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Microsoft launches generative AI model designed exclusively for US intelligence services — air-gapped system for spies aims to avoid potential security leaks

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[ad_1] AI technology has already proved instrumental in transforming and disrupting a wide range of industries, and really it’s just getting started. Microsoft, which has gone “all-in” on artificial intelligence, has developed a generative AI model designed expressly for U.S. intelligence services. Unlike other AI platforms, such as Microsoft’s own Copilot, this one will be … Read more

Microsoft is launching its own Xbox mobile game store, offering titles like Candy Crush and Minecraft

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[ad_1] Microsoft appears to be ramping up its mobile gaming efforts, revealing plans to launch an Xbox mobile game store in July. While we already know that an Xbox mobile game store has been in the works for quite some time, this new July release timeline comes from a recent interview with Xbox president Sarah … Read more

Microsoft Graph is becoming a popular target for hackers

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[ad_1] Multiple hacking collectives are been actively using Microsoft Graph API to hide their communications with command & control (C2) infrastructure hosted on Microsoft cloud services, cybersecurity researchers from Symantec Threat Hunter Team have revealed. The researchers claim that for two and a half years now, groups such as APT28, REF2924, Red Stinger, Flea, APT29, … Read more

Microsoft just gave us a first look at the future of its DNS services

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[ad_1] Microsoft has announced a new, upcoming feature, that aims to solve a decades-old conundrum with DNS security. The feature is called ZTDNS, or Zero Trust Domain Name System, and is currently entering private preview. Microsoft promised a separate announcement once the feature makes it to the Insiders program.  In a blog post, Microsoft explained … Read more

Microsoft and Google vie for top spot in productivity and business app leadership in latest report — Google has a upper hand due to its platform dominance but Microsoft’s LinkedIn emerges as the ultimate Pro social network

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[ad_1] A new study analyzing Google Play downloads of productivity tools has shown an overwhelming majority of mobile users turning to their smartphones to navigate their professional lives and schedule day-to-day tasks. The report by SplitMetrics found the top apps in the business and productivity categories have amassed a staggering 4.7 billion and 55 billion … Read more

Microsoft quietly improves Edge browser with a new internet tester and fixes

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[ad_1] Microsoft has rolled out a new update to its Edge browser which adds a host of security and stability fixes alongside a dedicated internet speed test as well.  As spotted by Techspot, the Microsoft Edge browser update Version 124.0.2478.80 has brought in a new internet speed test built into the sidebar as well as … Read more

5 Great Note-Taking Apps: Google Keep, Apple Notes, Notion, Bear, Microsoft OneNote

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[ad_1] Notes are nested inside custom category tabs; think color-coded tags in a three-ring binder. You can attach specific notes to meetings via Outlook and prioritize them using urgency tags of various levels. If you’re looking for a “professional” notes app, OneNote is a great option. Plus, if you have a subscription to Microsoft 365 … Read more

Microsoft adds more security chiefs following recent cyberattacks

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[ad_1] Microsoft has just unveiled the next step in its major cybersecurity overhaul, and that is to hire security executives for different product groups. Following a string of major cyberattacks, and the subsequent US government “call to arms” of sorts, Microsoft decided to completely revamp its cybersecurity practices, and “put security above all else”, as … Read more

Microsoft should accept that it’s time to give up on Windows 11 and throw everything at Windows 12

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[ad_1] If the recent news concerning two Windows 11 updates that have been breaking various features isn’t enough, the recent reveal that the OS’s market share has dipped below 26% certainly should spark some alarm. According to April 2024 data from Statcounter, Windows 11 plummeted to a 25.69% market share after it reached an all-time … Read more

Microsoft admits latest Windows 11 update is breaking some VPNs

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[ad_1] Windows 11 and Windows 10 users are in some cases facing a problem whereby their VPN connection is failing to work thanks to the latest cumulative updates from Microsoft for these operating systems. We’re talking about the main updates for last month, April, which are KB5036893 for Windows 11 (ushering in Moment 5 features), … Read more