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European Parliament Approves Controversial Copyright Reforms

'A good sign for the creative industries in Europe', say those in favour, while opponents call the outcome 'catastrophic'

6 years ago

Microsoft To Refocus Skype On Video Calls, Messaging

Mea culpa. Redmond pledges to end Skype's controversial Snapchat-like features and return focus to its core functions

6 years ago

Home Secretary ‘Demands’ Action From Tech Firms On Child Abuse

Sajid Javid pledges more cash, and demands tech giants tackle online child sexual abuse, or face legislation

6 years ago

Russian Political Hack Halted By Microsoft

Attack by 'Fancy Bear' hacking group to steal steal data from American think tank organisations foiled by Redmond boffins

6 years ago

BBC Demands Microsoft Tell It Who Leaked Dr Who Footage

Good luck with that... Aunty subpoenas Microsoft to demand OneDrive user who shared Dr Who clip

6 years ago

Microsoft Extends Life Of ‘Classic Skype’ After Backlash

'Customer feedback' persuades Microsoft to backtrack and extend support for Skype 7.0...for now

6 years ago

Apple Reaches $1 Trillion Valuation In Market First

Apple is the first publicly traded US company to be worth $1tn, following ten years of stellar smartphone expansion

6 years ago

Microsoft Underscores ‘AI First’ Strategy At Partner Conference

At Inspire in Las Vegas, Microsoft outlines how it plans to weave AI and cloud computing into 'the fabric of…

6 years ago

Microsoft, Walmart Join Forces Against Amazon

Walmart is to use Microsoft's cloud services as it looks for ways to fend off pressure from Amazon

6 years ago

Microsoft Forces Upgrade As It ‘Retires’ Skype Classic

Skype classic holdouts are told to upgrade to version 8.0, as Skype 7.0 heads to the knackers yard

6 years ago

Microsoft Offers Free Version Of Teams Chat App

Redmond matches main rival Slack by finally offering a free version aimed at smaller businesses and freelancers

6 years ago

Google, Facebook ‘Deceive’ Users On GDPR Data Choices

The internet giants' new privacy controls don't obtain the explicit, informed consent required by European law, consumer groups claim

7 years ago

Microsoft Rolls Out Juggernaut Blockchain Payments System For Gaming Industry

The new blockchain-based offering, backed by services giant EY, is expected to turn into one of the world's biggest enterprise…

7 years ago

Microsoft Working With M&S On ‘Game-Changing’ AI Tech

Marks & Spencer is the latest retailer to work with Microsoft on revamping the high-street shopping experience

7 years ago

Microsoft To Open Two Data Centres In Norway

Nordic expansion for Azure as Microsoft reveals plans for two new facilities in Norway

7 years ago

Microsoft Working On Shop Automation Tech To Rival Amazon Go

Microsoft is working with retailers to build checkout-free systems like the Amazon Go shop that opened to the public in…

7 years ago

Microsoft Sinks Second Data Centre Under The Sea Near Orkney

No more worry about cooling costs, when you sink a data centre deep within the ocean, claims Microsoft

7 years ago

Microsoft Buys Code-Sharing Site GitHub For $7.5bn

The move means changes for developers - but also big Microsoft competitors such as Google, Facebook and Amazon

7 years ago

Patch Tuesday Tackles Two Flaws Under Active Attack

Security updates tackles 67 vulnerabilities in total, including two zero-days being actively attacked

7 years ago

Windows April 2018 Update Focuses On Time Management

The latest version of Windows 10 adds task management features to help users stay organised

7 years ago

Google Refreshes Gmail With AI, Improved Privacy Protection

First overhaul of webmail system since 2013 as Google seeks to take the fight to Microsoft

7 years ago

Tech Support Scams Surge 24 Percent

Fifteen percent of those affected lost money, with losses ranging from $200 to $400 or more, Microsoft finds

7 years ago

Top Cloud Infrastructure Vendors Set To Take Lion’s Share Of Market

The growing dominance of a few cloud infrastructure players could put pressure on enterprises, argues Gartner

7 years ago

AMD And Microsoft Release Spectre Fixes

The latest patches include operating system and processor microcode updates to protect users from Spectre Variant 2

7 years ago

Researcher: Microsoft Patch For ‘Important’ Outlook Bug Is Incomplete

Microsoft has fixed a more than year-old flaw, but its patch doesn't stop all attacks from getting through

7 years ago

Microsoft To Invest $5bn For IoT Push

Redmond pledges $5 billion over next four years for Internet of Things, to make IoT access easier for all

7 years ago

BlackBerry, Microsoft Sign Security Agreement

BlackBerry partners Microsoft to provide secure environment for Microsoft Office apps

7 years ago

Poisoned BitTorrent Client Hits 400,000 Windows PCs With Malware

Attackers used a counterfeit software update to launch the massive Windows malware campaign

7 years ago

New Intel Chips To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Flaws

Hardware changes in chips shipping later this year aim to replace performance-draining software patches

7 years ago