expectations and contributing to a broader revenue beat for the company. Net income rose sharply, while overall sales reached about $200.6 billion as AWS drives profitability and future AI initiatives.
A collection of student-finance tips from major outlets shows how students are cutting costs with discounts, freebies and carefully planned budgeting as the new term begins.