Linux, Open Source, & anti Microsoft news

Telling your boss what you really think of them on a Microsoft Teams call could soon be a thing of the past after the company announced a new update aimed…

Microsoft is now force-installing the Microsoft Defender for Individuals application when installing or updating the Microsoft 365 apps.

Microsoft sees its browser as an important aspect and entry point for the new Bing. Microsoft Edge on Windows is now showing a rather aggressive ad on the Chrome download…

A software update to the Edge browser that began rolling out this week will permanently disable Internet Explorer 11 on any Windows computer that still has it installed. In some…

Microsoft has started discussing with ad agencies how it plans to make money from its revamped Bing search engine powered by generative artificial intelligence as the tech company seeks to…

Shares of Microsoft slipped in early trading on the Nasdaq Thursday, falling 2% through 9:45 a.m. ET. Multiple reports are now flowing in, warning that the company’s new ChatGPT-powered Bing…

Microsoft has responded to widespread reports of Bing’s unhinged comments in a new blog post. After the search engine was seen insulting users, lying to them, and emotionally manipulating people,…

Microsoft says some Windows Server 2022 virtual machines might not boot up after installing updates released during this month’s Patch Tuesday. This known issue only impacts VMs with Secure Boot…

Hackers are deploying a new malware named ‘Frebniss’ on Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) that stealthily executes commands sent via web requests.

Microsoft’s February Patch Tuesday brings fixes for 75 flaws, and among them are fixes for three vulnerabilities for which exploits already exist.

Microsoft permanently disabled its out-of-support legacy browser on Tuesday in a move to improve user experience and transfer organizations to its newer Edge browser, the company said. This applies to…

Despite Microsoft’s best efforts to bring Yammer to the masses by integrating it into its core Office suite of products, Microsoft has set about developing tangential communication tools such as…

A CMA investigation has provisionally concluded that Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision could result in higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation for UK gamers.

Now that Microsoft has launched its Teams Premium service, it’s shaking up the free offering for work — and not everyone will be happy. The company is retiring the existing…

If your main problem with the Microsoft Store is that you get too many relevant results when you search for apps, good news: Microsoft is officially launching Microsoft Store Ads,…