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Russia-sponsored hackers attack Microsoft systems again - Company
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Russia-sponsored hackers attack Microsoft systems again – Company

By Alex Omenye   Microsoft revealed on Friday that the Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Midnight Blizzard, linked to Russian intelligence, is attempting to breach its systems again. The group had previously targeted Microsoft in January, attempting to infiltrate a small percentage of corporate email accounts, including senior leadership, cybersecurity, legal, and other functions. […]

Microsoft brings OpenAI's free GPT-oss-20b model to Windows
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Microsoft to launch neural voice tool for speech disabilities

Microsoft is emphasizing developments and collaborations in its assistive products at the 14th Ability Summit, focusing on Azure AI. This includes recent features like AI-powered audio descriptions and the Azure AI studio, enhancing accessibility for developers with disabilities. Updates to the Seeing AI tool include additional languages and more detailed AI-generated descriptions, along with playbooks […]

Child labor: Court dismisses US tech corps' lawsuit in cobalt mines
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Child labor: Court dismisses US tech corps’ lawsuit in cobalt mines

The lawsuit featured 16 plaintiffs, including the families of five children who died while working as cobalt miners. Business Insider reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia dismissed the appeal filed by former child miners and their advocates, ruling in favour of the technology corporations. Cobalt is a component of […]

Windows 11 withdraws support for Android
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Windows 11 withdraws support for Android

Microsoft’s Windows 11 is set to lose official support for Android apps, resulting in the discontinuation of the Windows Subsystem for Android. Microsoft has announced its plan to cease WSA maintenance within the year. Although Windows 11 users with the Amazon Appstore or Android apps already installed will retain access until March 5, 2025, new […]

Microsoft brings OpenAI's free GPT-oss-20b model to Windows
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Microsoft develops AI chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia

Microsoft is reportedly venturing into the development of a new network card that aims to enhance the performance of its Maia AI server chip, potentially reducing the company’s dependence on Nvidia, according to a report from The Information on Tuesday. To lead this effort, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has reportedly enlisted Pradeep Sindhu, who co-founded […]

Xbox to add four video games to external platforms
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Xbox to add four video games to external platforms

Microsoft’s Xbox is set to expand its reach by releasing four video game titles on external platforms, as announced by gaming CEO Phil Spencer during a podcast on Thursday. This move comes in the wake of Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, aiming to tap into a broader audience of gamers. While Spencer did […]

Microsoft expands AI models for 365 Copilot to reduce costs
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Microsoft adds new design features to Copilot

Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbots and assistants, Copilot, are receiving several upgrades coinciding with a high-profile Super Bowl LVIII ad campaign. Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s Chief Marketing Officer, detailed the upcoming enhancements in a blog post on the official Microsoft website. “Today marks exactly one year since our entry into AI-powered experiences for people with Bing Chat,” he […]

Microsoft lays off 1,900 staff from gaming division
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Microsoft lays off 1,900 staff from gaming division

Microsoft said on Thursday that the company will be laying off 1,900 staff from Activision Blizzard and Xbox this week. The majority of the layoffs, which amount to around 8% of the whole Microsoft Gaming division, will be made at Activision Blizzard. Along with the departure of Chief Design Officer Allen Adham and Blizzard President […]

Microsoft announced Monday that it will eliminate developer onboarding fees for the Microsoft Store on Windows
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Microsoft hits $3trn cap, remains second most valuable company

Microsoft on Wednesday achieved a significant milestone as its stock market valuation surpassed the $3 trillion mark for the first time. This positioned Microsoft as the second most valuable company globally, trailing only behind Apple. Throughout the year, Microsoft and Apple have been engaged in a competitive battle for the top spot as the most […]

Mozilla accuses Google, Apple, Microsoft of blocking users
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Mozilla accuses Google, Apple, Microsoft of blocking users

Software company, Mozilla, has accused Apple, Google, and Microsoft of using their control over hardware and operating systems to force more people to use their browsers. The company said in a recent blog post that Mozilla’s Firefox browser is being disadvantaged as a result of Microsoft, Google, and Apple making it difficult for people to […]

Microsoft announced Monday that it will eliminate developer onboarding fees for the Microsoft Store on Windows
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Microsoft partners Vodafone to provide cloud services

In order to provide generative AI, digital, enterprise, and cloud services to over 300 million organizations and consumers throughout its European and African regions, Vodafone and Microsoft have reached a 10-year cooperation agreement. The British corporation said that it will replace physical data centres with more affordable and scalable Azure cloud services, as well as […]