Microsoft Outlook went DOWN across UK and parts of Western Europe leaving thousands of users unable to access emails for hours Outlook email users have been met with a ‘service unavailable’ error message Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating the cause of the outage Issues were first reported at around 7am, according to DownDetector As of 6pm, … Read more
Microsoft Outlook goes DOWN across UK and parts of Western Europe: Outage leaves thousands of users unable to access emails Outlook email users have been met with a ‘service unavailable’ error message Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating the cause of the outage Issues were first reported at around 7am, according to DownDetector By MailOnline Reporter Published: … Read more
Microsoft has retrieved an underwater data centre from Scottish waters after two years of providing cloud services from the bottom of the ocean. The 40-foot cylinder, which descended into waters off the coast of Orkney in spring 2018, is powered by tidal turbines and wave energy converters. Marine specialists took just a day to retrieve … Read more
Computer software company Oracle has won the bidding for TikTok’s US operations, a source told the Wall Street Journal. It comes a week before President Donald Trump promises to follow through with a plan to ban the Chinese-owned app in the US. A person familiar with the matter told the WSJ that Oracle will be … Read more
The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of more than 200 organizations including political parties and consultants, Microsoft said Thursday. Those efforts appear to be part of a broader increase in targeting of U.S. political campaigns and related groups, the company said. … Read more
Gamers will be able to get their hands on the next-generation Xbox consoles from November 10, Microsoft has confirmed. The flagship Xbox Series X is priced at £449, while the compact version, the Xbox Series S, will retail at £249. Pre-orders for both consoles, which are both part of Microsoft’s ultra-powerful fourth-generation range, will begin … Read more
Microsoft’s low-end Series S console will retail for $299 (about £230) and looks like a hi-fi speaker. An official image revealed by the company on Tuesday shows a distinctive black circular vent on a slim white body. Series S, which appears to come without a disc drive, is cheaper, smaller and less powerful than the … Read more
Microsoft has launched a new tool that can identify ‘deepfake’ videos that were designed to present false information and a quiz to help people spot them. There were at least 96 ‘foreign influenced’ deep fake campaigns on social media targeting people in 30 countries between 2013 and 2019, according to Microsoft. Deepfakes, also known as … Read more
Microsoft and Walmart’s joint bid to buy TikTok’s US operations would give them ‘riches of data’ to take on their biggest mutual rival: Amazon Walmart confirmed on Thursday it is joining Microsoft in bid to buy TikTok Two companies already have a five-year partnership deal to oppose Amazon Walmart competes with Amazon in e-commerce and … Read more
Fornite maker Epic Games has the support of Microsoft’s Xbox division in its legal spat with Apple over the removal of its developer licence. Epic took Apple to court after the tech-giant removed Fortnite from the App Store, due to the developer adding a new in-game payment option that broke the store guidelines – with … Read more