The Microsoft Surface Duo. It’s very big. [credit: Ron Amadeo ] If Microsoft wants to be taken seriously as an Android manufacturer, one of the things it will need to establish is a track record of reliable, on-time software updates. But as the company launches a second generation of the Surface Duo and the company’s […]
Enlarge / An FTC study showed how big Silicon Valley companies bought startups to eliminate future competitors. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) The world’s largest technology companies have snapped up smaller rivals at a record pace this year in a buying spree that comes as US politicians and regulators prepare to crack down on […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft has been working to make passwordless sign-in for Windows and Microsoft accounts a reality for years now, and today those efforts come to fruition: The Verge reports that starting today, users can completely remove their passwords from their Microsoft accounts and opt to rely on Microsoft Authenticator or some other […]
Enlarge (credit: Clipchamp) Microsoft hasn’t updated its old Windows Movie Maker software since 2012, and it hasn’t even offered the old version for download since 2017, leaving Windows users to fend for themselves when it comes to beginner-friendly editing and sharing of video clips. That situation will hopefully change thanks to Microsoft’s acquisition of Clipchamp, […]
The company’s researchers created software that learns to transfer skills and strategies across games. Read More
Enlarge (credit: Drew Angerer | Getty Images ) If you receive an email from someone@arstechnіca. com , is it really from someone at Ars? Most definitely not—the domain in that email address will be not the same arstechnica. com that you know. The ‘і’ character in there is usually from the Cyrillic script and not […]
Enlarge / Microsoft is streaming a Surface-focused hardware event on September 22. (credit: Microsoft) Windows 11 is coming out on October 5, but it’s not the only thing Microsoft has in store this fall. The company will be livestreaming an event at 11 am Eastern on September 22 , where it promises to “talk about […]
The White House has pledged billions in cybersecurity upgrades. The holes, though, are glaring. Read More
Enlarge (credit: Jorg Greuel | Getty Images) More than a thousand web apps mistakenly exposed 38 million records on the open internet, including data from a number of Covid-19 contact tracing platforms, vaccination sign-ups, job application portals, and employee databases. The data included a range of sensitive information, from people’s phone numbers and home addresses […]
Enlarge / An aerial view of the NSA. (credit: nsa.gov) Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been named the winner of a $10 billion cloud computing contract, called “WildandStormy,” for the National Security Agency. But Microsoft, no doubt still salty about Amazon’s successful challenge of Redmond’s $10 billion JEDI contract with the Pentagon, filed a formal […]