Microsoft bans 7 million Xbox accounts
Breaching community guidelines
Software King of the World Microsoft has banned more than seven million Xbox accounts for breaching its community guidelines.
Microsoft and Nvidia team up to develop AI-based cloud
I, for one, welcome our Skynet overlords
In a move that shows that executives from Microsoft and NVIDIA have never seen any science fiction, the pair have teamed up to build a new type of AI cloud computer for Azure customers.
Microsoft reviews sexual misconduct and discrimination practices
Too much hardware not enough software
Microsoft has announced that it is shaking up its sexual harassment policies after a report from law firm ArentFox Schiff. The law firm produced a 50 page report containing recommendations requiring Vole needed to pull its socks up.
Microsoft admits update hurts gaming performance
Will be fixed one of these days
Software King of the World Microsoft has admitted that its Windows 11 22H2 update is causing game performance issues for some users. It will pause the update for affected devices until a fix is ready.
NSA wants companies to move to memory safe languages
C#, Go, Java, Ruby, or Swift never forget
The National Security Agency (NSA) wants people to move to memory safe programming languages such as C#, Go, Java, Ruby, or Swift.
Microsoft blames Russian Iridium for hacks
Iridium apparently works with Sandworms
Microsoft is warning of a Russian based hacker called Iridium who is apparently co-ordinating attacks with Tsar Putin's elite Sandworm hacker group.
EU to investigate Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal
Moving to phase II of monopoly investigation
The European Commission has announced that, following its initial investigation into Microsoft's proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it will now be opening a more "in-depth" Phase 2 probe to determine the deal's likely impact on competition.
Microsoft sued over cloud
CISPE complains that Vole is being anti-competative again
Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) has moaned to the EC's Directorate-General for Competition about Microsoft's cloudy antics.
Microsoft puts adverts on the start menu
Adverts in bars? What a dumb idea
Software King of the World Microsoft is helping drive more users to Linux by slapping adverts into its Windows 11 task bar.
Microsoft offers password-free smartphone authentication
Azure Active Director certificate-based authentication
Software king of the world Microsoft is now offering a public preview of Azure AD CBA on devices running Apple's iOS and Android that uses certificates on Yubico's YubiKey hardware security key.