Hacker News with Generative AI: Microsoft

Microsoft's ICC email block reignites European data sovereignty concerns (computerweekly.com)
During his recent visit to Brussels, Microsoft chief Brad Smith committed his company to defending European interests from ‘geopolitical volatility’, including the impact of potential US administration interventions.
Microsoft, Data Privacy, Europe, Geopolitics, Regulations
8 points by doener 10 days ago | 0 comments
End of 10 (endof10.org)
Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025.
Operating Systems, Microsoft, Support, Windows
8 points by ognarb 10 days ago | 4 comments
Microsoft is starting to open Windows Update up to any third-party app (theverge.com)
Microsoft is starting to open Windows Update up to any third-party app that needs to be updated.
Windows, Software Updates, Microsoft, Third-Party Apps
113 points by Tomte 10 days ago | 174 comments
Microsoft Is Spying on Users of Its AI Tools (2024) (schneier.com)
Microsoft announced that it caught Chinese, Russian, and Iranian hackers using its AI tools—presumably coding tools—to improve their hacking abilities.
Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft, China, Russia, Iran
24 points by airhangerf15 10 days ago | 5 comments
Signal to Windows Recall: Drop Dead (computerworld.com)
Microsoft’s Recall is a security disaster disguised as a feature. Messaging app Signal is doing what it can to block it.
Security, Messaging Apps, Windows, Microsoft, Privacy
21 points by CrankyBear 10 days ago | 6 comments
Microsoft's ICC email block reignites European data sovereignty concerns (computerweekly.com)
During his recent visit to Brussels, Microsoft chief Brad Smith committed his company to defending European interests from ‘geopolitical volatility’, including the impact of potential US administration interventions.
Microsoft, Data Sovereignty, Europe, Privacy, Geopolitics
18 points by anewhnaccount2 12 days ago | 1 comments
What would a Microsoft engineer do to Ubuntu? (theregister.com)
AnduinOS, a one-man project from a Chinese Microsoft engineer, is quite a new Ubuntu remix that reshapes GNOME in the image of Windows 11.
Linux, Ubuntu, Operating Systems, Microsoft, GNOME
7 points by tapanjk 12 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft Edit (github.com/microsoft)
A simple editor for simple needs.
Microsoft, Editors, Software, Open Source
10 points by smartmic 12 days ago | 2 comments
Microsoft engineer fired for disrupting CEO Nadella's speech at Build 2025 (indiatimes.com)
Microsoft, AI, Technology, Business, Leadership
29 points by Eduard 12 days ago | 24 comments
Microsoft will stop accepting new third-party print drivers in Windows (2023) (arstechnica.com)
It's the beginning of the end for third-party printer drivers in Windows, according to a support document the company released earlier this month.
Microsoft, Windows, Software, Print Drivers, Operating Systems
9 points by w3ll_w3ll_w3ll 12 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft-backed UK tech unicorn Builder.ai collapses into insolvency (ft.com)
Microsoft-backed UK tech unicorn Builder.ai collapses into insolvency
Microsoft, Startups, UK, Business, Technology
175 points by louthy 14 days ago | 136 comments
Microsoft dumps AI into Notepad as 'Copilot all the things' mania takes hold (theregister.com)
Microsoft has continued to shovel AI into its built-in Windows inbox apps, and now it's rolling out a Notepad update that will use Copilot to write text for you.
Microsoft, AI, Notepad, Copilot, Software
28 points by rntn 14 days ago | 24 comments
In 3.5 years, Notepad has gone from "barely maintained" to "it writes for you" (arstechnica.com)
AI features in Windows are gradually becoming more widespread and inescapable.
AI, Software, Microsoft, Windows, Productivity
4 points by rbanffy 15 days ago | 2 comments
In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe goes from "barely maintained" to "it writes for you" (arstechnica.com)
In November, Microsoft began testing an update that allowed users to rewrite or summarize text in Notepad using generative AI.
Software, Generative AI, Microsoft, AI, Productivity
16 points by CharlesW 15 days ago | 8 comments
IDE for PostgreSQL in VS Code from Microsoft (microsoft.com)
We are excited to announce the public preview of the brand-new PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code), designed to simplify PostgreSQL database management and development workflows.
PostgreSQL, Databases, Development Tools, Microsoft
6 points by tosh 15 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft-backed Builder.ai collapsed after finding potentially bogus sales (ft.com)
Microsoft-backed Builder.ai collapsed after finding potentially bogus sales
Microsoft, Startups, Business, Artificial Intelligence, Finance
31 points by frereubu 15 days ago | 9 comments
TypeScript Native Previews (microsoft.com)
This past March we unveiled our efforts to port the TypeScript compiler and toolset to native code.
TypeScript, Programming Languages, Microsoft, Software, Compiler
15 points by simlevesque 16 days ago | 3 comments
Microsoft blocks emails that contain 'Palestine' after employee protests (theverge.com)
Microsoft employees have discovered that any emails they send with the terms “Palestine” or “Gaza” are getting temporarily blocked from being sent to recipients inside and outside the company.
Microsoft, Censorship, Palestine, Email, Protests
57 points by cebert 16 days ago | 27 comments
Microsoft employee shouts over Satya Nadella's keynote to protest (fortune.com)
Microsoft, Protests, Technology, Leadership
12 points by zhengiszen 16 days ago | 1 comments
Advantages and Disadvantages of Windows 3.0 (homeip.net)
I hear the question from time to time what the advantages and disadvantages of Windows 3.0 were. Windows 3.0, released May 22, 1990, is generally considered the first usable version of Microsoft Windows.
Operating Systems, History, Software, Microsoft
9 points by rbanffy 17 days ago | 15 comments
The Windows efficiency toolkit open-sourced by Microsoft (github.com/microsoft)
Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.
Windows, Open Source, Productivity Tools, Microsoft
5 points by wushi 17 days ago | 1 comments
Microsoft's ICC email block triggers Dutch concerns over dependence on U.S. tech (nltimes.nl)
Microsoft’s recent decision to block access to the email account of International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is raising urgent questions in the Netherlands about the country’s deep reliance on American technology companies, de Volkskrant reports.
Microsoft, Netherlands, Technology, Politics
15 points by Vinnl 17 days ago | 0 comments
Watching AI drive Microsoft employees insane (reddit.com)
Jokes aside, GitHub/Microsoft recently announced the public preview for their GitHub Copilot agent.
Artificial Intelligence, Software, Microsoft, GitHub
1088 points by laiysb 17 days ago | 552 comments
Windows 11's most important new feature is post-quantum cryptography. Here's why (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft is updating Windows 11 with a set of new encryption algorithms that can withstand future attacks from quantum computers in a move aimed at jump-starting what’s likely to be the most formidable and important technology transition in modern history.
Cybersecurity, Quantum Computing, Operating Systems, Microsoft
8 points by chha 17 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft-backed Builder.ai enters insolvency proceedings (techcrunch.com)
AI software company Builder.ai is entering insolvency proceedings, a company spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch.
Insolvency, Microsoft, AI, Startups, Software
26 points by upupupandaway 18 days ago | 4 comments
Microsoft's New Text Editor Is a Vim and Nano Alternative (howtogeek.com)
Text Editors, Microsoft, Vim, Nano, Software
8 points by kaycebasques 18 days ago | 1 comments
Microsoft's ICC email block triggers Dutch concerns over dependence on U.S. tech (nltimes.nl)
Microsoft’s recent decision to block access to the email account of International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is raising urgent questions in the Netherlands about the country’s deep reliance on American technology companies, de Volkskrant reports.
International Relations, Politics, Technology, Microsoft, Netherlands
8 points by tanepiper 18 days ago | 2 comments
Transforming R&D with agentic AI: Introducing Microsoft Discovery (microsoft.com)
We are announcing a new enterprise agentic platform called Microsoft Discovery to accelerate research and development (R&D) at Microsoft Build 2025.
Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft, Software, Enterprise
11 points by kjhughes 18 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft blocked the email account of Chief Prosecutor of the ICC (heise.de)
Microsoft is increasingly coming under fire for blocking the email account of the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan.
Microsoft, Law, Politics, Cybersecurity
76 points by maratumba 18 days ago | 35 comments
Microsoft employee disrupts Satya Nadella's Build conference keynote (theverge.com)
A Microsoft employee disrupted the company’s Build developer conference in Seattle, Washington, this morning, protesting against the company’s cloud and AI contracts with the Israeli government.
Microsoft, AI, Protest, Technology, Conferences
10 points by donsupreme 18 days ago | 2 comments