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Microsoft is one of the world's most valuable software companies and the largest strategic investor in OpenAI. Its Copilot assistant spans Windows, Office, GitHub, and Azure, and its Azure cloud business competes head-on with AWS and Google Cloud for AI infrastructure spending.
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Microsoft’s latest Edge Canary build has added new flags for signing in to the browser with an Apple Account, while Microsoft’s release notes indicate the feature is also rolling out to Edge Beta users. Here are the details.
9to5Mac · 3 hours ago
Did a prototype Microsoft gamepad fall off the back of a truck? We can't say, but a Redditor has legit-looking photos of a prototype Xbox controller that's almost certainly the Xbox Elite Series 3. Incredibly, they claim they bought the pad for $200 on OfferUp. In May, a Brazilian regulator's leaked images revealed that Xbox Elite 3 would have new two new scroll wheels on the bottom edge, a second wireless mode to connect directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming servers, and a new "Pair Button" that can also switch between those servers and your console. Where might that pair button live? Today, we have a possible answer: it might sit right next to t … Read the full story at The Verge.
The Verge · 5 hours ago
Security experts say prioritization should be the main focus for the August updates, not the massive CVE volume.
DarkReading · 6 hours ago
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IGN · 6 hours ago
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How-To Geek · 7 hours ago
Microsoft released its monthly security updates on Tuesday, and one of the flaws it closed is already being used in attacks. The bug sits in a core Windows kernel driver that handles network socket operations. An attacker with code already running on a machine can use it to escalate to SYSTEM. That patch goes out first. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-68820 (CVSS score: 7.0) and is the only
The Hacker News · 7 hours ago
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Business Insider · 8 hours ago
Microsoft has released Windows 10 KB5120249 Extended Security Updates for versions 22H2 and 21H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs. [...]
BleepingComputer · 9 hours ago
Today is Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes security updates for a massive 400 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. [...]
BleepingComputer · 10 hours ago
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5121003 and KB5120240 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. [...]
BleepingComputer · 10 hours ago
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9to5Mac · 11 hours ago
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Pure Xbox · 11 hours ago
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Digital Foundry · 11 hours ago
Longing for a plain, old-fashioned version of Microsoft Word without all the bells, whistles, and AI slop? One developer managed to coax Word 1.1a to run on today's Windows.
ZDNet · 11 hours ago
Security researchers found a way to enter Microsoft SharePoint servers as any user, including an administrator, with no valid account. A significant part of the work that found it was done through an AI agent. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-55040 (CVSS 9.1), affects SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, SharePoint Se…
The Hacker News · 11 hours ago
Microsoft nearly launched a Surface phone in 2014, and recently-revealed images show the phone that could never make it out.
Android Authority · 11 hours ago
Giving your controllers a good clean can help with stick drift.
Engadget · 11 hours ago
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Seeking Alpha · 12 hours ago
Port of Microsoft Word 1.1a to x64 with extra features for research purposes. - jmarshall23/msword
Lobsters · 13 hours ago
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crn.com · 14 hours ago
Mozilla announced today that it updated the GPG key used to sign Firefox and Thunderbird releases after it was accidentally exposed on GitHub. [...]
BleepingComputer · 14 hours ago
CISA confirmed today that ransomware gangs have begun abusing a high-severity Microsoft SharePoint remote code execution vulnerability, which has been flagged as actively exploited since early July. [...]
BleepingComputer · 15 hours ago
Audit logs found no unexpected visitors, but release verification still needs an update
The Register · 16 hours ago
Why passkey apps treat Windows differently than other operating systems.
Ars Technica · 16 hours ago
