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…
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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.
XSS Vulnerabilities Found in Microsoft Azure Cloud Services
Two cloud security vulnerabilities — in Azure Bastion and Azure Container Registry — were found in Microsoft Azure’s services, which “allowed an attacker to achieve cross-site scripting (XSS) by using…
US judge temporarily blocks Microsoft acquisition of Activision
A U.S. judge late on Tuesday granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request to temporarily block Microsoft Corp’s acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard and set a hearing next…
Microsoft fixes Windows 11 issue causing copying, saving failures
Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing intermittent failures when saving and copying files on Windows 11 22H2 devices (especially when working with network shares).
Microsoft June 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 78 flaws, 38 RCE bugs
Today is Microsoft’s June 2023 Patch Tuesday, with security updates for 78 flaws, including 38 remote code execution vulnerabilities. While thirty-eight RCE bugs were fixed, Microsoft only listed six flaws…
Microsoft OneDrive down worldwide following claims of DDoS attacks
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage that is preventing OneDrive customers from accessing the cloud file hosting service worldwide, just as a threat actor known as ‘Anonymous Sudan’ claims to…
Microsoft is willing to sacrifice Teams in Windows 11 – and I’m OK with that
It looks like Microsoft is in trouble again with European Union regulators over anti-competitive practices, and it could sacrifice Teams in Windows 11 to avoid any conflicts. Let’s be honest:…
Microsoft has no shame: Bing spit on my ‘Chrome’ search with a fake AI answer
Microsoft just gave itself a full-screen ad in search results by faking an AI interaction. This “search result” is juicing Microsoft’s own product instead of respecting its users’ intent.