Dutch audit finds Microsoft Office leaks confidential data
A report commissioned by the Dutch government has recommended disabling any settings in Microsoft Office 2016 that sends data to Microsoft servers.
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Microsoft confirms: We fixed Azure by turning it off and on again. PS: Office 362 is still borked
Microsoft is recovering somewhat from a bad case of the Mondays that left some of its subscribers unable to use multi-factor authentication to log into their cloud services.
Microsoft slips ads into Windows 10 Mail client – then U-turns so hard, it warps fabric of reality
Microsoft was, and maybe still is, considering injecting targeted adverts into the Windows 10 Mail app. The ads would appear at the top of inboxes of folks using the client…
It’s November 2018, and Microsoft’s super-secure Edge browser can be pwned eight different ways by a web page
This month, Microsoft has kicked out fixes for 62 CVE-listed vulnerabilities for both its workstation and server editions of Windows as well as Office, Edge and Internet Explorer.
Microsoft covertly collects personal data from enterprise Office ProPlus users
Experts raised privacy concerns when a data protection impact assessment found Microsoft covertly collects personal data from users of the enterprise version of Office ProPlus.
Microsoft Warns Windows 10 Has An Expensive Problem
Microsoft’s activation servers have started accidentally downgrading expensive Windows 10 Pro systems into cheaper Windows 10 Home PCs, then invalidating their licences. Needless to say, that’s a nasty financial hit…
Windows 10’s first paid-for, Linux-based distro: $20 app out now, says Microsoft
The first paid-for Linux distro for Windows 10 is available from the Microsoft Store, the tech giant has announced. WLinux is a $20 open-source, Debian-based distribution, designed to run on…
Proof-of-concept shows researchers opening the Chrome landing page from Edge via Firefox
Two vulnerabilities, discovered by exploit developer Yushi Laing with help from Alexander Kochkov, could allow an anonymous user execute code remotely, and potentially seize control of a user’s device.
Microsoft claims Office 364 back to business as usual. Oh no it isn’t, say suffering sysadmins
Microsoft might be patting itself on the back prematurely for wrangling the technical gremlins that downed its Office 365 services for some users in the UK and the US.
Unsure why you can’t log into Office 365? So is Microsoft
Microsoft’s Office 365 has been giving some users cold sweats. No matter how hard they try to log in, they simply can’t access the service and haven’t been able to…
You Can Play Over 2,600 Windows Games on Linux Via Steam Play
At the end of August, Valve announced a new version of Steam Play for Linux that included Proton, a WINE fork that made many Windows games, including more recent ones…
IBM to acquire Red Hat in deal valued at $34 billion
IBM is acquiring Red Hat, a major distributor of open-source software and technology, in a deal valued around $34 billion, the companies announced on Sunday.
New Zealand chooses Google Chromebooks over Microsoft Windows 10 for education
Starting on November 1, as part of an agreement with Google and the New Zealand Ministry of Education, all state and state-integrated schools across New Zealand will be able to…
Microsoft closes its $7.5B purchase of code-sharing platform GitHub
After getting EU approval a week ago, today Microsoft’s acquisition of GitHub, the Git-based code sharing and collaboration service with 31 million developers, has officially closed. The Redmond, WA-based software…
Microsoft promises a fix for Windows 10 zip file woes. In November
Microsoft has confirmed that, yes, that whole zip-file thing is indeed a bug and, er, no. It won’t be fixing it until November. But hey, how about a new Windows…