microsoft – we better figure this out…

Microsoft’s GitHub absorbs NPM into its code-hosting empire: JavaScript library vault used by 12 million devs now under Redmond’s roof

microsoft, monopoly

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/16/microsofts_github_npm/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

thought you were done after Tuesday’s 115-fix day? not yet: microsoft emits SMBv3 worm-cure crisis patch

hack, know, microsoft

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/12/smb_patch_microsoft/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

while microsoft was making its climate pledge, it was sponsoring an oil conference

1%, earth, ethic, hopelessness, know, microsoft

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgqypn/while-microsoft-was-making-its-climate-pledge-it-was-sponsoring-an-oil-conference

microsoft quietly deletes largest public face recognition data set

censorship, data, ethic, microsoft, privacy

https://www.ft.com/content/7d3e0d6a-87a0-11e9-a028-86cea8523dc2?utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=tr_social&utm_content=73419330&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_O5Bg7rWEq4ymPKu15ZEkxYtWqVs8cENSxPkrBAsy9GVU63fZ7vzEdS0gxO-xuMBBQaT5feP805aL6hHhsO37MvaR-feWSDxuhboSUbMmRYHZ2zZA&_hsmi=73419330

microsoft engineer complains that company is biased against white men

1%, bias, dystopia, hopelessness, microsoft

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/04/now-its-microsofts-turn-for-an-anti-diversity-internal-revolt/

microsoft unveils two secret data centers built classified government data

leak, microsoft

https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2019/04/microsoft-unveils-two-secret-data-centers-built-classified-government-data/156376/

sorry, linux. we know you want to be popular, but cyber-crooks are all about microsoft for now

gafam, hopelessness, know, microsoft, war

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/19/8_in_10_most_used_vulns_2018_targeted_microsoft/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

microsoft spotted

ethic, gafam, hope, hopelessness, microsoft

On behalf of workers at Microsoft, we're releasing an open letter to Brad Smith and Satya Nadella, demanding for the cancelation of the IVAS contract with a call for stricter ethical guidelines.
If you're a Microsoft employee you can sign at: https://t.co/958AhvIHO5 pic.twitter.com/uUZ5P4FJ7X
— Microsoft Workers 4 Good (@MsWorkers4) February 22, 2019

microsoft azure: a cheat sheet

control, data, gafam, know, microsoft, monopoly, surveillance

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-azure-the-smart-persons-guide/

microsoft is developing blockchain tech that lets you manage your digital identity

blockchain, microsoft, technology

https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/02/12/microsoft-digital-identity-blockchain/