NSA Finds Major Security Flaw in Windows 10
The National Security Agency has found a major security flaw in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system that could let hackers intercept seemingly secure communications.
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Child Labor
A federal class action claims Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Dell, Tesla, et al. knowingly profit from brutal abuse of young children in the Democratic Republic of Congo to mine cobalt for lithium-ion batteries used in their electronic devices.
Read moreSnubbing Amazon, Pentagon Hands Microsoft $10B ‘War Cloud’ Deal
The Pentagon has awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract, snubbing early front-runner Amazon, whose participation drew criticism from President Donald Trump and its business rivals.
Read moreMicrosoft Says Iran-Linked Group Tried to Hack US Campaign
A hacking organization linked to the Iranian government launched attacks on Microsoft email accounts associated with an undisclosed U.S. presidential campaign, the tech giant said Friday.
Read moreBribery in Hungary to Cost Microsoft $26 Million
A Microsoft subsidiary agreed Monday to pay more than $26 million to resolve claims that its employees bribed Hungarian government officials to tie up software-licensing deals.
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Amazon, Microsoft Wage War Over the Pentagon’s ‘War Cloud’
Amazon and Microsoft are battling it out over a $10 billion opportunity to build the U.S. military its first “war cloud” computing system. But Amazon’s early hopes of a shock-and-awe victory may be slipping away.
Read moreMicrosoft Offers Software Tools to Secure Elections
Microsoft announced an ambitious effort it says will make voting secure, verifiable and subject to reliable audits. Two of the three top U.S elections vendors have expressed interest in potentially incorporating the open-source software into their proprietary voting systems.
Read moreMicrosoft Pledges $500 Million to Tackle Seattle Housing Crisis
Microsoft pledged $500 million to address homelessness and develop affordable housing in response to the Seattle region’s widening affordability gap.
Read moreMicrosoft Uncovers More Russian Attacks Ahead of Midterms
Microsoft said Tuesday it has uncovered new Russian hacking attempts targeting U.S. political groups ahead of the midterm elections.
Read moreMicrosoft and Google Urge Veto of Georgia Cybersecurity Bill
Microsoft and Google are among the tech giants who are urging Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to veto a proposed state law that would make unauthorized computer access a crime punishable by up to a year in prison.
Read moreMicrosoft Warrant Case Tossed From High Court
The Supreme Court closed the book Tuesday on a search warrant dispute concerning Microsoft customer information that the tech giant maintained on an overseas server.
Read moreBudget Bill Likely Would End Supreme Court Email Search Case
The budget bill before Congress includes an update to federal law that makes clear that authorities with a warrant can obtain emails and other data held by American technology companies but stored on servers overseas.
Read moreHuman Rights Groups Denounce Proposed Global Data Sharing
With a pleasant-sounding name and acronym, the CLOUD Act stands for Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data, but human rights groups take a far less sunny view of the bill than the tech giants pushing for its passage through Congress.
Read moreMicrosoft, US Spar at High Court Over Emails Stored Abroad
Resisting a search warrant for emails stored on Irish servers, Microsoft told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that ruling against it would create diplomatic headaches.
Read moreMicrosoft v. Corel
A federal judge granted Microsoft summary judgment on all but one of Corel’s counterclaims in a patent dispute over the look and feel of “graphical user interfaces in software applications.”
Read moreTrump Rollback of Dreamer Program Spurs Suit by Princeton, Microsoft
Microsoft teamed up with Princeton University and one of its students Friday for a federal complaint over the rollback of a program that offers legal protections to qualifying young immigrants.
Read moreMicrosoft Asks Judge to Take Down Barium Hackers
Saying that it spends more than $1.3 million responding to each intrusion by the Barium cybertheft ring, Microsoft has brought a federal complaint to take down the hackers.
Read moreUS-Microsoft Fight on Irish Server Heads to High Court
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether a law that predates the modern internet allows U.S. prosecutors to seize Microsoft emails abroad.
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