Amazon, Microsoft cloud services could face tougher EU rules

Amazon and Microsoft cloud services could face stricter EU competition rules as Brussels probes their market power, the bloc’s tech chief said Tuesday. Twin investigations aim to assess whether the tech giants “should be designated as the gatekeepers on cloud computing,” Henna Virkkunen said at a summit in Berlin focused on the push for greater […]

Australia sues Microsoft over ‘misleading’ AI offer

Australia’s competition watchdog accused Microsoft on Monday of misleading people into paying for its AI assistant Copilot. The authority said it had filed a suit in the Federal Court against Microsoft Australia and its parent Microsoft Corp. The software giant is accused of making “false or misleading” statements to around 2.7 million Australians who subscribe […]

Russia, China step up cybercriminal recruitment, warns Microsoft

Russia, China and North Korea are becoming more aggressive and sophisticated in their recruitment of cybercriminals to steal money, gain intelligence and sway elections, Microsoft said in a threat report released Tuesday. Such hackers are not just stealing data, corporate vice president of customer security Tom Burt wrote in the Microsoft Digital Defense Report. They […]

Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft claiming it used Twitter data without permission

Elon Musk has threatened to sue Microsoft for allegedly using Twitter data without permission. The billionaire’s warning, via a tweet, came after the tech giant revealed it would drop his social media site from its corporate advertising platform. Microsoft’s service uses AI to help ad buyers manage their social media accounts in one place. Musk […]