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Microsoft says 8.3 billion email phishing attacks in Q1, QR code attacks up 146 percent
Microsoft Threat Intelligence published its first-quarter 2026 email threat trends report and said email-based phishing attacks totalled about 8.3 billion. It said 78 percent of all email threats were link-based attacks aimed mainly at stealing credentials. QR code phishing rose 146 percent in the quarter, reaching 18.7 million cases in March, while CAPTCHA-based phishing climbed to about 11.9 million. Business email compromise attacks totalled 10.7 million.
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Coding AI all-out battle as inference-focused AI chip shake-up accelerates
Competition among major players in coding AI is intensifying, with Anthropic’s Claude Code reaching an annualised revenue run rate of $2.5 billion and OpenAI accelerating coding-focused moves. Elon Musk’s xAI is rebuilding to sharpen its coding push. Coding AI startups are also raising funds, including Cursor and Replit, while Lovable posted $100 million in February revenue. Big tech firms are stepping up rivalry around AI inference chips, alongside a range of other AI-related corporate moves.
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Microsoft announces new AI-powered Office pricing plan, develops Copilot Cowork with Anthropic
Microsoft will sell a new enterprise subscription package, Microsoft 365 E7, from May at $99 per user per month, bundling Office 365 software with the Copilot AI chatbot. The package combines E5, Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agent 365, and includes Entra Suite plus security features such as Defender, Intune and Purview. Microsoft also unveiled Copilot Cowork, developed with Anthropic, and said it is in a private pilot for some customers.