UK Lawsuit Alleges Microsoft’s 2019 Licensing Created 500% Cloud Price Gap
Microsoft is defending against a £2.1 billion collective action lawsuit in the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal, with allegations that the company's cloud licensing practices systematically...
CBIZ Deploys Agentic AI with Microsoft to Cut Screening Time by 40%
The Professional Services Giant Goes All-In on Agentic AI CBIZ, a top-10 accounting and professional services firm with over 7,000 employees, is rolling out agentic AI across its operations in...
Xbox Social Clubs Shutdown: Streamlining or Erasing Xbox Identity?
Microsoft is pulling the plug on Xbox Social Clubs. The feature, which allowed players to create and join persistent communities around games or interests, will be removed in a future update. The...
Litmus Edge Bridge Slashes OT to Azure IoT Onboarding from Weeks to Days
Industrial edge software provider Litmus has introduced a new bridge for Microsoft Azure IoT Operations, and the timing matters. The Litmus Edge Bridge for Microsoft Azure IoT Operations is designed...
Windows Server 2016 End of Support: January 12, 2027 Deadline Demands Immediate Action
Microsoft's Windows Server 2016 will reach its end of support on January 12, 2027, creating a hard operational deadline that IT teams cannot afford to ignore. After this date, Microsoft will no...
eGain's Copilot Integration: How Trusted Knowledge Management Reduces AI Hallucinations
eGain's latest enterprise move focuses on a fundamental truth about AI implementation: artificial intelligence is only as valuable as the knowledge it can reliably access. The company's integration...
Microsoft's Defender-First Security: Why Windows 11 Users Might Ditch Third-Party Antivirus
Microsoft's security guidance for Windows 11 has shifted dramatically: the company now states Microsoft Defender Antivirus provides sufficient protection for most users, making third-party antivirus...
Microsoft Faces UK Cloud Pricing Lawsuit Over Windows Server Licensing Dispute
Microsoft will defend itself in a London tribunal against what could become the most significant cloud pricing lawsuit ever filed in the United Kingdom. The Competition Appeal Tribunal has certified...
CVE-2026-40372: ASP.NET Core DataProtection Vulnerability Exposes Runtime Secrets on Linux
Microsoft's April 2026 security disclosure revealed CVE-2026-40372, a critical vulnerability in ASP.NET Core DataProtection that exposes runtime secrets when applications run on Linux systems. This...
CVE-2026-40372: Critical ASP.NET Core Data Protection Vulnerability Exposes Linux Applications
Microsoft has disclosed CVE-2026-40372, a critical vulnerability in ASP.NET Core's Data Protection system that specifically impacts Linux deployments. The security flaw allows attackers to bypass...
RetroBar for Windows 11: How This Open-Source Tool Restores Classic Taskbar Functionality
Windows 11's redesigned taskbar has eliminated features that power users relied on for decades. The inability to move the taskbar to screen edges other than the bottom, the removal of drag-and-drop...
Microsoft's Security Shift: Why Windows 11's Built-In Defender Challenges Third-Party AV Dominance
Microsoft is making a deliberate push to convince Windows 11 users that its built-in security stack provides sufficient protection for most scenarios. This represents a significant departure from...