Microsoft
The company behind Windows, Azure, GitHub and Copilot.
Company · last in the top 20 on Nov 7 · first seen Sep 3 · peak 32 on Oct 8 · 29 days in the top 20
Days in the top 20
Sat, Nov 7Why now: The end of Microsoft Research's AI Frontiers groupFri, Nov 6Why now: Microsoft is winding down Oracle deal to rent AI cloud capacityThu, Nov 5Why now: Microsoft files patent for AI that can alter what people say during live broadcastsTue, Nov 3Why now: Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue declinesSun, Nov 1Why now: Veteran Microsoft engineer makes his own RAM from scratch using AI, custom FPGA board dodges extreme 1970s PDP-11…Wed, Oct 28Why now: Microsoft and Epic Games Suddenly Agree That AI Is TheftMon, Oct 26Why now: Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of its workforceFri, Oct 23Why now: Microsoft is telling Xbox owners to trade in their consoles, less than a year after raising pricesThu, Oct 15Why now: Microsoft says Windows 11 is now 'more responsive' and runs better on 8GB of RAMTue, Oct 13Why now: Dutch tax authorities cancel Microsoft 365 cloud rollout and turn to open sourceMon, Oct 12Why now: An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Word in pure RustSun, Oct 11Why now: Open-Source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word ReplicationsSat, Oct 10Why now: Vance claims Microsoft replaced laid-off workers with foreign hires, Data shows two-thirds of Microsoft’s H-1B…Fri, Oct 9Why now: Microsoft-Decision-1, our model for fast decision-makingThu, Oct 8Why now: US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including MicrosoftWed, Oct 7Why now: Meta and Microsoft take steps to reduce employee usage of Claude AIMon, Oct 5Why now: Amazon hires Microsoft's former Copilot CTOSat, Sep 26Why now: Microsoft Copilot+ Branding Disappears from Latest Surface PCsFri, Sep 25Why now: Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOSTue, Sep 22Why now: Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revivedMon, Sep 21Why now: Microsoft patents system to freeze games and inject ads during downtimesSun, Sep 20Why now: Microsoft agentically ports Copilot runtime to Rust for $120KSat, Sep 19Why now: Microsoft director: AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'Fri, Sep 18Why now: Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'Thu, Sep 17Why now: I hate you MicrosoftWed, Sep 16Why now: Microsoft says AI rival Anthropic could have 'disastrous impact' on humanityMon, Sep 14Why now: Microsoft patches Windows and Excel – breaks audio, remote access, and pasteSun, Sep 13Why now: Microsoft Announces Grok Rollout To Copilot Across Office 365 Apps In Multi-Model PushThu, Sep 10Why now: Rust is tier-1 language at MicrosoftMon, Sep 7Why now: Switzerland's Federal Government Is Replacing Microsoft on 3k Computers
| Day | Rank | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Nov 7Why now: The end of Microsoft Research's AI Frontiers groupNews 36 · Reddit 3 · HN 2 | 3 | 23 | News 36 · Reddit 3 · HN 2 · Mastodon 2 |
| Fri, Nov 6Why now: Microsoft is winding down Oracle deal to rent AI cloud capacityNews 70 · Mastodon 6 · Reddit 3 | 2 | 26 | News 70 · Mastodon 6 · Reddit 3 · HN 2 |
| Thu, Nov 5Why now: Microsoft files patent for AI that can alter what people say during live broadcastsNews 40 · Mastodon 2 · GitHub 1 | 16 | 14 | News 40 · Mastodon 2 · GitHub 1 · HF 1 |
| Tue, Nov 3Why now: Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue declinesNews 39 · HN 2 · HF 1 | 14 | 13 | News 39 · HN 2 · HF 1 · Mastodon 1 |
| Sun, Nov 1Why now: Veteran Microsoft engineer makes his own RAM from scratch using AI, custom FPGA board dodges extreme 1970s PDP-11…News 27 · Mastodon 4 · Blogs 2 | 3 | 26 | News 27 · Mastodon 4 · Blogs 2 · YouTube 1 |
| Wed, Oct 28Why now: Microsoft and Epic Games Suddenly Agree That AI Is TheftNews 44 · Mastodon 3 · Blogs 3 | 16 | 11 | News 44 · Mastodon 3 · Blogs 3 · HN 1 |
| Mon, Oct 26Why now: Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of its workforceNews 52 · HN 5 · Reddit 3 | 5 | 21 | News 52 · HN 5 · Reddit 3 · Blogs 2 |
| Fri, Oct 23Why now: Microsoft is telling Xbox owners to trade in their consoles, less than a year after raising pricesNews 85 · Mastodon 8 · YouTube 1 | 14 | 11 | News 85 · Mastodon 8 · YouTube 1 · Reddit 1 |
| Thu, Oct 15Why now: Microsoft says Windows 11 is now 'more responsive' and runs better on 8GB of RAMNews 83 · Mastodon 7 · Reddit 4 | 12 | 16 | News 83 · Mastodon 7 · Reddit 4 · HN 2 |
| Tue, Oct 13Why now: Dutch tax authorities cancel Microsoft 365 cloud rollout and turn to open sourceNews 107 · Mastodon 10 · Reddit 4 | 11 | 18 | News 107 · Mastodon 10 · Reddit 4 · GitHub 1 |
| Mon, Oct 12Why now: An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Word in pure RustNews 133 · Mastodon 10 · HN 2 | 2 | 23 | News 133 · Mastodon 10 · HN 2 · GitHub 1 |
| Sun, Oct 11Why now: Open-Source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word ReplicationsNews 72 · Mastodon 3 · HN 1 | 10 | 16 | News 72 · Mastodon 3 · HN 1 · Reddit 1 |
| Sat, Oct 10Why now: Vance claims Microsoft replaced laid-off workers with foreign hires, Data shows two-thirds of Microsoft’s H-1B…News 60 · Mastodon 3 · Reddit 2 | 8 | 16 | News 60 · Mastodon 3 · Reddit 2 · Blogs 2 |
| Fri, Oct 9Why now: Microsoft-Decision-1, our model for fast decision-makingNews 102 · Mastodon 5 · HN 2 | 7 | 18 | News 102 · Mastodon 5 · HN 2 · PH 2 |
| Thu, Oct 8Why now: US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including MicrosoftNews 126 · HN 4 · Reddit 3 | 2 | 32 | News 126 · HN 4 · Reddit 3 · Mastodon 3 |
| Wed, Oct 7Why now: Meta and Microsoft take steps to reduce employee usage of Claude AINews 103 · YouTube 2 · HN 2 | 5 | 20 | News 103 · YouTube 2 · HN 2 · Mastodon 2 |
| Mon, Oct 5Why now: Amazon hires Microsoft's former Copilot CTONews 66 · Mastodon 5 · Blogs 2 | 5 | 21 | News 66 · Mastodon 5 · Blogs 2 · YouTube 1 |
| Sat, Sep 26Why now: Microsoft Copilot+ Branding Disappears from Latest Surface PCsNews 80 · Mastodon 12 · Reddit 3 | 8 | 16 | News 80 · Mastodon 12 · Reddit 3 · Blogs 2 |
| Fri, Sep 25Why now: Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOSNews 98 · HN 3 · Blogs 3 | 6 | 23 | News 98 · HN 3 · Blogs 3 · Mastodon 2 |
| Tue, Sep 22Why now: Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revivedNews 47 · HN 1 | 18 | 12 | News 47 · HN 1 |
| Mon, Sep 21Why now: Microsoft patents system to freeze games and inject ads during downtimesNews 53 · Reddit 2 · HN 1 | 5 | 18 | News 53 · Reddit 2 · HN 1 |
| Sun, Sep 20Why now: Microsoft agentically ports Copilot runtime to Rust for $120KNews 21 · HN 2 · Reddit 1 | 12 | 15 | News 21 · HN 2 · Reddit 1 |
| Sat, Sep 19Why now: Microsoft director: AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'News 29 · HN 1 | 15 | 12 | News 29 · HN 1 |
| Fri, Sep 18Why now: Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'News 46 · HN 2 · Reddit 1 | 5 | 20 | News 46 · HN 2 · Reddit 1 |
| Thu, Sep 17Why now: I hate you MicrosoftNews 39 · HN 3 · Reddit 1 | 3 | 23 | News 39 · HN 3 · Reddit 1 |
| Wed, Sep 16Why now: Microsoft says AI rival Anthropic could have 'disastrous impact' on humanityNews 39 · HN 1 | 18 | 12 | News 39 · HN 1 |
| Mon, Sep 14Why now: Microsoft patches Windows and Excel – breaks audio, remote access, and pasteNews 6 · HN 1 | 5 | 14 | News 6 · HN 1 |
| Sun, Sep 13Why now: Microsoft Announces Grok Rollout To Copilot Across Office 365 Apps In Multi-Model PushNews 9 | 6 | 14 | News 9 |
| Thu, Sep 10Why now: Rust is tier-1 language at MicrosoftHN 1 · News 1 | 16 | 11 | HN 1 · News 1 |
| Mon, Sep 7Why now: Switzerland's Federal Government Is Replacing Microsoft on 3k ComputersHN 1 | 4 | 18 | HN 1 |
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What carried it
The end of Microsoft Research's AI Frontiers group558 points and commentsGeoWorks, Microsoft Windows' Upstart '90s Competitor (2016)62 points and commentsMicrosoft Removes PC-to-PC Migration from Windows 11, Points Users to OneDrive-Based Backuptech.slashdot.orgProtesters storm Microsoft AI data center construction site, Amsterdam reportedly first of 85 targeted actions across Europereddit.comMicrosoft patent filing describes AI that rewrites what people say in livestreams in real timereddit.commicrosoft/vscode: Visual Studio Code301 starsmicrosoft Mage VL Coworkhuggingface.coMicrosoft is winding down Oracle deal to rent AI cloud capacity97 points and commentsProtesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam / Europe is witnessing a wave of protests against data centers.reddit.comMicrosoft files patent for AI that can alter what people say during live broadcastsreddit.com
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