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18/04 7:14 am | Microsoft-OpenAI deal set to dodge formal EU merger probe, sources say - Star (Reuters) -EU antitrust regulators have concluded that Microsoft's $13 billion investment into OpenAI is not an acquisition, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, signaling the deal will avoid a formal European probe that could have led to onerous remedies for the U.S |
The Apple Notes app could seriously step up its game in iOS 18 with these two upgrades - TechRadar - Techradar - 18/04 3:25 am The Apple Notes app could seriously step up its game in iOS 18 with these two upgrades ?? TechRadar Apple Notes in iOS 18 looks to up the ante with Microsoft OneNote ?? AppleInsider iOS 18: The 'Notes' app is reportedly getting 2 new features ?? Mashable iOS 18 Rumor: Notes App to Offer New Voice Memos and Math Features ?? MacRumors Upcoming iOS 18 iPhone update tipped to include new Notes app voice recording and math features as WWDC 2024 nears ?? iMore |
Microsoft brings OneNote to the Apple Vision Pro -- with a key limitation - Appleinsider - 17/04 10:31 pm Word and Excel were available on the Apple Vision Pro at launch, but now Microsoft is expanding its apps with an earlier than expected release of its note-taking app, OneNote "Now, with Apple Vision Pro, OneNote will make use of the infinite canvas of spatial computing," wrote Microsoft's Greg MacEachern in a blog post , "and can appear side-by-side with other great Microsoft apps like Word, Excel, and Teams at any scale for incredible multitasking." Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums |
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Logitech adds programmable ChatGPT shortcuts to its mice and keyboards - Engadget - 17/04 9:30 pm You can only get the accessory from its website in the US and the UK starting this month for $49.99 and 54.99, respectively. Earlier this year, Microsoft introduced a dedicated keyboard key to summon Copilot , which is also powered by OpenAI's technology use, such as Rephrase, Summarize and Create Email, that will base their results on the text you've selected. However, you can create your own recipes, as well, including one that can generate images. From within each feature, you can also adjust the result's length and tone until you get one that fits your needs. It could help prevent disruption to your workflow if you do use AI tools frequently. And if you don't, well, maybe OpenAI is hoping that this could lessen friction and get you to use ChatGPT. Logitech says you can access the Logi AI Prompt Builder if you have one of its keyboards and mice that support the English language version of the Logi Options+ app, including its MX, Ergo, Signature and Studio Series devices. But take note that having one of its more recent models isn't a guarantee that you'll be able to access it: The Verge says they had to get a new mouse, because their 2022 M557 model was deemed too old to access the tool. One model that's sure to be able to conjure the prompt builder is the newly launched Logitech Signature AI Edition Mouse , which already has a dedicated button for it. You can only get the accessory from its website in the US and the UK starting this month for $49.99 and 54.99, respectively. Earlier this year, Microsoft introduced a dedicated keyboard key to summon Copilot , which is also powered by OpenAI's technology. The company said Copilot keys are slated to appear in new PCs coming this spring, as well as in future Surface devices. This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...058130.html?src=rss |
Apple Notes in iOS 18 looks to up the ante with Microsoft OneNote - Appleinsider - 17/04 7:50 pm Exclusive: One of Apple's most inconspicuously popular apps, Notes, is bound to become even more powerful when the company unveils its next generation operating systems in June, AppleInsider has learned make its way to the new version of iPadOS as well. Rumor Score: ???? Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums |
Apple Notes in iOS 18 looks to up the ante with Microsoft OneNote - AppleInsider - Appleinsider - 17/04 7:50 pm Apple Notes in iOS 18 looks to up the ante with Microsoft OneNote ?? AppleInsider iOS 18: The 'Notes' app is reportedly getting 2 new features ?? Mashable iOS 18 Rumor: Notes App to Offer New Voice Memos and Math Features ?? MacRumors The Apple Notes app could seriously step up its game in iOS 18 with these two upgrades ?? TechRadar Upcoming iOS 18 iPhone update tipped to include new Notes app voice recording and math features as WWDC 2024 nears ?? iMore |
AMD unveils Ryzen Pro 8000 series chips with built in NPUs for desktop and mobile - Gsmarena - 17/04 7:23 pm What difference does that make? The Pro chips have additional functionality that is beneficial or even required for professional use. This includes the Microsoft Pluton for encryption and additional memory... professional use. This includes the Microsoft Pluton for encryption and additional memory... |
Xbox Game Pass' second wave of April titles announced ??? and it's getting one of 2024's most hotly anticipated games - Tom's Guide - Tomsguide - 17/04 6:10 pm Xbox Game Pass' second wave of April titles announced ??? and it's getting one of 2024's most hotly anticipated games ?? Tom's Guide Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass April 2024 Wave 2 Lineup ?? IGN Game Pass Adds These 7 Games Very Soon ?? GameSpot Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes And More Assemble On Xbox Game Pass This Month ?? Game Informer Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: Play NHL 24, Manor Lords and More Soon ?? CNET |
Get the Windows-powered Surface Pro 9 at this bargain price on Amazon - Phonearena - 17/04 4:19 pm The Microsoft Surface Pro 9 with Intel Core i5 processor and 8/256GB is now available at an incredible $300 discount on Amazon. |
Google Gemini May Soon Be Easily Accessible Via Chrome Browser - Lowyat - 17/04 12:34 am Microsoft integrated its Copilot generative AI chatbot into its own Edge browser last year, back when it was still called Bing AI |
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Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in a tech company backed by the U.A.E., a deal that includes an intergovernmental pact to ensure artificial-intelligence security. - WSJ - 17/04 12:01 am Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in a tech company backed by the U.A.E., a deal that includes an intergovernmental pact to ensure artificial-intelligence security. |
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'Crescendo' Method Can Jailbreak LLMs Using Seemingly Benign Prompts - Slashdot - 17/04 8:20 am spatwei shares a report from SC Magazine: Microsoft has discovered a new method to jailbreak large language model (LLM) artificial intelligence (AI) tools and shared its ongoing efforts to improve LLM safety and security in a blog post Thursday LlaMA or Anthropic's Claude, to produce an output that would normally be filtered and refused by the LLM model. For example, rather than asking the chatbot how to make a Molotov cocktail, the attacker could first ask about the history of Molotov cocktails and then, referencing the LLM's previous outputs, follow up with questions about how they were made in the past. The Microsoft researchers reported that a successful attack could usually be completed in a chain of fewer than 10 interaction turns and some versions of the attack had a 100% success rate against the tested models. For example, when the attack is automated using a method the researchers called "Crescendomation," which leverages another LLM to generate and refine the jailbreak prompts, it achieved a 100% success convincing GPT 3.5, GPT-4, Gemini-Pro and LLaMA-2 70b to produce election-related misinformation and profanity-laced rants. Microsoft reported the Crescendo jailbreak vulnerabilities to the affected LLM providers and explained in its blog post last week how it has improved its LLM defenses against Crescendo and other attacks using new tools including its "AI Watchdog" and "AI Spotlight" features. Read more of this story at Slashdot. |
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Take-Two plans to lay off 5 percent of its employees by the end of 2024 - Engadget - 17/04 7:59 am These are, depressingly, record - breaking figures. Sony laid off about 900 people at PlayStation in February; Microsoft fired about 1,900 workers across its gaming division in January; Riot Games let go more than 500 people that same month and these are just some of the most recent AAA layoffs the video game industry. It reported $5.3 billion in revenue in 2023, a nearly $2 billion increase over the previous year. Just a few weeks ago, Take-Two agreed to purchase Gearbox , the studio responsible for Borderlands, for $460 million. The company is preparing to release Grand Theft Auto VI in 2025, a move that should bring in billions on its own. Take-Two instituted a round of layoffs in 2023 across Private Division the indie label behind Kerbal Space Program, The Outer Worlds and Rollerdrome and other in-house studios. An estimated 8,800 people in the video game industry have lost their jobs in 2024 so far, and a total of 10,500 industry employees were laid off in 2023. These are, depressingly, record - breaking figures. Sony laid off about 900 people at PlayStation in February; Microsoft fired about 1,900 workers across its gaming division in January; Riot Games let go more than 500 people that same month and these are just some of the most recent AAA layoffs. Take-Two is now at the head of this list. Take-Two executives have been hinting at a "significant cost reduction program" coming this year, but before today, they deflected questions about mass layoffs. In March, CEO Strauss Zelnick said on an investor call, "The hardest thing to do is to lay off colleagues and we have no current plans." This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...5903990.html?src=rss |
Vote on EU cybersecurity label delayed to May, sources say - Star - 17/04 7:08 am BRUSSELS (Reuters) - National cybersecurity experts have shelved a vote on a draft EU cybersecurity label allowing Amazon, Alphabet's Google and Microsoft to bid for highly sensitive EU cloud computing contracts to May, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday |
New Active Directory features coming in Windows Server 2025 - TechTarget - Techtarget - 17/04 5:11 am New Active Directory features coming in Windows Server 2025 ?? TechTarget Microsoft gives Hyper-V ceilings a Herculean hike ?? The Register Windows Server 2025 no longer requires a reboot for security updates ?? Techzine Europe Windows Server 2025 to Feature Enhanced Hyper-V Capabilities ?? WinBuzzer New Windows Server 2025 features revealed including hotpatches for security updates and more ?? Neowin |
Game Pass Adds These 7 Games Very Soon - GameSpot - Gamespot - 17/04 5:09 am Game Pass Adds These 7 Games Very Soon ?? GameSpot Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass April 2024 Wave 2 Lineup ?? IGN Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes And More Assemble On Xbox Game Pass This Month ?? Game Informer Xbox Game Pass April 2024 lineup features NHL 24, Manor Lords ?? Polygon Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: Play NHL 24, Manor Lords and More Soon ?? CNET |
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Snag a Refurbished Microsoft Surface Pro 9 for Only $630 - CNET - Cnet - 17/04 4:25 am Microsoft only just announced the upcoming Surface Pro 10, but you can already get sweet discounts on the tablet's predecessor. |
Windows 11 just got a major speed boost ??? here???s how - Tomsguide - 17/04 3:41 am The Microsoft Store is getting faster on Windows 11, and now you might want to use it to download apps |
Buy Microsoft Project 2021 Pro or Visio 2021 for $24 - Zdnet - 17/04 2:30 am Microsoft's project management solutions feature timesheet support, org charts, and more to help you stay organized -- and they're currently 90% off. |
A sneaky new steganography malware is exploiting Microsoft Word ??? hundreds of firms around the world hit by attack - Techradar - 17/04 2:29 am TA558 is back, exploiting an age-old flaw in Microsoft Word to drop various infostealers |
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Microsoft Ups Ante in AI Race With China Through Stake in Abu Dhabi Firm - WSJ - 17/04 2:12 am The $1.5 billion deal between the U.S |
Get Microsoft Office for Windows or Mac for $32 right now: Last chance - Zdnet - 17/04 2:00 am This deal gets you a lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2019 for either Windows or Mac at a big discount. |
Microsoft to tackle spam by restricting Exchange Online bulk email - Theregister - 17/04 12:00 am Need to send to more than 2,000 external recipients in 24 hours? Time to start looking for an alternative For the first time, Microsoft will apply daily restrictions to Exchange Online in an effort to staunch the flow of spam from the service.??? |
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Microsoft Takes Down AI Model Published by Beijing-Based Researchers Without Adequate Safety Checks - Slashdot - 17/04 12:00 am Microsoft's Beijing-based research group published a new open source AI model on Tuesday, only to remove it from the internet hours later after the company realized that the model hadn't gone through adequate safety testing AI policies require that before any AI models can be published, they must be approved by the company's Deployment Safety Board, which tests whether the models can carry out harmful tasks such as creating violent or disturbing content, according to an employee familiar with the process. In a now-deleted blog post, the researchers behind the model, dubbed WizardLM-2, said that it could carry out tasks like generating text, suggesting code, translating between different languages, or solving some math problems. Read more of this story at Slashdot. |
17 Best Xbox Series X/S Games You Can Play Now - Wired - 17/04 12:00 am These are the titles that make the most of your big, burly Microsoft console. |
Why the US government???s overreliance on Microsoft is a big problem - Arstechnica - 16/04 9:55 pm Microsoft continues to get a free pass after series of cybersecurity failures. |
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Nintendos next Indie World showcase is set for April 17 - Engadget - 16/04 9:47 pm That said, there have been some hints that we'll get an update on Team Cherry's sequel soon. A page for it finally appeared on the Microsoft Store this month and its just been rated in Australia include updates on games that are coming to Switch this year. There have not been many indications as to what to expect. However, there may finally, finally be news on the Hollow Knight: Silksong front. I know, I know, we mention this game every single time one of these streams comes up (and with good reason as its one of the most hotly anticipated games right now). That said, there have been some hints that we'll get an update on Team Cherry's sequel soon. A page for it finally appeared on the Microsoft Store this month and its just been rated in Australia . So if the Indie World stream does not include a Silksong release date, perhaps well finally find out what it is at the Xbox showcase in June. Keep your fingers crossed. New #IndieWorld Showcase incoming! Tune in tomorrow, 4/17 at 7am PT for roughly 20 minutes of announcements and updates on indie games headed to #NintendoSwitch in 2024. Watch live here: https://t.co/jGiccyBhME pic.twitter.com/V31Dfuxs0N Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 16, 2024 This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...=rss |
AI gold rush continues as Microsoft invests $1.5B in UAE's G42 - Theregister - 16/04 9:30 pm Can regulators keep up? Microsoft has confirmed a $1.5 billion investment in G42, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) AI biz.??? |
Microsoft Testing Ads In Windows 11 Start Menu Via Latest Preview Build - Lowyat - 16/04 10:00 am Microsoft, via its official Windows blog, has revealed that it will begin testing the inclusion of ads in the Start menu on Windows 11 |
Microsoft Testing Ads In Windows 11 Start Menu Via Latest Preview Build - Lowyat.NET - Lowyat - 16/04 10:00 am Microsoft Testing Ads In Windows 11 Start Menu Via Latest Preview Build ?? Lowyat.NET Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu ?? The Verge Microsoft to use Windows 11 Start menu as a billboard with app ads for Insiders ?? The Register Microsoft is testing out start menu ad placement in Windows 11 ?? Mashable A Windows 11 'free' upgrade pushes users to buy a new PC ?? PCWorld |
Vulnerability Recap 4/15/24: Palo Alto, Microsoft, Ivanti Exploits - eSecurity Planet - Esecurityplanet - 16/04 5:17 am Vulnerability Recap 4/15/24: Palo Alto, Microsoft, Ivanti Exploits ?? eSecurity Planet Thousands of LG TVs are vulnerable to takeover???here's how to ensure yours isn't one ?? Ars Technica These LG TVs Have Major Security Vulnerabilities ?? Lifehacker Thousands of LG Smart TVs have security bugs that could let hackers hijack them ?? Quartz Got an unpatched LG 'smart' television? It could be watching you back ?? The Register |
Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office Pro for just $60 right now - Zdnet - 16/04 4:03 am Grab a bundled lifetime license to both Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office Pro 2021 to improve your computer's security and work features. |
Microsoft lifts years-old compatibility hold for Windows 11 - Theregister - 16/04 2:08 am It probably wasn't only sound driver problems that kept users away Microsoft has lifted a 29-month compatibility hold that prevented some Windows 10 systems from upgrading to Windows 11 due to an issue with an Intel Smart Sound Technology driver.??? |
Microsoft pinches one of the best macOS features for Windows 11 ??? here are three other ideas it should steal from Apple - Techradar - 16/04 12:31 am I hate it when Microsoft tries to be Apple ??? but a new macOS-inspired device management feature in Windows 11 sounds great |
Microsoft's AI PCs Focus On Business-First Applications With Copilot - Forbes - Forbes - 16/04 12:12 am Microsoft's AI PCs Focus On Business-First Applications With Copilot ?? Forbes Get these beautiful high-resolution Surface Pro 10 for Business default wallpapers ?? Neowin Microsoft Launches Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 with NPU AI Boost, Pricing Starts at 9888 Yuan ($1,366) ?? gizmochina |
Open source versus Microsoft: The new rebellion begins - Theregister - 15/04 11:52 pm In Germany, Munich and Lower Saxony both decided to switch to open source for official IT. Both projects, to some extent or another*, returned to Microsoft |
Microsoft wants to show you ads in Windows 11's Start menu - Zdnet - 15/04 10:01 pm Microsoft wants to show you ads in Windows 11's Start menu |
These PCs can FINALLY upgrade to Windows 11 - Windows Central - Windowscentral - 15/04 9:19 pm These PCs can FINALLY upgrade to Windows 11 ?? Windows Central More PCs Can Upgrade to Windows 11 After Microsoft Drops 'Compatibility Hold' ?? PCMag Users with this Intel 11th Gen CPU issue can finally upgrade to Windows 11 ?? Yahoo! Voices Microsoft lifts two-year-old block that prevented some users from upgrading to Windows 11 ??? fix finally arrives after a long wait for Rocket Lake CPUs ?? Tom's Hardware Microsoft lifts years-old compatibility hold for Windows 11 ?? The Register |
Microsoft to use Windows 11 Start menu as a billboard with app ads for Insiders - Theregister - 15/04 8:00 pm This wasn't what most had in mind when Redmond promised to make the feature 'great again' Microsoft is to try out "recommendations" ??? ads for apps in the Microsoft Store ??? in the Windows 11 Start Menu, but only for a small set of US Beta Channel Windows Insiders at first.??? |
Microsoft to use Windows 11 Start menu as a billboard with app ads for Insiders - The Register - Theregister - 15/04 8:00 pm Microsoft to use Windows 11 Start menu as a billboard with app ads for Insiders ?? The Register Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu ?? The Verge Microsoft is testing out start menu ad placement in Windows 11 ?? Mashable A Windows 11 'free' upgrade pushes users to buy a new PC ?? PCWorld Microsoft wants to show you ads in Windows 11's Start menu |
Microsoft lifts Windows 11 block on some Intel systems after 2 years - BleepingComputer - Bleepingcomputer - 15/04 7:42 pm Microsoft lifts Windows 11 block on some Intel systems after 2 years ?? BleepingComputer More Windows PCs are now getting the free upgrade to Windows 11 ?? PCWorld Microsoft lifts two-year-old block that prevented some users from upgrading to Windows 11 ??? fix finally arrives after a long wait for Rocket Lake CPUs ?? Tom's Hardware More PCs Can Upgrade to Windows 11 After Microsoft Drops 'Compatibility Hold' ?? PCMag More people can now upgrade to Windows 11 after Microsoft lifts Intel Smart Sound Technology compatibility block ?? BetaNews Sound Technology compatibility block ?? BetaNews |
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The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem - Wired - 15/04 6:30 pm Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years |
Tired techie 'fixed' a server, blamed Microsoft, and got away with it - Theregister - 15/04 3:29 pm If you're too exhausted to think, maybe you shouldn't be doing tech support who, me? ?? Welcome once again, gentle reader folk, to the comfy corner of The Register safe space we call Who, Me? wherein readers share their stories of times when they were not perhaps at the very peak of their technical brilliance.??? |
Microsoft hikes Dynamics 365 prices by around ten percent or more - Theregister - 15/04 2:35 pm First rise in five years varies between 9.26 and 16.67 percent for different products ??? for no apparent reason Microsoft has foreshadowed significant price rises for its Dynamics 365 cloudy business applications.??? |
Microsoft may be planning to place ads in Windows 11 Start menu, starts beta-testing the ???feature??? - Firstpost - Firstpost - 15/04 2:20 pm Microsoft may be planning to place ads in Windows 11 Start menu, starts beta-testing the ???feature??? ?? Firstpost Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu ?? The Verge Microsoft's Windows 11 beta testers may start seeing ads in the Start menu ?? Engadget A Windows 11 'free' upgrade pushes users to buy a new PC ?? PCWorld Microsoft is testing out start menu ad placement in Windows 11 ?? Mashable |
US House approves FISA renewal ??? warrantless surveillance and all - Theregister - 15/04 9:58 am PLUS: Chinese chipmaker Nexperia attacked; A Microsoft-signed backdoor; CISA starts scanning your malware; and more Infosec in brief ?? US Congress nearly killed a reauthorization of FISA Section 702 last week over concerns that it would continue to allow warrantless surveillance of Americans, but an amendment to require a warrant failed to pass.??? |
OpenAI and Microsoft are reportedly planning a $100B supercomputer - Big Think - Bigthink - 14/04 11:00 pm OpenAI and Microsoft are reportedly planning a $100B supercomputer ?? Big Think Google Cloud CEO Kurian: 3 Reasons We're Outgrowing Microsoft, Amazon ?? Acceleration Economy Bigger may not be better in the multibillion-dollar AI arms race ?? The Times Briefing: Google Cloud Chief Takes Jab at Microsoft 'Stargate' Effort ?? The Information Microsoft and OpenAI Teaming Up for Stargate, a Mammoth AI Data Center Initiative ?? elblog.pl |
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Windows 11's Beta Testers May Start Seeing Ads for Microsoft Store Apps - Slashdot - 14/04 10:34 pm Engadget warns Windows 11 users that Microsoft is "exploring the idea" of putting ads in their Start menu can disable the advertisements altogether. To do so, just go to Personalization under Settings and then toggle off "Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, " in the Start section. Like any other Microsoft experiment, it may never reach wider rollout, but you may want to remember the aforementioned steps, since the company does have history of incorporating ads into its desktop platforms. Read more of this story at Slashdot. |
Windows 11 is getting more ads in the latest preview - Tomsguide - 14/04 9:06 pm The preview build???s Start menu ???Recommended??? panel will soon show apps that Microsoft thinks you should download from its store |
Microsoft lifts two-year-old block that prevented some users from upgrading to Windows 11 ??? fix finally arrives after a long wait for Rocket Lake CPUs - Tomshardware - 14/04 8:37 pm Microsoft fixes a bug preventing PCs with specific Intel drivers from using Windows 11 without crashes and allows affected PCs to upgrade from Windows 10 |
Handy Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Copilot on Windows 11 - Gizchina - 14/04 5:43 pm Microsoft Copilot, a useful AI assistant, is now tightly integrated into Windows 11 |
An incredible $100 billion bet to get rid of Nvidia dependence ??? tech experts reckon Microsoft will build a million-server strong data center that will primarily use critical inhouse components - Techradar - 14/04 2:09 pm Microsoft and OpenAI planning to build a million-server strong data center with a AI supercomputer named "Stargate" |
How the push to make ???Grounded??? a multiplatform game made it better - Star - 14/04 9:00 am Microsoft made a splash when the company announced it would be taking more of its games to other platforms |
Microsoft wants to run ads in your Start menu on Windows 11 - Windows Central - Windowscentral - 14/04 8:48 am Microsoft wants to run ads in your Start menu on Windows 11 ?? Windows Central Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu ?? The Verge A Windows 11 'free' upgrade pushes users to buy a new PC ?? PCWorld Windows 11 or bust: Microsoft is boldly and insistently urging Windows 10 users to move on, or get left behind ?? TechRadar Microsoft is testing out start menu ad placement in Windows 11 ?? Mashable |
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Score Lifetime Access to Microsoft Project 2021 for Only $30 - CNET - Cnet - 14/04 4:00 am If you're stuck on finding the right project management tool for your team, give Microsoft Project a try |
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US Government Says Recent Microsoft Breach Exposed Federal Agencies to Hacking - Slashdot - 14/04 3:34 am From the Washington Post: The U.S. government said Thursday that Russian government hackers who recently stole Microsoft corporate emails had obtained passwords and other secret material that might allow them to breach multiple U.S else might be at risk. The directive was made public Thursday, after recipients had begun shoring up their defenses. The "successful compromise of Microsoft corporate email accounts and the exfiltration of correspondence between agencies and Microsoft presents a grave and unacceptable risk to agencies," CISA wrote. "This Emergency Directive requires agencies to analyze the content of exfiltrated emails, reset compromised credentials, and take additional steps to ensure authentication tools for privileged Microsoft Azure accounts are secure." "CISA officials told reporters it is so far unclear whether the hackers, associated with Russian military intelligence agency SVR, had obtained anything from the exposed agencies," according to the article. And the article adds that CISA "did not spell out the extent of any risks to national interests." But the agency's executive assistant director for cybersecurity did tell the newspaper that "the potential for exposure of federal authentication credentials...does pose an exigent risk to the federal enterprise, hence the need for this directive and the actions therein." Microsoft's Windows operating system, Outlook email and other software are used throughout the U.S. government, giving the Redmond, Washington-based company enormous responsibility for the cybersecurity of federal employees and their work. But the longtime relationship is showing increasing signs of strain.... [T]he breach is one of a few severe intrusions at the company that have exposed many others elsewhere to potential hacking. Another of those incidents in which Chinese government hackers cracked security in Microsoft's cloud software offerings to steal email from State Department and Commerce Department officials triggered a major federal review that last week called on the company to overhaul its culture, which the Cyber Safety Review Board cited as allowing a "cascade of avoidable errors." Read more of this story at Slashdot. |
Microsoft is testing out start menu ad placement in Windows 11 - Mashable - 14/04 3:11 am Microsoft has begun testing ads within the Start menu of Windows 11; rolling out to users within its Beta Channel in the US. |
Get Microsoft Office for Windows or Mac for $32 right now - Zdnet - 14/04 1:15 am This deal gets you a lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2019 for either Windows or Mac at a big discount. |
Microsoft targets another corner of Windows 11 with ??? you guessed it ??? adverts, and we???re getting a bit fed up with this - Techradar - 13/04 9:23 pm A recent leak suggested that Microsoft might try to promote apps in the Start menu, and this idea is now being tested |
Roku Breach Hits 567,000 Users - Wired - 13/04 6:30 pm Plus: Apple warns iPhone users about spyware attacks, CISA issues an emergency directive about a Microsoft breach, and a ransomware hacker tangles with an unimpressed HR manager named Beth. |
If you've been blocked from receiving Windows 11 for the past couple of years, Microsoft may have some good news for you - XDA Developers - Xda-developers - 13/04 5:22 pm If you've been blocked from receiving Windows 11 for the past couple of years, Microsoft may have some good news for you ?? XDA Developers |
Microsoft finally lifts two-year old block preventing Windows 10 users from upgrading to 11 - Neowin - Neowin - 13/04 4:26 pm Microsoft finally lifts two-year old block preventing Windows 10 users from upgrading to 11 ?? Neowin |
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Microsoft's Windows 11 beta testers may start seeing ads in the Start menu - Engadget - 13/04 11:23 am Microsoft is exploring the idea of putting ads in your Windows 11 Start menu Beta Channel. You won't be seeing them if you're not a beta tester or if you're using a device managed by an organization. Further, you can disable the advertisements altogether. To do so, just go to Personalization under Settings and then toggle off "Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, " in the Start section. Like any other Microsoft experiment, it may never reach wider rollout, but you may want to remember the aforementioned steps, since the company does have history of incorporating ads into its desktop platforms. Last year, Microsoft also deployed experimental promo spots for its services like OneDrive in the menu that pops up when you click on your profile photo. Microsoft This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...032358394.html?src=rss |
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96% of US Hospital Websites Share Visitor Info With Meta, Google, Data Brokers - Slashdot - 13/04 9:00 am "Everybody knows Adobe for PDFs. My understanding is they also have a tracking division within their ad division." Others include telecom and digital marketing companies like The Trade Desk and Verizon, plus tech giants Oracle, Microsoft, and Amazon, according to Friedman hospitals with emergency departments -- and their findings were that 96 percent of their websites transmitted user data to third parties. Additionally, not all of these websites even had a privacy policy. And of the 71 percent that did, 56 percent disclosed specific third-party companies that could receive user information. The researchers' latest work builds on a study they published a year ago of 3,747 US non-federal hospital websites. That found 98.6 percent tracked and transferred visitors' data to large tech and social media companies, advertising firms, and data brokers. To find the trackers on websites, the team checked out each hospitals' homepage on January 26 using webXray, an open source tool that detects third-party HTTP requests and matches them to the organizations receiving the data. They also recorded the number of third-party cookies per page. One name in particular stood out, in terms of who was receiving website visitors' information. "In every study we've done, in any part of the health system, Google, whose parent company is Alphabet, is on nearly every page, including hospitals," [Dr Ari Friedman, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania] observed. "From there, it declines," he continued. "Meta was on a little over half of hospital webpages, and the Meta Pixel is notable because it seems to be one of the grabbier entities out there in terms of tracking." Both Meta and Google's tracking technologies have been the subject of criminal complaints and lawsuits over the years -- as have some healthcare companies that shared data with these and other advertisers. In addition, between 20 and 30 percent of the hospitals share data with Adobe, Friedman noted. "Everybody knows Adobe for PDFs. My understanding is they also have a tracking division within their ad division." Others include telecom and digital marketing companies like The Trade Desk and Verizon, plus tech giants Oracle, Microsoft, and Amazon, according to Friedman. Then there's also analytics firms including Hotjar and data brokers such as Acxiom. "And two thirds of hospital websites had some kind of data transfer to a third-party domain that we couldn't even identify," he added. Of the 71 hospital website privacy policies that the team found, 69 addressed the types of user information that was collected. The most common were IP addresses (80 percent), web browser name and version (75 percent), pages visited on the website (73 percent), and the website from which the user arrived (73 percent). Only 56 percent of these policies identified the third-party companies receiving user information. In lieu of any federal data privacy law in the U.S., Friedman recommends users protect their personal information via the browser-based tools Ghostery and Privacy Badger, which identify and block transfers to third-party domains. Read more of this story at Slashdot. |
Apple Loop: Latest iPhone 16 Details, Retro Gaming Victory, Apple???s Microsoft Fight - Forbes - Forbes - 13/04 5:00 am Apple Loop: Latest iPhone 16 Details, Retro Gaming Victory, Apple???s Microsoft Fight ?? Forbes Apple Acquires DarwinAI ?? Thomas Insights Apple shifts position on AI and aquires Darwin AI ?? App Developer Magazine Will AI end Apple's existential crisis? ?? Computerworld Apple's Big Week: AI Breakthrough, Layoffs, iPhone 16 Pro Rumors And More - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) ?? Benzinga |
Microsoft is sticking ads in the Windows 11 Start menu - 9to5Google - 9to5google - 13/04 4:25 am Microsoft is sticking ads in the Windows 11 Start menu ?? 9to5Google Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu ?? The Verge Microsoft's Windows 11 beta testers may start seeing ads in the Start menu ?? Engadget Microsoft Displaying Full Screen Windows 11 Ads in Windows 10 ?? ExtremeTech Upgrade Or Wait? The Cost of Staying Secure on Windows 10 Unveiled! ?? Thurrott.com |
Microsoft April 2024 Patch Tuesday - Spiceworks News and Insights - Spiceworks - 13/04 3:48 am Microsoft April 2024 Patch Tuesday ?? Spiceworks News and Insights Smoke and (screen) mirrors: A strange signed backdoor ?? Sophos Windows Security Surprise As Microsoft Confirms 90 New Vulnerabilities ?? Forbes Microsoft Fixes 149 Flaws in Huge April Patch Release, Zero-Days Included ?? The Hacker News One of Microsoft's biggest Windows 11 updates yet brought a massive number of security flaw fixes ?? TechRadar |
Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu - Theverge - 13/04 2:39 am Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft says it??????s starting to test ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 disabled in the Settings section of Windows 11, but it appears that Microsoft will enable these by default. Microsoft is seeking feedback on the changes, so it??????s possible the company could decide to ditch these ads in development builds of Windows 11 if there??????s enough feedback that suggests they??????re... Continue reading??? |
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Avalanche Studios devs have reached a contract agreement in bid to unionize - Engadget - 13/04 2:36 am Sega of America workers overwhelmingly voted to unionize last year , a move that impacted 200 employees. Over 300 ZeniMax Studios quality assurance workers voted to unionize last year , and parent company Microsoft didnt stand in the way career support. The company says its working closely with both unions to ensure a smooth implementation of these frameworks. Avalanche was founded in Sweden, but has since become a global entity. With this in mind, the move to unionize only impacts workers located in Sweden, which amounts to around 100 people. The company employs more than 500 workers globally. Despite that caveat, this is still another high-profile move toward improving the rights of workers in the gaming industry. Avalanche joins several other companies that recently organized under collective labor contracts. Sega of America workers overwhelmingly voted to unionize last year , a move that impacted 200 employees. Over 300 ZeniMax Studios quality assurance workers voted to unionize last year , and parent company Microsoft didnt stand in the way. Activision, another Microsoft company, boasts a union with over 600 members, which is the largest one in the entire industry . This is all good news for workers, but theres also a dark cloud floating around the industry. There have been a boatload of layoffs throughout the past several months. As a matter of fact, over 6,000 people lost their jobs in January alone. Impacted workers hail from many of the companies mentioned above, like Sega of America, Activision Blizzard and ZeniMax. As for Avalanche, its continuing work on the forthcoming Xbox exclusive Contraband . The games been in the pipeline since 2021 and it looks to be an open-world co-op adventure set in the 1970s. This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...e-183645291.html?src=rss |
Despite DALL-E military pitch, OpenAI maintains its tools won't be used to develop weapons - Zdnet - 13/04 12:28 am Microsoft pitched OpenAI's tech to the Department of Defense, documents reveal. |
Buy Microsoft Visual Studio Pro for $36 right now - Zdnet - 12/04 11:15 pm Code faster and work smarter with a license to Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022, available at a big discount now. |
The best laptops for graphic designers in 2024: Expert tested and reviewed - Zdnet - 12/04 10:40 pm We tested the best laptops for graphic design from Apple, Microsoft, Dell, MSI, and more, to help you choose the right one for you. |
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US Government On High Alert As Russian Hackers Steal Critical .. - Packetstormsecurity - 12/04 10:38 pm |
Microsoft breach allowed Russian spies to steal emails from US government - Theregister - 12/04 10:37 pm Affected federal agencies must comb through mails, reset API keys and passwords The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns that Russian spies who gained access to Microsoft's email system were able to steal sensitive data, including authentication details and that immediate remedial action is required by affected agencies.??? |
Microsoft gives Hyper-V ceilings a Herculean hike - Theregister - 12/04 9:27 pm Windows Server 2025 will let you run a VM with 2,048 vCPUs, 240 TB RAM, and 68 network adapters Microsoft has announced new scalability ceilings for its Hyper-V hypervisor.??? |
Exclusive-OpenAI's Altman pitches ChatGPT Enterprise to large firms, including some Microsoft customers - Star - 12/04 8:42 pm (Reuters) - OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has hosted hundreds of Fortune 500 company executives in San Francisco, New York and London this month where he and other OpenAI executives pitched AI services for corporate use, going head to head in some cases with financial backer Microsoft, attendees told Reuters |
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Paid ChatGPT users can now access GPT-4 Turbo - Engadget - 12/04 8:30 pm The company announced the news on X (formerly Twitter), sharing that its large language model has improved math, logical reasoning, coding and writing skills. In reference to the latter, a response to its initial post states that "when writing with ChatGPT, responses will be more direct, less verbose, and use more conversational language." Notably, in December, Microsoft integrated GPT-4 Turbo with its CoPilot AI chatbot and image generator DALL-E 3 generator DALL-E 3. Our new GPT-4 Turbo is now available to paid ChatGPT users. Weve improved capabilities in writing, math, logical reasoning, and coding. Source: https://t.co/fjoXDCOnPr pic.twitter.com/I4fg4aDq1T OpenAI (@OpenAI) April 12, 2024 When OpenAI announced GPT-4 Turbo in November , it highlighted major upgrades to the system powering ChatGPT. At the time, OpenAI claimed that GPT-4 Turbo could receive six times as many pages of text 300, compared to the previous 50. Given the breadth of information provided, this expansion could mean more complex prompts and responses. The large language model can also create captions or descriptions of image prompts and handle text-to-speech requests. GPT-4 Turbo has even advanced since its initial announcement. OpenAI had initially increased its world knowledge to April 2023, a good jump from GPT-4's September 2021 cutoff. Now, GPT-4 Turbo has information all the way up to December 2023 . This article originally appeared on Engadget at ... |
Software Super Sale: Grab License for lifetime Microsoft office for Only $15.05 per PC at GoDeal24 - Gizchina - 12/04 6:56 pm When it comes to the Office productivity suite, Microsoft Office is supreme |
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