Linux Desktop Market Share Crosses 3% for the First Time
Linux hit a major milestone, with its desktop market share crossing the 3% mark for the first time in its history. Linux already runs the majority of web servers in…
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Microsoft: Unpatched Office zero-day exploited in NATO summit attacks
Microsoft disclosed today an unpatched zero-day security bug in multiple Windows and Office products exploited in the wild to gain remote code execution via malicious Office documents. Unauthenticated attackers can…
Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
A California judge is allowing Microsoft to close its acquisition of Activision Blizzard after five days of grueling testimony. Microsoft still faces an ongoing antitrust case by the Federal Trade…
Microsoft rebrands Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft announced today that it would change the name of its Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) enterprise identity service to Microsoft Entra ID by the end of the year.
New tool exploits Microsoft Teams bug to send malware to users
A member of U.S. Navy’s red team has published a tool called TeamsPhisher that leverages an unresolved security issue in Microsoft Teams to bypass restrictions for incoming files from users…
Exclusive: Microsoft faces EU antitrust probe after remedies fall short, sources say
Microsoft, which has been fined 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in the previous decade for practices in breach of EU competition rules, including tying or bundling two or more products…
Microsoft Teams outage blocks access to web and desktop clients
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage blocking customers from accessing and using the Microsoft Teams communication platform via web and desktop clients. While Redmond only acknowledged that the outage affects…
Microsoft exec was ready to ‘go spend Sony out of business’ to strengthen Xbox
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios chief, Matt Booty, was encouraging Xbox CFO Tim Stuart to spend big money on acquiring game content in 2019 to set the company up to battle…
Report: Microsoft Wants to Bring Windows 365 Cloud PCs to Consumers
Microsoft is reportedly working on a consumer version of Windows 365, the streaming service that currently lets enterprise customers access a Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC on any device….
Microsoft slammed for hitting European cloud users with ‘unfair, additional’ charges
Research from non-profit Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe organisation suggests cost of digital transformation is going up for ‘unfair’ reasons
Microsoft Teams bug allows malware delivery from external accounts
Security researchers have found a simple way to deliver malware to an organization with Microsoft Teams, despite restrictions in the application for files from external sources.
Google Accuses Microsoft Of Tricking Customers Into Cloud Service Contracts
Google has reportedly filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission accusing competitor Microsoft of tricking customers into contracts with its Azure cloud server business, The Information reported Wednesday.
Microsoft says latest Windows Kernel fix might actually break more things
Microsoft rolled out 63 patches as a part of its June 2023 update for Windows 11 and Windows 10 last Tuesday. Included among them was a fix intended to patch…
Microsoft shares workaround for Outlook freezes, slow starts
Microsoft is working to address a known issue affecting Outlook for Microsoft 365 customers, causing slow starts and freezes as if Offline Outlook Data Files (OST) are being synced right…
Microsoft resolves ‘dangerous’ new Azure vulnerabilities
Microsoft recently fixed two vulnerabilities affecting two Azure-related tools that would have allowed hackers to access a victim’s data and make changes to their virtual environment.