Microsoft’s Irish subsidiary paid zero corporation tax on £220bn profit
An Irish subsidiary of Microsoft made a profit of $315bn (£222bn) last year but paid no corporation tax as it is “resident” for tax purposes in Bermuda. The profit generated…
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Microsoft buys ReFirm Labs to boost IoT security with firmware analysis
Microsoft has acquired firmware security startup ReFirm Labs to boost its security capabilities for protecting Internet of Things and intelligent edge devices.
EU probe into AWS and Microsoft Azure could spell cloud migrations
The European Union’s data regulator is investigating whether agencies and institutions in the bloc using Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure cloud services are sufficiently protecting EU citizens’ data. The…
Microsoft Edge update looks to be a bit of a buggy mess
The latest version of Microsoft’s Edge internet browser comes with a few not-so-welcome and equally annoying bugs and annoyances, users have complained.
Emails landing in junk due to Microsoft Office 365 ‘change’
Microsoft says it has rectified an issue that saw emails being routed to the user’s junk folder incorrectly.
Microsoft’s cloud boss says the company doesn’t want to compete with doctors
Thanks to its pending acquisition of Nuance Communications, Microsoft will soon have a suite of software tools that doctors use to automatically keep notes on meetings with patients. But Microsoft…
Microsoft support for Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 coming later this year
Microsoft is making the promised support for Linux graphical user interface (GUI) apps on Windows 10 available to customers as of the next Windows 10 release, officials said on May…
PowerShell Is Source of More Than a Third of Critical Security Threats
PowerShell was the source of more than a third of critical threats detected on endpoints in the second half of 2020, according to a Cisco research study released at the…
Microsoft pushes into the growing grocery tech market with a new deal in China
Microsoft’s China arm announced Thursday a strategic partnership with Chinese retail tech company Hanshow to collaborate on cloud-based software for store operators worldwide. The deal marks Microsoft’s latest foray into…
Microsoft shares workaround for OneDrive 0x8004de40 login issues
Microsoft has shared a workaround for customers experiencing 0x8004de40 errors when trying to signing into their OneDrive accounts. These login problems have plagued OneDrive users for a while now, with…
Microsoft Teams is now invading your personal life
After a bumper last twelve months, Microsoft Teams is breaking out of the home office and into our personal lives. The video conferencing service is looking to take its battle…
Amazon, Microsoft say they’ll do what’s right on biometrics, but suits raise questions
Amazon and Microsoft have been hit separately with biometric data privacy lawsuits that, if proven in court, would strike at the heart of facial recognition’s biggest weakness — the sense…
1Password releases full-featured Linux desktop application
Password managers, such as 1Password, Keeper, and LastPass, are so important. All of which is fine and good… unless you’re running Linux. Now, Agilebits’ 1Password has finally given their customers…
Microsoft confirms Windows 10X is dead
Microsoft is confirming today that it no longer plans to release Windows 10X. The operating was originally supposed to arrive alongside new dual-screen devices like the Surface Neo, with a…
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Adds Linux Support
Microsoft announced last week that the Threat and Vulnerability Management capabilities in its Microsoft Defender for Endpoint security solution now protects Linux-based devices.