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FTC launches broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft
Now all big Tech is being done
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is about to start a comprehensive antitrust investigation into Microsoft, focusing on its software licensing and cloud computing businesses.
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Aussies crown "Enshittification" as word of the year
Captures the mood of the digital age
Australia's national dictionary, The Macquarie Dictionary, has chosen "enshittification" as its word of the year.
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Microsoft axes licensing resource
Relocates content online
Software King of the World, Microsoft, has quietly announced the closure of its Get Licensing Ready site, a popular resource for software licensing information and education.
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TSMC will lead markets in 2nm Revolution
On track for 2025
TSMC will mass-produce its 2nm process by 2025 according to a new company statement.
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Microsoft scrambles to fix Copilot's privacy blunder
A little too much oversharing
Microsoft's Copilot tool has inadvertently allowed customers to access sensitive information, including CEO emails and HR documents.
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Apple releases urgent update for buggy software
Two zero-day holes
The fruity cargo cult, Apple has stunned its user fanbase by admitting that the software it touts as more secure than Microsoft has two zero-day security flaws.
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Microsoft's new mini-PC runs Windows from the cloud
Thin clients are back
Software King of the World Microsoft is set to launch a purpose-built miniature PC next year that will act as a thin client for its Windows 365 cloud service.
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Microsoft and Atom improve quantum computing
Cool for cats
Boffins working for Microsoft and Atom Computing have emerged from their smoke-filled shared lab claiming a significant breakthrough in their quest to develop fault-tolerant quantum computers that outperform classical systems.
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Thomas Eugene Kurtz has logged off
Co-invented BASIC
Thomas Eugene Kurtz, the American mathematician and computer scientist who co-invented the BASIC programming language and the Dartmouth Timesharing System, has died. He was 96.
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Nvidia’s Blackwell chips on fire
And not in a good way
Nvidia’s next-generation Blackwell data centre processors have significant overheating problems when installed in high-capacity server racks.