Microsoft fires 1000 staff
Staff let go across the company
Microsoft has laid off nearly 1,000 Voles across multiple divisions of the company as part of a cunning plan to slow or freeze hiring as the broader economy cools.
Military use of Microsoft's HoloLens would get soldiers killed
Only on the wrong side
Microsoft and the US Army are continuing to explore how to make mixed reality an aid rather than a hindrance for soldiers after tests showed that soldiers taking them into battle felt sick and were more vulnerable to enemy forces.
Windows 11 strangled by poor PC sales
Most PCs out there can't manage it
With users worried about their power bills and not upgrading their machines, Windows 11 is finding its growth stalled because most of the older machines cannot handle the upgrade.
Microsoft has remote problems with new Windows 11
Hanging
Microsoft is looking into new issues encountered by users running remote desktop software on Windows 11 following the latest update.
AI Bill of Rights shows Big Tech’s teeth
White House powerless to stop it
Attempts by the White House to bring in a bill of rights for the age of algorithms has shown how weak elected governments are over the money and power of Big Tech.
Microsoft Xbox team rumoured to be pressing into Japan
Island hopping
Software King of the World Microsoft wants to grow its Xbox fanbase in Japan.
Telcos call for more money from Big Tech
Users should pay
Europes big telcos including BT, Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom want users to pay for the costs of data fuelled by the global streaming and internet boom.
Firefox maker moans about operating systems
Microsoft, Google, and Apple using their browsers to shut down browser rivals
Big Cheeses at the Mozzarella Foundation are hacked off that Microsoft, Google, and Apple are using their operating systems to steer users to their browsers and stacking the deck against rivals.
We have Enhanced Phishing Protection now
Software King of the World Microsoft has just released a new security feature called Enhanced Phishing Protection that warns users when they enter their Windows password in insecure applications or on websites.
Microsoft prepares to release new Surfaces
It does need to do something
Microsoft has told the world+dog that it is releasing something new on October 12 and the dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that it will be something to do with Microsoft's Surface hardware lineup.