Not sure that I really like where Microsoft is taking VSCode - it looks like soon it will be just another frontend for them to sell Github Copilot subscriptions.

Notepad.exe Goes AI
Microsoft is adding Artificial Intelligence to Notepad and Paint. Because they hate you. ⌘ Read more

Xbox goes disc-free with Call of Duty the star attraction
The Xbox Series X Digital Edition isn’t much of an upgrade, but it’s still a fantastic host for Microsoft’s marquee Game Pass service. ⌘ Read more

Apple Removes Ability to Run Unsigned Apps in macOS 15.1
Big Tech’s war against “sideloading” continues. With Microsoft and Google not far behind. ⌘ Read more

No, Microsoft Did Not Fire Employees for Holding “Vigil for Palestinians”
Microsoft fired 2 Microsoft Azure employees who boycotted Microsoft – and organized anti-Microsoft protests (while being wildly antisemitic). ⌘ Read more

Can’t Open Microsoft Office Files in MacOS Sequoia? Fix Microsoft Word, Excel, Office File Associations
Some Mac users have noticed that Microsoft Office files and documents, whether that’s Word docs, Excel spreadsheets, Powerpoint presentations, or otherwise, are not opening in the intended apps, or properly associating with the relevant Microsoft Office app, after updating their Mac to MacOS Sequoia. To make matters worse, some … ⌘ Read more

Code referencing now generally available in GitHub Copilot and with Microsoft Azure AI
Announcing the general availability of code referencing in GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Azure AI, allowing developers to permit code suggestions containing public code matches while receiving detailed information about the match.

The post [Code referencing now generally available in GitHub Copilot and with Microsoft Azure AI](https://github.blog/ne … ⌘ Read more

Gajim: Gajim 1.9.5
This release comes with many improvements for Gajim’s Microsoft Store version. Translations are now available for all distributions again. Thank you for all your contributions!

Gajim now detects if you installed it from the Microsoft Store. This allows Gajim to delegate updates to the Store rather than handling updates by itself. Detecting the install method also allowed us to apply a fix which prevented native notifications to work in Windows. Last but not least, viewing r … ⌘ Read more

Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon & the Nuclear Powered Data Center
Microsoft re-opens Three Mile Island. ⌘ Read more

‘A science project’: Billionaire executive unloads on Microsoft’s AI chatbot
One of the world’s leading technology executives says rival Microsoft’s Copilot is “the next Clippy” and can’t be trusted in the workplace. ⌘ Read more

Oracle, Microsoft, BlackRock Building Dystopian AI Future
Oracle CEO, Larry Ellison: “Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on.” ⌘ Read more

EU Consumer Group Summarizes How Apple Fails to Comply With DMA
There are a number of ways that Apple, Google, Amazon, Meta, ByteDance, and Microsoft are failing to comply with the Digital Markets Act, according to an analysis published by the European Consumer Organization (BEUC). The BEUC advocates for consumer rights and provides guidance to European lawmakers.

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Found this in an old copyright notice from 1993:

These images are not for use with the Microsoft Windows environment. Using these patterns in a Windows environment consitutes a copyright violation.

Someone clearly didn’t like Windows.

Is A.I. Programming Really the Future?
Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Google & everyone else says Artificial Intelligence is the future. Is my anti-AI stance reasonable? ⌘ Read more

Gajim: Gajim 1.9.3
Gajim 1.9.3 fixes an issue with the MS Store installer and brings some improvements. Thank you for all your contributions!

If you had issues starting Gajim from the Microsoft Store, Gajim 1.9.3 should fix these issues.

Thanks to our contributors @nicoco and @mesonium, Gajim received some improvements regarding message Displayed Markers and highlight colors. Furthermore, drag and drop for file transfers has b … ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Blames European Commission for Major Worldwide Outage
Last Friday, a major CrowdStrike outage impacted PCs running Microsoft Windows, causing worldwide issues affecting airlines, retailers, banks, hospitals, rail networks, and more. Computers were stuck in continuous recovery loops, rendering them unusable.

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Microsoft Outage Hits Users Worldwide, Leading To Canceled Flights
Microsoft grappled with a major service outage, leaving users across the world unable to access its cloud computing platforms and causing airlines to cancel flights. From a report: Thousands of users across the world reported problems with Microsoft 365 apps and services to Downdetector.com, a website that tracks service disruptions. “We’re inve … ⌘ Read more

No. Microsoft Did Not Lay Off All DEI Staff.
Only one DEI team was axed (of many). Microsoft continuing all DEI policies. ⌘ Read more

The Only Tech News Outlet Covering the Woke Tech Activists
Red Hat, Microsoft, NixOS, Mozilla… The Lunduke Journal stands alone in covering their discriminatory, Woke, DEI policies. Why do the other major Tech News publications ignore these stories? How to subscribe & support The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5786973/subscribing-to-supporting-the-lunduke-journal ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (June 23 - June 29, 2024)
Microsoft Write! Computers in 1961! Ridiculous Amounts of RAM! Socialism! ⌘ Read more

Microsoft’s latest MacBook-beater is the real deal, with an asterisk
A phenomenal laptop with incredible battery life, Microsoft’s new Surface is perfect for many users, but a definite non-starter for others. ⌘ Read more

Keep Big-Tech-Free Tech Journalism Alive
The Lunduke Journal covers the stories that no other Tech News outlet is willing to touch. From major leaks from IBM, Red Hat, & Microsoft – to in-depth investigations into Mozilla, Wikipedia, and The Linux Foundation – many stories only get covered by The Lunduke Journal. ⌘ Read more

It’s Apple v Microsoft as tech titans battle for AI supremacy
Apple Intelligence will go head-to-head with Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs, which are being launched this week. ⌘ Read more

Open Source A.I. Definition to include Closed, Secret Data
The Open Source Initiative – backed by Microsoft, Amazon, Meta – is pushing for a “Closed” definition of “Open Source Artificial Intelligence.” More from The Lunduke Journal: http://lunduke.com ⌘ Read more

Speaking of “AI” … I guess I gotta find out soon how to disable/sabotage Microsoft’s “Recall”, before this garbage takes over the family computers. 😩

(There’s no way the people in question will switch operating systems. I’ve tried, countless times.)

Security Researcher Calls Windows 11 AI ‘Recall’ Screenshotting Feature a Disaster
Last month, Microsoft announced the upcoming launch of Copilot+ Windows PCs with integrated AI hardware and software. One feature that Microsoft touted was Recall, a tool that’s designed to take regular snapshots of PC content to help users find anything they’ve seen or done on their machine.

As it turns out, Recall might be a security nightmare fo … ⌘ Read more

Highlights from Microsoft Build: Docker’s Innovations with AI and Windows on Arm
Windows is back! Docker CTO Justin Cormack talks about this and other takeaways from Microsoft Build 2024, including recently announced (and long-awaited) Docker Desktop support for Windows on Arm. ⌘ Read more

How to Confirm Before Closing Windows with Multiple Tabs in Chrome, Edge, Brave
If you use a lot of tabs when browsing the web with Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, or any other Chromium based browser, you might want to enable an optional feature that asks to confirm whether or not you wish to close any browser window with multiple tabs open. This can help to prevent you … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/25/how-confirm-before-closing-windows-multiple-ta … ⌘ Read more

The Future of Computing: A.I. and Advocacy. …Seriously?
Microsoft, Firefox maker Mozilla, & Red Hat envision a future where computers are focused on Artificial Intelligence & Political Advocacy (and Activism). Where do others, like Apple & Ubuntu, stand? More at The Lunduke Journal: http://lunduke.com ⌘ Read more

Microsoft introduces AI PC era with direct shots at Apple’s MacBook
Laptops carrying the CoPilot+ badge are faster and longer lasting than the MacBook Air, Microsoft says, as it showcases ARM-powered Surface devices. ⌘ Read more

How to Disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen in Edge
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is a feature in the Microsoft Edge web browser for Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android (and it’s also in the Windows operating system, in case you have a PC or run it in a virtual machine) that aims to protect your computer or device from malicious sites and downloads. Because of … Read More ⌘ Read more

Empowering Developers at Microsoft Build: Docker Unveils Integrations and Sessions
Docker’s presence at Microsoft Build is more than just a showcase — it’s a portal to the future of application development. Visit our booth to interact with Docker experts, experience live demos, and explore the powerful capabilities of Docker Desktop and other Docker products. ⌘ Read more

What Does the Number Badge Mean on Microsoft Edge Icon?
Using Microsoft Edge as the default browser on MacOS has been a mostly positive experience, for speed, utility, access to GPT-4, and other neat features. But it’s also not without some degree of confusion, like wondering what on earth the number badge icon on the Edge icon in the Mac Dock means. One key component … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Import Google Chrome Data into Microsoft Edge
If you’re making a switch from Google Chrome to the Microsoft Edge browser on your Mac, you’ll almost certainly want to import your Chrome data into Edge. Doing so will allow Edge to have immediate access to your saved logins and passwords, bookmarks, history, extensions, settings, and more, allowing you to seamlessly transition from Chrome … Read More ⌘ Read more

What do Blue Underlines on Text Mean in Microsoft Edge?
If you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser, whether for free GPT 4 access or and DALL-E use, for cross-platform syncing, or any other reason, you may have noticed that you will often see blue underlined text when you’re typing within the browser. If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering what on earth the … Read More ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Releases DOS 4.0 Source Code… but it Doesn’t Compile!
Listen now (56 mins) | Plus: Source comments, by Microsoft, calling the creator of DOS “brain-damaged” get censored. ⌘ Read more

MS-DOS 4.0 Source Code Fails to Compile
Plus: Source comments, by Microsoft, calling the creator of DOS “brain-damaged” get censored. ⌘ Read more

How to Hide the Sidebar in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is a surprisingly good web browser with some unique capabilities, like direct and easy GPT 4 access, and it has been a fun browser to experiment with as my new default. But, like many Microsoft software products, the appearance can be a little cluttered if you’re accustomed to the more minimalist designs of … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Use ChatGPT-4 for Free with Microsoft Edge
The Microsoft Edge browser offers perhaps one of the best and easiest ways for an average person to access and use ChatGPT-4 for free, without having to pay for ChatGPT-4 access through OpenAI. Best of all, Edge is available for just about every major platform, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, and Android. With the … Read More ⌘ Read more

Linux Foundation says when they used to attack Microsoft… they were actually trying to kill Sun.
*wink wink* ⌘ Read more

MWC 2024: Microsoft to open up access to its AI models to allow countries to build own AI economies
Tech behemoth Microsoft has unveiled a new set of guiding principles on how it will govern its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, effectively further opening up access to its technology to developers. The announcement came at the Mobile World Congress tech fair in Barcelona on Monday where AI … ⌘ Read more

How to Recover Unsaved Word Documents on Mac with AutoRecovery
While you should get in the habit of frequently saving your documents as you work in them, including in Microsoft Word, things don’t always go as planned. Many modern Mac apps will automatically save progress as you work in them, and Microsoft Word is one of them. Thanks to a feature called AutoRecovery, which saves … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/02/26/how-to-recover-unsaved-word-documents-on-mac-wit … ⌘ Read more

How to Make Microsoft Edge the Default Mac Web Browser
Microsoft Edge is a great web browser alternative that is available for MacOS, iPhone, iPad, and obviously Windows, and Android too. Not only is it fast and offers free access to ChatGPT 4, but if you regularly use different computing platforms, you’ll appreciate that you can sync your browser data across all of your devices, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/02/24/how-to-make-microsoft-edge-the-default-mac-web-browser … ⌘ Read more

Microsoft’s Reading Coach
My English pronunciation can be improved — a lot. But now I can use Microsoft’s Reading Coach. This is a new AI tool for practicing reading (in English). ⌘ Read more

Watch This 1984 Macintosh Promo Video, Featuring Bill Gates!
Would you believe that one of the original promotional videos for the Macintosh featured none other than Microsoft’s Bill Gates?! In this fun video from 1984 you’ll see a young Bill Gates from Microsoft expressing his enthusiasm and extolling the virtues of the Macintosh computer. The famous rivalry between Apple and Microsoft hadn’t quite heated … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/01/28/watch-this-1984-macinto … ⌘ Read more

Imagine a world without The Lunduke Journal
Exclusive leaks from Red Hat, IBM, and Microsoft. Deep, investigative journalism – including coverage of Mozilla, The Linux Foundation, Wikipedia, and more. News that has a massive impact on the entire Tech Industry – topics (and companies) that no other publication has been able to cover. Plus fun shows, comics, and other nerdy entertainment. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Ending Support For Windows 10 Could Send 240 Million PCs To Landfills, Study Finds
According to Canalys Research, Microsoft’s plan to end support for Windows 10 could result in about 240 million computers being sent to landfills. “The electronic waste from these PCs could weigh an estimated 480 million kilograms, equivalent to 320,000 cars,” adds Reuters. From the report: W … ⌘ Read more

MC in the US: OSFC, SF, Seattle, Microsoft

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I attended the Open Source Firmware Conference (OSFC) on Oct 10-12 in
Sunnyvale, spent a long weekend in San Francisco, took a very long
train ride to Seattle, spent a week in the Seattle area, and held an
intimate talk at Microsoft. Managed to meet friends, drink some nice
beverages, and even see a show but came home with a heavy heart. Then
tried to relax in the cottage.

Windows Central: Microsoft экспериментирует с бесплатным доступом к Xbox Game Pass за просмотр рекламы
В компании считают, что такая модель подойдёт для Индии, Африки и Азии.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 вышла на Xbox Series X|S
Игру выпустили на консолях Microsoft сразу после The Game Awards 2023.

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Docker Desktop 4.26: Rosetta, PHP Init, Builds View GA, Admin Enhancements, and Docker Desktop Image for Microsoft Dev Box
The Docker Desktop 4.26 release delivers the latest breakthroughs in Rosetta for Docker Desktop optimization and boosts developer productivity by solving common issues such as Node.js freezes and PHP segmentation faults. ⌘ Read more

Addressing post-quantum cryptography with CodeQL
Learn how researchers and security experts at GitHub, Microsoft, and Santander came together to address the challenges presented by the post-quantum cryptography world.

The post Addressing post-quantum cryptography with CodeQL appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

Трейлер второго сезона сериала Halo
Продолжение шоу, основанного на научно-фантастических шутерах от Microsoft, стартует 8 февраля 2024 года.

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Microsoft не раскрывает продажи Xbox, так как эти цифры не отражают общую ситуацию с игровым подразделением
Корпорация также хочет, чтобы Game Pass был доступен на «всех возможных экранах».

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В Microsoft Store заметили юбилейное переиздание Beyond Good & Evil — игра получит поддержку 4K и 60 FPS
В сети также появились скриншоты обновлённой версии.

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Xbox сделает на The Game Awards 2023 «важные анонсы», которые игроки «не захотят пропустить»
Microsoft что-то готовит.

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wtf is going on with Microsoft and OpenAI of late?! LIke Microsoft bought into OpenAI for some shocking $10bn USD, then Sam Altman gor fired, now he’s been hired by Microsoft to run up a new “AI” division. wtf/! seriously?! 🤔 #Microsoft #OpenAI #Scandal

Microsoft разрешит удалить Bing и Edge из Windows 10 и 11 в странах ЕЭЗ
Так требует закон.

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Accelerating Developer Velocity with Microsoft Dev Box and Docker Desktop
We’re pleased to announce our partnership with the Microsoft Dev Box team to streamline developer onboarding, environment set-up, security, and administration with Docker Desktop. ⌘ Read more

encontrado no passaralho, aqui terá uma casa melhor

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Microsoft Loop
It looks like Microsoft cloned Notion and calls it “Loop”. ⌘ Read more

4X-стратегия Dune: Spice Wars выйдет на Xbox One и Xbox Series X|S уже 28 ноября
Со дня релиза на консолях Microsoft игра будет доступна по подписке Game Pass.

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Introducing secret scanning validity checks for major cloud services
Secret scanning now performs validity checks for select AWS, Microsoft, Google, and Slack tokens.

The post Introducing secret scanning validity checks for major cloud services appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

How to automate a Microsoft Power Platform deployment using GitHub Actions
Low-code enables developers and non-developers to build custom applications and solutions with less effort. In this blog, we show you how to automate your low-code deployments using GitHub Actions. ⌘ Read more

“Serenity OS Review, France hates Apple, Microsoft forces upgrades”
Lunduke’s Big Tech Show - May 17th, 2023 - Ep 003 ⌘ Read more

Acho que é importante dizer algo sobre o AtlasOS, desactivar completamente todas as funcionalidades de segurança do windows, para ganhar 2 fps extra e obter malware para dar ‘own’ à microsoft não é a melhor ideia e näo vale a pena de todo.

Microsoft & Google: “You’ll have no real computers, and you’ll be happy”
This is a trend we need to put the kibosh on. ⌘ Read more

Anyone know of any good, cheap laptops to use for just day-to-day activities (web surfing, sysadmin, web design, etc) that’s not a Chromebook? My Microsoft Surface Go I got some years ago blue screens when I plug it into my dock.

Open to refurbished as well

@prologic@twtxt.net yeah, no Microsoft account,I avoid that as best I can :)

Microsoft Office and OneDrive for free?
I’m a bit of an indecisive (and frugal) person sometimes. ⌘ Read more

The inside story of how Microsoft Office was ported to the first MacOS X
Listen now (27 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - Feb 8, 2023 ⌘ Read more

Microsoft announces ClippyGPT
“This is a major win for the burgeoning ‘artificially make people seem intelligent’ industry,” stated ChatGPT. ⌘ Read more

RT by @mind_booster: A fascinating 🧵 about Minecraft, media, and Microsoft
A fascinating 🧵 about Minecraft, media, and Microsoft

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Lunduke’s Normal Computing News - Nov 9, 2022
Listen now (35 min) | Apple worth more than Google + Facebook + Amazon, Microsoft sued for GitHub Copilot, Canonical shows future of Ubuntu ⌘ Read more

Microsoft declares ownership of all Open Source software
Using the “Finders Keepers clause” of the GitHub Terms of Service. ⌘ Read more

Lunduke’s Normal Computing News - October 26, 2022
Listen now (43 min) | macOS Ventura, Ubuntu 22.10, Microsoft looking to control how Linux boots, Windows ARM dev box, and… Linux dropping 486 support? ⌘ Read more

Lunduke’s Normal Computing News - Oct 19, 2022
Listen now (40 min) | Microsoft kills “Office”, iPads get USB-C, and Firefox wants to know your feelings. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Windows predicts the end of the world…
OR DOES IT?! ⌘ Read more

Microsoft apologizes for Windows, returns to DOS
“We’re really sorry about that whole GUI thing.” ⌘ Read more

RT by @mind_booster: A complacência com que tratamos empresas monopolistas deixa-me sem palavras para qualificar estas práticas. Isto viola quase todas as regras de concorrência e boas práticas de mercado. href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23microsoft”>#microsoft**
A complacência com que tratamos empresas monopolistas deixa-me sem palavras para qualificar estas práticas. Isto viola quase todas as regras de concorrência e boas práticas de mercado. #microsoft

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Microsoft unveils sneak peak at Windows 12
Screenshots show the direction Microsoft is taking for the next Windows release. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft’s “Revenue Bomb” of the early 1980s
The plan: Develop the same software for every computer platform they could find (including C64, Apple II, and UNIX). ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Announces “Start Menu as a Service”
The company is also reportedly considering a free, ad-supported option. ⌘ Read more

Traf-O-Data: The company before “Microsoft”
Before Windows… Before DOS… Before BASIC… there was… Traf-O-Data ⌘ Read more

Exclusive: Microsoft revealed to be creator of Snap Packaging for Ubuntu Linux
“See? I told y’all we love Linux,” snickered the Microsoft CEO. ⌘ Read more

Watch as the Microsoft / Open Source apologists push a narrative
The Register says, “stop being so harsh on Redmond.” ⌘ Read more

Microsoft: “Using an open-source solution may introduce risks”
Remember how Microsoft used to warn against using Open Source? Turns out… they still are. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft begins “Extinguish” phase of dealing with Open Source.
Embrace? Check. Extend? Check. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft’s growing control of Linux
Embrace… Extend… what was that next part? I forget. I think it rhymes with “Shmextinguish”. ⌘ Read more

Linus Torvalds threatens to punish developers by putting Rust in the Linux Kernel
Linux would join Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook in usage of Rust as a disciplinary tool. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft’s Biggest Product in 1980: the Z-80 SoftCard for the Apple II
Before MS-DOS, Microsoft helped CP/M run on the Apple II. ⌘ Read more

Stories from inside Microsoft (1998 - 2003)
Watch now (51 min) | Yelled at by Gates. Spit on by Ballmer. NT 5, DEC Alphas, Office for Mac, Windows Media Player for Mac, and more. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Word… for UNIX? Yes. It’s real.
And it all dates back to… Microsoft Xenix. ⌘ Read more

An optimist, a pessimist, and Microsoft Excel.
(Those three are the start of all great jokes.) ⌘ Read more

Microsoft open sources 1995’s “3D Movie Maker”
Including the BRender 3D engine used in games like Carmageddon. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft attempts to block Elon Musk purchase of Linux
“Hey! We already bought Linux,” says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadela ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Write - The First Word Processor for Windows (also released for Mac and… Atari ST?)
That’s right. Microsoft made Write for Mac and Atari ST. Weird, right? ⌘ Read more

Microsoft announces “Total Darkness Mode” for Windows 11
“Windows has never looked better!” says Twitter user ⌘ Read more

Wordle ported to Windows 3.1, PalmOS, DOS, Linux Terminal… and much more.
Tandy Color Computer 3, Atari 2600, Game Boy, Emacs, and… Microsoft Word? Yup. Wordle is there too. ⌘ Read more

Documenting Microsoft’s funky attempts at porting software to UNIX
Listen now (15 min) | I was there for part of it. Trying to preserve that weird part of computing history. ⌘ Read more