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Microsoft Bing turns off features at Chinese government’s behest
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 ...
Microsoft takes significant move toward using DNA in Data Storage
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 ...
US allies accuse Beijing of major Microsoft cyber attack
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 ...
Microsoft blames removal of ‘Tank Man’ photos on ‘human error’
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 ...
Microsoft will phase out Internet Explorer browser in 2022
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 ...
Bill Gates: More and more womanizing revealed, in addition to his controversial relations with pedophile Epstein
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 ...
PayPal, Dow, HP, Microsoft, among 200 companies to speak against election integrity laws
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 ...
Microsoft creates controversial barcode for children and they will have to be scanned to enter school
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 ...
President Trump issued an executive order to ban US transactions with TikTok and WeChat
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, ...
Microsoft offers software tools to secure elections
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 ...
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies at 65
Allen predicted 40 years ago that the personal computer would become a necessity

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