Woke Microsoft Lays Off 650 Employees from Xbox Division
Woke tech giant Microsoft has announced a round of layoffs targeting 650 employees in its Xbox gaming division, the third games-related layoffs since the company acquired Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. CNBC Reports In a memo sent to employees on Thursday, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said the company had made the “difficult” decision to […]
China poised to embed ‘Communist Party spies’ inside US firms — including Microsoft, critics warn
The Chinese government is poised to infiltrate Microsoft and other American companies doing business in the country with “Communist spies” who could steal trade secrets, poach employees and even subject them to chilling intimidation tactics, The Washington Post has found. A new version of Beijing's “Company Law” that came into effect on July 1 requires […]
Microsoft apps on macOS could be your biggest privacy threat
Microsoft apps like Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams are so popular (and useful) that they’re almost unavoidable on both Windows computers and Macs. But unpatched vulnerabilities can make these apps a haven for hackers on Apple Macs. A cybersecurity research group has revealed that a security flaw in a Microsoft app on the Mac could […]
The history of Microsoft: How an idea formed by two friends turned into a multi-billion dollar business
CFRA Chief Investment Strategist Sam Stovall explains Microsoft’s value proposition and analyzes the rebalancing market on “Making Money.” Today, Microsoft is a technology leader widely known for its Windows operating system and a range of products including computers, tablets, and video game consoles. Microsoft has come a long way since it was founded by childhood […]
Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
Microsoft said on Friday that Iran has stepped up online activity it believes is intended to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, including email phishing attacks targeting the presidential campaign. Iranian activists also have set up fake news sites and posed as activists in recent months to stomp division and lay the groundwork to sway American […]
Microsoft blames Delta Airlines for failing to recover quickly after global outage
Microsoft on Tuesday criticized Delta Airlines after it struggled for days to recover from a global cyber outage that caused the cancellation of more than 6,000 flights. The flight disruptions left hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded and cost Atlanta-based airlines an estimated $500 million in losses. Delta CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC last week […]
Code like Mark Zuckerberg with help from Microsoft Visual Studio Pro
summary: Want to quickly start coding like a pro? You’ll need Microsoft Visual Studio Professional. Get it on sale for under $35! Any programmer knows the pain of spending hours debugging a piece of software only to realize you’ve made a programming mistake. If you’re still relying on a free IDE like NetBeans for your […]
Microsoft banned interns from being alone with ‘flirty’ Bill Gates: book
A shocking new book claims that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was like a “kid in a candy store” when it came to young interns at his software company, forcing executives to ban them from spending time alone with the billionaire. A forthcoming tell-all book by New York Times reporter Anupreeta Das paints a damning portrait […]
Microsoft reveals cyberattack triggered Azure outage that stalled emails, crashed Starbucks app
Tuesday’s global outage of Microsoft Azure, which affected a wide range of consumer services from reports of Outlook email delays to problems ordering on Starbucks’ mobile app, was caused by a distributed denial-of-service (DoS) cyberattack, the company said. Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform used by businesses and organizations around the world. Status Updates […]
Microsoft sends shockwaves through tech sector after signaling AI payoff will take longer
Microsoft on Tuesday said it expects lower-than-expected quarterly growth for its Azure cloud platform and that capital spending will rise this fiscal year, another sign that the payback on its big AI investments may take longer than initially thought. Shares fell 7% after the company gave its spending outlook on a conference call with analysts, […]