Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Microsoft собирается подавать апелляцию.... →

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that it intends to block Microsoft’s megabucks Activision acquisition, concluding that such a merger would create “…the most powerful operator” in the cloud gaming market. The CMA noted that with a current share of 60-70%, acquiring Activision’s portfolio of games, which includes Call of Duty and […] UK blocks Microsoft’s planned $68.7B Activision bid, saying it would ‘substantially weaken competition’ by Paul Sawers originally published on Te... →

Microsoft has reduced the number of disengagements in Bing Chat by over three times for its most egregious category, said Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Microsoft Bing.... →

Both Google and Microsoft reported Q1 2023 earnings last night, and so far, Wall Street seems to be happy with the results. But if you look, Google's ad revenues were flat (slightly down) year-over-year, while Microsoft Bing Ads were up 10% year-over-year.... →

Google Cloud may be chasing Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud game, but it has something big to boast about after earnings came out today. The company has turned a profit on its cloud unit for the first time since it began reporting cloud income several years ago. The company reported cloud revenue of $7.4 […] Google Cloud turns profit for the first time by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

На компанию ещё в 2020 году жаловалась Slack.... →

Microsoft Bing has seemed to add the site name and favicon feature to its search results. This is similar to what Google launched first on mobile last year and then on desktop earlier this year.... →

A group of 144 workers are forming a union at SEGA’s American headquarters in Irvine, California. SEGA follows in the footsteps of workers at other gaming companies like Microsoft-owned ZeniMax and Activision Blizzard, which both unionized last year. The gaming giant behind franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog and Total War, SEGA has not yet voluntarily […] SEGA workers are forming a union by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

It is hard for site owners, content creators, and marketers to know how much traffic and visibility they get from Bing Chat. But that might change soon, as Fabrice Canel from Microsoft said they will soon pass referrer data and show clicks and impressions.... →

Hello, friends, and welcome to the latest edition of Week in Review (WiR), the weekly newsletter where we recap the past several days (or so) in tech news. We’d argue that there’s no better way to get your news fix, but we’d be biased. Still! Trust us when we say it’s a labor of love. […] AI-generated chart toppers, Apple gets into savings, and Microsoft drops Twitter by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Похожие функции есть и у ChatGPT, а его разработчик OpenAI ещё в 2021 году вместе с Microsoft выпустил умеющий писать код сервис GitHub Copilot.... →

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit tech consortium that manages various open source efforts, today announced the launch of the TLA+ Foundation to promote the adoption and development of the TLA+ programming language. AWS, Oracle and Microsoft are among the inaugural members.  What is the TLA+ programming language, you ask? It’s a formal “spec” language developed by computer […] Linux Foundation launches new organization to maintain TLA+ by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Microsoft Bing Search sometimes will show a button to see what images look like with transparent backgrounds. It shows up for searches for some company logos, where it says "see which images have transparent backgrounds."... →

Last year’s techwide reckoning continues. In 2023, layoffs have yet again cost tens of thousands of tech workers their jobs; this time, the workforce reductions have been driven by the biggest names in tech like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo and Zoom. Startups, too, have announced cuts across all sectors, from crypto to enterprise SaaS.  The […] A comprehensive list of 2023 tech layoffs by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Danish company LMS365, an online learning management system (LMS) built for use inside Microsoft products, has raised $20 million in its first institutional round of funding. Used by companies including logistics giant Hellmann and soda bottling franchise G&J Pepsi, LMS365 allows users to create their own courses from scratch or import them from a third-party such […] LMS365, a learning management system built into Microsoft 365 and Teams, raises $20M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Microsoft has patched a zero-day vulnerability affecting all supported versions of Windows, which researchers say hackers exploited to launch cyberattacks. Microsoft said in a security alert on Tuesday that an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) could gain full access to an unpatched system. Microsoft confirmed that […] Microsoft patches Windows zero-day bug used in ransomware attacks by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch... →

В нём скриншот можно сразу обрезать, а не копировать его в буфер обмена или пользоваться сторонними сервисами.... →

We know Google says there is no pro or con to using private domain registration for SEO or Google ranking purposes. But Fabrice Canel from Microsoft Bing has hinted that it might be a ranking signal for Bing.... →

Hackers using spyware made by a little known cyber mercenary company used malicious calendar invites to hack the iPhones of journalists, political opposition figures, and an NGO worker, according to two reports. Researchers at Microsoft and the digital rights group Citizen Lab analyzed samples of malware they say was created by QuaDream, an Israeli spyware […] Mercenary spyware hacked iPhone victims with rogue calendar invites, researchers say by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCru... →

Tired of using virtual backgrounds to spice up your Microsoft Teams calls? Well, you now have a new way to express yourself during meetings. Microsoft and Snap have today announced the integration of Snapchat Lenses for Teams to bring a bit of fun to virtual meetings. As part of the integration, Teams users will get […] You can now access Snapchat Lenses during Microsoft Teams meetings by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →