Tag: Azure cloud
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The Register: Microsoft cuts off Azure phone surveillance support for Israeli military
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/25/microsoft_cuts_off_azure_phone/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft cuts off Azure phone surveillance support for Israeli military Feedly Summary: Brad Smith says ‘we do not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians’ The president of Microsoft has said it’s cutting parts of the Israeli military off from Azure after reports that the army was…
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Slashdot: Microsoft Disables Some Cloud Services Used by Israel’s Defense Ministry
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/25/1916215/microsoft-disables-some-cloud-services-used-by-israels-defense-ministry?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Disables Some Cloud Services Used by Israel’s Defense Ministry Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has restricted the Israeli Defense Ministry’s access to its services after discovering the misuse of Azure for surveillance purposes against Gaza citizens. This action reflects Microsoft’s commitment to privacy protection…
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Slashdot: Microsoft’s Cloud Services Disrupted by Red Sea Cable Cuts
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/07/2149212/microsofts-cloud-services-disrupted-by-red-sea-cable-cuts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft’s Cloud Services Disrupted by Red Sea Cable Cuts Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights the recent disruption of Microsoft’s Azure cloud services due to undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea, impacting internet traffic in the Middle East and parts of Asia. This…
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The Register: Pentagon ends Microsoft’s use of China-based support staff for DoD cloud
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/pentagon_ends_microsofts_use_of/ Source: The Register Title: Pentagon ends Microsoft’s use of China-based support staff for DoD cloud Feedly Summary: ‘It blows my mind,’ says SecDef The Pentagon has formally kiboshed Microsoft’s use of China-based employees to support Azure cloud services deployed by US government agencies, and it’s demanding Microsoft do more of its own…
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Cisco Talos Blog: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-august-2025/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Microsoft has released its monthly security update for August 2025, which includes 111 vulnerabilities affecting a range of products, including 13 that Microsoft marked as “critical”. In this month’s release, Microsoft observed none of…
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Tomasz Tunguz: 100 Trillion Tokens
Source URL: https://www.tomtunguz.com/earnings-microsoft-2025-04-30/ Source: Tomasz Tunguz Title: 100 Trillion Tokens Feedly Summary: “We processed over 100t tokens this quarter, up 5x year over year, including a record 50t tokens last month alone.” If the market harbored any doubt for the insatiable demand for AI, this statement during Microsoft’s quarterly earnings yesterday, quashed it. What could…
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The Register: Microsoft names alleged credential-snatching ‘Azure Abuse Enterprise’ operators
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/28/microsoft_names_and_shames_4/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft names alleged credential-snatching ‘Azure Abuse Enterprise’ operators Feedly Summary: Crew helped lowlifes generate X-rated celeb deepfakes using Redmond’s OpenAI-powered cloud – claim Microsoft has named four of the ten people it is suing for allegedly snatching Azure cloud credentials and developing tools to bypass safety guardrails in…