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Microsoft reverses course, offering a paid, six-month Extended Security Update (ESU) program for Exchange and Skype servers facing a 2025 support deadline.

Mozilla has shipped WebGPU support in Firefox 141 for Windows, a major step in bringing high-performance graphics and computation to the open web.

With significant price hikes for on-prem products and Skype’s consumer shutdown in 2025, Microsoft accelerates its shift to cloud-based services.

Microsoft will shut down Skype in May 2025 as it fully transitions to Teams, ending more than two decades of internet-based calling.

Microsoft has discontinued advertisements on Skype to enhance the user experience. The update, marked as version 8.125.76.201, is currently available to Skype Insiders, who...

Microsoft has entered a partnership with Snap to provide augmented reality (AR) capabilities to Skype's mobile app. In the typical Microsoft way of bringing...

Skype adds "Channels" to become a news hub. Partnering with major publishers and using AI, it curates and lets you share news

Skype's update brings 25+ AR lenses to your calls and avatars! Add some fun & personality with "Glossy Smile" and more on Android & iOS (beta).

Skype's new update transcribes voice messages to text and offers a revamped reaction picker.

OpenAI's governance woes have sparked a debate about the role of effective altruism in tech governance. Critics question whether an ideologically driven approach can be reliable

Bing will enrich chats with a wide array of interactions such as jokes, suggestions, recommendations, and various other user-focused inputs.

DarkGate criminals were also attempting to push their malware via Microsoft Teams for companies that had enabled their service to accept messages from external users.

The vulnerabilities affect a limited number of Microsoft products, as only Edge, Teams for Desktop, Skype for Desktop, and Webp Image Extensions required patching.

With the phasing out of support for Skype for Business servers, Teams Rooms support will now be aligned with the Teams Desktop for Exchange server setup.

A vulnerability in Microsoft's Skype mobile app has been identified that allows hackers to obtain a user's IP address without any interaction from the user.

Bing for Skype – Microsoft’s search AI chatbot for Skype users – is now getting improvements that will increase accuracy.

The new native Skype app for macOS will no longer require the use of Apple's Rosetta 2 translation software.

Microsoft is moving Skype version 8.93 to full release with its ability to translate group video calls in a personal voice (TruVoice).

OneDrive is suffering issues on the web, desktop, and mobile, while Skype is having issues with credits management and purchases.

Skype now has a TruVoice integration that provides personal voice translation in real-time. The app is also getting a major redesign.

Microsoft is making Ukraine-focused changes to the Skype app, including free calls in the country and Ukrainian translation.

Skype has had Together mode from Microsoft Teams for some time, but is now expanding the feature to work on 1:1 calls.

Microsoft today announced a Chat app for Windows 11 that is powered by Microsoft Teams and comes preinstalled.

A recent Microsoft Teams update makes it easier than ever to set a custom background. Here we show you how to do it.

Malware developed by the state sponsored APT39 group for Android can now spy on activity on Skype, WhatsApp, and intercept SMS.

A new Skype Insider update is adding the Meet Now tool to the Windows 10 system tray, while the release also adds Android 11 improvements.

Among the new tools in Skype Preview version 8.65 are a new Raise Hand tool, background blur on Android, and Meet Now for Safari.

Meet Now allows Windows 10 users to access Skype meetings directly within the operating system by clicking an icon link.

As part of an interoperability push with Skype, Microsoft Teams will next month receive an ability allowing users to merge calls.

Microsoft Teams and Skype are now connected as promised by Microsoft in March. Both services are now connected across some features.