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Microsoft’s Cloud to Track Legalized Marijuana Sales

Microsoft teams with Kind Financial to help government agencies track the legalized cannabis industry in their jurisdictions.

8 years ago

BadTunnel Security Flaw Affected All Windows Versions For 20 Years

Discovery of serious Windows vulnerability, dubbed BadTunnel, earns researcher top bug bounty reward

8 years ago

Microsoft Makes AI Move For Wand Labs

Reinforcements for malfunctioning Tay chatbot? Microsoft purchases AI app specialist Wand Labs

8 years ago

Microsoft’s Project Bletchley Adds Middleware To Azure Blockchain

Project Bletchley to extend use of Blockchains using middleware and cryptlets for open cloud platforms

8 years ago

Patch Tuesday Tackles Browser Flaws Amid Another Adobe Zero-Day

Fixes for Edge and Internet Explorer, but admins warned to pay attention to serious Adobe Flash zero day

8 years ago

Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal May Prove Better Fit Than Earlier Buyouts

ANALYSIS: Although more consumers use Microsoft products, enterprises are its most important customers, and owning LinkedIn can help deepen their…

8 years ago

Microsoft Acquires LinkedIn For £18.5bn

Nadella snaps up LinkedIn in "re-founding moment" for professional social network

8 years ago

Hyper-V Containers Arrive In Windows 10 Test Build

Windows Insiders can now see how containers work with Windows 10 ahead of the Anniversary Update this summer

8 years ago

Microsoft Offers Minecraft Education Edition To Schools And Teachers

Minecraft beta opens up so the game can help teachers and students explore ways to build and design a world

8 years ago

Attack Code Helps Angler Exploit Kit ‘Evade Microsoft’s EMET’

Recent versions of the Angler exploit kit have proven able to defeat some of EMET's most sophisticated features for the…

8 years ago

Microsoft Boosts Office 365 Security With Threat Detection, Visibility Tools

Microsoft says Advanced Security Management can protect networks and make Office 365 deployments more effective with new dashboard

8 years ago

Microsoft Office Online Users Can Chat While They Collaborate

Microsoft is adding to the browser-based software's co-authoring capabilities, allowing users to chat as they work together on Office content

8 years ago

Microsoft And Facebook Team Up To Build Transatlantic Data Cable

Set to be completed in 2017, new MAREA cable will help speed up cloud and online services at both companies

8 years ago

Microsoft Bans Simple Passwords On All Its Accounts

Microsoft announces complete ban of simple or commonly used passwords from all of its accounts

8 years ago

451 Research: Cloud Race To The Bottom Is ‘Red Herring’

Price doesn’t matter, claims 451 Research, as customer look for value-added services

8 years ago

Microsoft Backtracks Over ‘Sneaky’ Windows 10 Upgrade Notification

Criticism over “nasty” and “deceitful” trick as recommended Windows 10 update causes concern

8 years ago

Microsoft Boosts Azure Site Recovery With Flash Storage

Azure Premium Storage users can now replicate their workloads onto SSDs

8 years ago

Microsoft ‘Streamlines’ Smartphone Business With 1,850 Job Cuts

Latest retreat from the mobile market will cost Microsoft around £650m

8 years ago

Microsoft Adds Network 3D Printer Support For Windows 10 IoT Core

Network 3D Printer app connects 3D printers via Wi-Fi to Windows 10 IoT Core devices like Raspberry Pi

8 years ago

Microsoft Raises Data Centre Renewable Energy Targets

Microsoft commits to reducing reliance on carbon offset certificates and aims to boost direct renewable energy use for the future

8 years ago

10 Of The Best 2-in-1 Laptops For Business

Tablet or laptop? Why not have both? Here's our rundown of the best 2-in-1 hybrid devices for business

9 years ago

Microsoft Moves Open Source Jenkins Project To Azure

Significant customer partnership for Microsoft cloud, as Jenkins project infrastructure moves to Azure

9 years ago

Office 365 Security Risks Rise As Corporate Adoption Increases

Nearly three quarters of enterprise Microsoft Office 365 users have a compromised account each month and more than 200 files…

9 years ago

Nokia Returns To Smartphones As Microsoft Sells Feature Phone Business

Microsoft sells feature phone business to Foxconn subsidiary while Nokia licenses famous brand to HMD global

9 years ago

Microsoft Wants UK To Remain In The EU

Microsoft says it has a long history with the UK and hints future investment could be affected if country votes…

9 years ago

SAP HANA Will Run On Microsoft Azure Public Cloud

Microsoft Azure will be certified for all types of HANA workloads as SAP software and Office 365 get integrated

9 years ago

Microsoft, Google Back Royal Society ICT Teaching Push

Tech giants support Royal Society study into how to improve computer science teaching in schools

9 years ago

Microsoft Canadian Azure Data Centres Go Live, South Korea Region Planned

Microsoft Azure data centres open in Toronto and Quebec, offering Canadian customers additional data protection

9 years ago

Microsoft Disables Controversial Wi-Fi Sharing Features In Windows 10

Microsoft removes some elements of Wi-Fi Sense, fixes bugs and adds Microsoft Edge improvements in latest build of Windows 10

9 years ago

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update Tackles Exploited Flash And IE Flaws

“Critical” patches for zero-day vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash, and Windows

9 years ago