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Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off.
mashable.com/article/windows-10-microsoft-account-shut-off-notifications
October 2025 will be a support massacre for a bunch of Microsoft products: Not just Windows 10. Don't forget about Exchange Server, Skype for Business ...
theregister.com/2024/04/18/2025_support_end_microsoft/
AI buttons are being forced into your tech, whether you want it or not: Microsoft and Logitech's new dedicated "AI buttons" have echoes of Cortana ...
pcworld.com/article/2306877/ai-is-being-forced-into-interfaces-whether-you-want-it-or-not.html
Microsoft’s Earnings Are Next Week. It’s All About Azure and AI.: Software firm Microsoft is set to report earnings on April 25, and some analysts are upbeat ...
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More PCs Can Upgrade to Windows 11 After Microsoft Drops 'Compatibility Hold': Certain Windows 10 PCs have been unable to upgrade to Windows 11 since late 2021 ...
pcmag.com/news/more-pcs-can-upgrade-to-windows-11-after-microsoft-drops-compatibility
Windows: Update and shutdown not working properly - Golem.de: After a Windows update, the operating system sometimes restarts instead of shutting down ...
golem.de/news/windows-aktualisieren-und-herunterfahren-funktioniert-nicht-richtig-2404-184291.html
Microsoft Takes AI Model Offline After Devs Fail to Conduct 'Toxicity Testing': WizardLM-2 was removed shortly after its launch, but the AI model has already ...
pcmag.com/news/microsoft-takes-ai-model-offline-after-devs-fail-to-conduct-toxicity-testing
Windows: "Update and Shutdown" is broken: The "Update and Shutdown" option that is offered to the user after downloading a Windows update on Windows 11 and ...
pcgameshardware.de/Windows-Software-277633/News/Aktualisieren-und-Herunterfahren-1445576/
Grab a copy of Windows 11 Pro for just $20: Woot has both Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro (get Pro, seriously) for more than $100 off the retail price
pcworld.com/article/2308011/grab-a-copy-of-windows-11-pro-for-just-20.html
Microsoft aims to triple datacenter capacity to fuel AI boom: And it's far from the only hyperscaler getting in on the act
theregister.com/2024/04/18/microsoft_datacenter_capacity/
The future of the Xbox looks a lot like a PC: Microsoft’s gaming chief has been dropping hints about the future of Xbox. It seems like Windows and Xbox are ...
theverge.com/2024/4/18/24123318/microsoft-next-xbox-pc-future
Question of AI pay-off hangs over Big Tech earnings: The likely message from the leading companies is: be patient
ft.com/content/bb1bdc2e-4049-4e89-b8e6-931312634d75
With just three stocks, Bill Gates earns $1 million in dividends every day: Bill Gates earns over $1 million a day from dividends from Microsoft ...
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Exclusive: Microsoft's OpenAI partnership could face EU antitrust probe, sources say
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KB5037941: Microsoft quietly releases Windows 11 build 26100.2 for Windows 11 24H2 PCs
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Quick Glance: New Windows 11 Build 26100.2 Released for Windows 11 24H2 PCs
- Reports suggest that the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) is set to occur this month, coinciding with the release of a Windows Insider build for HLK (Hardware Lab Kit).
- Speculation hints that the latest Insider build 26100.1 may be part of the RTM branch.
- Microsoft has quietly released a new build 26100.2 under KB5037941, seemingly targeting OEM PCs.
- This build is built upon the previous 26100.1 version, indicating possible persistence of issues from that release.
Jane Street Wants Its Secrets Back: A [redacted] trading strategy, Elon Musk’s options math, BloomTech loans, private equity skin in the game and AI investment ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-18/jane-street-wants-its-secrets-back
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Russian US election interference sowing discord over Ukraine kicks into gear: To a lesser extent, China and Iran also peddle disinfo in hopes of influencing ...
arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/russian-us-election-interference-sowing-discord-over-ukraine-kicks-into-gear/
Microsoft finds Russian influence operations targeting U.S. election have begun
reuters.com/world/us/microsoft-finds-russian-influence-operations-targeting-us-election-have-slowly-2024-04-17/
Windows tweaking app WinToys gets a big update with new features and improvements
neowin.net/news/windows-tweaking-app-wintoys-gets-a-big-update-with-new-features-and-improvements/
System requirements for Windows 11 "AI Explorer" leaked, could be exclusive to Arm devices
techspot.com/news/102665-system-requirements-windows-11-ai-explorer-leaked-could.html
Russian-controlled malware discovered: Backdoor for Windows: In cyber warfare, weapons that have not yet been discovered are particularly effective ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/aus-russland-gesteuerte-schadsoftware-entdeckt-hintertuer-fuer-windows-19659832.html
World of Warcraft Exec Says Microsoft Has 'Let Blizzard Be Blizzard' Since Acquisition - IGN
ign.com/articles/world-of-warcraft-exec-says-microsoft-has-let-blizzard-be-blizzard-since-acquisition
Microsoft-OpenAI deal set to dodge formal EU merger probe, sources say: EU antitrust regulators have concluded that Microsoft's $13 billion investment into ...
reuters.com/technology/microsofts-13-bln-openai-deal-avoid-formal-eu-probe-bloomberg-news-reports-2024-04-17/
Snapdragon X Elite Is A Necessary Hardware Requirement If Users Want To Take Advantage Of Windows 11’s A…
wccftech.com/snapdragon-x-elite-required-to-run-windows-11-ai-explorer/
Microsoft and OpenAI Will Spend $100 Billion to Wean Themselves Off Nvidia GPUs: The companies are working on an audacious data center for AI that's expected to ...
extremetech.com/computing/microsoft-and-openai-will-spend-100-billion-to-wean-themselves-off-nvidia
Microsoft reveals its learnings from Copilot used internally in the company: Microsoft shared insights into their year-long experience deploying Copilot across ...
mspoweruser.com/microsoft-reveals-its-learnings-from-copilot-used-internally-in-the-company/
Microsoft's astounding plan to triple data-center capacity for AI boom: The company wants to quickly double, and then triple, its data-center capacity ...
businessinsider.com/microsoft-plan-double-triple-data-center-capacity-2024-4
$10 Billion Productivity Startup Notion Wants To Build Your AI Everything App: Notion cofounder Ivan Zhao captivated Silicon Valley investors and everyday ...
forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2024/04/11/10-billion-productivity-startup-notion-wants-to-build-your-ai-everything-app/
Take-Two: "GTA 6" publisher lays off 5 percent of its workforce: Take-Two is laying off employees - following Sony, Microsoft and other games companies ...
heise.de/news/Take-Two-GTA-6-Publisher-entlaesst-5-Prozent-der-Belegschaft-9687383.html
Ready or Not developer Void Interactive had the source code for its game stolen by hackers
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FBI says Chinese hackers are inside US infrastructure to cause ‘devastating blow’
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/china-hackers-fbi-wray-infrastructure-b2531182.html
Google Maps: New updates make traveling with electric cars easier: Users with electric cars finally have the opportunity to plan routes that go beyond just A to ...
t3n.de/news/google-maps-neue-updates-vereinfachen-das-reisen-mit-elektro-autos-1619810/
U.S.-backed Microsoft deal elbows out China's AI in Gulf: The $1.5 billion partnership with UAE's G42 is a big move on AI's geopolitical chessboard.
axios.com/2024/04/17/microsoft-ai-uae-g42-china
SoftwareOne: Uprising of the founding shareholders around Stockar is successful: The founding shareholders around Daniel von Stockar take command ...
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A 3D Printer Used By Microsoft, Ford, and NASA Is Now Commercially Available — Here's What It Can Do
entrepreneur.com/business-news/3d-printer-used-by-nasa-microsoft-now-available-to-public/472812
Save 92% on a lifetime subscription to this AI Resume Builder: When it comes time to apply for jobs, Resume Builder can help you do it faster than ever before! ...
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Jamie Dimon confronted Bill Gates after the Microsoft founder said banks were dinosaurs: ‘Obviously he was dead wrong, he’d probably agree with that’
fortune.com/2024/04/18/jamie-dimon-confronted-bill-gates-over-dinosaur-banks-comment/
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Turkey, UK, and US teams will compete in the finals of the 2024 Microsoft Imagine Cup
neowin.net/news/turkey-uk-and-us-teams-will-compete-in-the-finals-of-the-2024-microsoft-imagine-cup/
Worldwide IT spending set to grow 8% this year, Gartner says: Worldwide IT spending is expected to rise by 8% this year, according to analyst firm Gartner ...
neowin.net/news/worldwide-it-spending-set-to-grow-8-this-year-gartner-says/
Google is set to invest over $100 billion in AI, DeepMind founder says: According to Demis Hassabis, the child prodigy who founded DeepMind, Google is likely to ...
techspot.com/news/102663-google-invest-more-than-100-billion-ai-deepmind.html
You can now converse and collaborate with multiple chatbots at once, thanks to Poe
mspoweruser.com/you-can-now-converse-and-collaborate-with-multiple-chatbots-at-once-thanks-to-poe/
Save 50% off lifetime upgrades to AOMEI Backupper Professional Edition: Easily and safely protect everything on your PC, including the system, disks ...
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The Microsoft Teams iOS app has added mixed reality-based spatial annotations for workers
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Dark theme for Google Drive is now widely available: The new web UI option can mitigate eye strain
androidpolice.com/dark-theme-google-drive-web-widely-available/
Quick Glance: Google Employees Rally Against Cloud Agreement with Israel's Government
- Google staff members are protesting a cloud deal with the Israeli government amid the Hamas conflict.
- Activists are staging sit-ins at Google offices in New York and California as a form of protest.
- These actions represent an intensification in the resistance against tech companies' association with the Israeli government.
- Employees are urging the immediate termination of the project and condemning the IDF's utilization of Google services.
Google will outpace Microsoft in AI investment, DeepMind CEO says: We have all been guilty of falling under the foundation model spell of the past ...
thenextweb.com/news/google-outpace-microsoft-ai-investment-deepmind-ceo-ted
Quick Glance: Google to Surpass Microsoft in AI Investment, DeepMind CEO Affirms
- Many of us have fallen under the spell of the foundation model in the past year and a half, triggered by OpenAI's unveiling of ChatGPT.
- DeepMind, acquired by Google in 2014 for a reported £400-650 million, has achieved more impressive milestones than most.
- Deep Mind's CEO Demis Hassabis confirmed at the TED 40th anniversary conference in Vancouver, Canada, that Google has no intention of slowing down investment in the technology, but rather the opposite.
- Hassabis emphasized the need to avoid an artificial intelligence arms race that could lead to risky decisions and highlighted the importance of society starting to think about the types of architectures being built as we approach achieving artificial general intelligence.
Why the US government’s overreliance on Microsoft is a big problem: Microsoft continues to get a free pass after series of cybersecurity failures.
wired.com/story/the-us-government-has-a-microsoft-problem/
Microsoft to invest $1.5 bln in Emirati AI firm G42, takes minority stake: Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in United Arab Emirates-based artificial ...
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Quick Glance: Microsoft to Invest $1.5 Billion in Emirati AI Firm G42 for Minority Stake
- Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in the United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence firm G42 to acquire a minority stake and a board seat.
- The partnership aims to deepen ties between the USA and the UAE amid the global battle for tech dominance.
- The deal includes G42 using Microsoft cloud services to run its AI applications.
- G42 and Microsoft plan to jointly bring advanced AI and digital infrastructure to countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa.
Adobe might partner with OpenAI to offer AI video generation: The company told Reuters it would offer third party tools from OpenAI and other AI startups on ...
qz.com/adobe-openai-ai-video-generation-tools-1851413377
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17 Best Xbox Series X/S Games You Can Play Now (2024): These are the titles that make the most of your big, burly Microsoft console.
wired.com/gallery/best-xbox-series-x-series-s-games/
Trying to win the AI war will be really, really, really expensive: DeepMind boss Demis Hassabis suggests Google will spend more than $100 billion on AI ...
businessinsider.com/deepmind-demis-hassabis-cost-ai-wars-google-openai-nvidia-chips-2024-4
The Prompt: Machine Learning Paradise: Plus: Scathing reviews of Humane’s AI Pin, and a $400 AI toothbrush
forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2024/04/16/the-prompt-machine-learning-paradise/
Windows 11: Microsoft lifts two-year-old upgrade ban: After two years, Microsoft has now decided to allow users who were affected by a driver error to upgrade to ...
pcgameshardware.de/Windows-Software-277633/News/Microsoft-hebt-zwei-Jahre-alte-Upgrade-Sperre-auf-1445301/
Overture Maps Foundation releases the first beta of its open map dataset: The Overture Maps Foundation today launched the first beta of its global open map ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/16/overture-maps-foundation-releases-the-first-beta-of-its-open-map-dataset/
15 'Wealth Creator' Stocks Make Investors Filthy Rich: Not sure which S&P 500 stocks are the best to buy for the next 10 years? There's no ...
investors.com/etfs-and-funds/sectors/sp500-wealth-creator-stocks-make-investors-filthy-rich/
Microsoft L&D Director terminated after 3 decades at company: 'My job elimination was result of...' | Mint
livemint.com/companies/news/microsoft-l-d-director-terminated-after-3-decades-at-company-my-job-elimination-was-result-of-11713345078635.html
Microsoft turns to the Middle East for its latest bet on AI: Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in Abu Dhabi’s G42, an artificial intelligence group that has ...
cnn.com/2024/04/16/tech/microsoft-g42-ai/
PS5, PS4 Ports of Xbox Survival Game Grounded Out Now: Alongside the final Fully Yoked update
pushsquare.com/news/2024/04/ps5-ps4-ports-of-xbox-survival-game-grounded-out-now
The Best Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts for Boosting Your Productivity: Learn how to use keyboard shortcuts instead of mouse clicks for common tasks in Google ...
wired.com/story/best-google-docs-keyboard-shortcuts-productivity/
What Surging AI Demand Means for Electricity Markets: Microsoft’s first energy hire talks the AI boom.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-15/what-surging-ai-demand-means-for-electricity-markets
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Microsoft will limit Exchange Online bulk emails to fight spam: Microsoft has announced plans to fight spam by imposing a daily Exchange Online bulk email limit ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-will-limit-exchange-online-bulk-emails-to-fight-spam/
Micosoft Account notifications are part of Windows 10 22H2 Release Preview build 19045.4353
neowin.net/news/micosoft-account-notifications-are-part-of-windows-10-22h2-release-preview-build-190454353/
Google is using AI to answer some search queries: Google has quietly started dropping AI-generated answers into some users' search queries ...
businessinsider.com/google-uses-ai-search-queries-links-answers-2024-4
Tired techie 'fixed' a server, blamed Microsoft, and got away with it: If you're too exhausted to think, maybe you shouldn't be doing tech support
theregister.com/2024/04/15/who_me/
Microsoft to Invest $1.5 Billion in U.A.E. AI Firm: The deal between the tech giant and Abu Dhabi-based G42 signals a pivot for the Gulf state toward Washington.
wsj.com/tech/ai/microsoft-to-invest-1-5-billion-in-u-a-e-ai-firm-52988bab
Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass April 2024 Wave 2 Lineup - IGN: Microsoft has announced the second wave of games coming to Game Pass in April 2024 ...
ign.com/articles/microsoft-announces-xbox-game-pass-april-2024-wave-2-lineup
AMD RX 7900 XT (20GB VRAM) and GRE (16GB VRAM) are both at prices worth buying: AMD slashed the prices of its RX 7900 XT and GRE once Nvidia revealed its RTX ...
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Microsoft, beset by hacks, grapples with problem years in the making: Microsoft has embarked on its biggest security reboot in two decades, but critics question ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-15/microsoft-beset-by-hacks-grapples-with-problem-years-in-the-making
Microsoft tests advertising in the Start menu: In the current Insider build of Windows, US users are shown ads for apps. This can be switched off and is only ...
heise.de/news/Microsoft-testet-Werbung-im-Startmenue-9684480.html
Abortion: Seven celebrities demand the end of paragraph 218: In an open letter, prominent signatories of an open letter are calling for abortions to be legalized ...
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Microsoft lifts two-year-old block that prevented some users from upgrading to Windows 11 — fix finally arrives after a long wait for Rocket Lake CPUs
tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-lifts-block-that-prevented-some-users-from-upgrading-to-windows-11-fix-finally-arrives-after-a-two-year-wait-for-rocket-lake-cpus
Microsoft blocks BlackLotus Secure Boot mitigations on TPM 2.0 Windows Server 2012 PCs
neowin.net/news/microsoft-blocks-blacklotus-secure-boot-mitigations-on-tpm-20-windows-server-2012-pcs/
Microsoft-backed Rubrik aims to raise as much as $713 mln in IPO, source says: Cybersecurity software firm Rubrik, which counts Microsoft among its prominent ...
reuters.com/technology/microsoft-backed-rubrik-aims-raise-much-713-mln-ipo-source-says-2024-04-15/
OpenAI bids for Japan business as it opens Tokyo office: Microsoft backed artificial intelligence startup OpenAI made a pitch for business in Japan on Monday as ...
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Russian Hack of Microsoft Corporate Emails Ensnares US Federal Agencies: US cyber officials are requiring affected federal agencies to act, since their login ...
pcmag.com/news/russian-hack-of-microsoft-corporate-emails-ensnares-us-federal-agencies
Microsoft buys huge tract south of Atlanta for more data centers: Microsoft is quickly gobbling up industrial land south of Atlanta to try to feed its insatiable ...
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Microsoft hikes Dynamics 365 prices by around ten percent or more: First rise in five years varies between 9.26 and 16.67 percent for different products – for no ...
theregister.com/2024/04/15/dynamics_365_price_rises/
Microsoft fixed Windows CVE-2024-26248, CVE-2024-29056 Kerberos PAC validation flaw
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U.S. is not the world: Meta's “high court” probes if it combats explicit AI fakes globally
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Download: Kubernetes Secret Handbook ($35.99 Value) — free for your email: By the end of this book, you'll have a rock-solid Secrets management solution to ...
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