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Microsoft’s xCloud beta arrives on iOS and PC this week
An invite-only beta begins for xCloud via the web
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SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in the hot seat
BOSTON (AP) — The sprawling hacking campaign deemed a grave threat to U.S. national security came to be known as SolarWinds, for the company whose software update was seeded by Russian...
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This is the best Windows File Explorer design concept I’ve ever seen
Microsoft is in the middle of redesigning Windows 10
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Microsoft accidentally leaks new look for Windows 10
Windows 10’s look is getting overhauled
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Microsoft in advanced talks to buy Nuance for about $16 billion, announcement could come Monday
Buying Nuance could bolster Microsoft's assets in voice software, where it already has technology for developers.
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Critical Zoom vulnerability triggers remote code execution without user input
A zero-day vulnerability in Zoom which can be used to launch remote code execution (RCE) attacks has been disclosed by researchers. Pwn2Own, organized by the Zero Day Initiative, is a contest for white-hat cybersecurity professionals and teams to compete in the discovery of bugs in popular software and services.
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How Did Microsoft Make Flight Simulator Seem So Real?
With the latest version of the popular software, players can recognize city streets and feel shifts in the wind.
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Microsoft could become the 'Netflix of gaming,' says Morgan Stanley
With a growing number of monthly active users, and reported talks around acquiring Discord, Microsoft could become the 'Netflix of gaming,' say analysts
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Seven Years In, Phil Spencer Has Succeeded Immensely In Helping Xbox Turn Things Around
Xbox boss Phil Spencer is celebrating an anniversary with Xbox. It was seven years ago, on March 31, 2014, that Spencer was promoted to Head of Xbox. It was a big, dramatic change for Microsoft and Xbox, as the company faltered under the leadership of Don Mattrick and some of the policy moves that the company pushed in regards to DRM and used games.
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Microsoft says an outage with Microsoft 365 services mitigated
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it has mitigated an issue with its Microsoft 365 services and features, including workplace messaging app Teams and Azure, after many users were unable to access them.
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Microsoft Coffee
The Last Prank Before PR Ruined Everything
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Microsoft shuts down Cortana on iOS and Android
Microsoft has shut down its Cortana app for iOS and Android. It’s the latest in a series of moves to end support for Cortana across multiple devices, including Microsoft’s own Surface Headphones. The Cortana app for iOS and Android is no longer supported, and Microsoft has removed it from both the App Store and Google’s Play Store.
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Microsoft wins U.S. Army contract for augmented-reality headsets, worth up to $21.9 billion over 10 years
The Army HoloLens deal comes a year and a half after Microsoft received a cloud contract from the Pentagon, which Amazon has been challenging in federal court.
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This Microsoft Flight Simulator mod features the cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal
The Ever Given is now in a video game mod.
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Windows 95 Easter egg discovered after being hidden for 25 years
A Windows hacker has found a never-before-seen Easter egg in the Windows 95 Internet Mail application, twnty-five years after the software was released.
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Microsoft starts testing free multiplayer for free-to-play games
The company has now started testing a dashboard update that enables removes the Xbox Live Gold requirement to play free-to-play games online.
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Microsoft in Talks to Buy Discord for More Than $10 Billion
Microsoft Corp. is in talks to procure Discord Inc., a computer game visit local area, for more than $10 billion, according to individuals acquainted with the matter.
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Xbox Smart Delivery Turned Out To Be A Pretty Big Deal
When Microsoft started slipping the made-up phrase “Smart Delivery” into all of its Xbox Series X/S marketing last year, it seemed like just another pair of empty buzzwords. Surely all games would just simply work after you installed them on your expensive new hardware, whether they supported Microsoft’s catchphrase or not. Not quite!
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Microsoft outage affects Teams, Azure and Xbox Live
An Azure problem took down several Microsoft online services, but they should be back up soon.
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Microsoft and Google openly feuding amid hacks, competition inquiries
Google and Microsoft are at knives drawn. Driven in part by pressure from lawmakers and regulators over the extraordinary power the two technology companies wield over American life, the California-based search engine giant and Washington-based software firm are wrestling to throw each other under the bus.
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