Stocks of quantum computing companies jumped Wednesday after Microsoft declared this as “the year to become quantum-ready,” adding “we are at the advent of the reliable quantum computing era.” Shares of Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum were both up more than 22 percent.

Quantum-computing stocks climbed in premarket trading Wednesday after Microsoft declared 2025 “the year to become quantum-ready,” and unveiled a corporate-training program. Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum,

Quantum Computing is a Real Thing according to Microsoft’s comments this morning. Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc , Rigetti Computing and IonQ Corporation are

Microsoft is testing AI-powered Windows search in a new dev channel build for Windows 11 Insider testers. Announced in October, it uses semantic indexing to let users search for local files using more casual language. Like other Microsoft AI features, you’ll need a Copilot Plus PC to use it.

Microsoft will end support for Microsoft 365 for Windows 10 this October, so you'll need to buy a new Windows 11 PC.

Jason Ronald, Microsoft's VP of Next Generation, wants to bring "the best of Xbox and Windows together" on existing gaming handheld PCs.