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The Hacker News · · Medium severity
Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm related to an active campaign in which unknown threat actors are abusing a compromised Microsoft 365 (M365) credential belonging to ConnectWise Cloud Backup (formerly SkyKick) to gain...
Ghacks Technology News ·
Microsoft has confirmed that the October KB5127648 security update for Windows 11 can prevent some users from turning on Smart App Control, according to an update to the official KB5127648 support document. On affected devices running...
SiliconANGLE ·
has developed a new large language model that it says is significantly more efficient than leading open-source alternatives. The company’s artificial intelligence research group detailed the algorithm on Thursday. MAI-Base-2 is not a...
TechRadar ·
'We should all be worried': Microsoft president says changes to green-cards could hurt US tech
Latest InfoTech News, IT, Information Technology News | The HinduBusinessLine ·
Brad Smith defended Microsoft’s immigration practices, citing lengthy green card backlogs, consistent employee compensation and the company’s recruitment of American workers
Tech-Economic Times ·
Speaking with POLITICO on the sidelines of the International AI Summit in Dublin, Ireland, Smith raised concerns over the administration's move to restrict permanent residency applications for skilled foreign employees at Microsoft and...
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business · · Unconfirmed
Two things happened in Africa’s AI community this week. On 12 October, the AI researcher Nando de Freitas appealed publicly for sponsors, saying that for 10 years “we’ve been raising funds to bring AI to Africa” and South America, and...
TechRadar ·
Fake calendar invites hit thousands of businesses in Microsoft credential phishing campaign
TechSpot ·
The changes follow Microsoft's earlier commitment to improve Windows 11's performance, reliability and overall experience.
The Register ·
The UK's competition watchdog wants to designate Microsoft with strategic market status (SMS) in business software, allowing the regulator it to intervene to level the playing field, and says it is considering other areas for...
Ars Technica ·
Over the past week, the laptop Microsoft sent me has been summarizing books and movies, generating images from my imagination, and running a 70-billion-parameter AI model that would be a stretch to fit on most laptops. It also played...
TNW ·
The White House crackdown on green cards for skilled foreign workers could “cripple” US tech for more than a generation, Microsoft president Brad Smith told Politico. His comments came a week after the US suspended Microsoft and seven...
TNW ·
Amazon Web Services and Microsoft have made it easier to switch cloud providers but still have more to do, the UK competition watchdog said on Friday. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) also proposed bringing Microsoft under...
Computerworld ·
NVIDIA officially entered the Windows PC race this week, and its arrival brings a formidable new competitor to the premium AI PC market. With its RTX Spark platform, NVIDIA is bringing its Grace Arm CPU architecture, Blackwell GPU...
Gizmodo ·
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra isn't just a MacBook Pro for PCs. It's a strong sign that local compute power is what we actually need in the so-called "AI era."
Intelligent CIO ME ·
Microsoft’s MDASH technology is moving into phased government adoption in the UAE, combining AI-powered software vulnerability detection with sovereign cloud infrastructure and a national testing programme designed to strengthen the...
The Register ·
It might not be the Year of the Linux Desktop yet, but it could be the Year of Corporate Compliance on the Linux Desktop as Microsoft releases Defender for Linux Workstations. The product is an extension of Microsoft's existing Defender...
iAfrica.com · · Unconfirmed
Microsoft’s Africa Development Centre in Nairobi is reportedly closing its engineering operations. Employees were informed of the decision on Monday, Oct. CIO Africa first reported the closure, citing an employee source.
BleepingComputer ·
Microsoft says some users may have trouble turning on Smart App Control after installing this month's KB5127648 Windows 11 security update.
SecurityWeek ·
In addition to RCE flaws, Microsoft fixed multiple information disclosure bugs and a security bypass issue in Office. The post Microsoft Patches Two Dozen RCE Flaws in Office appeared first on SecurityWeek .
TechRadar ·
Microsoft boasts that Windows 11 now runs much faster and more responsively
GeekWire ·
President Trump at the White House ballroom construction site in May. Microsoft, Amazon and T-Mobile have committed $20 million to the project, according to the Washington Post. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N.
Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·
On 12 October, Microsoft’s Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Nairobi informed its staff that the engineering operation would close . Within hours, Kenyans on X quickly started to find someone to blame. A popular post, viewed over...
Slashdot ·
Microsoft says recent Windows 11 updates have made the operating system up to 20% more responsive by improving memory management and reducing background resource use. "A big part of that work is making smarter use of memory and system...
GeekWire ·
Microsoft President Brad Smith, shown speaking at a Microsoft event last year, told Politico this week that the Trump administration’s claims about the company’s foreign workers were “completely off base.” (GeekWire File Photo / Todd...
TechRadar ·
Missing Microsoft Publisher? LibreOffice is here to save the day
TechSpot ·
Earlier this week, Microsoft released a new batch of security updates, traditionally known as Patch Tuesday. For October 2026, Redmond's Patch Tuesday is tasked with fixing 1,413 security bugs, each tracked under its own CVE record.
Engadget ·
The whole RAM price thing is partly Microsoft's fault so it's the least it can do.
TechRepublic ·
A Windows 11 update is disrupting Remote Desktop connections for some business users. Microsoft identifies the affected security feature and a workaround. The post Windows 11 Remote Desktop Fails After Update — Microsoft Points to...
TechRepublic ·
Microsoft Maia 300 and Nvidia Rubin target different AI infrastructure needs. Compare their memory, bandwidth, efficiency claims, availability, and deployment options. The post Microsoft Maia 300 vs Nvidia Rubin: Specs, Not Benchmarks...
The Verge · · Unconfirmed
We knew that a number of big tech firms were helping to fund the construction of Trump's ballroom, but we didn't know just how much they were giving to the cause. Now the Washington Post published a list of all the major donors to the...
TechRadar ·
'What appears to be a simple scam message is often the visible end of a much larger transnational cybercriminal operation': Microsoft leads global takedown of phishing network which sent over a billion messages
Ubuntu security notices · · Medium severity
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - S390 architecture; - IIO ADC drivers; - Multiple...
BGR ·
Microsoft is pouring money into AI while developers are using it to build free alternatives to the company's software.
TNW ·
Microsoft says months of work have made Windows 11 up to 20% more responsive and that better memory management makes a meaningful difference on PCs with 8GB of RAM. The only published hands-on test found gains on 16GB and larger...
The Verge ·
Link your image libraries together into one easy browsing gallery. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft has redesigned its Photos app for Windows 11, overhauling the editor and image viewer, and combining photos and videos from your PC,...
The Verge ·
Earlier this year Microsoft laid out a plan to fix Windows 11 , with a focus on performance, reliability, and the overall OS experience. After months of fixes, Microsoft now says the "result is a Windows experience that's up to 20...
BleepingComputer ·
Microsoft announced that Windows Server 2022 has reached the end of mainstream support and will remain in extended support until October 2031.
Ghacks Technology News ·
Microsoft has resolved a known issue in Windows 11 that caused black screens after sign-in, desktop loading failures, and Windows Explorer crashes on systems that installed updates released since August. According to an update on the...
ChannelTimes ·
announces the MT300(N ) is now Certified for Microsoft Teams. The MT300(N) meets Microsoft’s performance and compatibility requirements for qualified Teams Rooms deployments, supporting reliable integration across certified room...
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