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Microsoft sharepoint cyberattack hits 400 victims - Researchers
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Microsoft nears settlement in EU antitrust probe on Teams

Microsoft is poised to sidestep a major antitrust penalty in Europe after regulators signaled approval of its proposal to resolve concerns over the bundling of its Teams video-conferencing app with Office. According to people familiar with the matter, EU officials plan to accept Microsoft’s commitment to sell Teams separately from its Office suite, following a […]

Microsoft sharepoint cyberattack hits 400 victims - Researchers
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Trump administration secures $3.1bn cloud discount from microsoft

Microsoft has struck a major deal with the United States General Services Administration to deliver $3.1 billion in annual savings on its cloud services, deepening the Trump administration’s effort to slash costs across federal agencies. The discounted pricing, available through September 2026, covers Microsoft Office productivity subscriptions, Azure cloud infrastructure, Dynamics 365 business applications, and […]

Workers, activists stage protest over Israeli ties at Microsoft HQ
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Workers, activists stage protest over Israeli ties at Microsoft HQ

A group of current and former Microsoft employees, joined by community activists, staged a takeover of a plaza at the company’s Redmond, Washington, headquarters on Tuesday to protest its partnership with the Israeli military. The demonstrators, organized under the banner No Azure for Apartheid, declared the East Campus Plaza a “Liberated Zone,” renaming it “The […]

Microsoft brings OpenAI's free GPT-oss-20b model to Windows
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Microsoft brings OpenAI’s free GPT-oss-20b model to Windows

Microsoft has announced the integration of OpenAI’s latest open-source language model, gpt-oss-20b, into Windows 11 through its Windows AI Foundry platform, enabling users to access powerful AI capabilities locally on their PCs. Described by Microsoft as “tool-savvy and lightweight,” the gpt-oss-20b model is designed for tasks such as code execution and tool use, making it […]

GitHub Copilot hits 20m users as enterprise AI coding heats up
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GitHub’s Copilot hits 20m users as enterprise AI coding heats up

The AI-powered coding assistant developed by Microsoft-owned GitHub, GitHub Copilot, has now surpassed 20 million users, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced during the company’s latest earnings call. A GitHub spokesperson confirmed the figure represents total users since the tool’s launch, with five million new users added in the past three months alone. While Microsoft did […]

Microsoft surpasses $4trn valuation with AI, cloud boom
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Microsoft surpasses $4trn valuation with AI, cloud boom

Microsoft has soared past a $4 trillion market valuation, becoming the second publicly traded company after Nvidia to hit the milestone. The surge follows a stellar earnings report and a bold forecast of $30 billion in capital spending for the current fiscal quarter—its largest ever—as it races to meet rising demand for artificial intelligence. Shares […]

Microsoft sharepoint cyberattack hits 400 victims - Researchers
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Microsoft, OpenAI in advanced talks to extend AI partnership

Microsoft is reportedly in advanced negotiations with OpenAI to secure continued access to the startup’s cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology—even in the event that OpenAI achieves artificial general intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. According to the report, both companies are revisiting the terms of their existing partnership to address a key clause in their current […]

Microsoft sharepoint cyberattack hits 400 victims - Researchers
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Microsoft hack hits S’Africa, impacts key institutions

Hackers have compromised multiple entities in South Africa through a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint servers, cybersecurity firm Eye Security has disclosed. The breach is part of a broader cyberattack that has impacted around 400 organizations globally. Eye Security, which identified the early wave of attacks, said the actual number of affected institutions may be […]

Microsoft sharepoint cyberattack hits 400 victims - Researchers
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Microsoft sharepoint cyberattack hits 400 victims – Researchers

A rapidly expanding cyber-espionage campaign targeting outdated versions of Microsoft SharePoint has compromised approximately 400 organizations, according to Dutch cybersecurity firm Eye Security. The updated figure marks a fourfold increase from the 100 victims initially reported over the weekend and underscores the scale of the ongoing breach, which experts believe is being exploited by state-backed […]

Iranian hackers target US elections, Microsoft warns
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Chinese state-backed hackers exploited sharepoint vulnerabilities – Microsoft

Microsoft Corp. has accused Chinese state-sponsored hackers of exploiting vulnerabilities in its SharePoint document management software to carry out a global cyber-espionage campaign targeting businesses and government agencies. In a blog post published Tuesday, Microsoft identified two China-backed groups—Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon—as responsible for leveraging flaws in on-premises versions of SharePoint. A third China-based […]

Microsoft partners France to create digital replica of Notre-Dame Cathedral
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Microsoft partners France to create digital replica of Notre-Dame Cathedral

United States tech giant Microsoft has announced a partnership with the French government to develop a digital twin of the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral, the country’s most visited monument. The initiative was confirmed on Monday by Microsoft President Brad Smith. The move comes months after the 862-year-old Gothic cathedral reopened in December 2024, following a five-year […]

Microsoft sharepoint cyberattack hits 400 victims - Researchers
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Microsoft warns of attacks on servers by unknown hackers

Microsoft Corp. has confirmed that its SharePoint server software is under active attack by unidentified hackers, prompting concerns over a widespread cybersecurity threat. The company said it has issued a security patch to help customers protect their on-premises servers, adding that more fixes are being developed. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency also acknowledged […]