The group behind the massive SolarWinds hacks recently launched another cyber attack campaign, and one of the victims was a Microsoft customer support agent. Microsoft announced in a blog post that it is pursuing new activities by the group baptized as Nobelium. “This recent activity has been largely unsuccessful,” the company said, and the group … Read more
Like many other retailers, Microsoft rolled out an expanded refund policy for Cyberpunk 2077 after its flawed start in December. Those who purchased the game from the Microsoft Store can request a full refund. At the time, the company said the policy would remain in force “until further notice”. That is changing now. In an … Read more
Rich Barton, CEO of the Zillow Group, speaks to Guy Raz on NPR’s How I Built This. (“Guy’s team sent some special equipment to make me sound better than IRL,” says Barton.) Photo courtesy of the Zillow Group. Like many entrepreneurs, Rich Barton is a fan of NPRs “How I built this.” He says it … Read more
Microsoft says Bing blocked the search for Tiananmen Tiananmen in Tiananmen due to “human error”.
Boeing Co., headquartered in Chicago, has created a new business unit for aviation services with headquarters in Dallas. (Boeing photo) Amazon, Microsoft and Google are participating in a tender process to provide Boeing with cloud computing services. This contract is expected to be valued at at least $ 1 billion over several years, The Information … Read more
It was foreseeable for a long time. Microsoft has finally announced when it will pull the plug on Internet Explorer. The company will be retiring the IE 11 desktop app on June 15, 2022 for most versions of Windows 10. The move does not affect the Windows 10 long-term maintenance channel, which is used for … Read more
An artist’s conception shows Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite in orbit. (Telesat illustration) How will Pentagon planners deal with the streams of data expected to rain down from a constellation of satellites monitoring hotspots in orbit? Microsoft and Ball Aerospace have shown that the cloud can handle it – and not just handle it, but … Read more
The Amazon Go grocery store in Redmond, Washington is closing. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) The news: According to GeekWire, Amazon is renaming its Amazon Go Grocery brand to “Amazon Fresh” and is closing its Amazon Go Grocery store in Redmond, Washington, near Microsoft headquarters. The other Amazon Go grocery store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill … Read more
The Xbox One on the left with the Xbox Series X and S on the right. Microsoft announced at a court visit this week that it didn’t and never made any money on unit sales for the Xbox. Every console is sold at a loss, and the profit from the project for Microsoft comes entirely … Read more
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