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  1. Jan

    Patching Windows Secure Boot bug could take almost a year - report

    Microsoft will take almost a year to patch Secure Boot bug Microsoft could need almost a year to patch a zero-day Secure Boot bug impacting Windows 10 and 11 PCs, Ars Technica reports. The bug relates to the BlackLotus bootkit malware, and Microsoft patched the original vulnerability —...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Microsoft freezes full-time worker salaries because it needs money for big AI push

    Microsoft freezes full-time worker salaries because it needs money for big AI push Microsoft Corp. has decided to freeze pay for all full-time workers this year to help it navigate macroeconomic ructions, becoming the latest US tech leader to tighten its belt during a time of mounting...
  4. Jan

    Microsoft removes waitlist for Bing Chat

    Microsoft launches ChatGPT-powered Bing Chat to everyone Microsoft has removed the waitlist and is making its Bing Chat large language model AI available to everyone with a Microsoft account, the company has announced. Effectively an open preview launch, the announcement came almost two months...
  5. Jan

    Microsoft could offer Office without Teams

    Microsoft could remove Teams from Office package Microsoft has offered to create a version of its Office and Microsoft 365 productivity suite without the Teams video conferencing and collaboration app, Financial Times reports. The commitment comes after several parties — including Slack owner...
    • Jan
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  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Microsoft partners with AMD to develop AI chip

    Microsoft partners with AMD to develop AI chip Microsoft Corp. is working with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on the chipmaker’s expansion into artificial intelligence processors, according to people with knowledge of the situation, part of a multipronged strategy to secure more of the highly...
  7. Jan

    Microsoft reportedly making links in Outlook and Teams open in Edge

    Microsoft forcing Outlook and Teams links to open in Edge Microsoft 365 IT administrators have been informed that links in the Outlook and Teams apps will all open in the Edge browser in future, regardless of users' default browser selection. Reddit users first posted about the change late...
    • Jan
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  8. Jan

    Google starts rolling out passkey support for Gmail.com accounts

    Goodbye passwords — Big security upgrade for Google accounts Google has started rolling out passkeys as an additional method for signing into Google Accounts. Google began working with the FIDO Alliance, Apple, and Microsoft on passkey support in 2022 and has rolled out the feature for Chrome...
    • Jan
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  9. Jan

    Windows update breaks "Make Chrome the default browser" button

    Windows update breaks Chrome feature — makes switch from Edge more difficult Microsoft rolled out an update to Windows in April 2023 that broke a button in Chrome which made it easy to switch to Google's browser as the default, Gizmodo reports. On most Windows systems, Microsoft's Edge browser...
  10. Jan

    LinkedIn testing generative large language model to write cover letters

    LinkedIn will let AI write cover letters for job-seekers LinkedIn is testing a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) feature for its platform to let job hunters create briefs and cover letter-like messages to send hiring managers. The AI-powered generator is starting to roll out to...
  11. Jan

    Lillian Barnard appointed Microsoft Africa head, Kalane Rampai new Microsoft South Africa boss

    Microsoft appoints new South Africa and Africa heads Tech giant Microsoft has appointed Lillian Barnard as Microsoft Africa president, while Kalane Rampai will replace Barnard as managing director for Microsoft South Africa. Barnard has over 25 years of experience in the ICT industry...
  12. Jan

    Microsoft reportedly taking on Apple with own Arm-based chips

    Microsoft making its own Arm-based chips to take on Apple Microsoft is developing its own Arm-based chips for Windows PCs to rival the Apple M-series on MacBook computers, Windows Latest reports. The publication spotted several Microsoft job listings that advertised positions working on custom...
    • Jan
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  13. Jan

    Microsoft announces 22H2 update is Windows 10's last feature update

    The end of Windows 10 Microsoft will not release any new updates for Windows 10, the company said in a blog post. The current version of Windows 10, 22H2, will be the final version of Windows 10. All editions of the operating system (OS) will still be supported with monthly security updates...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    UK competition authority blocks Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition

    UK competition authority blocks Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion (R1.3 trillion) takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. suffered a hammer blow after Britain’s antitrust watchdog vetoed the gaming industry’s biggest-ever deal, saying it would harm...
  15. Jan

    Microsoft Edge sending every URL users visit to Bing API domain

    Microsoft Edge leaking users' browsing history to Bing Reddit users have discovered that the Microsoft Edge browser is leaking users' browsing history to the company's Bing API. The behaviour occurs in Edge browser versions 112.0.1722.34 and later and appears to be due to a change in the...
  16. Jan

    Microsoft will reportedly stop bundling Teams with Office

    Microsoft to unbundle Teams from Office — report Microsoft will stop bundling its Teams collaboration software from the Microsoft Office Productivity Suite, the Financial Times reports. The tech giant made the decision in light of an official European Union (EU) antitrust investigation into...
  17. Jan

    Arm to start making its own processors

    Arm making its own advanced chip UK semiconductor and software design company Arm is developing its own advanced chip to showcase the potential of its products, Financial Times reports. The project is being spearheaded by former Snapdragon designer and Qualcomm executive Kevork Kechichian.
    • Jan
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  18. Jan

    Microsoft puts ads in Windows 11 Start Menu

    Microsoft puts ads in Windows 11 Start Menu Microsoft has shoved ads punting its own apps and services into an early version of Windows 11. Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel who installed Insider Preview Build 23435 and are using an offline local account will now be presented with one of...
    • Jan
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  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft after it drops support for Twitter in ad tools

    Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft after it drops support for Twitter in ad tools Elon Musk has threatened to sue Microsoft, claiming the company used Twitter data illegally to train its AI tool. The threat comes as Microsoft said its social media planning and scheduling tools for...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google could be replaced by Bing as default search engine on Samsung smartphones — Report

    Google could be replaced by Bing as default search engine on Samsung smartphones — Report Microsoft Corp.’s Bing may replace Alphabet Inc.’s Google as the default search service on Samsung Electronics Co. devices, according to a New York Times report Sunday. Suwon-based Samsung, the world’s...
  21. Jan

    Competition Commission recommends approval of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard

    South Africa green-lights Microsoft's R1.25-trillion Activision Blizzard deal South Africa's Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, without conditions. Microsoft first announced it agreed to buy the...
    • Jan
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