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Microsoft Updates Privacy Policy To Admit Listening To Voice Data

Err yes, we do sometimes listen. Microsoft admits it does collect voice data for Skype and Cortana services

5 years ago

Microsoft Staff Listen To Some Translated Skype Calls – Report

Another day, another privacy scare, as Microsoft contractors sometimes listen to translated Skype calls

5 years ago

Microsoft Says Russia’s Strontium Behind IoT Hacks

Russian state-sponsored hackers linked to GRU, identified by Microsoft as attacking IoT devices

5 years ago

Microsoft Buys PromoteIQ As It Expands Advertising Division

Move comes after Microsoft split advertising operations from Bing search engine earlier this year, forming Microsoft Advertising

5 years ago

Republicans Urge Trump Not To Delay Pentagon Cloud Contract

Republicans ask President Trump not to delay Pentagon cloud project for which Amazon is competing

5 years ago

Microsoft Generates More Money From Cloud Than Windows

Nadella's legacy. Revenues from the cloud overtake sales from Windows for the first time ever at Microsoft

5 years ago

Microsoft Puts Amazon’s Alexa On Windows 10 Lock Screen

Feature arrives in a test Windows 10 build aimed for final release later this year, along with enterprise and security…

5 years ago

Adobe, Microsoft, SAP Demonstrate First Open Data System

The Open Data Initiative, announced last autumn to create a common data model for customer data, could pose a competitive…

5 years ago

Microsoft To Open Retail Store In Central London

Redmond finally remembers the consumer market, as it readies opening of new retail outlet in heart of London

5 years ago

Google Cloud Acquires Storage Start-Up Elastifile In Latest Buy

Google Cloud chief executive Thomas Kurian has made a series of acquisitions this year as he seeks to give the…

5 years ago

Microsoft Teases Launch Of ‘Windows 1.0’

Users taken off-guard as Microsoft rolls out 1980s-era logos and imagery across its Windows social media accounts

5 years ago

Microsoft Set To Pull Plug On Books Purchased From Microsoft Store

As it pulls out of e-book sales, the company is to remove access to all books aquired from the Microsoft…

5 years ago

Microsoft In The Lead As Cloud Software Market Hits $100bn

Annual sales of cloud software hit £79bn with long-established software vendors dominating the top five, but cloud-native firms showing the…

5 years ago

Bill Gates Calls For Tech Regulation

Microsoft co-founder says it is time for governments to help regulate technology giants like Facebook, Google

5 years ago

Microsoft ‘Planning Android-Compatible Surface Device’

The device, which may arrive early next year, is said to have a folding form-factor and to run on Intel's…

5 years ago

China Summons Tech Firms Over Huawei Blacklisting

Come into my office. Big name tech firms summoned by Chinese government after American ban

5 years ago

Microsoft Deletes Facial Recognition Database Over Privacy Fears – Report

Responding to privacy and ethical concerns, Microsoft deletes facial recognition training database

5 years ago

Bluekeep: NSA Warns Windows Users To Update And Upgrade

Cyber attack risk if you don't patch or upgrade to newer operating systems, warns American spy agency

5 years ago

Microsoft, Oracle Partner For Cloud Push At AWS

One time bitter rivals Microsoft and Oracle agree to make their cloud services work together

5 years ago

Oracle Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs Amidst Cloud Confusion

Company reportedly sheds staff in the US and China as it struggles to compete with top cloud players

5 years ago

Microsoft Warns Malicious Adverts Being Displayed By Native Windows 10 Apps

The hack affects the News app built into Windows 10 and some built-in games, and can lead to unwanted purchases…

5 years ago

Microsoft Shows Dual-Screen Surface Tablet Prototype At Internal Demo

The 'Centaurus' prototype has upstaged earlier plans for a dual-screen phone and may be nearing launch, reports say

5 years ago

Researchers Release Micropatch For ‘BlueKeep’ Critical Windows Flaw

The bug has been compared to the 'EternalBlue' vulnerability behind WannaCry, NotPetya and other worldwide malware outbreaks

5 years ago

LVMH Debuts Blockchain-Based Product Tracking

The Aura system is designed on a consortium model, allowing any luxury firm to use it to provide tracking services…

5 years ago

Microsoft Issues Critical Update For Windows XP

Bad sign? Five years after support for XP ended, Microsoft issues patch for Windows XP and Windows 2003

6 years ago

Microsoft Previews Blockchain-Based Decentralised ID System

The ION network would use Bitcoin's blockchain for identity assurance, while creating a secondary network to vastly speed up processing…

6 years ago

Build 2019: Microsoft Adds AI To Word To Suggest Writing Improvements

The tool goes beyond simple spelling and grammar correction to critique a document's structure and readability

6 years ago

Build 2019: Microsoft To Ship Linux Kernel With Windows 10

The move marks the first time a full-blown Linux kernel has been included as a component of Windows

6 years ago

Build 2019: Microsoft Releases Managed Business Blockchain Service

Azure Blockchain Services is integrated with Azure and with Microsoft's developer tools

6 years ago

Microsoft Offers Azure Tools, Services For AI, Blockchain

New offerings to make it easier for businesses to utilise artificial intelligence and blockchain

6 years ago