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Chinese Claims: China has accused US intelligence agencies of exploiting a Microsoft Exchange zero-day vulnerability to steal defense-related data and control more than 50...
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In recent weeks, the technology industry has been rattled by revelations that Microsoft, the world’s largest software company and a linchpin of US government cloud infrastructure, permitted engineers based in China to provide maintenance and support for American government agencies utilizing its...
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Against a backdrop of escalating debate over globalization, the enduring tension between technological innovation and economic nationalism has yet again taken center stage in U.S. politics. At a recent Washington, D.C. tech policy summit, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his administration’s...
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In the world of global technology, nothing happens in isolation, and few decisions ripple as widely as those affecting the intersection of national security and enterprise cloud computing. This reality was underscored recently when Microsoft—one of the world’s foremost tech giants—announced that...
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Microsoft’s recent decision to halt the use of China-based engineers in providing technical support to US defense clients marks a significant inflection point in the ongoing debate around global supply chains, cybersecurity, and national security. The announcement, which was triggered by...
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Microsoft’s decision to overhaul its support structure for U.S. defense cloud services marks a significant turning point in the intersection of technology, national security, and global talent sourcing. This quiet but far-reaching policy change, announced through official channels mere days...
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President Trump’s fluctuating approach to banning TikTok in the United States has demonstrated the complexities of technology policy, geopolitics, and the challenge of safeguarding national security without undermining popular culture or digital commerce. The proposed ban—targeted at ByteDance...
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A Week in Consumer Tech: Microsoft's Copilot Reinvents Productivity, Apple Faces Political Heat, and the Global EV Arms Race Intensifies
Every week in the consumer technology realm is a masterclass in disruption, but the window of April 21 through April 25, 2024, arguably encapsulates the...
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In the swirling maelstrom of global technology, today's industry giants contend with formidable challenges that test the boundaries of strategy, innovation, and even national allegiance. Whiplashed by ongoing U.S.-China trade hostilities, peered at by regulators, and beckoned by new...
Microsoft’s Copilot, the company’s ambitious AI assistant woven into the fabric of its productivity suite, has received a sleek new redesign. This marks another milestone in Microsoft’s drive to redefine the way users interact with technology, as the boundaries between artificial intelligence...
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Somewhere, deep in a Texan warehouse echoing with the whir of industrial printers and the clatter of robotic arms, the future of American technological supremacy is being re-forged—quite literally out of old smartphones, discarded wind turbine blades, and rusted-out hard drives. In this climate...
It wasn’t so long ago that the word “Taliban” in Russian news broadcasts was synonymous with terror, extremism, and dark mutterings about security threats spreading like mold toward the borders of the former Soviet Union. For over two decades, Moscow’s official line was as frozen as Siberian...
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