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Microsoft expects more Windows security updates from AI-discovered flaws (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-09 | tags: discovery, issues, microsoft

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Microsoft’s patch Tuesdays are about to get bigger (theverge.com)

2026-07-09 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: exploit, issues, microsoft

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New Forg365 phishing platform uses AI to target Microsoft 365 accounts (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-09 | tags: authentication, code, device

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Microsoft tells Obsidian to pause or cancel Avowed 2 and make a new Fallout game (techspot.com)

2026-07-09 | by Daniel Sims | tags: bethesda, fallout, microsoft

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Microsoft to retire the OWA Light client in Exchange Server (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-09 | tags: experience, light, microsoft

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Microsoft patches RoguePlanet Defender zero-day vulnerability (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-09 | tags: eclipse, microsoft, nightmare

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Microsoft reportedly cancels Avowed sequel as Obsidian focuses on a Fallout game (engadget.com)

2026-07-08 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: fallout, game, layoffs

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If Microsoft sold off Xbox, who would even buy it? (theverge.com)

2026-07-08 | by Jay Peters | tags: game, games, microsoft

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Entra passkey enrollment vishing targets Microsoft 365 users (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-08 | tags: microsoft, okta, passkey

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Arrest and extradition of Scattered Spider hacker shines light on how Windows telemetry GDIDs can identify and track users — Microsoft device identifier is just one digital fingerprint in a software world rife with them (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-08 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: gdid, microsoft, stokes

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Doom Developer id Software Is Reportedly Losing Half Its Staff (slashdot.org)

2026-07-07 | tags: cuts, developer, doom

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Microsoft Flips Windows Backup On By Default Outside the EU (slashdot.org)

2026-07-07 | tags: backup, default, device

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Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own models (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-07 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: anthropic, microsoft, models

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Doom developer id Software is reportedly losing half its staff (engadget.com)

2026-07-07 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: game, id software, layoffs

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You can soon restore Windows 11 from scratch even if it can't boot up - here's how (zdnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by Lance Whitney | tags: cloud, cloud rebuild, files

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Microsoft Can Track Users Via a Windows Device ID (slashdot.org)

2026-07-07 | tags: activity, complaint, device

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Microsoft fire idTech team at Id software (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | tags: id software, idtech, idtech team

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Microsoft Fire IdTech Team at Id Software (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | tags: id software, idtech, idtech team

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Microsoft Is Eliminating 4,800 Jobs — Including 20% of Its Xbox Staff: ‘We Will Return to Growth in 2027.’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-07 | by Jonathan Small | tags: admitting tasks, gaming, jobs

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Companies are now using automatic Windows installers to display Adware through the Microsoft Store when you install new hardware — customer immediately gets McAfee ads on their PC after connecting new LG monitor; here's how to block the new ads (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-07 | by Hassam Nasir | get AdGuard Ad Blocker → | tags: hardware, just, microsoft

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The revenge of the philosophy majors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | tags: majors, philosophy, philosophy majors

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The Revenge of the Philosophy Majors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | get Philosophy Book Collection → | tags: majors, philosophy, philosophy majors

413.

Doom developer id reportedly cut in half as part of Xbox layoffs (theverge.com)

2026-07-07 | by Jay Peters | tags: cuts, doom, layoffs

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Microsoft fixes storage-hogging Windows 11 folder (theverge.com)

2026-07-07 | by Emma Roth | get Windows 11 Storage Cleaner → | tags: capabilityaccessmanager, db wal, file

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Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | get Microsoft Windows Device ID Tool → | tags: complaint, device, gdid

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Xbox’s bold plan for the future sounds nearly impossible (theverge.com)

2026-07-07 | by Andrew Webster | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: billion, games, goal

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Microsoft to enable Windows settings backup by default for orgs (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-07 | get Microsoft Windows Backup Tool → | tags: backup, default, devices

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Microsoft testing new Cloud Rebuild Windows 11 recovery feature (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-07 | get Windows 11 Recovery Kit → | tags: cloud, cloud rebuild, microsoft

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Xbox Laying Off 3,200 and Dropping 4 Studios in 'Reset' of Microsoft's Games Strategy (cnet.com)

2026-07-06 | by See Full Bio | get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate → | tags: console, game, games

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Full Writeup of the Windows GDID (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | get Windows GDI Developer's Guide → | tags: account, device, gdid