Microsoft is changing cloud storage rules for Microsoft 365 Family, Premium, and Pro subscribers, replacing the current 1TB-per-user allotment with a single shared 2TB pool for all users on a plan. The change applies at subscription renewal after May 2, 2027, and some users may receive bonus storage when switched, though Microsoft hasn't detailed eligibility. For a six-person family plan, this cuts total available storage by roughly two-thirds.
Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday that Microsoft and Adobe have been suspended from the H-1B visa program. Vance accused the companies, among others, of abusing the system to hire cheaper foreign labor. The move follows other Trump administration actions targeting alleged misuse of H-1B visas.
Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday that Microsoft and Adobe have been suspended from participating in the H-1B visa program. The move comes amid accusations that these and other companies have misused the visa system to hire foreign workers at lower wages, and follows broader Trump administration efforts to restrict H-1B visa practices.
President Trump has voiced support for legislation that would force major credit-card networks to open up to more competition, a measure the banking industry has long resisted. Separately, Vice President Vance said the U.S. will suspend Microsoft and other companies from a green-card sponsorship program, and reports flagged a rising number of safety incidents involving rogue pilots.
Microsoft has rolled out a new version of Windows 11's Search feature, rebuilt on the WinUI 3 API for better performance. The update merges search results and previews into one unified list, improves typo and synonym recognition, and adds rich inline previews for things like weather and facts pulled from the web. A new "inline actions" capability also lets users toggle settings and perform quick system tasks directly from the search box.
In a recent episode of The Vergecast, hosts David Pierce and Nilay Patel examine a wave of new devices—including a high-end Microsoft Surface laptop, an Amazon Android tablet, and Apple's smart home push—that all center around AI assistants. The hosts also discuss the Paramount/Warner Bros Discovery acquisition and its implications for streaming, plus a segment on media regulation.
Vice President JD Vance announced that the Labor Department has suspended Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies and Capgemini from the PERM program, which sponsors foreign workers for employment-based green cards. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said the agency will stop accepting new PERM applications and halt processing pending ones from these companies, though H-1B visas and existing visa holders are unaffected. Vance accused Microsoft of laying off 6,000 American workers last year while securing thousands of H-1B approvals and green cards, while Microsoft said most of its H-1B filings were for existing employees, not new hires.
Microsoft has made Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC) generally available, a Windows platform feature that lets developers and IT admins restrict which files, applications and network destinations an AI agent can access at runtime. The company says MXC is the first piece of a broader security framework that will also include Entra-based identity separation for agent versus user activity, and Agent 365 controls for managing on-device agents.
Microsoft announced that Windows Update certificates will expire on May 17 and June 19, 2027, and devices running unsupported Windows versions at that point will lose access to update services entirely. The company has already pushed replacement certificates to supported systems, but it listed specific security updates that must be installed on various Windows 10, 11 and Server versions before the deadlines to maintain update access.</br>Microsoft urged IT administrators to inventory devices on outdated or unsupported Windows versions now and ensure monthly updates are deployed across their fleets ahead of the rotation.
Microsoft told Family and Premium subscribers it will let up to five other people on a plan use Copilot and AI features, which were previously limited to the primary account holder. The company is also replacing per-feature AI limits with a single shared AI usage allowance, and converting the current 1TB-per-person OneDrive storage into a shared 2TB pool, effective after each subscriber's first renewal following May 2, 2027.
Vice President JD Vance said the administration has suspended Microsoft and several other technology companies from a federal program that allows them to sponsor skilled foreign employees, including H-1B visa holders, for permanent residency. The announcement did not specify the reasons for the suspension or how long it would last.
The US government has excluded Microsoft, Adobe and several other major IT companies from a green card program, according to a report cited by TechCrunch. Microsoft responded with a statement defending its hiring practices, saying most of its US employees are Americans and that 80% of its roughly 6,000 H-1B filings last fiscal year were extensions or status changes for existing staff rather than new hires.
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