SA has finally selected an ambassador to the US, but is working on the formalities.

The tiniest quirks in our speech can change how we’re perceived. But, um, filler words aren’t the villains they’re made out to be. They’re, you know, working behind the scenes. “We group them all ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Speech sounds like it is made of words, but that impression has more to do with what’s in our heads than with what comes out of our mouths. In natural speech, there are no clear acoustic boundaries ...

Scammers are sending emails that appear to come from Microsoft, warning users their accounts face suspension or deletion. The messages use urgent language and official-looking logos to pressure ...

Sabeer Bhatia is one of the pioneers in the Web 1 era with Hotmail, one of the world's first web-based email services. Now he is back with a new project, this time in Web3. On Jan. 7, Bhatia announced ...

Effective communication lies at the heart of human connection. It helps us collaborate with each other, solve problems and build relationships. And communicating clearly is a major consideration for ...

What if your word processor could not only understand your needs but also anticipate them? With the 2025 update to Microsoft Word, that vision is closer to reality than ever. Packed with innovative ...

Word will save new documents to the cloud by default. AutoSave will also be enabled by default. You can turn off these options if you prefer to save your files locally. Microsoft has long been pushing ...

In brief: OneDrive, Microsoft's answer to iCloud and Google Drive, is deeply embedded in Windows 11. The operating system doesn't display prompts for opting out of the program, and Microsoft is ...

Microsoft Word users with new laptops can consider Microsoft 365, a paid subscription service offering access to various Microsoft applications and cloud storage. Free alternatives like Google Docs, ...

If you're waking up on Thursday morning of July 10, 2025, you may be trying to get into Microsoft Outlook ... and nothing's working What's going on there? When is it coming back? What's the cause of ...