Epstein Files: Bill Gates wurde laut eigenen Aussagen von Jeffrey Epstein erpresst
Der Microsoft-Gründer betont noch einmal vor einem US-Ausschuss, dass er mit Epstein vor allem wegen Milliardenspenden in Kontakt getreten war. ( Bill Gates, Microsoft)
Microsoft warnt: Hacker attackieren Outlook-Nutzer über gefährliche Exchange-Lücke
Angreifer können Outlook-Nutzern durch eine Sicherheitslücke in Exchange per E-Mail Schadcode unterschieben. Entsprechende Attacken laufen bereits. ( Sicherheitslücke, Microsoft)
Neuer Bitlocker-Bypass: Chaotic Eclipse wirft weiter mit Windows-Exploits um sich
Chaotic Eclipse ist wohl doch nicht so erschöpft wie behauptet. Ein neuer Exploit zur Umgehung von Bitlocker auf Windows-Geräten ist noch drin. ( Sicherheitslücke, Microsoft)
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ReactOS “Open-Source Windows” Reaches The Milestone Of Being Able To Run Half-Life
ReactOS, the open-source operating system working for binary compatibility with Microsoft Windows computer programs and drivers, has reached the milestone of being able to enjoy the classic game Half-Life running on this open-source platform… ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Defender ‘RoguePlanet’ Zero-Day Grants SYSTEM Privileges
A researcher using the name Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit called “RoguePlanet,” which reportedly works on fully patched Windows 10 and 11 systems and can spawn a command prompt with SYSTEM privileges through a Defender race condition. The release came just hours after Microsoft fixed two previously discl … ⌘ Read more
Intel XPU Manager 2.0 Overhauls Windows & Linux Management For Arc Pro GPUs
Just a week after the release of Intel XPU Manager 1.3.7, Intel today released XPU Manager 2.0 as a major overhaul for this software for monitoring and management of their data center GPUs on Microsoft Windows and Linux… ⌘ Read more
Ask Me Anything 17.6.: Digitale Souveränität: Raus aus der Cloud im IT-Alltag?
Beim Live-Video-AMA am 17. Juni um 17 Uhr beantwortet Microsoft-365- und Security-Experte Aaron Siller eure Fragen zu souveränen IT-Entscheidungen. ( Microsoft 365, Sicherheitslücke)
Halo Campaign Evolved: Der Master Chief kehrt stark zurück
Golem hat Halo - Campaign Evolved angespielt. Der erste Eindruck: Halo bleibt Halo, sieht aber besser aus als je zuvor. Ein Hands-on von Peter Steinlechner ( Halo, Microsoft)
Microsoft Smashes Record For Biggest Ever Patch Tuesday Update
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ComputerWeekly: Microsoft has issued patches for about 200 flaws in its latest monthly Patch Tuesday drop, blasting past a previous record high of almost 170 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) set in October 2025. Among a great many others, the latest update from Redmond fixes a total of 32 critical C … ⌘ Read more
KDE KWin Patches Aiming To Optimize Gaming Latency To Better Compete With Windows
Open-source developer Jakub Okoński has been working on comparing the gaming latency between Linux and Windows and in turn working to drive some improvements into KDE’s KWin Wayland compositor so the latency is more competitive with the gaming experience under Microsoft Windows 11… ⌘ Read more
Microsoft erneut unter Druck: Verärgerter Forscher leakt weiteren Defender-Exploit
Der Rogueplanet genannte Defender-Exploit verleiht Angreifern unter Windows Systemrechte. Ursprünglich sollte er aber noch viel mehr können. ( Sicherheitslücke, Microsoft)
Wurm-Attacken möglich: Kernel-Lücke lässt Angreifer Windows-Systeme kapern
Microsofts Juni-Updates schließen über 500 Sicherheitslücken. Eine davon ermöglicht automatisierte Schadcode-Attacken auf Windows-Systeme. ( Patchday, Microsoft)
Google Chrome is killing all uBlock Origin bypasses, Edge, Opera to follow
Article URL: https://www.neowin.net/news/google-chrome-is-killing-all-ublock-origin-bypasses-microsoft-edge-opera-to-follow/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48471970
Points: 17
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Microsoft Hacked To Deliver Malware To Claude and Gemini Users
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Microsoft has shut down a wave of its own repositories on GitHub, including those related to Azure and AI coding agents, as it investigates a data breach, according to research from cybersecurity researchers and a statement given to 404 Media by Microsoft. Hackers planted malware that would harvest pe … ⌘ Read more
NHS Prescribes Half a Million Copilot Licenses For Its Paperwork Headache
NHS England plans to roll out Microsoft Copilot to 505,000 clinicians and support staff after a 30,000-person pilot claimed the AI assistant saved users an average of 43 minutes a day on administrative work. The Register reports: The rollout won’t happen overnight. NHS England said that each trust will receive a central allocation of … ⌘ Read more
Microsoft’s open source tools were hacked to steal passwords of AI developers
Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/08/microsofts-open-source-tools-were-hacked-to-steal-passwords-of-ai-developers/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48457830
Points: 5
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Xbox Game Exclusivity Will Be Decided on a ‘Case-by-Case’ Basis, Microsoft Says
Microsoft executive Matt Booty says future Xbox exclusivity will be decided “case-by-case,” with Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution remaining Xbox console exclusives while major multiplayer, live-service, and previously promised PlayStation releases stay multiplatform. But IGN’s Tom Phillips says Microsoft’s … ⌘ Read more
Xbox Series X25: Neue XBox Series X kommt im transparenten Gehäuse
Mit der grün gefärbten Spielekonsole feiert Microsoft das 25-jährige Jubiläum der Xbox. Auch einen passenden Controller gibt es. ( Spielekonsole, Microsoft)
Ein Wurm tobt auf Github: 73 Microsoft-Projekte nach Supply-Chain-Angriff gesperrt
Zahlreiche Softwareprojekte von Microsoft sind auf Github plötzlich gesperrt worden. Offenbar hat der Miasma-Wurm sie kompromittiert. ( Malware, Virus)
Künstliche Intelligenz: Github Copilot stellt Preise auf Token Basis um
Microsoft ändert die Preisstruktur für Github Copilot drastisch. Statt Flatrates folgt die Abrechnung künftig pro verbrauchtem Token. ( KI, Microsoft)
Kein Patch verfügbar: Bitlocker-Exploit Bitskrieg veröffentlicht
Microsofts empfohlene Korrektur für den Bitlocker-Exploit Yellowkey ist offenbar unvollständig. Mit Bitskrieg soll sie sich umgehen lassen. ( Sicherheitslücke, Verschlüsselung)
Big-Tech und Open Source: Keine wirkliche Liebesheirat
Microsoft hat auf dem Open Source Summit Nordamerika 2026 überraschend eine eigene Linux-Distribution angekündigt. Doch Vorsicht ist geboten. Eine Analyse von Erik Bärwaldt ( Microsoft, Linux)
Hellblade: Senua kämpft sich durch das Fegefeuer
Zwischen Leben und Tod beginnt ein neuer Albtraum: Im kommenden Action-Adventure rücken Kämpfe und keltische Mythologie in den Mittelpunkt. ( Xbox, Microsoft)
Microsoft wants users to be addicted to Scout, their AI personal assistant
Article URL: https://disassociated.com/microsoft-users-addicted-ai-personal-assistant/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419023
Points: 4
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pg_durable: Microsoft open sources in-database durable execution
Article URL: https://github.com/microsoft/pg_durable
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48414367
Points: 9
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Leak Reveals Microsoft Wants Its AI to Be ‘Addictive’
Article URL: https://kotaku.com/microsoft-ai-scout-addictive-satya-nadella-404-media-copilot-2000702924
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48413924
Points: 14
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Has Microsoft Lost Its Mojo (Again)?
Microsoft’s AI products aren’t selling and Github’s been plagued with troubles. WIRED spoke with VP Scott Hanselman about whether the company is in catch-up mode. ⌘ Read more
Fedora Linux 43 Exposes 20-Year-Old Microsoft Outlook Security Failure
BrianFagioli writes: Fedora Linux 43 users upgrading to the latest Dovecot mail server discovered something rather unsettling: some older Microsoft Outlook configurations may have been silently ignoring SSL/TLS settings for POP3 email connections for years. According to a Fedora community blog post, affected Outlook clients reportedl … ⌘ Read more
EU Plots To Abandon US Tech
Ancient Slashdot reader whitroth shares a report from Politico, with the caption: “shutting down Microsoft Office for the International Criminal Court (ICC) was clearly a wake-up call.” From the report: The EU is moving to counter American dominance in technology by reaching for one of the oldest tools in its arsenal: industrial strategy. As the European Commission unveiled a plan Wednesday to reduce Europe’s reliance … ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Plans Linux Tools, RTX Spark Desktop For Windows Devs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Microsoft’s Build developer conference kicked off today, and as with almost everything the company has done in the last few years, Microsoft’s opening keynote focused overwhelmingly on AI and other closely related technologies. […] On the hardware front, we didn’t get any updates for existi … ⌘ Read more
How Microsoft became the Government’s default AI tool – without a competitive tender
When the Government announced 8700 public sector job cuts last month, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said artificial intelligence (AI) would absorb some of the work. She didn’t go into detail about which AI tools would be used and how.
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Microsoft Claims New Quantum Chip 1,000 Times Better Than Before
Microsoft says its new Majorana 2 quantum chip is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor, with qubits lasting about 20 seconds instead of milliseconds, and claims it could have a commercially useful quantum machine by 2029. The BBC reports: “We will have a quantum machine in 2029 that can solve commercially viable, reasonable problems,” … ⌘ Read more
Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems
Google, Microsoft, and other hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability. ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Announces Coreutils For Windows: Derived From Rust Coreutils
As another interesting takeaway from this week’s Microsoft Build 2026 conference beyond their open-source Intelligent Terminal project is Coreutils for Windows. Microsoft is maintaining a fork of Rust Coreutils for Windows to ease the developer experience across Windows / WSL / macOS / Linux… ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Doubles Down on Controversial Quantum Computing Claims
Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/doubling-down-controversial-claims-microsoft-accelerates-quantum-computing-plans
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48380516
Points: 3
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Microsoft’s Project Solara Is an OS For Devices That Run AI Agents Instead of Apps
An anonymous reader quotes a report from GeekWire: A team inside Microsoft has been quietly building a platform for devices that run AI agents instead of apps, based on Android instead of Windows, with two working hardware designs so far, and an initial set of big-name companies lined up to run pilots. The p … ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Deliberately Bricking All Office For Mac 2019/2021 Installations
Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac will reportedly drop into “reduced functionality mode” on July 13, 2026, when a license-validation certificate expires, leaving perpetually licensed apps able to open files but not edit or save them. Slashdot reader joshuark shares a report from OSnews: “Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for … ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Announces Open-Source “Intelligent Terminal”
Microsoft today announced their newest open-source creation… Under the MIT license it’s the Intelligent Terminal… ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Unveils Scout, an Autonomous AI Agent Built On OpenClaw
Microsoft has unveiled Scout, an experimental always-on AI “autopilot” agent for Microsoft 365 that can operate across Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, calendars, contacts, browsers, and external apps via MCP. “Autopilots stay active in the background, understand how work gets done across your apps and systems, and take action without need … ⌘ Read more
Microsoft’s MAI-Code-1-Flash Scores 51% SWE-Bench Pro with Just 5B Active Params
Article URL: https://microsoft.ai/models/mai-code-1-flash/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48374466
Points: 21
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Meet Microsoft Scout, Your AI Coworker That Never Logs Off
Microsoft’s OpenClaw-style agent appears in Teams, just like a human colleague, and automates your dull office tasks. ⌘ Read more
Intelligent Terminal 0.1
Article URL: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/announcing-intelligent-terminal-version-0-1/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48373231
Points: 9
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Coreutils for Windows
Article URL: https://github.com/microsoft/coreutils
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48372853
Points: 15
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NVIDIA Unveils New ARM-Based AI/Graphics Superchip Coming to Windows PCs and Laptops
“The company best known for powering the AI boom is coming for the PC,” reports Axios.
Nvidia’s CEO unveiled a new ARM-based “N1X processor made alongside Microsoft,” reports CNBC, that “will be incorporated into a new RTX Spark superchip, debuting in the fall on a fresh line of Windows PCs from Microso … ⌘ Read more
Everyone Has Their Targets Set on the MacBook Neo
Dell, Microsoft, and others are unveiling new laptops to compete directly with the Neo, but not all are learning the right lessons from Apple. ⌘ Read more
Linux Might Finally Disable The Microsoft RNDIS Protocol Drivers In 2026
Going back to early 2023 there were efforts to disable all the Linux drivers for Microoft’s RNDIS protocol. Remote NDIS has proven to be a real security concern while superior, modern alternatives exist… ⌘ Read more
Microsoft degrades functionality of perpetually-licensed offline products
Article URL: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Office_2019_and_2021_for_Mac_view-only_conversion_(2026)
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341578
Points: 14
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Microsoft Criticized for Threatening Legal Action Against Security Researcher
“A security researcher published a series of unpatched bugs in Microsoft products,” reports TechCrunch, “along with code to exploit them.”
Microsoft’s response to the researcher? “Threatening to take legal action and call the cops on them.”
On Wednesday, Microsoft published a blog post criticizing the researcher, who goe … ⌘ Read more
微软公开 45 年前 DOS 源码：当年的代码是一摞打印纸
早些时候，微软发布了一篇名为《续写早期 DOS 开发的故事》的文章，公开了目前发现的最早的 DOS 源代码。来自 45 年前的纸质打印稿。@Appinn 86-DOS 1.00 是什么？ 1980 年，一家叫 Seattle Computer Products（SCP）的小公司正在卖基于 Intel ⌘ Read more