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Microsoft Announces Hack Behind Early June Service Outages

Microsoft said that a June 5 outage that affected multiple services was caused by hackers who carried out a distributed…

2 years ago

Google Accuses Microsoft Of ‘Carving Out’ Exception In Anti-Big Tech Bill

Google’s Chief Legal Officer and President of Global Affairs Kent Walker accused Microsoft on Friday of “carving out” an exception…

3 years ago

FTC Will Scrutinize Microsoft’s Massive Video Game Acquisition

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will review Microsoft’s $68 billion acquisition of video game company Activision, according to a Bloomberg…

3 years ago

Microsoft’s Massive $68 Billion Deal Risks Antitrust Danger As Regulators Promise Crackdown

Microsoft’s $68 billion acquisition of video game company Activision will likely attract scrutiny from regulators, experts say, as the antitrust…

3 years ago

Tech Giant To Buy Video Game Company For Almost $70 Billion

Microsoft agreed to purchase video game giant Activision Blizzard for almost $70 billion, its largest acquisition in company history, multiple…

3 years ago

Microsoft Will Review Sexual Harassment Investigation of Bill Gates, Others

Microsoft announced Thursday it would commission a review of its sexual harassment policies and examine how the company has handled…

3 years ago

Microsoft Draws Jeers For ‘Utterly Bananas’ Introductions Highlighting Pronouns, Race And Hairstyles

Microsoft was ridiculed on social media Thursday for including land acknowledgments, pronoun statements and references to hairstyles in its corporate…

3 years ago

Russian Hackers Behind SolarWinds Attack Are Targeting The Supply Chain, Microsoft Says

The same group of Russian hackers behind the December 2020 SolarWinds attack are targeting companies in the U.S. technology supply…

3 years ago

Microsoft Is Relaxing Its Rules On Who Can Repair Its Devices

Microsoft is loosening its restrictions on how consumers can repair the tech giant’s devices by sharing more information on its…

3 years ago

Microsoft Censors Conservatives, Should Be Subject To Antitrust Laws, Rep Jim Jordan Says

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan accused Microsoft of censoring conservative voices and said it cannot be exempt from future antitrust legislation…

4 years ago

Microsoft Blocks Images of Tiananmen Square Protests On Massacre Anniversary

Microsoft’s search engine Bing appeared to censor images of the protester who stood in front of a Chinese tank during…

4 years ago

Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks Join Initiative Pushing Increased Black Representation In US Boardrooms

Amazon, Microsoft and Starbucks have joined an initiative that seeks to increase the African American representation in U.S. companies’ boardrooms.…

4 years ago

Russian Hackers Accessed Microsoft Users’ Accounts By Guessing Passwords In SolarWinds Cyberattack, Investigators Say

The suspected Russian hackers behind a cyberattack against U.S. individuals, entities and government agencies were able to access servers by…

4 years ago

Hacker Group Supported By Iranian Government Attacks Numerous ‘High Profile’ Accounts, Microsoft Says

Microsoft said Wednesday they stopped hacking attacks on numerous “high profile” accounts, according to an official company blog post. Phosphorus,…

4 years ago

Microsoft Says It Won’t Sell Its Facial Recognition Tech To Police Without Federal Regulation

Microsoft Corporation refused today to sell its facial recognition technology to police departments until government regulations guarantee its “ethical use.”…

5 years ago