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Microsoft Component Object Model Flaw Gives Hackers Easy Access to Windows
Discovered by security researchers, a vulnerability in Component Object Model (COM) allows attackers to place malicious files onto the Windows platform.
Microsoft’s Hackathon Kicks Off This Week as New Book Celebrates Past Ability Hack Winners
As a new Hackathon begins, a new book details the creation and ongoing development of Eye Gaze and Learning Tools, two ability hacks Microsoft folded into its services.
Microsoft Breaks $100 Billion Revenue Threshold as Satya Nadella’s Cloud Strategy Drives Success
While cloud is pushing Microsoft to new revenue milestones, the company is performing across all divisions with FY 2018 results showing growth in Office, Windows, Xbox, Surface, and LinkedIn.
Microsoft’s New Identity Bounty Program Offers $100,000 for Vulnerabilities in Identity Services
A new Identity Bounty Program rewards security researchers who uncover vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s services and send private details to the company.
Microsoft Working on Bing Search Results Tab Feature
Bing will soon be able to open search results into a new tab more efficiently with a “Click here to open in new tab” icon and option.
Microsoft’s TextWorld Generates Text-Based Games to Test AI Models
TextWorld is a text-based game generator that tests artificial intelligence under conditions that call for human-level thinking and problem solving.
Samsung AI Wins Microsoft’s MC MARCO Machine Learning Competition
Samsung has announced its ConZNet AI has won both MS MARCO and TriviaQA from the University of Washington artificial intelligence competitions.
Microsoft Finds Zero-Day Adobe Flaw and Shuts it Down Before Attack
Alongside the Adobe zero-day, a vulnerability in Windows was also discovered and mitigated. Microsoft says no attacks leveraging the exploits have been observed.
Microsoft’s Settings App Potentially Leaves Windows 10 Wide Open to Attack
Microsoft’s evolving Settings app in Windows 10 holds a new filetype that has too many privileges and is open to exploit, according to security experts.
Facial Recognition: Microsoft Announces 2000% Reduction in Error Rates for People of Color
Microsoft's Face API has seen huge reductions in error rates for people of color and women, but it's yet to fully address concerns about its assistance of the ICE.
Microsoft Acquires AI Company Bonsai as Spending Spree Continues
Microsoft has announced it is buying AI specialist Bonsai, which represents the company’s sixth acquisition this month.
Microsoft Teams Scores Evernote integration for Note Sharing
Evernote has announced a new application for Microsoft Teams, allowing users to share and manage notes directly within the service.
Microsoft’s Bing Team Reveals Solution for Solving Machine Learning Data Accuracy
The Bing team has created an AI model that works independently to find inaccurate results in the training of machine learning models.
Adobe PDF Integration Comes to Office 365, Expands Microsoft/Adobe Relationship
The expanding collaboration between Microsoft and Adobe will see Adobe PDF come to Office 365 as part of the wider Document Cloud suite.
Microsoft ‘All-in’ on Scalable Quantum Computing, Says Top Executive
Director of Quantum Computing Julie Love says Microsoft is making advances 'every day' and is looking to create the world's first scalable quantum experience on Azure. Its success depends on an elusive particle called the Majorana fermion.
Microsoft Transforms “Successful” April 2018 Update with AI Integration
Microsoft used AI to support its April 2018 Update to help thwart potential issues, and the company says the results have been positive.
Microsoft Edge Adds Google WebP Format Support for up to 45% Smaller Images
Google's WebP image format is available as an extension on the Microsoft Store for Edge users on build 17692. The format offers a number of advantages over PNG, but the difference to JPEG is questionable.
Microsoft Announces Office 365 UX Overhaul
The new UX for Office 365 and Office.com will focus on several changes across Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Microsoft’s Project Natick Underwater Datacenter Reaches Full Prototype Stage
Project Natick is moving to the next level with its first fully operable prototype located in the Atlantic Ocean off Scotland.
Microsoft Debuts Azure Databricks Support for GPU VMs
Azure Databricks is also getting a machine learning runtime that allows easier creation of models for deep neural networks.