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
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
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 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