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Microsoft Corp. reports recurring developments across enterprise software, cloud services, AI tools, gaming, search, devices, and shareholder capital actions. Company news commonly covers fiscal earnings releases, dividend declarations, and updates tied to platforms such as Windows, Office and Office 365, Azure, Dynamics, LinkedIn, Xbox, Bing, Surface, and AI-powered tools.
Microsoft updates also include partnerships and programs that apply AI to workforce training, healthcare workflows, infrastructure communities, and customer productivity. Gaming-related announcements include Candy Crush brand activations and tournaments, while corporate releases address operating results, material agreements, governance matters, and capital-structure disclosures.
Candy Crush (MSFT) launched Candy Crush Crushable exclusively on Yahoo Games in the US on Jan 29, 2026. Crushable is a bite-sized daily puzzle with a new level released each day, designed for quick morning play and social sharing.
The launch includes a Yahoo "Crush Your Day" campaign starring Frankie Muniz and ties to a broader Yahoo Games relaunch.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced that its fiscal 2026 second-quarter financial results are available on the company Investor Relations website. The company will host a conference call on Jan. 28, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. PT with a live webcast accessible on the IR site.
Microsoft reiterated its AI product and responsible AI commitments and provided direct links to the earnings release and webcast for investors.
Microsoft (MSFT) and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team announced a multiyear partnership on Jan. 22, 2026 to place Microsoft cloud and enterprise AI technologies at the center of team operations from factory to track. The collaboration will scale Azure and AI for simulation, performance analysis and race strategy, expand Microsoft 365 and GitHub usage across engineering workflows, and use Azure Kubernetes Service for on-demand compute. The team noted each car has >400 sensors producing >1.1 million data points per second, underscoring real-time data demands.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) on Jan 8, 2026 unveiled agentic AI solutions for retail that automate workflows across merchandising, marketing, store operations and fulfillment. Key launches include Copilot Checkout (now available in the U.S.) with partners PayPal, Shopify and Stripe; Brand Agents for Shopify merchants; a personalized shopping agent template in Copilot Studio; and public preview templates for catalog enrichment and store operations. Shopify merchants will be auto-enrolled after an opt-out window. Microsoft positions these tools to improve discovery, conversions, staff productivity and catalog automation while emphasizing enterprise integration and responsible AI.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will release fiscal year 2026 second-quarter results after market close on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. A live webcast of the earnings conference call will be available at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Financial results and the webcast will be accessible via the Microsoft Investor Relations website at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/.
Microsoft reaffirmed its focus on AI platforms and tools and invited investors and the public to view the webcast for results and management commentary.
Candy Crush launched Candy Unwrapped 2025 on Dec 8, spotlighting players with personalized year-in-game recaps and social sharing. Celebrity Lisa Rinna served as the first-ever Candy Coach, reposting player stats on Instagram and encouraging fans to tag her for features.
The campaign highlighted global 2025 play metrics: 95 trillion candies crushed, 97 billion levels passed, 7 billion lives sent, and 47 billion boosters used. A 10-foot candy jar installation will appear outside the Wrigley Building in Chicago from Dec 14–16, 2025 to celebrate local play.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced that its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.91 per share. The dividend is payable March 12, 2026 to shareholders of record on February 19, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of February 19, 2026. The announcement reiterates Microsoft’s focus on delivering platforms and AI-powered tools and notes the company’s stated mission to empower people and organizations.
Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE: LEVI) on November 17, 2025 announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to build a next‑gen AI "superagent" and accelerate its digital transformation.
The collaboration uses Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Semantic Kernel and an Azure‑native orchestrator agent embedded in Microsoft Teams to route employee queries to multiple subagents. LS&Co. is also adopting Surface Copilot+ PCs, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Intune and migrating workloads with Azure to consolidate private data centers and scale AI while pursuing a zero‑trust security model.
Candy Crush Saga (MSFT) launched a multisensory Music Season on November 6, 2025, featuring a new cover of Diana Ross's "Upside Down" reimagined with Grammy-winning artist Thundercat.
The campaign includes a playable music video where every swipe alters visuals and gameplay, and limited-edition bone-conduction lollipops that transmit the beat via jaw vibrations. The playable video and cover debut November 6, 2025, and lollipops are free via candycrushupsidedown.com while supplies last. In-game Music Season runs November 3–December 7, 2025.
Pantone and Microsoft (MSFT) announced the beta launch of the Pantone Palette Generator on November 5, 2025, an AI-powered, chat-based tool inside Pantone Connect that accelerates color research, palette creation and concept generation.
Built on Azure OpenAI with Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Azure AI Search and Azure Cosmos DB, the Palette Generator semantically searches Pantone Color Institute forecasting and Color Insider content to produce palettes from Pantone’s libraries, starting with Fashion, Home & Interiors. The open beta is available to all Pantone Connect users, including free accounts, with plans to expand to the full color library and integrate Color of the Year features.