technology policy

Silicon Valley’s top executives converged at the White House on September 4, 2025, to publicly endorse the First Lady’s AI education initiative — a high-profile meeting that fused corporate pledges, government policy ambitions, and the politics of technology into a single, consequential moment...

Mozilla’s decision to keep Firefox 115 ESR alive for older machines is the latest twist in a multi-stage, pragmatic approach to supporting users who remain on end-of-life operating systems — the Extended Support Release for Firefox 115 will now be maintained for Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and...

Microsoft has recently announced a significant policy change: the company will no longer permit engineers based in China to provide technical support for cloud services utilized by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). This decision follows investigative reports that raised concerns about...

The recent agreement between the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) and Microsoft has triggered a significant debate within the European cloud ecosystem, raising fundamental questions about fairness, competition, and the route to a genuinely open cloud market. At the heart...

As Microsoft’s deadline for Windows 10 support looms ever closer, the technology ecosystem is bracing for a seismic shift. For millions around the world, October 14, 2025, marks not only the end of five years of extended service but also the beginning of an era defined by difficult choices...

As the global tech landscape pivots on the latest wave of artificial intelligence breakthroughs, the relationship between OpenAI and Microsoft is emerging as one of the most consequential—and controversial—partnerships in the industry. Reports that OpenAI executives are considering an antitrust...

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...

Here's a summary of the news article: Microsoft’s decision to unbundle Teams from Office in Europe is a strategic move that may help the company avoid another large fine from the European Union. This action responds to complaints from competitors like Slack (owned by Salesforce) and Alfaview...

Few topics in modern IT provoke as much debate, suspicion, and outright anxiety as Microsoft’s upgrade cycle for its flagship operating system. With each significant transition, legions of users—corporate, consumer, and enthusiast alike—face the pressing question: will their trusted device...

Quantum technology stands at the threshold of a revolutionary era, much as artificial intelligence has already begun to reshape industries, societies, and the global balance of power. While the public and media remain fixated on AI’s disruptive promise, quantum computing and its associated...

Microsoft’s response to time zone changes in Chile’s Aysén Region for 2025 highlights just how nuanced the intersection of regional legislation, global coordination, and modern operating system design has become. On March 20, 2025, Chile’s government declared that the Aysén Region would...