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Sep 13 • 9 months ago

Microsoft dodges EU fine by unbundling Teams from Office

EU probe came after complaint by Slack in 2020. ...

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Sep 12 • 9 months ago

OpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership terms

Companies work to finalize terms as OpenAI pursues for-profit restructuring. ...

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Sep 10 • 9 months ago

Senator blasts Microsoft for making default Windows vulnerable to “Kerberoasting”

Wyden says default use of RC4 cipher led to last year's breach of health giant Ascension. ...

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Sep 06 • 9 months ago

As US retreats from global health, corporations must fill the void

Corporate America has the opportunity to step up and fill the void left by the US government's retreat from global health leadership, creating a healthier world and securing market positions for gener...

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Sep 04 • 9 months ago

Microsoft open-sources Bill Gates’ 6502 BASIC from 1978

Historic interpreter taught millions to program on Commodore and Apple computers. ...

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Aug 30 • 10 months ago

With new in-house models, Microsoft lays the groundwork for independence from OpenAI

Microsoft is still deeply tied to OpenAI, but who knows what the future holds. ...

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Aug 29 • 10 months ago

The personhood trap: How AI fakes human personality

AI assistants don't have fixed personalities—just patterns of output guided by humans. ...

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Aug 22 • 10 months ago

Is the AI bubble about to pop? Sam Altman is prepared either way.

"Someone will lose a phenomenal amount of money," says CEO while fundraising at record prices. ...

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Aug 21 • 10 months ago

Having recovery and/or SSD problems after recent Windows updates? You’re not alone.

Recovery issue is already resolved; SSD problems have been trickier to diagnose. ...

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Aug 12 • 10 months ago

Musk threatens to sue Apple over X, Grok absence on recommended apps list

Elon Musk threatened to sue Apple on Monday for not including his social platform X or artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok on the App Store’s list of recommended apps. “Hey @Apple App Store, wh...

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Aug 11 • 10 months ago

GitHub will be folded into Microsoft proper as CEO steps down

Microsoft bought GitHub for $7.5 billion back in 2018. ...

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Aug 06 • 10 months ago

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in EuropeOne afternoon in late 2021,...

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