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Investors Sue SolarWinds Directors Over Security Breach
Group of investors sues SolarWinds directors over massive 2020 security breach, as Microsoft warns Russian hackers ramping up attacks on resellers
Yahoo Pulls Out Of China, Citing Challenging Restrictions
Western tech exodus continues. Yahoo becomes latest American tech firm to pull its services from China, amid new restrictive laws
Bill Gates Advised To End Emails With Female Staffer, WSJ Alleges
Microsoft executives advised Bill Gates to end email correspondence with a female employee in 2008 when he chairman of the board, the WSJ alleges
US Army Delays $22 Billion Microsoft Augmented Reality Headsets
United States Army pushes back deployment date of Microsoft's augmented reality headsets, but insists it still really wants them
Microsoft Shutters LinkedIn In China Over Increasing Censorship
LinkedIn, China's last major US-operated social network, is being closed down, due to Beijing's increasing censorship of the online world
SolarWinds Hackers Stole US Sanctions Data – Report
SolarWinds hackers linked to Russia's SVR intelligence service sought information on US sanctions policies and American counter-intelligence operations
Windows 11 Arrives As Free Update, But Users Should Check Compatibility
Microsoft on Tuesday made available its Windows 11 operating system, but users are advised to check their computer satisfies its tough hardware requirements
Microsoft’s Nadella Says Failed TikTok Deal Was ‘Strange’
Microsoft boss Satya Nadella says failed deal to acquire the US operations of TikTok was 'strangest thing I've worked on'
Tech Giants, Car Makers Set For White House Meeting Over Chip Shortage
Big names within the tech and car industry are to virtually attend a White House meeting to discuss the ongoing chip shortage
Microsoft Looks Beyond Password Protection For Accounts
Future is 'passwordless' says Microsoft, as it gives users option to delete account passwords and login via authenticator app
Microsoft Indefinitely Postpones Office Return
Software giant is the latest tech giant to respond to ongoing infections, saying it will indefinitely postpone staff return to US offices
Microsoft, Amazon Win Project Maven Contracts – Report
Analysis shows Amazon and Microsoft win Pentagon drone contracts, after Google exited Project Maven in 2018 amid staff protests
TeleGeography’s Updated Subsea Cable Map Shows Tech Influence
Updated map of world's undersea cables by TeleGeography shows growing engineering infrastructure capabilities of tech firms
Microsoft Warns Cloud Customers Of Potential Breach
Leaky cloud storage bucket. Thousands of Microsoft Azure customers are warned of data exposure risk in Redmond's Cosmos database
Tech Giants Make Cybersecurity Pledges After White House Meeting
Tech giants pledge to spend billions of dollars improving cybersecurity after meeting with President Biden in White House
Microsoft Power Apps Data Leak Impacts 38 Million People
Check default settings. Names, phone and social security numbers made public to organisations using Microsoft’s Power Apps platform
US Agencies Urge Patch To Tackle BlackBerry QNX Flaw
Cars and medical devices at risk from a serious vulnerability in the BlackBerry QNX operating system, US federal agencies warn
NSA Awards $10bn Contract To AWS, But Microsoft Files Complaint
Revenge for the JEDI? Microsoft files an official complaint with government regulator, after NSA awards $10 billion contract to AWS
Bill Gates Officially Divorced From Melinda
Marriage of 27 years between Microsoft's co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates and Melinda officially ended this week after court filing
Microsoft Thrives Thanks To Azure Growth
Software giant posts record results, as certain business segments (Azure) thrive during Coronavirus pandemic, but others struggle
Microsoft Predicts 40 Percent May Quit Their Jobs
Hybrid working is here to stay says Microsoft, as it warns that 40 percent of people may quit their jobs this year for better work, life balance
Microsoft Adds Another Security Acquisition With CloudKnox
CloudKnox is being acquired by software giant Microsoft, to equip it with unified privileged access and cloud entitlement management
China Denies Microsoft Hacking Claim By The West
Microsoft Exchange hacking claims by the West are 'groundless' Chinese authorities say, after email compromise earlier this year
Microsoft Launches ‘Cloud PC’ Service With Windows 365
True device independence? Microsoft users can now stream their Windows operating system onto an Apple Mac, tablet, or smartphone
Microsoft To Acquire RiskIQ To Bolster Cybersecurity
Redmond confirms it is acquiring cybersecurity specialist RiskIQ, in order to help orgnisations cope with today's raised cyber threat
Judge Dismisses Amazon’s JEDI Challenge After Project Cancelled
US judge dismisses Amazon's challenge to Pentagon award of $10bn JEDI contract to Microsoft as Defence Department plans new cloud project
Microsoft Gives Staff $1,500 Coronavirus Bonus
Thank you all. Employees at Microsoft around the world to get $1,500 bonus for their efforts during the global Coronavirus pandemic
UK Introduces Right To Repair, Others To Follow
Last week the government introduced ‘right to repair’ legislation in the United Kingdom, to tackle the long standing e-waste issue
Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For PrintNightmare Flaw
Emergency patch issued for “PrintNightmare” vulnerability that could allow hackers to remotely seize control of a PC via Print Spooler