A Southern California resident has asked a court to stop Microsoft from turning off routine, free security updates for Windows 10 this October, arguing the company’s announced end-of-support is not a routine lifecycle event but a deliberate tactic to force hardware upgrades and entrench...
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In a recent French Senate hearing, Microsoft France's legal director, Anton Carniaux, admitted under oath that the company cannot guarantee that data stored in European data centers is immune from access by U.S. authorities. This revelation has intensified the ongoing debate over Europe's...
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Britain’s ambitions to transform itself into a global powerhouse for artificial intelligence rest on a foundation that has begun to visibly fracture: the country’s cloud services market, now overwhelmingly dominated by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. As the UK’s Competition and...
Missouri has emerged as an unlikely national flashpoint in the intensifying debate over AI neutrality, Big Tech bias, and government overreach, following headlines that state Attorney General Andrew Bailey has launched an aggressive campaign against leading artificial intelligence companies...
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After a 25-year presence that began with much promise, Microsoft’s decision to shutter its Pakistan office is sending far-reaching waves through the country’s technology and business landscapes. The closure, which aligns with a larger program of global restructuring at the software giant, is not...
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The announcement of Microsoft’s first cloud region in Malaysia marks a pivotal advancement in the nation’s digital and artificial intelligence (AI) transformation, setting a new standard for how cloud technology can empower economies and societies in Southeast Asia. With the unveiling of the...
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Nigeria stands at a pivotal crossroads in its digital journey, grappling with choices that will chart its technological destiny for decades to come. The nation’s digital revolution is unfolding at a dizzying pace—businesses, government agencies, and ordinary citizens alike generate massive...
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