Microsoft to intro dedicated mode for Cloud PCs Latest Insider Build brings new features for Windows 365 Boot OSes08 Dec 2023 | 28
Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI now in competition regulator's sights Has recent CEO, board shenanigans given rise to a merger situation? CMA is asking for a friend AI + ML08 Dec 2023 | 9
Attacks abuse Microsoft DHCP to spoof DNS records and steal secrets Akamai says it reported the flaws to Microsoft. Redmond shrugged Security07 Dec 2023 | 12
Microsoft's code name for 64-bit Windows was also a dig at rival Sun Should have called Vista 'Shitterton' and had done with it OSes07 Dec 2023 | 55
And the winner of the horrible Microsoft Paint sweater is ... Competition Sure, we'll send you to the Moon. But a return will cost you Offbeat06 Dec 2023 | 13
Microsoft issues deadline for end of Windows 10 support – it's pay to play for security Limited options will be available into 2028, for an undisclosed price Security06 Dec 2023 | 76
Fancy Bear goes phishing in US, European high-value networks GRU-linked crew going after our code warns Microsoft - Outlook not good Security06 Dec 2023 | 4
Microsoft confirms Smart App issue renaming everyone's printers to HP Not only turning up uninvited, but telling folks they suddenly have a LaserJet OSes05 Dec 2023 | 56
Microsoft touts Visual Studio Code as a Java juggernaut 2.5 million devs can't be wrong – or can they? Software05 Dec 2023 | 15
Creating a single AI-generated image needs as much power as charging your smartphone AI in brief PLUS: Microsoft to invest £2.5B in UK datacenters to power AI, and more AI + ML04 Dec 2023 | 16
Google submits complaints about Microsoft licensing to UK competition regulator Now Microsoft has regulator breathing down its neck in three regions PaaS + IaaS01 Dec 2023 | 7
HP printer software turns up uninvited on Windows systems No escape from bloat, even without relevant hardware attached OSes30 Nov 2023 | 59
Nostalgia for XP sells out Microsoft's 2023 'Windows Ugly Sweater' Bliss not your thing? You could win the Paint version Bootnotes30 Nov 2023 | 25
We challenged you to come up with tech predictions for 2024 (wrong answers only) – here are some favorites so far Kettle Plus some of our own and the ugly Microsoft sweater one of you will win. Please take it off our hands... Bootnotes30 Nov 2023 | 38
Experienced Copilot help is hard to find, warns Microsoft MVP Almost nobody has used it, or knows it well, so beware of consultants bearing cred AI + ML29 Nov 2023 | 40
Microsoft opens sources ThreadX under MIT license The 'Azure RTOS' used in millions of Raspberry Pis is now FOSS OSes28 Nov 2023 | 22
Share your 2024 tech forecasts (wrong answers only) to win a terrible sweater Competition OpenAI led by the Swedish Chef? Musk aims for Mars and hits Venus instead? What are your predictions? Bootnotes28 Nov 2023 | 311
Tiny11 shrinks Windows 11 23H2 down to pocket size An option when sun sets on Windows 10, but Microsoft might have a problem OSes27 Nov 2023 | 54
Microsoft, Databricks double act tries to sew up the data platform market Analysis But the one-stop shop vision fails to take it far beyond the competition Databases27 Nov 2023 | 2
USB Cart of Death: The wheeled scourge that drove Windows devs to despair Stout heart a requisite for software engineers in days of yore Bootnotes25 Nov 2023 | 89
Industry piles in on North Korea for sustained rampage on software supply chains Kim’s cyber cronies becoming more active, sophisticated in attempts to pwn global orgs Security23 Nov 2023 | 18
How to give Windows Hello the finger and login as someone on their stolen laptop Not that we're encouraging anyone to defeat this fingerprint authentication Research22 Nov 2023 | 90
Microsoft's bug bounty turns 10. Are these kinds of rewards making code more secure? Interview Katie Moussouris, who pioneered Redmond's program, says folks are focusing on the wrong thing CSO22 Nov 2023 | 9
Sam Altman set to rejoin OpenAI as CEO – seemingly with Microsoft's blessing New board includes former Salesforce boss and Treasury Secretary AI + ML22 Nov 2023 | 78
OpenAI meltdown: Where does this leave the upstart, Microsoft, and you? Kettle Tune in, hear or watch our vultures wrap up this fiasco, before it goes out of date AI + ML21 Nov 2023 | 5
Microsoft unleashes Copilot preview on Windows 10 insiders Teething issues show up as operating system gets a taste of the future OSes21 Nov 2023 | 9
Microsoft adds FPGA-powered network accelerator to Azure 'Azure Boost' vastly speeds cloudy server IOPS and is coming to all new instance types Off-Prem21 Nov 2023 | 6
OpenAI meltdown: How could Microsoft have let this happen after betting so many billions? Comment A quick summary of the past three days of chaos. And Redmond has questions to answer AI + ML21 Nov 2023 | 100
Microsoft pushes Azure Government Cloud as homefront defender All your national security are belong to us! Public Sector20 Nov 2023 | 5
Fired OpenAI boss Sam Altman may join Microsoft Updated Worst season of Succession ever AI + ML20 Nov 2023 | 21
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's ejection sparks theories as odd as some ChatGPT output Updated Interim CEO appointed as rumours swirl about comebacks, doing a startup, or even hardware with Jony Ive AI + ML19 Nov 2023 | 29
Copilot coming to Windows 10 to help navigate the OS's twilight years Microsoft has listened, but only to people who like its AI assistant OSes17 Nov 2023 | 50
Windows users can soon ditch Bing, Edge, other bundleware – but only in the EU On the other hand, Europeans have to wait for Copilot OSes17 Nov 2023 | 87
Amazon bankrolling industry lobbying against Microsoft Azure should surprise no one Updated Coalitions battling Windows giant's software licensing are funded by AWS, report indicates Public Sector17 Nov 2023 | 11
Microsoft's Swiss army knife app hopes to cut through cloud clutter Ignite A 'win' for Windows or just another pane in the glass? SaaS16 Nov 2023 | 6
Microsoft takes aim at on-desk, non-cloudy developers with Windows AI Studio Ignite Yes, it's true, not everyone uses Azure – shock AI + ML16 Nov 2023 | 11
Windows Server 2022 update gave ESXi host VMs the blue screen blues Wild idea: Maybe Microsoft could introduce a Quality Copilot to stop pushing broken patches Patches16 Nov 2023 | 17
You get a Copilot, and you get a Copilot – Microsoft now the Copilot company Ignite Bing Chat is now known as – you can guess. Plus more AI bits and pieces coming to Teams, Office, etc AI + ML15 Nov 2023 | 43
To pay or not to pay for AI's creative 'borrowing' – that is the question One that Microsoft and Meta dodged during House of Lords committee AI + ML15 Nov 2023 | 54
Another month, another bunch of fixes for Microsoft security bugs exploited in the wild Patch Tuesday Plus: VMware closes critical hole, Adobe fixes a whopping 76 flaws Patches15 Nov 2023 | 17
Microsoft hits Alt+F4 on internal ChatGPT access over security jitters, irony ensues Apparently the move was in error AI + ML10 Nov 2023 | 14
Microsoft: Iran's cybercrews got stuck into Israel days after Hamas attacked – not in tandem At least two destructive attacks, but – crucially – after deadly conflict erupted Public Sector10 Nov 2023 | 34
Microsoft, Meta detail plans to fight election disinformation in 2024 Strategies differ, though both have gaps that could hurt efficacy Security08 Nov 2023 | 10
Bing Chat so hungry for GPUs, Microsoft will rent them from Oracle Frenemies in multi-year deal to offload AI inference to Big Red super-cluster AI + ML07 Nov 2023 | 23
Microsoft likens MFA to 1960s seatbelts, buckles admins in yet keeps eject button Admins have 90 days to opt out before MFA is deployed automatically Security07 Nov 2023 | 29
You're next, game devs. Now Microsoft to bring character, story design copilot to Xbox Video Plus: Doritos 'trials AI software' to mute noise of chip-crunching gamers AI + ML06 Nov 2023 | 9
OpenAI hits the GPT-4 Turbo button plus promises copyright shield for fans Video Neural network lab also plans to open app store with revenue sharing AI + ML06 Nov 2023 | 2
Microsoft pins hopes on AI once again – this time to patch up Swiss cheese security Secure Future Initiative needed in wake of tech evolution and unrelenting ransomware criminality Security03 Nov 2023 | 18
Don't fear the Thread Reaper, a Windows ghost of bugs past Otherwise known as 0x13 – and not coming to a desktop near you Software02 Nov 2023 | 21
Microsoft warns it may ‘throttle’ its generative AI services for ‘excessive’ users Updated T&Cs reveal intent to restrict access under undefined circumstances AI + ML02 Nov 2023 | 11
Windows 11 23H2 is a Teams effort but Microsoft already spoiled the best bits Chat chopped and Copilot preview still rolling out OSes01 Nov 2023 | 34
Microsoft's 11-year itch: The uncelebrated anniversary of Windows 8 Lots to like under the covers, but what was on top made it truly unforgettable OSes31 Oct 2023 | 101
Microsoft calls time on Windows Insider MVP program Unwavering loyalty and devotion rewarded with termination OSes30 Oct 2023 | 34
Windows CE reaches end of life, if not end of sales Some loved it, some laughed at it, but it survived 26 years OSes30 Oct 2023 | 42
Intel's PC chip ship is sinking with Arm-ada on the horizon Opinion That's what happens when you completely misread the market Systems30 Oct 2023 | 84
Fujitsu public cloud to be absorbed into main biz, then refreshed Asia In Brief PLUS: Hikvision accused of targeting minorities; Australia's 'cyber-shield'; Huawei's superchip source revealed? Off-Prem30 Oct 2023 | 5
Microsoft unveils shady shenanigans of Octo Tempest and their cyber-trickery toolkit Gang thought to be behind attack on MGM Resorts has a skillset larger than most cybercrime groups in existence Research27 Oct 2023 | 1
Clippy-like AI at forefront of Windows update previews Bugfixes for Windows 10, but 11 is where the Copilot action is OSes27 Oct 2023 | 25
Microsoft enlists iFixit to extend Surface spare parts program Appears to have expanded coverage to at least 30 nations Personal Tech27 Oct 2023 | 9
Microsoft seeks EU Digital Market Acts exemption for underdog apps like Edge Exclusive Vivaldi boss calls for browser choice and warns that Redmond might be deflating usage figures Applications26 Oct 2023 | 39
Microsoft creates a new kind of credential: the 'Applied Skill' Poll Shorter and more specific than certifications, but still tied to Microsoft products. Would you do one? On-Prem26 Oct 2023 | 13
Word turns 40: From 'new kid on the block' to 'I can't believe it's not bloatware' In 1983, David Copperfield vanished the Statue of Liberty and Word for DOS turned up Applications25 Oct 2023 | 112