Microsoft Researchers Figure Out How to Store Data Inside Glass Using Lasers

You’ll be freed from your subscription with this Microsoft Office lifetime license—and savings will seriously add up after about 12 months.

And why would Sharma promise a "return of Xbox" and say things like "I want to return to the renegade spirit that built Xbox" if looking only for empty platitudes while Xbox was sunsetted? Those are the kind of claims that will embarrass a person should they be proven insincere.

However, the central question remains: are these fundamental strengths enough to overcome the near-term pressure of heavy infrastructure spending?

Asha Sharma, who replaces Phil Spencer, promised the 'return of Xbox,' though she didn’t give a date for when any new physical hardware could be released.

Researchers use mini plasma explosions to encode the equivalent of two million books into a coaster-sized device. The method could preserve research data for millennia with minimal storage costs.

Borosilicate glass offers extreme stability; Microsoft’s accelerated aging experiments suggest the data would be stable for over 10,000 years at room temperature. That led Microsoft to declare, “Our results demonstrate that Silica could become the archival storage solution for the digital age.”

Tech giant uses renewable power purchase agreements to offset energy purchases, but critics say it is still burning fossil fuels from the grid.

Microsoft announced Wednesday it's allocating $50 billion over the next 10 years to combat artificial intelligence inequality in low-income nations.

Microsoft's new top gaming exec has the trust of Satya Nadella, a track record running platforms at Facebook, Instacart, and Microsoft's AI division, and a goal to restore Xbox's "renegade spirit." What she doesn't have is gaming industry experience — and the community is watching closely.