“Update, Dec. 15, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 14 now includes additional in-depth advice on how to securely recover a forgotten username and password to an inactive Gmail account to prevent deletion in 2025 while avoiding hacker scams. With more than 1.”
Microsoft delays rollout of the Windows 11 Recall feature yet again
“When Microsoft launched its Copilot+ AI PC initiative over the summer, one of the flagship features was Recall, a feature that would log months’ worth of your PC usage, with the stated goal of helping you remember things you did and find them again.”
Windows 11 might not update if you have these popular apps installed
“If your Windows 11 PC has failed a Windows Update session in the last week or so, there might be a very specific reason for it.”
Microsoft’s new Copilot will change Office documents forever
“Microsoft’s new AI-powered Copilot summarized my meeting instantly yesterday (the meeting was with Microsoft to discuss Copilot, of course) before listing out the questions I’d asked just seconds before.”
Major leak reveals revolutionary new version of Microsoft Bing powered by ChatGPT-4 AI
“It looks like Microsoft is gearing up to launch a major new version of Bing that integrates OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 technology in a way that will revolutionize searching the web.”
Microsoft puts PCs in the cloud with Windows 365
“Microsoft is putting Windows in the cloud. Windows 365 is a new service that will let businesses access Cloud PCs from anywhere, streaming a version of Windows 10 or Windows 11 in a web browser.”
Hackers Trick Microsoft Into Signing Netfilter Driver Loaded With Rootkit Malware
“Microsoft on Friday said it’s investigating an incident wherein a driver signed by the company turned out to be a malicious Windows rootkit that was observed communicating with command-and-control (C2) servers located in China.”
Microsoft Lists is a new app designed for Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook
“Microsoft is creating a new lists app for businesses that use its Microsoft 365 services. Not to be confused with To Do, Microsoft’s consumer lists app, Microsoft Lists is designed to be the next evolution of SharePoint Lists.”
Vulnerabilities in Single Sign-On services could be abused to bypass authentication controls
“SAML XML injection gives attackers free rein over user accounts, although hard-to-execute bug proves real-world threat is minimal UPDATED A class of vulnerability detected in several Single Sign-On (SSO) services might allow attackers to hack into corporate systems, security researchers at NCC Grou”
How to Make Vertical Tabs Better in Edge Chromium
“Update your Edge Chromium browser today, and you’ll get a fun little prompt asking you whether you want to enable the browser’s new Vertical Tabs feature. As one who always likes trying new things, I decided to take my browser’s suggestion.”