Microsoft Launches WSL Containers Generally Available on Windows with Built-In wslc Tooling
Microsoft has announced the general availability of WSL Containers on Windows, integrating the native wslc command-line utility and programmatic APIs directly into Windows Subsystem for Linux without requiring external container engine runtimes.
AMD Partners With Perplexity to Bring Portable Computer Local Agent Platform to Ryzen AI Max Systems
AMD and Perplexity collaborated to deploy the Portable Computer on-device agent platform to Windows PCs powered by Ryzen AI Max processors, unlocking zero-cloud local reasoning across unified memory architectures.
Microsoft Overhauls Copilot Into Unified Agentic Work Platform Introducing Home, Code, and Autopilot Capabilities
Microsoft unveiled a comprehensive architectural redesign of Copilot, transforming the workplace software into a unified agentic platform featuring embedded Office editing, natural-language app generation, and persistent background agents.
Microsoft Reorganizes Xbox Studios Consolidating Playground Games With Turn 10 and Shifting Halo to Activision
Microsoft announced a sweeping restructuring of its Xbox first-party gaming division, merging Playground Games with Turn 10 Studios, reassigning Halo development to Activision, and trimming redundant administrative layers.
Microsoft Redesigns Copilot into Unified Super App Introducing Persistent Autopilot Agents, Code Sandbox, and Fabric IQ Context
Microsoft announced a comprehensive overhaul of Copilot on September 25, 2026, consolidating conversational chat, internal app generation, and background Autopilot agents grounded in enterprise Fabric IQ data models.
Konami and No Code Launch Silent Hill Townfall Delivering Atmospheric Psychological Horror Mystery to PC and PS5
Konami and Scottish studio No Code released Silent Hill: Townfall on PlayStation 5 and Windows PC, blending tactile retro-tech puzzle solving with immersive psychological horror.
Xbox Restructures First-Party Studios Cutting 268 Roles and Transferring Halo to Activision
Microsoft Gaming restructures its internal studio network, eliminating 268 positions, reassigning mainline Halo development to Activision, and consolidating specialized creative teams.
Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 Reveals Kojima's PHYSINT Starring Bill Skarsgård and Modern Warfare 4
Microsoft's Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast showcased Hideo Kojima's next-gen espionage title PHYSINT starring Bill Skarsgård alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
Microsoft Issues Emergency Out-of-Band Fixes Following Record 974-Vulnerability Patch Tuesday Regressions
Microsoft published emergency out-of-band updates after the historic 974-vulnerability September Patch Tuesday caused critical failures in Hyper-V virtual machines and Remote Desktop Services.
Microsoft Unveils Xbox Game Pass September Wave 2 Featuring Marvel Cosmic Invasion and Ninja Gaiden 4
Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass September 2026 Wave 2 lineup, headlined by day-one arrivals Marvel Cosmic Invasion and Ninja Gaiden 4 alongside cloud streaming enhancements.
Microsoft Releases Emergency Out-of-Band Windows Server Update to Fix Hyper-V and RDS Breakages
Microsoft has shipped out-of-band updates resolving critical regressions from September Patch Tuesday that caused Hyper-V boot failures and Remote Desktop crashes across Windows Server.
ClickFix Social Engineering Attacks Viral Wave Tricking Users Into Running Malicious PowerShell Across Windows and macOS
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a viral wave of ClickFix social engineering campaigns weaponizing fake browser dialogs to trick users into running malicious scripts on Windows and macOS.
Blizzard Entertainment Workers Ratify Historic First Union Contract Establishing Precedent for Generative AI Safeguards
Workers across Blizzard Entertainment have ratified a landmark collective bargaining agreement with Microsoft and Communications Workers of America, establishing industry-first workplace protections governing generative AI alongside guaranteed annual wage increases.
Microsoft Patches Record 974 Flaws in September 2026 Update with Two Active Zero-Days
Microsoft remediated an unprecedented 974 vulnerabilities in its September 2026 Patch Tuesday, including two exploited zero-days in Windows ALPC and Update Stack.
Microsoft Unveils Project Zenith to Turn Windows 11 Into an Out-of-the-Box 30B Local AI Workstation
Microsoft introduces a streamlined Windows 11 developer environment requiring 64GB of RAM that strips out consumer bloatware and configures the OS to run 30B local AI models natively.
Seattle Times and Newsday File Joint Federal Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft
Two prominent regional newspapers accuse OpenAI and Microsoft of massive unauthorized ingestion of local journalism to train commercial frontier models and power synthetic search summaries.
Microsoft Sets 15-Hour Monthly Xbox Cloud Gaming Cap at Data Center Break-Even Threshold
Internal cloud computing cost audits reveal that Microsoft's proposed fifteen-hour monthly streaming cap on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate matches the exact server compute break-even point for cloud gaming.
Visual Studio Code 1.136 Adds Agent Merge for Autonomous Pull Request Resolution
Microsoft released Visual Studio Code 1.136, headlined by Agent Merge capabilities that enable AI coding agents to autonomously resolve pull request comments and merge conflicts.
Microsoft Slashes Xbox Cloud Gaming to 15 Hours Monthly and Debuts Pay-As-You-Go Tiers
Microsoft announced a sweeping restructuring of Xbox Cloud Gaming on September 3, 2026, ending unlimited streaming and introducing a 15-hour monthly cap on Game Pass Ultimate alongside pay-as-you-go tiers.
Microsoft Probes Windows 11 KB5120998 Bug Resetting Mouse Settings on Non-English Systems
Microsoft acknowledged on September 3, 2026, that an issue in optional preview update KB5120998 automatically resets mouse pointer personalization settings exclusively on non-English Windows 11 PCs.
Meta debuts Muse Spark 1.3 with 1M context for autonomous coding workflows
Meta introduced Muse Spark 1.3 on September 2, 2026, delivering 1-million-token context windows and specialized Contemplating reasoning modes for autonomous agentic software development.
GitHub unifies Copilot's cloud agent experience and changes enterprise billing controls
From September 28, GitHub plans one policy across its cloud agent and chat surfaces, consumption-based agent billing, Sandbox-backed execution, and Balanced code review by default.
VS Code 1.135 turns the editor into a control room for agent sessions
The August update adds an Agent Host Protocol process, resumes external Copilot and Claude sessions, introduces a second-opinion command, and exposes per-model token use.
HUMAIN's Horizon Ultra pairs Snapdragon X2 Elite with a Saudi-built AI software roadmap
The Windows enterprise PC is scheduled for September 20, while a HUMAIN OS version is planned for 2027, separating the shipping hardware from the more ambitious sovereign-computing pitch.