All posts tagged "Microsoft"

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  U.S. says Facebook, Microsoft disabled North Korean cyber threats

  The National Security Adviser of the White House said that North Korea was responsible for the WannaCry computer attack that affected thousands of computers in over 150 countries

  • Posted December 19, 2017
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  Consumers Reports pulls Microsoft laptop recommendation

  Says laptops and tablets have poor reliability compared to other brands

  • Posted August 10, 2017
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  Microsoft laying off thousands of workers in sales shakeup

  Shifting away from its traditional approach of licensing its Office software

  • Posted July 6, 2017
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  Huge cyberattack forces Microsoft to offer free tech fix

  The worldwide attack forced the company to change its policy

  • Posted May 13, 2017
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  Microsoft takes aim at Google with laptop, slim Windows

  The new Surface Laptop is designed for students

  • Posted May 2, 2017
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  Ex Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer offers facts on government

  Created a new organization to analyze government spending and revenue

  • Posted April 18, 2017
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  Microsoft: users protected from alleged NSA malware

  The company had already built defenses against nine of the 12 tools disclosed by TheShadowBrokers

  • Posted April 16, 2017
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  Appeals Court Denies Full Hearing in Data Surveillance Case

  "Microsoft customers have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the content they have stored"

  • Posted January 24, 2017
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  Former Microsoft employees say reviewing graphic content caused PTSD

  They claimed the tech company was negligent and violated prohibitions of discrimination based on disabilities

  • Posted January 13, 2017
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  Tech Companies Move to Target Terrorist Propaganda Online

  WASHINGTON — Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube are joining forces to more quickly identify the worst terrorist propaganda and prevent it from spreading online. The new program announced Monday would create a database of unique digital “fingerprints”...

  • Posted December 6, 2016