Tag: Microsoft Corp

Richard Tait, Co-Inventor of the Board Game Cranium, Dies at 58

Mr. Tait studied computer science as an undergraduate at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh before moving to the United…

Big Tech Is Proving Resilient as the Economy Cools

No boom can last forever, even for the technology industry’s most affluent companies. Investors punished the biggest tech…

The Default Tech Settings You Should Turn Off Right Away

There’s a catchy saying going around with a valuable lesson about our personal technology: The devil is in…

Why South Korea Can’t Quit Internet Explorer

SEOUL — In South Korea, one of the world’s most technologically advanced countries, there are few limits to…

Many Russian Cyberattacks Failed in First Months of Ukraine War, Study Says

WASHINGTON — A new examination of how Russia used its cybercapabilities in the first months of the war…

Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’

For years, activists and academics have been raising concerns that facial analysis software that claims to be able…

Internet Explorer Is Shutting Down in a Burst of Nostalgia

Internet Explorer’s inclusion in the ubiquitous Windows operating system and the requirement that it be used on certain…

What Europe’s Universal Charger Mandate Means for You

Most of us own multiple types of chargers to replenish our devices. That’s because many products, like Apple…

Microsoft Pledges Neutrality in Union Campaigns at Activision

Microsoft and the Communications Workers of America union announced an agreement on Monday that would make it easier…

What Sheryl Sandberg’s Exit Reveals About Women’s Progress in Tech

But many of them encountered difficulties steering aging tech companies. Of those women, only Ms. Catz, Ms. Hood…

Big Tech Is Getting Clobbered on Wall Street. It’s a Good Time for Them.

Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, has a longstanding philosophy that Apple should continue to invest for the future…

Google’s I/O Conference Offers Modest Vision of the Future

SAN FRANCISCO — There was a time when Google offered a wondrous vision of the future, with driverless…