How much would someone pay for the email credentials of a CEO, a COO or a CFO? Well, according to a hacker, anywhere between $100 ( ₹7,396 approximately) and $1,500 ( ₹1,10,944 approximately). As per a report by ZDNet, a threat actor is selling email and password combinations for Office 365 and Microsoft accounts on an underground for […]
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Project Latte: Microsoft is working on a solution to bring Android apps to Windows
Windows 10 users may soon be able to use Android apps on their devices. The functionality is said to be part of a new project ‘Latte’, which could build upon Microsoft’s similar and shelved project codenamed Astoria. What is Project Latte? The project is aimed to allow the Windows operating […]
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Microsoft is in talks to buy TikTok in US
Microsoft Corp. is exploring an acquisition of TikTok’s operations in the U.S., according to a people familiar with the matter. A deal would give the software company a popular social-media service and relieve U.S. government pressure on the Chinese owner of the video-sharing app. The Trump administration has been weighing […]
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Microsoft bans face-recognition sales to police as Big Tech reacts to protests
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would await federal regulation before selling facial recognition technology to police, making it the latest big firm to back away from the business following protests against law enforcement brutality and bias. In a statement, Microsoft said it has worked on enacting principles and legislation […]
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Reliance Jio may have to pick between Google and Microsoft for its final tranche of investments
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio has done the unthinkable – it has raised almost ₹1 lakh crore (almost $13 billion) in the middle of a global lockdown with eight investments in seven weeks. And Asia’s richest man is not yet done. While the next investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign Public Investment […]
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Microsoft’s Your Phone app for Android now supports music playback control
Microsoft last month announced it will let Android users control music playback from its Your Phone app. This feature is now available on the app. Microsoft integrated this feature with the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19619. This new feature lets Android users control music from apps like Spotify, YouTube Music […]
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Microsoft gives credit to developer of AppGet
Microsoft has finally given an independent app developer due credit for its new Windows Package Manager after he accused the tech giant of “copying the core mechanics” of his product called AppGet. AppGet developer Keivan Beigi came out in the open, detailing about how Microsoft “ghosted” him for months after […]
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks up against racism
Protests against George Floyd’s murder by the Minneapolis Police and against police brutality has gripped America. While Twitter chose to flag US President Donald Trump’s post ‘glorifying violence’, tech heavyweights like Apple, Google, YouTube, Netflix etc have spoken up about racism and have conveyed their stance against it. Hacktivists Anonymous has also warned that […]
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Robots took my job: Microsoft sacks journalists, replaces them with AI software
Microsoft has sacked dozens of journalists and has replaced them with artificial intelligence software. The journos who maintain the news homepages on Microsoft’s MSN website and the homepage on the Edge browser have been told that they are no longer needed since robots can do their jobs now. Twenty seven journalists employed […]
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Microsoft could invest $2 billion in Reliance’s Jio platforms
Reliance may bag another big investment for its Jio platforms. According to a Livemint report, Microsoft is negotiating an investment, estimated to be worth $2 billion, for the Jio platforms. Reliance just last week announced it had raised ₹11,367 crore investment from the US equity firm KKR. Before this, Reliance has raised big […]
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Microsoft has a free online certified course on IoT for IT professionals
Microsoft has launched a new online course for developers who are looking to venture into the Internet of Things (IoT). The company announced the Azure IoT Developer Specialty training at Build 2020 and it’s free. The training platform was introduced in beta in January this year. This course will allow […]
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Microsoft warns of massive Covid-19 themed email phishing scam
Microsoft has warned of massive Covid-19-themed phishing campaigns run by cybercriminals. The campaign involves luring users into downloading NetSupport Manager, a remote administration tool which is commonly used by hackers to gain control of users’ devices. “We’re tracking a massive campaign that delivers the legitimate remote access tool NetSupport Manager […]
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Microsoft Surface Duo: Here’s what to expect from dual-screen device
Microsoft is reportedly planning to ship its foldable smartphone Surface Duo this year with Snapdragon 855 processor, 6GB RAM and 64GB or 256GB storage options. According to Windows Central, the device will also feature a single 11MP camera sensor above the right display that will be used for both front and rear-facing […]
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Intel-Microsoft joint project ‘STAMINA’ turns malware into images
Researchers from Intel and Microsoft have joined forces to study the use of deep learning for malware threat detection in a project that first converts malware into images. The basis for this study is the observation that if malware samples are turned into grayscale images, the textural and structural patterns […]
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Microsoft plans to ‘force’ Indian Google Chrome users to change their default search engine
Microsoft may soon start ‘forcing’ Indian Google Chrome users to move to its own Bing search engine instead of rival Google. And the company plans to do this by using its Office 365 ProPlus installer. Microsoft confirmed this move in one of the support pages titled ‘Microsoft Search in Bing […]