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Russia, China collaborating with criminal networks in cyberattacks against adversaries: Microsoft
Russia, China and Iran are increasingly collaborating with cybercrime networks to launch a variety of attacks against their adversaries, including the U.S., Microsoft said in a report Tuesday. The ...Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
Georgia secretary of state office says it repelled cyberattack
The secretary of state's office in Georgia says it was unsuccessfully targeted by a cyberattack earlier this month.Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Foreign Election Interference May Escalate, Microsoft Says
Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway U.S. voters could intensify, according to a new report from the tech giant.Business - Inc. - October 24 -
Microsoft and these other stocks are the way to play AI now, says Goldman Sachs
So-called “platform” stocks, such as Microsoft and Snowflake are the most attractive part of the AI sector according to Goldman Sachs.Business - MarketWatch - October 14 -
Cyber criminals increasingly helping Russia and China target the US, Microsoft says
Russia, China and Iran are expanding their partnerships with cyber criminals to conduct cyberespionage and cyberattacks against the U.S. and other nations, according to a new report from MicrosoftTech - ABC News - October 15 -
Russia, Iran and China are trying to interfere with the U.S. election, Microsoft says
Microsoft issued a seven-page report on how Russia, Iran and China are trying to interfere with the 2024 U.S. elections. The company's threat analysis center is warning deepfake videos and other ...Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Microsoft says Russia trying to smear Harris with deepfake video, AI
Russia is attempting to “undermine” Vice President Harris’s campaign using artificial intelligence (AI) generated videos while China has begun targeting a series of GOP congressional candidates ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Bots Linked to China Target Republican House and Senate Candidates, Microsoft Says
Chinese influence operations have focused less on this year’s presidential race and more on down-ballot races.Tech - The New York Times - October 23 -
Chinese influence operation targets U.S. down-ballot races, Microsoft says
Affected lawmakers — all Republicans — include Rep. Barry Moore of Alabama, Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas and Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
Microsoft says Google is running 'shadow campaigns' in Europe to influence regulators
Microsoft suggested Google has a pattern of funding organizations with the mission of discrediting the software company with regulators.Business - CNBC - October 28 -
Microsoft CFO says OpenAI investment will cut into profit this quarter
Microsoft has invested over $13 billion in OpenAI, a bet that's weighing on the company's profitability.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway US voters may escalate, new Microsoft report says
A new threat intelligence report from Microsoft says foreign adversaries have showed continued determination to influence the U.S. election and there are signs their activity will intensify as ...Tech - ABC News - October 23 -
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo doubles down on AI, says in regular talks with Google and Microsoft
As Chinese smartphone company Oppo gears up for a flagship phone launch overseas, it says it has weekly AI talks with Google and Microsoft senior management.Business - CNBC - October 24 -
Microsoft Was "Stupid" To Close Arkane Austin And Lose Its Dream Team, Arkane Founder Says
Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio has commented on Microsoft shutting down Arkane Austin earlier this year , a decision the WolfEye Studios boss has labeled a "dumb move" made by the company. ...Tech - GameSpot - October 31 -
Microsoft workers fired over Gaza vigil say company ‘crumbled under pressure’
Abdo Mohamed and Hossam Nasr organized event outside headquarters to reject company doing business in Israel. Two Microsoft employees who were fired last week after organizing a vigil for ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
The Internet Archive has faced a barrage of cyberattacks
The Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library that has served as a main repository of internet history, is back online with limited functionality after weeks of being harassed by hackers.Top stories - NBC News - October 14 -
Hacker Charged With Seeking to Kill Using Cyberattacks on Hospitals
The US has accused two brothers of being part of the hacker group Anonymous Sudan, which allegedly went on a wild cyberattack spree that hit hundreds of targets—and, for one of the two men, even ...Tech - Wired - October 16 -
2 Sudanese brothers charged with running cyberattack-for-hire gang
Two Sudanese brothers are charged with running "Anonymous Sudan," one of the most prolific cyberattack-for-hire gangs of all time.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
U.S. Indicts 2 Linked to Oct. 7 Cyberattack on Israeli Warning System
The Justice Department has accused two Sudanese brothers of cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure as well as preventing possibly lifesaving alerts from reaching Israelis as the Hamas attack unfolded.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
The government is getting fed up with ransomware payments fueling endless cycle of cyberattacks
As ransomware cyberattacks escalate, government officials say companies are making bad decisions on the 'pay or not pay' dilemma, especially cyber insurers.Business - CNBC - October 18 -
3 Simple Ways Small Businesses Can Defend Against Cyberattacks
Small companies are increasingly in hackers’ crosshairs, but there are steps you can take to boost your security right away.Business - Inc. - October 23 -
Clorox CEO describes comeback process after massive cyberattack
In a Thursday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Clorox CEO Linda Rendle detailed how her company managed to recover after a major cyber attack.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power
Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for artificial intelligence and other businesses.Business - The New York Times - October 16 -
Microsoft’s Differential Transformer cancels attention noise in LLMs
A simple change to the attention mechanism can make LLMs much more effective at finding relevant information in their context window.Tech - VentureBeat - October 16 -
What’s at Stake in a Strained Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership
The alliance between the technology giant and the company behind OpenAI has been hugely consequential — but a disruption could shake up the A.I. race.Business - The New York Times - October 18 -
Microsoft and OpenAI’s Close Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying
The “best bromance in tech” has had a reality check as OpenAI has tried to change its deal with Microsoft and the software maker has tried to hedge its bet on the start-up.Tech - The New York Times - October 21 -
Microsoft Will Let Clients Build Their Own AI Agents
In November, customers can start using Copilot Studio to make their own AI apps to perform many routine tasks.Business - Inc. - October 21 -
Investors Want to See a Payout on Microsoft’s AI Efforts
As the tech giant readies a report of what’s forecast as its slowest quarterly growth in a year, shareholders want to see genuine demand for the AI applications it’s spent billions to develop.Business - Inc. - October 28 -
Microsoft dips on weak guidance after beating on earnings
Microsoft reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal first quarter as Azure topped estimates. But quarterly growth guidance was light.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Microsoft Earnings Show Quarterly Revenue Is Up 16% to $65.6 Billion
The company’s profit increased 11 percent to $24.7 billion, beating Wall Street’s expectations and its own predictions.Tech - The New York Times - October 30 -
Meta and Microsoft Won’t Stop Spending on AI
Both tech giants reported strong third quarters but their stocks fell anyway.Business - Inc. - October 31 -
OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft
OpenAI on Thursday launched ChatGPT search, positioning the company to better compete with search engines like Google, Microsoft's Bing and Perplexity.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Microsoft settles video gamers' lawsuit over Activision takeover
Microsoft Corp. has settled a lawsuit from a group of gamers who sued to try to stop the company from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard for $69 billion last yearTech - ABC News - October 15 -
Microsoft Settles Lawsuit With Gamers Over Activision Blizzard Merger
When Microsoft announced its plans to buy Activision Blizzard in 2022 , it set off multiple lawsuits including a battle with the FTC that attempted to block the deal. Microsoft triumphed in that ...Tech - GameSpot - October 15 -
Salesforce CEO Marc Beinoff slams Microsoft Copilot as ‘Clippy 2.0’
Fighting words? Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff took to his personal X account last night to criticize Microsoft's AI assistant.Tech - VentureBeat - October 17 -
Microsoft introduces ‘AI employees’ that can handle client queries
US company gives customers the ability to build own virtual agents as well as releasing 10 off-the-shelf bots. . Microsoft is introducing autonomous artificial intelligence agents, or virtual ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions
Russia, Iran, and China are targeting the US election with an evolving array of influence operations in the last days of campaign season.Tech - Wired - October 23