Microsoft invests 6.69 billion euros in new data centers in Spain
Microsoft plans to invest 6.69 billion euros in new data centers in the north of Spain. The investment is spread over ten years. Amazon also previously invested in data centers in the same region.Microsoft wants to build the data centers…
US judge will consider X lawsuit against Media Matters in April 2025
X's lawsuit against the American media watchdog Media Matters will start in April 2025. X sued Media Matters over a loss of advertisers resulting from a Media Matters report.Media Matters published a report in November 2023 in which…
Microsoft CEO Brad Smith acknowledges mistakes made regarding security
Brad Smith, the president of Microsoft, has admitted that Microsoft has made mistakes regarding the security of its products. He said this during a hearing of the US Homeland Security Committee.Brad Smith is by Commission called to…
CISA warns against exploitation of Windows vulnerability in ransomware attacks
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warns against exploitation of a vulnerability in Windows. An attacker can use this vulnerability in ransomware attacks. Microsoft already released an update on March 12, closing the…
Meta rolls out audio codec MLow to WhatsApp
Meta is rolling out its new audio codec Meta Low Bitrate, or MLow, to WhatsApp. It is already available in Instagram and Messenger. The codec should make it easier to make audio calls with poor internet connections.Meta previously used…
Microsoft closes easily exploitable vulnerability in Outlook
In its June Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft patched a critical vulnerability in Outlook, among other things. The remote code execution flaw can be exploited without requiring user interaction.The vulnerability in question, tracked as…
Former NSA chief joins OpenAI's board of directors
Paul M. Nakasone, the former head of the US National Security Agency, has joined OpenAI's board of directors. Nakasone will also contribute to the company's cybersecurity.Nakasone previously served as a general in the US Army.…
Photo that won third place in AI photo competition turns out to be a real photo
Photo competition 1839 Awards had a category for the best AI photo this year. Third place was won by a special photo of a flamingo hiding its head. However, there was a problem: the photo was taken by a photographer and was therefore not…
AOC introduces two budget 4K monitors with IPS panels
AOC has released two 4k monitors: the U27B3A and the U27B3AF. These monitors have a 27" IPS panel with a refresh rate of 60Hz and a UHD resolution of 3840x2160 pixels. The U27B3A has a suggested retail price of 249 euros and the U27B3AF…
Microsoft postpones controversial Recall feature for Copilot
Microsoft has decided not to make the Recall feature available when it releases Copilot+ PCs in mid-June. The company wants to test the feature more extensively after several developers and security experts criticized Recall's…