Microsoft deal will clean up Activision Blizzard’s toxic culture
Who saw that coming?
Software King of the World has just written a huge cheque to buy the troubled video game publisher Activision Blizzard in $69 billion deal.
Microsoft to change sexual harassment policy
Following investigation sparked by Gates disclosures and shareholder outrage
Microsoft’s board is reviewing its policies on sexual harassment will issue a report in the spring after years of complaints about Microsoft’s investigations.
Ukraine government servers still packed with malware
Microsoft warns
Software King of the World Microsoft warned on Saturday evening that it had detected a highly destructive form of malware in dozens of government and private computer networks in Ukraine.
Microsoft stops making Xbox One
End of an error
Microsoft has stopped manufacturing all Xbox One consoles and consigned the console to history.
Biden meets top tech firms
Apparently they will help sort out Open source
The White House will meet executives from leading tech firms, including Google, Biggish Blue, Vole, Facebook, Jobs’ Mob, Oracle and Amazon.
Apple loses another chip expert
It just can’t keep them
While the Tame Apple Press claims that Jobs’ Mob is about to replace Intel as the world’s top chip maker, the fruity cargo cult can’t keep experienced personnel.
Qualcomm teams up with Microsoft on AR specs
Showing off at CES
Qualcomm is working with Microsoft on custom chips that would control lightweight augmented reality glasses for use by both consumers and businesses for metaverse apps.
Year 2022 bug hits Microsoft exchange
Servers stop delivering mail
Microsoft Exchange on-premise servers cannot deliver email starting on 1 January, 2022, due to a "Year 2022" bug in the FIP-FS anti-malware scanning engine.
Microsoft discovered bug in Azure app source code
NotLegit flaw found by Wiz
Microsoft has notified earlier this month a select group of Azure customers impacted by a recently discovered bug that exposed the source code of their Azure web apps since at least September 2017.
EU gives Microsoft thumbs up on Nuance
Nothing Volish going on
The European Commission has approved Microsoft's $19.7 billion bid to buy Nuance.