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The Latest Breaking News from Microsoft

Xbox's EMEA marketing director says PlayStation is "blessed with marketing funds" that team green doesn't have: "Regrettably they outspend us"

But that's "totally fine," he adds

GamesRadar · Jul 22, 2024

Why the CrowdStrike Microsoft tech crash reveals the need for clearer City scheduling

Investegate, the retail trader’s shop window on the Square Mile, plans an announcement timing service to help investors track news

Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2024

Microsoft is trying to improve browsers like Edge and Chrome by tackling annoying video playback issues for smoother browsing

Microsoft aims to tweak Chromium to ensure we don't get 'phantom' audio playback with an embedded video clip.

TechRadar · Jul 22, 2024

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Fund Manager Overseeing Top-3% Growth Funds Shares A Proven Strategy to Navigate the AI Boom

Ankur Crawford manages Fred Alger Management's top growth funds that invest heavily in tech stocks and have returned over 40% in 2023.

International Business Times UK · Jul 22, 2024

Microsoft's EU agreement means it will be hard to avoid CrowdStrike-like calamities in the future

Last week's CrowdStrike crash was caused by the app's kernel level access to Windows. However, Microsoft cannot legally stop companies from that level of access because of an agreement it made with the European Commission in 2009.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 22, 2024

Updated CrowdStrike recovery tool can save you from Blue Screen of Death, even without BitLocker recovery keys

Microsoft updated its guide and tools available to recovery PCs affected by the CrowdStrike outage. It is now possible to recover some PCs without using BitLocker recovery keys, though you need local administrator rights to do so.

Windows Central · Jul 22, 2024

Microsoft blames EU rules for its inability to lock down Windows following CrowdStrike incident

EU rules may have restricted Microsoft from being able to better protect its operating systems.

TechRadar · Jul 22, 2024

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US Flights Canceled After Global Tech Outage

US flights disrupted by a global tech outage caused by a Microsoft update, leading to chaos and economic losses.

Option Volatility And Earnings Report For July 22 - 26

This week we have Tesla (TSLA), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Visa (V), Abbvie (ABBV) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) all set to report.

Barchart · Jul 22, 2024

Smaller and faster Windows 11 updates are on the way as Microsoft switches to downloading just what you need and none of what you don't

The tyranny of huge Windows updates looks to be a thing of the past.

PC Gamer · Jul 22, 2024

IceWarp review

This IceWarp email hosting review explains what the service excels at - storage - and where it falls down.

TechRadar · Jul 22, 2024

What is Galaxy AI, and why is it important for Galaxy phone and PC users?

Samsung's Galaxy AI has been on our radar since it was announced at the start of 2024, but it really piqued our interest when the Galaxy Book4 Edge Copilot+ PCs were revealed to also support the suite of AI tools. Here's what you need to know.

Windows Central · Jul 22, 2024

Experts Suggest CrowdStrike Update Behind Global Outage Likely Skipped Key Checks

The lack of thorough testing is believed to have contributed to the widespread disruption affecting clients' computer systems worldwide.

Latin Times · Jul 22, 2024

CrowdStrike says significant number of devices back online after global outage

But experts says full recovery from Friday’s IT failure could take weeks

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024

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The Conversation · Jul 22, 2024

The Crowdstrike outage showed that risk management is essential. Why are so many businesses reluctant to do it?

In the wake of the widespread chaos we saw on Friday, one old adage perhaps feels even truer now than when it was first coined in the 1960s:

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024

Stock market today: Asian shares fall after Wall St ends worst week; Biden withdraw from 2024 race

Asian stocks are mostly lower after President Joe Biden exited the 2024 race

T3 · Jul 22, 2024

What is Snapdragon X Elite? How Qualcomm laptop chip compares to rivals

A new processor for Windows laptops brings big potential

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2024

Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage: how a single software update was able to cause IT chaos across the globe

The world as we know it increasingly relies on digital connectivity that, for the most part, works quietly and invisibly in the background. So how did a single software update bring down half the internet?

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Tom’s Hardware · Jul 21, 2024

Microsoft defends Game Pass price changes, tells FTC that adjustment offers multiplayer for less

Microsoft has responded to FTC criticism of its planned price increases and changes to the Game Pass subscription service, saying its new entry-level product offers more value, not less.

iMore · Jul 21, 2024

Apple fans stay humble despite CrowdStrike causing Windows outage

The CrowdStrike IT outage is unprecedented, but Apple users have been remembering how they weren't always so lucky.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2024

Small businesses grapple with global tech outages created by CrowdStrike

Businesses from airlines to hospitals have been grappling with faulty software update that caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 21, 2024

Microsoft releases CrowdStrike Recovery Tool — admits 8.5 million Windows devices were affected by the BSOD issue

Microsoft released an official recovery tool that will help developers and system administrators roll out the fix for CrowdStrike affected computers much faster.

Space · Jul 21, 2024

New quantum computer smashes 'quantum supremacy' record by a factor of 100 — and it consumes 30,000 times less power

The 56-qubit H2-1 computer has broken the previous record in the 'quantum supremacy' benchmark first set by Google in 2019.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2024

What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing

The last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 — before Facebook, before the iPhone and long before today’s oldest teenagers were born

The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2024

The world is not quite ready for ‘digital workers’

CEO Sarah Franklin got such intense pushback on her company’s plans that she suspended them after three days

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