Linux, Open Source, & anti Microsoft news

Edge’s popularity has soared, but so has the amount of bloatware. In the last couple of updates, Microsoft has outfitted Edge with a range of spammy features. The browser now…

Microsoft will soon roll out a new system that will help businesses identify inappropriate messages sent by employees over its productivity and collaboration software.

Microsoft has released 48 security fixes for software, including a patch for a zero-day bug, but there are no critical-severity flaws on the list this month. In the Redmond giant’s…

Microsoft is working on more updates for Microsoft Teams that include new integrations with both LinkedIn and OneDrive. The company is regularly working on updating Teams to make it more…

In one of the most impactful changes made in recent years, Microsoft has announced today that it will block by default the execution of VBA macro scripts inside five Office…

If your PC isn’t staying up to date with the latest feature and security updates, it could be because it’s not connected to the internet for long enough. “Specifically, data…

Microsoft could soon be thrown back into the harsh glare of EU antitrust scrutiny, something the company has largely escaped over the past decade despite an intense regulatory focus on…

Microsoft’s announcement earlier this month of its intention to buy Activision Blizzard for $75 billion in an all-cash deal was met with breathless headlines across the digital gaming space. More…

Microsoft released an out-of-band (OOB) update yesterday to fix some Windows issues caused by last week’s monthly patching cycle on Patch Tuesday. One of the major issues that came up…

Microsoft Corp. is buying Activision Blizzard Inc. in a $68.7 billion all-cash acquisition, uniting two of the biggest forces in video games. It’s the software maker’s biggest deal ever, almost…

Today, everyone — yes, even Microsoft — use Linux and open-source. It’s been years since Linux was under attack by SCO for imaginary copyright violations, and then Microsoft CEO Steve…

Microsoft has launched a new political correctness feature for the users. It intends to assist users in using more ‘inclusive’ language by identifying words or phrases that may offend others….

Microsoft has pulled the January Windows Server cumulative updates after critical bugs caused domain controllers to reboot, Hyper-V to not work, and ReFS volume systems to become unavailable. Tuesday, Microsoft…

Microsoft has released 96 security fixes including updates to address six zero-day vulnerabilities. In the Redmond giant’s latest round of patches, usually released on the second Tuesday of each month…

Microsoft has acknowledged an issue following the installation of the KB5008212 update. The problem causes email searching in Outlook to break, and no fix is currently available.