Beneath Microsoft's Surface event, AI spreads everywhere
Windows gets its own Copilot to help operate the operating system – Edge, Bing, Outlook, 365 not spared, either
AI + ML21 Sep 2023 | 11
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GitHub Copilot, Amazon Code Whisperer sometimes emit other people's API keys
Final update AI dev assistants can be convinced to spill secrets learned during training
AI + ML19 Sep 2023 | 9
Buiding Excel-like UI for Uber's China ops exposed Microsoft calculation quirks
Updated Developer recounts rideshare outfitattempts to crack the Middle Kingdom market
Applications19 Sep 2023 | 28
Microsoft Surface chief Panos Panay abruptly announces departure
Rumors point to Panay headed to Amazon to take over for outgoing Alexa and Echo chief David Limp
Personal Tech18 Sep 2023 | 2
Microsoft worker accidentally exposes 38TB of sensitive data in GitHub blunder
Included secrets, private keys, passwords, 30,000+ internal Teams messages
Security18 Sep 2023 | 20
Google exec: Microsoft Teams concession 'too little, too late'
If you don't tackle Redmond's abuse of software licensing in rival clouds it'll be game over for innovation, warns Amit Zavery
Cloud Infrastructure Week15 Sep 2023 | 38
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Oracle cloud hardware to reside in Azure datacenters – and Microsoft's good with that
Larry Ellison and Satya Nadella find a common enemy: latency that alows data moving from DBs to AIs
Off-Prem15 Sep 2023 | 7
GitHub alienates developers by force feeding them AI recommendations
Decision to combine user-curated feed with algorithmic stuff leaves coders fuming
Devops13 Sep 2023 | 40
Ransomware attack hits Sri Lanka government, causing data loss
Running unsupported and unpatched versions of Exchange Server will do that to a country
Cyber-crime13 Sep 2023 | 3
Grab those updates: Microsoft flings out fixes for already-exploited bugs
Patch Tuesday Plus: Adobe and Android also tackle abused-in-the-wild flaws
Patches12 Sep 2023 | 2
Microsoft's Surface Duo phone hangs up, drops out of support
Remember Microsoft's first attempt at an Android foldable? Of course you don't
Personal Tech12 Sep 2023 | 8
Microsoft Edge still forcing itself on users in Europe
Updated Promised change to allow Windows system links open in the actual default browser not yet evident
OSes12 Sep 2023 | 30
Microsoft’s AI investments skyrocketed in 2022 – and so did its water consumption
In its rush to lead the generative ML world, Redmond may have developed a datacenter drinking problem
Systems11 Sep 2023 | 5
Elon Musk has beef with Bill Gates because he shorted Tesla stock, says biographer
Comment The origin story of the 'in case u need to lose a boner fast' tweet
Offbeat11 Sep 2023 | 49
Microsoft to kill off third-party printer drivers in Windows
Go native or go home: End of servicing plan rolled out for legacy printer drivers in fresh update
OSes11 Sep 2023 | 134
Microsoft, recently busted by Beijing, thinks it's across China's ever-changing cyber-offensive
Sometimes using AI to make hilariously wrong images that still drive social media engagement
Security08 Sep 2023 | 13
Microsoft to shield paid-up Copilot customers from any AI copyright brawls it starts
Tough luck, freeloaders: You're on your own
AI + ML07 Sep 2023 | 8
Windows August update plays Blue Screen bingo – and MSI boards got the winning ticket
BIOS update issued with tweaked Intel microcode
OSes07 Sep 2023 | 18
Microsoft to kill off Outlook REST API v2.0 in 2024 – for real this time
Learn to love Microsoft Graph or say hello to Mr 404
Software07 Sep 2023 | 10
Microsoft: China stole secret key that unlocked US govt email from crash debug dump
Mistakes were made, lessons learned, stuff now fixed, says Windows maker
Research06 Sep 2023 | 54
Windows File Explorer gets nostalgic speed boost thanks to one weird bug
A glitch that makes the lives of users better? Where do we sign?
OSes06 Sep 2023 | 58
Microsoft tells partners unbundling Teams is a 'compromise' with the EU
Meanwhile, Zoom boss calls on US authorities to consider adopting Europe's breakout policy
Channel06 Sep 2023 | 16
You patched yet? Years-old Microsoft security holes still hot targets for cyber-crooks
We're number one! We're number one! We're...
Patches05 Sep 2023 | 15
Microsoft billing 3 cents a minute to revisit tedious Teams meetings via API
One more reason to keep them short and sweet
SaaS04 Sep 2023 | 23
Microsoft calls time on ancient TLS in Windows, breaking own stuff in the process
Hold onto your SQL Server, enterprise admins
Security04 Sep 2023 | 65
ArcaOS 5.1 gives vintage OS/2 a UEFI facelift for the 21st century
When your '90s nostalgia craves a modern touch
OSes04 Sep 2023 | 72
IT needs more brains, so why is it being such a zombie about getting them?
Opinion Open-book exams aren’t nearly open enough
Networks04 Sep 2023 | 116
Microsoft admits slim staff and broken automation contributed to Azure outage
Just three people were on duty in Australia when 'power sag' struck and software failures left them blind
Off-Prem04 Sep 2023 | 31
Farewell WordPad, we hardly knew ye
Microsoft ends development of free basic word processor bundled with Windows
Software04 Sep 2023 | 143
Official: Microsoft unbundles Teams in Europe
Breaking up is hard to do: Redmond reluctantly lets EU play matchmaker for software suite flings
SaaS31 Aug 2023 | 19
Chinese vendor apologizes for claiming Microsoft open source code was its own product
CEC-IDE is re-skinned Visual Studio Code with added censorware to spot terms like ‘Taiwan Independence’
Software31 Aug 2023 | 15
Microsoft maybe still dreams of bendy phones, judging from 360° folding screen patent
Could a Surface mobe with one of these displays eliminate all that bad press from the Duo?
Personal Tech30 Aug 2023 | 6
After injecting pop-up ads for Bing into Windows, Microsoft now bends to Europe on links
Clicking a URL from a system service will actually open in your chosen browser. For some. How fancy
OSes30 Aug 2023 | 36
Microsoft ain't happy with Russia-led UN cybercrime treaty
Could be used to put ethical hackers, and citizens, behind bars
Security30 Aug 2023 | 20
Microsoft still prohibits Google or Alibaba from running O365 Windows Apps
Almost a month after AWS concession, Redmond keeping mum on reason for locking rivals out
PaaS + IaaS25 Aug 2023 | 40
Microsoft makes some certification exams open book
Realistically you're going to look stuff up anyway, so you might as well learn how to do it right
Software25 Aug 2023 | 43
Microsoft whips out probe after Windows 11 users suffer the blue-screen blues
Updated Pay particular attention if you're MSI and Intel powered
OSes24 Aug 2023 | 8
Microsoft teases Python scripting in Excel
Snakes on a dataframe
Applications22 Aug 2023 | 65
Microsoft wants Activision so badly, it's handing streaming rights over to ... Ubisoft?
All to appease the UK's competition watchdog, the last hurdle to the deal
Software22 Aug 2023 | 37
Microsoft DNS boo-boo breaks Hotmail for users around the globe
Infosec in brief ALSO: NYC says kthxbye to TikTok, slain Microsoft exec's wife indicted, and some ASAP patch warnings
Security21 Aug 2023 | 11
Need a decent dining spot in Ottawa? Microsoft suggested a food bank
Azure giant blames human error, not AI – up to you to swallow that
Bootnotes18 Aug 2023 | 27
FYI: There's another BlackCat ransomware variant on the prowl
Bad kitty, no catnip for you
Cyber-crime18 Aug 2023 |
I know what you did next summer: Microsoft to kill off Xbox 360 Store
Don't worry, your downloaded games are safe ... for now?
Personal Tech17 Aug 2023 | 27
PowerShell? More like PowerHell: Microsoft won't fix flaws in package gallery ripe for supply chain attacks
Updated Billions of downloads and no defense against typosquatting feels like a bad combination in this day and age
Devops16 Aug 2023 | 36
Microsoft may store your conversations with Bing if you're not an enterprise user
New AI Services policies also prohibit any reverse engineering and data collection of its products
AI + ML15 Aug 2023 | 20
US government to investigate China's Microsoft email breach
Infosec in brief PLUS: Phishing campaign targets the C-suite; Cybercrime arrests in EU and Africa; and more
Security14 Aug 2023 | 1
Microsoft: Codesys PLC bugs could be exploited to 'shut down power plants'
What are these gadgets running, Windows? Ka-boom-tsch
Research11 Aug 2023 | 10
Electoral Commission had internet-facing server with unpatched vuln
ProxyNotShell vulnerability could be how UK body got pwned, suggests infosec expert
Cyber-crime11 Aug 2023 | 23
Microsoft OneDrive a willing and eager 'ransomware double agent'
Black Hat No one will suspect such a trustworthy executable
Black Hat and DEF CON10 Aug 2023 | 13
Microsoft, Intel lead this month's security fix emissions
Patch Tuesday Downfall processor leaks, Teams holes, VPN clients at risk, and more
Patches08 Aug 2023 | 8
Microsoft hits back at Tenable criticism of its infosec practices
'Not all fixes are equal,' argues Redmond, and this one for the Power Platform didn't need to be rushed
Security07 Aug 2023 | 5
Russia's Cozy Bear is back and hitting Microsoft Teams to phish top targets
Plus: Tenable CEO blasts Redmond's bug disclosure habits
CSO03 Aug 2023 | 8
Microsoft yanks internal Windows 11 testing tool soon after release
Redmond bugs out of that side quest
OSes03 Aug 2023 | 4
Microsoft concession: You can run our wares in AWS virtual desktop under 'revised policy'
Interest from antitrust regulators spurred action? Still a pricey option, says analyst, and change doesn't help Google or Alibaba customers
PaaS + IaaS02 Aug 2023 | 6
UK watchdog reopens consultation on Microsoft's bid for Activision Blizzard
CMA admits Sony deal might change the battlefield
Personal Tech02 Aug 2023 | 6
Microsoft India poaches former AWS India boss Puneet Chandok
Current boss bails for unspecified non-tech gig
Software02 Aug 2023 |
US senator victim-blames Microsoft for Chinese hack
Infosec in brief ALSO: China says US hacked it right back, BreachForums users have been pwned, and this week's critical vulns
Security31 Jul 2023 | 10
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's pop artifact stash now heads to a museum
Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix's guitars, Vader's helmet, Captain Kirk's chair, and more
Bootnotes29 Jul 2023 | 15
Microsoft places huge cap-ex bets on datacenters for cloud and AI
CFO says paying customers expected to flood in from 2024
AI + ML28 Jul 2023 | 5
How to make today's top-end AI chatbots rebel against their creators and plot our doom
Boffins build automated system to smash safety guardrails
AI + ML27 Jul 2023 | 23
It's official: EU probing bundling of Teams with Microsoft 365
Updated Antitrust inspectors trying to figure out if Redmond has breached local competition laws
SaaS27 Jul 2023 | 42
AI mentioned 175 times during Microsoft's Q4 earnings call
Are you sure that's an exec on the line? Also, smart move distracting folks from revenue growth slowdown, profit slide
AI + ML26 Jul 2023 | 2
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