Microsoft rolls out safety tools for Azure AI. Hint: More models Defenses against prompt injection, hallucination arrive as Feds eye ML risks AI + ML29 Mar 2024 | 1
How a single buck bought bragging rights in the battle to port Windows 95 to NT It reached the desktop and then ... Offbeat28 Mar 2024 | 43
Intel throws chips on the table, Microsoft plays the Copilot card in wild bet on AI PCs Does anyone actually want one? Personal Tech27 Mar 2024 | 13
Windows Format dialog waited decades for UI revamp that never came 'Temporary' isn't always OSes27 Mar 2024 | 60
Microsoft gets new Windows boss as Start Menu man Parakhin 'to explore new roles' More MS moves just a week after new AI unit and other changes announced OSes26 Mar 2024 | 60
Microsoft confirms memory leak in March Windows Server security update Infosec in brief ALSO: Viasat hack wiper malware is back, users are the number one cause of data loss, and critical vulns Security25 Mar 2024 | 11
EU antitrust cops probe Microsoft ties between Entra ID and 365 services Exclusive Google claims rival has made an 'art and science' out of licensing SaaS22 Mar 2024 | 29
Microsoft faces bipartisan criticism for alleged censorship on Bing in China Redmond says it does what it's told, but still thinks users are better off Security21 Mar 2024 | 4
Licensing labyrinth for Power Apps and Dynamics 365 must be clarified, warns expert Rules still unclear for Microsoft users making potentially costly decisions on enterprise applications Databases21 Mar 2024 | 3
Meta, Microsoft, X, Match pledge selves to Epic battle against Apple App Store You have my sword ... and my bow ... and my axe! Applications21 Mar 2024 | 14
It's tax season, and scammers are a step ahead of filers, Microsoft says Phishing season started early with crims intent on the hooking early filers Security20 Mar 2024 | 7
Microsoft hits Inflection point, peels off top personnel to form AI division FYI, FTC: Karén Simonyan, DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman absorbed rather than acquired AI + ML19 Mar 2024 | 12
What strange beauty is this? Microsoft commits to two more non-subscription Office editions Just the apps, none of the cloud, forever – for one payment Software19 Mar 2024 | 122
Microsoft reseller Bytes says more than 100 undisclosed share trades linked to ex-CEO Surprise resignation of chief exec happened after FCA probe began, claims filing Channel18 Mar 2024 | 12
Microsoft promises Copilot will be a 'moneymaker' in the long term Exec tells investors to 'temper' expectations as mission to convince customers of price tag continues AI + ML18 Mar 2024 | 57
Microsoft license shuffle means Power Apps users could break the bank Updated New restrictions seem to usher users toward expensive Dynamics 365 subscriptions Applications15 Mar 2024 | 21
Microsoft says AI alliances are needed to compete with Google Only the Chocolate Factory is 'vertically integrated' to win at 'every AI layer from chips to a thriving mobile app store' AI + ML15 Mar 2024 | 6
Developers beware, Microsoft's domain shakeup is coming soon If you don't pay attention, your lovely little Teams app will stop working Applications14 Mar 2024 | 37
Exchange Online blocked from sending email to AOL and Yahoo Microsoft IP addresses on the spam naughty step Applications14 Mar 2024 | 47
Microsoft forges One Teams App To Rule Them All Windows preview delivers one app to handle multiple accounts, boosts Copilot's capabilities Software14 Mar 2024 | 40
Microsoft decides it's done with Azure egress ransoms Cloud exit toll booth bypass built by EU regulators Off-Prem13 Mar 2024 | 14
Microsoft Copilot for Security prepares for April liftoff Automated AI helper intended to make security more manageable Security13 Mar 2024 | 23
New York Times: OpenAI’s claim we 'hacked' its products both 'irrelevant' and 'false' Media giant's counterfiling accuses AI darling of 'spin' in copyright infringement case AI + ML13 Mar 2024 | 3
The end of classic Outlook for Windows is coming. Are you ready? Microsoft prepares to replace an old faithful with something shiny, new, and lacking key features. Sound familiar? Applications13 Mar 2024 | 226
March Patch Tuesday sees Hyper-V join the guest-host escape club Patch Tuesday Critical bugs galore among 61 Microsoft fixes, 56 from Adobe, a dozen from SAP, and a fistful from Fortinet Patches13 Mar 2024 | 8
Microsoft calls AI privacy complaint 'doomsday hyperbole' Plaintiffs seek termination of permissionless and unpaid AI data harvesting Legal12 Mar 2024 | 31
GPT-4 won't run Doom but will play the game poorly Should we worry this model is happy to grab a gun and start blasting? AI + ML11 Mar 2024 | 22
Trying out Microsoft's pre-release OS/2 2.0 It fell through a timewarp from an alternate and very different computing universe OSes11 Mar 2024 | 96
Microsoft waited 6 months to patch actively exploited admin-to-kernel vulnerability Infosec in brief PLUS: NSA shares cloud security tips; Infosec training for Jordanian women; Critical vulnerabilities Security11 Mar 2024 | 10
Microsoft confirms Russian spies stole source code, accessed internal systems Still 'no evidence' of any compromised customer-facing systems, we're told Cyber-crime08 Mar 2024 | 54
Microsoft sends OneDrive URL upload feature to the cloud graveyard Preview's promise ends in digital dust Storage08 Mar 2024 | 22
Plummer talks to us about spending Microsoft's money on a red Corvette A secret message or just random characters on a license plate? Offbeat08 Mar 2024 | 13
Euro-cloud consortium issues ultimatum to Microsoft: Fix your licensing or else Redmond hasn't budged on deals that make its wares cheaper on Azure, and regulators are circling Software08 Mar 2024 | 16
Copilot can't stop emitting violent, sexual images, says Microsoft whistleblower Updated AI tech loves picturing women in underwear, Windows giant won't do anything about it, watchdog told AI + ML06 Mar 2024 | 92
OpenAI goes public with Musk emails, claiming he backed for-profit plans Be careful what you write in that message AI + ML06 Mar 2024 | 22
Microsoft drags Windows Subsystem for Android into the trash Amazon Appstore tieup fizzles out, too OSes05 Mar 2024 | 55
Amazon bends to Euro watchdogs, waives egress fees for folks ditching AWS Now the pressure is on for Microsoft to stop holding user data hostage PaaS + IaaS05 Mar 2024 | 3
Microsoft: Copyright law didn't stop the VCR and shouldn't stop the LLM Updated Lawyers argue content used to train LLMs does not 'supplant the market' for news AI + ML05 Mar 2024 | 38
Updates are plenty but fans are few in Windows 11 land Copilot failed to shift the dial. Could Moment 5 and upcoming invitations do the trick? OSes04 Mar 2024 | 115
Musk joins OpenAI lawsuit queue, says there's nothing 'open' about it GPT-4 has already reached AGI, and Microsoft shouldn't get its paws on it, court docs allege AI + ML01 Mar 2024 | 36
The Who’s Who of AI just chipped in to fund humanoid robot startup Figure $675 million to accelerate development of machine that can lift, but can’t keep up with humans AI + ML29 Feb 2024 | 15
Europe probes Microsoft's €15M stake in AI upstart Mistral Cash-for-Azure-access deal went through just as latest LLM landed AI + ML28 Feb 2024 | 3
Google wants regulators to take Microsoft down a notch before it stifles AI Updated Ad giant that owns over 80 percent of search traffic yells at cloud monopoly AI + ML28 Feb 2024 | 27
What is GitHub Copilot Enterprise? You and your org just might find out firsthand Big biz invited to like and subscribe, without fear of litigation Devops27 Feb 2024 | 5
Microsoft's February Windows 11 security update unravels at 96% for some users Was your Patch Tuesday followed by a Rollback Wednesday? You're not alone OSes27 Feb 2024 | 42
Musk 'texts' Nadella about Windows 11's demands for a Microsoft account Billionaire worried about AI crawling over his computer OSes26 Feb 2024 | 148
Boss at one of Microsoft's largest resellers quits, admits secret share deals London Stock Exchange listed Bytes Technology Group 'working to clarify details' after Neil Murphy resigns Channel22 Feb 2024 | 10
Windows 11 users herded toward 23H2 via automatic upgrade Machine learning to smooth bumps in the update road OSes21 Feb 2024 | 21
Microsoft retires Azure IoT Central retirement announcement And fails to clear up end-of-life debacle Networks21 Feb 2024 | 8
Microsoft veteran on how to blue screen your way to better testing A crash course on making Windows crash on demand Offbeat21 Feb 2024 | 18
Europe's data protection laws cut data storage by making information-wrangling pricier GDPR also slashed processing costs by over a quarter Public Sector21 Feb 2024 | 45
Microsoft Publisher books its retirement party for 2026 Updated Venerable desktop publisher not going to get a Copilot any time soon Applications20 Feb 2024 | 53
Preview edition of Microsoft OS/2 2.0 surfaces on eBay Discounted from $2,600 down to just $650. What a bargain! OSes20 Feb 2024 | 52
Microsoft says it'll throw €3.2B at AI ops in Germany What's the wurst that could happen? Off-Prem16 Feb 2024 | 10
Microsoft warns Dev Drive daredevils to back up or beware after latest build Rolling back will cause data loss, Windows Insiders told OSes15 Feb 2024 | 6
UK Cabinet Office hits pause on £9M Microsoft deal Google Workspace hangout extended indefinitely SaaS15 Feb 2024 | 33
Moving to Windows 11 is so easy! You just need to buy a PC that supports it! New Start Menu is a 'game changer' claims relentlessly cheerful vid OSes14 Feb 2024 | 186
Europe loosens the straps tying Apple and Microsoft to tough antitrust rules Did someone say a safety word? iMessage, Bing, Edge, Ads avoid gatekeeper restrictions Personal Tech14 Feb 2024 | 11
NHS in Wales bets big on Microsoft with deal worth nearly half a billion Forget historic cloud downtime, latest contract with reseller to offer 'agile and flexible' approach SaaS13 Feb 2024 | 28
ANZ Bank test drives GitHub Copilot – and finds AI does give a helping hand Expert Python programmers saw the most benefit AI + ML10 Feb 2024 | 40
Search chatbots? Pah, this startup's trying on Yahoo's old outfit of web directories Interview AI is here to stay though conversations won't necessarily replace queries Personal Tech10 Feb 2024 | 19
Making sense of Microsoft's 'confusing' Copilot functionality carnival Designer updates, and AI assistants everywhere AI + ML09 Feb 2024 | 19