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Iran Now Threatens Fees for Subsea Internet Cables in the Strait of Hormuz (slashdot.org)

2026-05-18 | by Posted | get Undersea Cable Security Kit → | tags: subsea internet cables, strait of hormuz, iranian law

182.

Microsoft testing adjustable taskbar, Start menu in Windows 11 (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-18 | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, taskbar

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High energy prices could derail Europe’s AI race with U.S. and China (cnbc.com)

2026-05-18 | by April Roach Joseph Wilkins | get Smart Energy Monitoring Plug → | tags: microsoft, nvidia, cbre

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Microsoft confirms Windows 11 security update install issues (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-18 | get Windows 11 Security Update Kit → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, kb5089549

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Hackers earn $1,298,250 for 47 zero-days at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-18 | get Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 Kit → | tags: pwn2own, microsoft, zero-day

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Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerability Actively Exploited, in a Bad Week for Microsoft (slashdot.org)

2026-05-17 | by Posted | get Microsoft Exchange Server Security Kit → | tags: microsoft exchange server, cve-2026-42897, outlook web access

187.

New Windows 'MiniPlasma' zero-day exploit gives SYSTEM access, PoC released (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-17 | get Windows Security Patch Kit → | tags: windows, miniplasma, microsoft

188.

Microsoft is retiring Teams’ Together Mode (theverge.com)

2026-05-17 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Microsoft Teams Virtual Background → | tags: microsoft, teams, together mode

189.

Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get BitLocker Encryption Recovery Kit → | tags: microsoft, bitlocker, backdoor

190.

Forza Horizon 6 boots up in just 4 seconds instead of 90 with new Advanced Shader Delivery tech and AMD GPUs — Microsoft claims 95% reduction in gaming load times (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Hassam Nasir | get AMD Radeon Graphics Card → | tags: forza horizon 6, advanced shader delivery, amd rdna 3

191.

Tycoon2FA hijacks Microsoft 365 accounts via device-code phishing (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-17 | get Microsoft 365 Security Kit → | tags: tycoon2fa, microsoft 365, trustifi

192.

Ksharp – k version 3 Language Interpreter in C# (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | tags: ksharp, k programming language, microsoft .net

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kharp – k version 3 Language Interpreter in C# (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | tags: k programming language, ksharp, microsoft .net

194.

The lasting influence of Netscape Time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Netscape Navigator Browser → | tags: netscape, jim clark, open source

195.

Microsoft rejects critical Azure vulnerability report, no CVE issued (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-16 | get Azure Security Monitoring Tool → | tags: azure, microsoft, cve

196.

Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording (wired.com)

2026-05-16 | by Andy Greenberg | get Microsoft Teams Recording Device → | tags: microsoft teams, foxconn, nitrogen ransomware

197.

Microsoft lets Insiders choose their Windows 11 Start menu size (engadget.com)

2026-05-16 | by Mariella Moon | get Windows 11 Start Menu Resize Kit → | tags: windows 11, start menu, microsoft

198.

These are the laptops I recommend for pretty much anyone (theverge.com)

2026-05-16 | by Antonio G. Di Benedetto | get Dell XPS 13 → | tags: macbook air, microsoft surface, chromebook

199.

Legacy Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Windows 8.1 Update Kit → | tags: windows 8.1, microsoft, x64-based systems

200.

Musk v. Altman week 3: Elon Musk and Sam Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side. (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-15 | by Michelle Kim | get Elon Musk T-Shirt → | tags: openai, sam altman, elon musk

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Musk v. Altman week 3: Musk and Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side. (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-15 | by Michelle Kim | get Elon Musk T-Shirt → | tags: openai, altman, xai

202.

Xbox is now XBOX (theverge.com)

2026-05-15 | by Tom Warren | get Xbox Series X → | tags: xbox, microsoft, xbox series x

203.

Bill Ackman gets into Microsoft for reasons similar to Cramer's arguments to hold it (cnbc.com)

2026-05-15 | by Natasha Abellard | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: microsoft, pershing square, co-pilot

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Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show (cnbc.com)

2026-05-15 | by Kevin Breuninger | get Tech Stocks Investment Guide → | tags: nvidia, microsoft, amazon

205.

Windows 11 tests an adjustable taskbar and resizable Start menu (theverge.com)

2026-05-15 | by Emma Roth | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, start menu

206.

Claude’s next enterprise battle is not models: it’s the agent control plane (venturebeat.com)

2026-05-15 | get AI Agent Control Panel → | tags: microsoft, openai, anthropic

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Microsoft Exchange, Windows 11 hacked on second day of Pwn2Own (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-15 | get Microsoft Exchange Security Book → | tags: microsoft exchange, windows 11, pwn2own berlin

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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Bets on Microsoft’s AI Ambitions With New Stake (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-15 | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: pershing square, bill ackman, microsoft

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Two new Xbox controllers just leaked, and one is ridiculously small (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-15 | get Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller → | tags: xbox controllers, xbox elite series 3, cloud gaming

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Microsoft backpedals: Edge to stop loading passwords into memory (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-15 | get Microsoft Edge Password Manager → | tags: microsoft, edge, password manager