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Even open saucers giving up on Firefox
Published in News
Monday, 13 January 2025 00:59

Even open saucers giving up on Firefox


All roads will lead to Chromium

Even the Open Sauce movement thinks that Firefox is on its way out and is starting to get into bed with the sorts of names it previously spat when mentioning.

Microsoft sues AI hackers
Published in News
Sunday, 12 January 2025 22:56

Microsoft sues AI hackers


Hacking-as-a-service


Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has launched a lawsuit against a foreign-based hacking group accused of running a "hacking-as-a-service" scheme designed to bypass safety measures in generative AI platforms, including Microsoft’s systems.

Microsoft admits new bugs in Windows 11 Version 24H2 Update
Published in News


For those who can even install it

Microsoft has acknowledged several new bugs in the latest Windows 11 version 24H2 Update, affecting File Explorer.

Microsoft fires more of its minions
Published in News
Thursday, 09 January 2025 22:14

Microsoft fires more of its minions


Great start to the year 

Software King of the World, Microsoft has kicked off the New Year by kicking out one per cent of its under performing voles.

Microsoft rolls back Bing Image Generation update
Published in AI


 Users croon in complaint

Software King of the World, Microsoft has had to roll back its latest update to its Bing Image Generation system, which installed the latest iteration of OpenAI’s Dall-E model after Bing users vociferously complained about a decline in image quality.

Microsoft slams on the brakes for Windows 12
Published in News
Thursday, 09 January 2025 00:44

Microsoft slams on the brakes for Windows 12


Wants more AI in Windows 11

Software King of the World Microsoft is not going to release a new generation of Windows and wants to jack more AI under the bonnet of Windows 11 instead.

Microsoft plans to invest  $3 billion in India
Published in Cloud


Cloud and AI services

Software King of the World Microsoft plans to invest $3 billion to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud Azure services in India, turning to the world's most populous nation to fuel its revenue growth engine. 

Microsoft declares 2025 to be the year of the Windows 11 refresh
Published in News


Probably about the same time as Linux on the desktop

Software King of the World, Microsoft wants 2025 to be "the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh."

Vole seems to have cloned Google
Published in News
Monday, 06 January 2025 22:07

Vole seems to have cloned Google


A sneaky move to retain Bing users

Software King of the World, Microsoft appears to have implemented a new and somewhat controversial tactic aimed at keeping users on Bing rather than losing them to Google.

Software dependant advertisers blacklist the crosswords
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Real censorship

Never mind so-called liberal wokeness, the real censors are software engines used by leading advertisers.