Microsoft hits $3 trillion as investors drink AI Kool-Aid That's not to say Redmond hasn't had significant Windows of misfortune AI + ML25 Jan 2024 | 12
Microsoft admits issues with Windows 10 patch almost 2 months after release Problematic Microsoft Edge package could affect System Preparation Tool OSes24 Jan 2024 | 18
Microsoft's plucky challengers, Bing and Edge, might gain DMA exemptions You have to be dominant to draw attention of the regulators, or so say sources Software24 Jan 2024 | 6
What Microsoft's latest email breach says about this IT security heavyweight Comment Senator Wyden tells The Reg this latest infosec lapse is 'inexcusable' CSO24 Jan 2024 | 45
Microsoft hires energy mavericks in quest for nuclear-powered datacenters Industry vets specialize in the development of small modular reactors On-Prem23 Jan 2024 | 41
Lukewarm reception for Microsoft's Copilot Pro amid performance, cost grumbles Updated Pricey AI assistant met with enthusiasm and indifference AI + ML23 Jan 2024 | 40
Wanna run Windows on an M-series Mac? Fine, buy a license, but no baremetal Or, you could just rent an expensive Windows VM in the cloud — just a thought, says Redmond OSes22 Jan 2024 | 74
What makes a hard error hard? Microsoft vet tells all A peek back at the wobbly Windows of yesteryear OSes19 Jan 2024 | 23
Did all that AI chatbot hype boost Bing's market share? Oh, wait, never mind Everybody loves Google still, judging by these numbers AI + ML18 Jan 2024 | 10
Microsoft 365's add-on avalanche is putting the squeeze on customers Like buying a car where the seats are an optional extra SaaS18 Jan 2024 | 45
Insurance website's buggy API leaked Office 365 password and a giant email trove Pen-tester accessed more than 650,000 sensitive messages, and still can, at Indian outfit using Toyota SaaS Security18 Jan 2024 | 3
Microsoft touts migration to Windows 11 as painless, though wallets may disagree Millions have perfectly serviceable PCs running Windows 10 at home OSes17 Jan 2024 | 80
Windows 12 fan fiction shows how Microsoft might ladle AI into the OS Unlikely to be a stop-the-slurpage button, but look at the wallpaper OSes16 Jan 2024 | 28
Vodafone signs a 10-year, $1.5B deal with Microsoft that sheds European DCs AI for customers and staff, while Euro bitbarns shifted to Azure PaaS + IaaS16 Jan 2024 | 17
Microsoft prices new Copilots for individuals and small biz vastly higher than M365 alone Intros ‘Pro’ AI for creators, ditches 300-seat requirement for business use AI + ML15 Jan 2024 | 46
Microsoft braces for automatic AI takeover with Copilot at Windows startup Experiment is limited to the Insider Dev Channel. For now OSes15 Jan 2024 | 70
Why we update... Data-thief malware exploits SmartScreen on unpatched Windows PCs Phemedrone Stealer loots drives for passwords, cookies, login tokens, etc Patches12 Jan 2024 | 20
GitHub Copilot copyright case narrowed but not neutered Microsoft and OpenAI fail to shake off AI infringement allegations AI + ML12 Jan 2024 | 13
Exploit for under-siege SharePoint vuln reportedly in hands of ransomware crew It’s taken months for crims to hack together a working exploit chain Cyber-crime12 Jan 2024 | 8
Microsoft suggests command line fiddling to get faulty Windows 10 update installed Updated Unhelpful error codes, complex fixes ... When did Windows turn into Linux? OSes12 Jan 2024 | 140
It's uncertain where personal technology is heading, but judging from CES, it smells Column Our vulture spent a week in Las Vegas – here are his key takeaways Personal Tech12 Jan 2024 | 33
Not even poor Notepad is safe from Microsoft's AI obsession Power user excavates evidence of experimental 'Cowriter' feature OSes11 Jan 2024 | 71
AI flips the script on fingerprint lore – maybe they're not so unique after all Discovery could have implications for the field of forensics AI + ML11 Jan 2024 | 54
It's a preview party at Microsoft, but do you really want an invite? Developers are not alone in losing track of which platform to back Software11 Jan 2024 | 26
Microsoft's HoloLens goes galactic in $19.8M augmented reality adventure US Space Force harnesses Azure cloudy computing for orbital training Public Sector10 Jan 2024 | 3
The Hobbes OS/2 Archive logs off permanently in April Updated Fans of the tech dinosaur have a few months to fill their drives with software OSes10 Jan 2024 | 56
New year, new updates for security holes in Windows, Adobe, Android and more Patch Tuesday Nothing under exploit… The calm before the storm? Patches09 Jan 2024 | 14
Europe's monopoly cops suddenly rather curious about Microsoft's $13B for OpenAI Updated Redmond's three Es strike again: Embrace, Extend... EU AI + ML09 Jan 2024 | 7
Microsoft pulls the plug on WordPad, the world's least favorite text editor Throwback word processor ditched from clean installs, soon to be removed on upgrade OSes05 Jan 2024 | 98
What if Microsoft had given us Windows XP 2024? Modern life is rubbish. What if your favorite tech giant had stopped trying to reinvent the wheel? OSes04 Jan 2024 | 108
How the Xbox Series X fridge chilled our holiday spirits But not enough sodas Bootnotes04 Jan 2024 | 15
Microsoft kills off Windows app installation from the web, again Unpleasant Christmas package lets malware down the chimney Security04 Jan 2024 | 23
Microsoft prepares Visual Studio 2013 for retirement Tick-tock, developers: End of the road comes on April 9, 2024 Software03 Jan 2024 | 9
Windows boss takes on taskbar turmoil, pledges to 'make Start menu great again' Users aren't the only ones questioning the Windows 11 feature's utility OSes03 Jan 2024 | 131
Valve celebrates New Year by blowing off Steam support for Windows 7 and 8 Updates for the 1% of holdouts halt OSes02 Jan 2024 | 20
Windows 11 unable to escape the shadow of Windows 10 December figures give Redmond little reason to cheer ahead of OS changes to meet EU law OSes02 Jan 2024 | 108
While you holidayed, Microsoft brought Copilot to mobile devices, again First Look Redmond's AI assistant bounds onto Android and iOS without Bing branding AI + ML02 Jan 2024 | 17
New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over 'millions of articles' used to train ChatGPT 'A business model based on mass copyright infringement' AI + ML27 Dec 2023 | 60
Iranian cyberspies target US defense orgs with a brand new backdoor Infosec in brief Also: International cops crackdown on credit card stealers and patch these critical vulns Cyber-crime23 Dec 2023 | 9
Microsoft prescribes command-line surgery for HP Smart app malady Printer names messed up? Debug It Yourself OSes20 Dec 2023 | 15
Microsoft offers rollback for those affected by Windows wireless futility See, it wasn't just you OSes20 Dec 2023 | 21
Before you go away for Xmas: You've patched that critical Perforce Server hole, right? Microsoft bug hunters highlight weaknesses in source-wrangling suite Patches19 Dec 2023 | 9
Doom is 30, and so is Windows NT. How far we haven't come Comment The difference between 1983 and 1993 is vast. Since then, not so much OSes19 Dec 2023 | 264
ValueLicensing tries to smack down Microsoft defenses in license reselling spat UK software reseller alleges 'no real prospect of success' of Windows giant's arguments Software19 Dec 2023 | 9
Microsoft puts the 'why?' in Wi-Fi with latest Windows patch Redmond stuffs IT admin Christmas stockings with network issues OSes18 Dec 2023 | 37
Microsoft seizes websites used to sell phony email accounts to Scattered Spider and other crims That should solve the global cybercrime problem, right? Cyber-crime14 Dec 2023 | 8
Not even LinkedIn is that keen on Microsoft's cloud: Shift to Azure abandoned Software cons reportedly outweighed public-cloud pros Systems14 Dec 2023 | 44
Microsoft embraces its inner penguin with Linux-powered Windows AI Studio Visual Studio Code extension preview has a bunch of limitations for now AI + ML14 Dec 2023 | 6
Money-grubbing crooks abuse OAuth – and baffling absence of MFA – to do financial crimes Business email compromise, illicit cryptomining, phishing ... if it makes a dollar, this lot do it Cyber-crime14 Dec 2023 | 6
Final Patch Tuesday of 2023 goes out with a bang Microsoft fixed 36 flaws. Adobe addressed 212. Apple, Google, Cisco, VMware and Atlassian joined the party Patches13 Dec 2023 | 10
Microsoft floats bringing a text editor back to the CLI We used to use Edlin. And we were happy OSes12 Dec 2023 | 131
Microsoft partners with labor unions to shape and regulate AI Redmond reassures AFL-CIO workers they won't be pushed out by technology AI + ML11 Dec 2023 | 5
FTC wants Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI under the microscope Hey Bing, how can I invest billions in a company but not break antitrust laws? AI + ML11 Dec 2023 | 8
Microsoft hikes prices across Asia Asia In Brief PLUS: Japan Moon landing scheduled; Mastercard's APAC pay-by-face trial; Scammers feast on restaurant QR code Software11 Dec 2023 | 1
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