Stock Market Today: Stocks Struggle After Meta, Microsoft Earnings

Stock Market Today: Stocks Struggle After Meta, Microsoft Earnings

Stocks sank at the open and stayed down through Thursday’s close, the weight of unmet earnings expectations for several Magnificent 7 stocks dragging the major indexes into the red. Data showing still-stabilizing inflation and still-healthy employment situations nudged interest rates higher early in the session. Rate-cut odds remain steady, however, a day ahead of the […]

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Microsoft fires employees who organised vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza

Microsoft fires employees who organised vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza

Microsoft said Friday it has “ended the employment of some individuals in accordance with internal policy” but declined to provide details [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Microsoft has fired two employees who organized an unauthorised vigil at the company’s headquarters for Palestinians killed in Gaza during Israel’s war with Hamas. The two employees told The […]

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Microsoft Releases Updates for Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Stack HCI

Microsoft Releases Updates for Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Stack HCI

Key Takeaways: Microsoft has released new features for Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Stack HCI. The per-user access pricing models allows businesses to scale their Azure Virtual Desktop environments more efficiently. Administrators can now better manage and monitor performance on their on-premises infrastructure. Microsoft has introduced a suite of new features for Azure Virtual Desktop […]

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Russia, Iran, China’s efforts to sway US voters may escalate, new Microsoft report says

Russia, Iran, China’s efforts to sway US voters may escalate, new Microsoft report says

Foreign adversaries have shown continued determination to influence the U.S. election – and there are signs their activity will intensify as Election Day nears, Microsoft said in a report Wednesday. Russian operatives are doubling down on fake videos to smear Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, while Chinese-linked social media campaigns are maligning down-ballot candidates who […]

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Microsoft fires employees who organised vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza

Iran’s cyber attacks against Israel surged since Gaza war: report

Iran launched numerous social media operations to destabilise Israel, Microsoft said in a report. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Israel has become the top target of Iranian cyber attacks since the start of the Gaza war last year, while Tehran had focused primarily on the United States before the conflict, Microsoft said on Tuesday. “Following the […]

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Microsoft fires employees who organised vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza

Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities with severity rating ‘High’ reported, says CERT-IN

The affected software is Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) versions prior to 129.0.2792.79 [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Microsoft Edge has reported multiple vulnerabilities and received a severity rating of ‘High’ from the Indian Computer Emergency Response (CERT-IN) team. The affected software is Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) versions prior to 129.0.2792.79. The reasons behind the vulnerabilities were cited […]

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