Bowing to pressure, Microsoft unbundles Teams from Microsoft 365 worldwide
Salesforce-owned Slack and other companies claim MS abused its market position. Enlarge / Teams is being decoupled from the other Office apps worldwide, six months after Microsoft did the same thing for the EU. (credit: Microsof.....»»
TSA silent on CrowdStrike’s claim Delta skipped required security update
CrowdStrike and Delta’s legal battle has begun. Will Microsoft be sued next? Delta and CrowdStrike have locked legal horns, threatening to drag out the aftermath of the worst IT.....»»
GitHub Copilot moves beyond OpenAI models to support Claude 3.5, Gemini
News sparks speculation Microsoft will go multi-model with other AI products. The large language model-based coding assistant GitHub Copilot will switch from using exclusively Ope.....»»
Self-donations boost crowdfunding success, study finds
Giving small donations to bright ideas and charitable causes is becoming a big market. This year, crowdfunding is projected to raise $1.6 billion worldwide, according to Fortune Business Insights. The money raised this way is expanding at a rate of 1.....»»
Microsoft is forced to halt the Windows 11 24H2 update on some PCs
Yet another speed bump for Microsoft's latest Windows 11 24H2 update......»»
Patching problems: The “return” of a Windows Themes spoofing vulnerability
Despite two patching attempts, a security issue that may allow attackers to compromise Windows user’s NTLM (authentication) credentials via a malicious Windows themes file still affects Microsoft’s operating system, 0patch researchers hav.....»»
Zenity raises $38 million to secure agentic AI
Zenity announced they have received $38 million in Series B funding co-led by Third Point Ventures and DTCP, pushing the total capital raised to over $55 million. It follows the recent strategic investment by Microsoft’s venture arm, M12, with.....»»
The Cloud Latency Map measures latency across 100+ cloud regions
Kentik launched The Cloud Latency Map, a free public tool allowing anyone to explore the latencies measured between over 100 cloud regions worldwide. Users can identify recent changes in latencies globally between various public clouds and data cente.....»»
I have really good news about Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is bringing some in the near-ish future, according to , including a combined chats and channels view that will go into public preview in November. There are also plans to bring threaded conversations to the app sometime in 2025. Right now,.....»»
Deals: M2 iPad Air $100 off, M4 iMac pre-order discounts, Beats Solo 4 $100 off, more
Joining today’s worldwide debut of the new M4 iMac, we have a host of fresh price drops on a series of other 2024 Apple releases. Alongside ongoing offers on the new iPad mini 7, Amazon has now launched a wide-ranging sale event on the M2 iPad Air.....»»
Google accused of shadow campaigns redirecting antitrust scrutiny to Microsoft
Cloud provider allegedly approached by Google ratted out shady group to Microsoft. On Monday, Microsoft came out guns blazing, posting a blog accusing Google of "dishonestly" fund.....»»
Deals: M2 iPad Air $100 off, M4 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard all-time lows, Beats Solo 4 $100 off, more
Joining today’s worldwide debut of the new M4 iMac, we have a host of fresh price drops on a series of other 2024 Apple releases. Alongside ongoing offers on the new iPad mini 7, Amazon has now launched a wide-ranging sale event on the M2 iPad Air.....»»
Black Basta operators phish employees via Microsoft Teams
Black Basta ransomware affiliates are still trying to trick enterprise employees into installing remote access tool by posing as help desk workers, now also via Microsoft Teams. Phishing via MS Teams Earlier this year, Rapid7 warned about Black Basta.....»»
Q&A: Expert unravels truth on spiders as friend and foe
There are more than 250 species of spiders found in Florida and more than 40,000 worldwide......»»
Expanding abortion access strengthens democracy, while abortion bans signal broader repression—worldwide study
Abortion is on the agenda not just in the United States but worldwide......»»
Microsoft Corporation"s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 34% Above Its Share Price
Microsoft Corporation"s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 34% Above Its Share Price.....»»
Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza
Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza.....»»
Best Surface Laptop and Surface Pro deals: From $447
If you're on the hunt for Surface Laptop and Surface Pro deals because you're a fan of Microsoft's touchscreen devices, you'll find the best offers right here......»»
Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity promote scientific racism in AI search results
AI-powered search engines are surfacing deeply racist, debunked research. AI-infused search engines from Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity have been surfacing deeply racist and wi.....»»
An analysis of Storm Boris and European flooding during September 2024
Between Friday, 13 and Monday, 16 September 2024, a low-pressure system named Boris brought record-breaking rainfall to central Europe, leading to severe flooding in parts of Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Romania and Hungary. The flooding cause.....»»
Climate scientists identify water requirements for climate mitigation through ecosystem restoration
Worldwide, deforestation and farming practices are responsible for the degradation of vital ecosystems. While there is a significant amount of interest in climate mitigation by restoring those degraded lands with forests and other ecosystems, it is u.....»»