The Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) Unit 8200, renowned for its intelligence-gathering capabilities, has reportedly utilized Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to amass and analyze vast amounts of data on Palestinians. This collaboration has raised significant ethical and legal questions regarding...
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A surge of concern ricocheted across the open-source software community last week when Mike Kaganski, a prominent LibreOffice developer, found himself locked out of his Microsoft account for seven frustrating days. This event, echoing recent reports of arbitrary account lockouts affecting...
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As the clock ticks down to Windows 10’s official end-of-life, millions of users face a stark crossroads—a crossroads not just defined by Microsoft’s latest operating system, but by a much larger and mostly under-discussed issue: the staggering threat of e-waste. While Microsoft’s pitch for its...