Saudi Arabia approves Microsoft take over of Activision Blizzard
Not worth losing your head over
Saudi Arabia is the first regulatory authority to approve Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Janet Jackson crashed my computer
Weird windows bugs
The music video for Janet Jackson's 1989 pop hit Rhythm Nation is a cybersecurity vulnerability.
Intel jumps from DirectX 9 to 12
On Xe, Arc GPUs
Intel has moved from native DX9 hardware support on its Intel's Xe integrated graphics solutions on 12th Gen CPUs and A-Series Arc Alchemist discrete GPUs to DirectX 12.
Microsoft wades into Sony in anti-trust claim
Handbags at dawn
Software King of the World Microsoft has gone onto the attack over Sony’s objections to its buy out of Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft admits some chips will lose data under Windows 11
Hardware compatibility list might have been more important than we thought
Microsoft has warned that Windows devices with the newest supported processors might be susceptible to data damage, and the fix might have turned made some machines really slow.
Did Microsoft just say that Activision Blizzard was unoriginal?
Nothing to see here move on please
Software King of the World Microsoft has just told anti-trust regulators that its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is not important because the outfit does not release "unique" or "must have" games.
Windows 11 should be better at ransomware attacks
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint cybersecurity platform
Windows 11 is about to get improvements to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint cybersecurity platform so it is better at protecting users from ransomware and other “advanced attacks”
Sabrent announces Rocket 4 Plus G SSD lineup
PCIe 4.0 and support for Microsoft's DirectStorage API
Sabrent has officially announced its latest Rocket 4 Plus G SSD lineup, a new lineup with optimized O2 GO firmware and support for Microsoft's DirectStorage 4 API.
Microsoft wants to power its clouds with Hydrogen
Lighter than air
Software king of the world Microsoft has produced a hydrogen-based zero-carbon emissions replacement for the diesel-powered generators used for backups in data centres.
Austrian outfit hacked European and Central American companies
Microsoft furious
Austria-based company named DSIRF used multiple Windows and Adobe Reader zero-days to hack organisations located in Europe and Central America.