tech policy

Microsoft’s dominant position in the software world is again under intense scrutiny, this time from a report backed by its longtime rival Google, raising critical questions about the future shape of cloud computing and potential regulatory responses worldwide. The report, published amid...

As Microsoft approaches the official end-of-support phase for Windows 10, users, enterprises, and IT administrators are bracing for a wave of changes impacting how they work and secure their devices. Amid a flurry of announcements, policy updates, and user anxieties about shifting to Windows 11...

As policymakers in Washington D.C. increasingly spotlight the competitive dynamics of the U.S.-China artificial intelligence (AI) race, multinational technology giant Microsoft finds itself at the crux of a contentious debate around the export, deployment, and ethical control of advanced AI...

Europe’s digital landscape is on the cusp of transformative change, as Microsoft intensifies its investment and deepens its commitments within the region. The company’s recently unveiled five-pillar strategy—encompassing massive cloud and AI infrastructure expansion, robust digital resilience...

The digital battleground has shifted decisively from lines of code and firewall rules to the far more complex territory of cultural values and political agendas. What was once considered the domain of technical experts—cybersecurity—now finds itself at the very front lines of a broader cultural...

The dominance of Big Tech in the digital marketplace has long been a topic of contention among policymakers, technologists, and lay users alike. Nowhere is this monopolistic tendency more evident than in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence, where the emergence of entities like OpenAI...

The recent decision by Microsoft to block the C/C++ extension for alternative Visual Studio Code (VS Code) distributions has sent ripples through the developer community, igniting debates around digital dependency, open-source ethics, and the future of independent development environments. On...

Microsoft’s ever-tightening grip on the Windows 11 setup process has become a flashpoint for controversy, as the company recently took decisive action to disable the BYPASSNRO workaround—once the community’s most reliable method for skipping mandatory internet connectivity and Microsoft Account...

Forty-two years ago, the introduction of Microsoft Word marked an early assertion of Microsoft’s commitment to Europe, both as a pioneer in localized software and as a forerunner in digital productivity. Now, amid sweeping geopolitical uncertainties and the rapid evolution of technology...

Microsoft’s latest move in Windows Server management strategy has ignited significant discussion in the enterprise computing community. The software giant has revealed that starting July, the much-anticipated hotpatching feature for on-premises Windows Server 2025 will become a paid subscription...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of enterprise IT, one of the most persistent challenges is maintaining system security and stability without sacrificing uptime. The perennial trade-off between applying critical security updates and facing disruptive system reboots has long frustrated...

You might want to take a seat and cling onto your closest desktop, because if you’re reading this on an aging Windows 10 PC, the digital hourglass is tumbling dangerously low. Microsoft, in a move that has left users gasping more than Clippy at a cybersecurity conference, has urged—nay...

In the fast-evolving world of artificial intelligence and digital productivity, the intersection of antitrust regulation and software bundling has become a subject of intense scrutiny and debate. The decision by South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) to suspend its investigation into...

Microsoft’s recent move to restrict its C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) exclusively to its first-party products has stirred significant concern and debate throughout the developer community. As of version 1.24.5 released on April 3, 2025, the extension now refuses to work on...

Microsoft's response to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the regulator's provisional ruling on cloud software licensing pricing is robust and critical. Microsoft calls the CMA's intervention "extraordinary and unprecedented," emphasizing that no other software provider...

Microsoft’s campaign to nudge users toward Windows 11 has reached new levels of intensity. Updates to the company’s official support pages now place the newest operating system’s advantages front and center, a pivot that’s as transparent as it is deliberate. While some consumers and IT...

Privacy and security concerns are reaching new heights as government policies, technological escalation, and cyber threats converge—leaving individuals, corporations, and even top defense officials grappling to adapt. Major recent developments reveal that the landscape is dramatically shifting...

Canada, the land of maple syrup, hockey, and the world’s most coveted cache of health data, now finds itself staring down an unusual gauntlet: protecting the privacy and value of its public health records from potential American ambitions, particularly those emanating from the direction of...

Microsoft wants you to love Windows 11, but for many, it’s starting to feel more like a clingy partner who keeps reiterating how you’ll never find security like theirs ever again—especially if your hardware isn’t rocking that magical little chip called TPM 2.0. This year, the drumbeat has grown...

Remember back when you’d sign up for a free cloud service and be greeted with a digital cornucopia—oodles of gigabytes rolled out like a plush welcome carpet, ready for photos, essays, and half-baked group projects? Those golden terabytes now seem like a legend at the University of Connecticut...