Microsoft Bing Chat pushes malware via bad ads From AI to just plain aaaiiiee! Cyber-crime29 Sep 2023 | 4
Chinese snoops stole 60K State Department emails in that Microsoft email heist No classified systems involved apparently, but internal diplomatic notes, travel details, staff SSNs, etc CSO28 Sep 2023 | 2
From frying Panos into the Fire? Amazon confirms hiring of Microsoft veteran Device chief, who quit the beast of Redmond last week, takes similar role at arch rival Personal Tech28 Sep 2023 | 2
OpenAI reinstates ChatGPT's internet browsing privileges If the chatbot doesn't know what you need, it'll 'Bing It!' for paying customers AI + ML28 Sep 2023 | 8
Game on: FTC tries again to block Microsoft Activision merger Redmond says the deal is still on Off-Prem27 Sep 2023 | 1
Why can't datacenter operators stop thinking about atomic power? Analysis Three words: Cheap, reliable, power Off-Prem27 Sep 2023 | 67
It looks like you’re a developer. Would you like help upgrading Windows 11? Microsoft adds a PC setup option and tools just for coders in Win 11 23H2, which debuted Tuesday OSes27 Sep 2023 | 49
OpenAI's DALL·E 3 teams up with ChatGPT to turn brainfarts into art AI in brief Plus: Microsoft GitHub release Copilot Chat to all developers on VS Code, and more AI + ML25 Sep 2023 | 8
Microsoft hiring a nuclear power program manager, because AI needs lots of 'leccy Envisions a 'comprehensive small modular reactor and microreactor integration roadmap' Off-Prem25 Sep 2023 | 35
Europe wants easy default browser selection screens. Mozilla is already sounding the alarm on dirty tricks Can you blame it? Applications23 Sep 2023 | 67
IBM's Weather Company leaked my personal info to analytics, thunders netizen Video watching habits and other data just handed over, lawsuit claims Software22 Sep 2023 | 4
CMA says new Microsoft-Activision deal addresses concerns Meet gaming's power couple, with Ubisoft the third wheel. Now competition watchdog must ensure Windows biz keeps promises Software22 Sep 2023 | 2
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 | 42
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 | 39
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 | 31
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 | 32
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