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Publishers’ Filing Says Microsoft Told Staff to Keep ‘Project Mango’ Secret
A newly unsealed filing by news publishers alleges Microsoft told staff to keep Project Mango, a crawler OpenAI paid it to run, secret. No court has ruled.
ConnectWise Restores Cloud Backup After Microsoft 365 Tenant Breach
ConnectWise is resetting accounts and credentials as three services stay suspended; Huntress reports a second backdoored tenant, The Hacker News says.
Microsoft and NVIDIA Publish a Risk Guide for Open-Weight Models in Enterprise
Microsoft and NVIDIA's joint paper on open-weight model risk sets out five risk categories and argues openness alone does not decide risk. More to come.
NiSource Signs 20-Year Microsoft Deal for ~1,100 MW in Northwest Indiana
NiSource signed a 20-year Microsoft deal adding about 1,100 MW of new generation for a NW Indiana campus from 2028. Regulatory approvals pending.
MEEZA and Microsoft Plan Azure Local Sovereign Private Cloud in Qatar
MEEZA and Microsoft announced plans for Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud in Qatar on Azure Local. Planned service model, not a finished rollout.
Nscale’s Glomfjord Data Centre Reportedly Six Months Behind Schedule
Nscale's Glomfjord data centre is reportedly six months late after cooling leaks and a transformer fire, Bloomberg said via DCD. Nscale has not commented.
CMA Proposes Strategic Market Status for Microsoft Business Software
The UK CMA proposes strategic market status for Microsoft in business software, used by over a million UK organisations. Final decision by Feb 2027.
Microsoft AI Finishes Pre-Training MAI-Base-2, a 2.8-Trillion-Parameter Model, and Starts Preparing MAI-Base-3
Microsoft AI has pre-trained MAI-Base-2, a 2.8-trillion-parameter model now in post-training. It is unreleased, and work on MAI-Base-3 has begun.
Microsoft Research Unveils Magnetar, a Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine That Proves Programs Ran Correctly Using Only Standard Hash Functions
Microsoft Research's Magnetar proves that RISC-V programs ran correctly using only standard hashes. Microsoft's own benchmarks claim it is 10-39x faster.
Microsoft Says Windows 11 Is Up to 20% More Responsive, With Gains on 8GB PCs
Microsoft said Windows 11 is up to 20% more responsive, with memory gains on 8GB PCs. The figures are Microsoft's test claims.
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