Microsoft

China 12/21/21, 01:57

Microsoft's Bing Search Engine announced on Dec. 17 that "Bing China" has suspended the search auto-suggest function for 30 days at the request of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As a global search platform, Bing clarifies that it will continue to respect legal principles and users' privacy rights. Significantly, it would help customers ...

Tech 12/05/21, 16:40

In the context of a dramatic increase in data generation, the idea of storing data in single molecules that hold our genetic code (DNA) has come to the fore as a possible solution. DNA in Data Storage With around 2.5 million gigabytes of data generated every day, the amount grows enormously each ...

Australia & Oceania 07/20/21, 23:46

America, Australia, the European Union, United Kingdom, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and other countries publicly criticized the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). U.S. allies joined in blaming the CCP for orchestrating a major cyberattack on Microsoft and other breaches. "[China's] Ministry of State Security (MSS) has fostered an ecosystem of criminal contract hackers ...

Tech 06/07/21, 16:50

Photographs and clips of "Tank Man" were removed worldwide from Bing, Microsoft's search engine, on Friday, the 32nd anniversary of pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The term "Tank Man" is widely used to refer to an anonymous person who was notably photographed standing in front of tanks at Tiananmen Square ...

Washington 05/25/21, 15:34

Internet Explorer will be permanently retired after operating for more than a quarter of a century. Redmond-based Microsoft has confirmed it will phase out Internet Explorer due to a lack of user interest. "The Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will be retired and go out of support on June 15, 2022, for ...

U.S. 05/17/21, 15:29

It has been revealed billionaire Bill Gates has a long history of infidelities committed against his wife Melinda, from whom he announced their separation. This is in addition to the already controversial relationship with t well-known pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, now deceased.  It was precisely one of these scandals that made the ...

Politics 04/06/21, 18:23

Nearly 200 companies, including corporate titans, have moved beyond their duty to focus on running their companies profitably, instead politicized themselves by condemning election integrity laws like voter ID in some states that would thwart the will of the people. PayPal, Dow, Estee Lauder, HP, Microsoft, Uber, and Under Armour are ...

U.S. 03/03/21, 16:50

The technology company Microsoft, founded by billionaire Bill Gates, has introduced a controversial unique system through which school-age children will be scanned with a barcode that will allow them to attend classes. Children in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will have their own unique QR code or day pass ...

China 08/07/20, 11:48

President Donald Trump on Thursday, Aug. 6, issued two executive orders prohibiting commercial transactions with TikTok and WeChat. The order takes effect in 45 days. The measure allows Microsoft to continue negotiations to buy the social network before that date. The orders issue broad restrictions against the Chinese social networks TikTok, ...

Tech 05/06/19, 17:37

Microsoft has announced an ambitious effort to make voting secure, verifiable and subject to reliable audits by registering ballots in encrypted form so they can be accurately and independently tracked long after they are cast. Two of the three top U.S elections vendors have expressed interest in potentially incorporating the open-source ...

U.S. 10/15/18, 20:57

Allen predicted 40 years ago that the personal computer would become a necessity