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.
End of 10 (endof10.org)
Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Microsoft Edit (github.com/microsoft)
A simple editor for simple needs.
Microsoft engineer fired for disrupting CEO Nadella's speech at Build 2025 (indiatimes.com)
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-backed UK tech unicorn Builder.ai collapses into insolvency (ft.com)
Microsoft-backed UK tech unicorn Builder.ai collapses into insolvency
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.
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.
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.
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.
Microsoft-backed Builder.ai collapsed after finding potentially bogus sales (ft.com)
Microsoft-backed Builder.ai collapsed after finding potentially bogus sales
TypeScript Native Previews (microsoft.com)
This past March we unveiled our efforts to port the TypeScript compiler and toolset to native code.
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 employee shouts over Satya Nadella's keynote to protest (fortune.com)
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.
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.
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.
Watching AI drive Microsoft employees insane (reddit.com)
Jokes aside, GitHub/Microsoft recently announced the public preview for their GitHub Copilot agent.
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.
Microsoft-backed Builder.ai enters insolvency proceedings (techcrunch.com)
AI software company Builder.ai is entering insolvency proceedings, a company spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch.
Microsoft's New Text Editor Is a Vim and Nano Alternative (howtogeek.com)
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.
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.
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 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.