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SharePoint’s cloud-based platform remains unaffected, with the vulnerabilities limited to on-premises installations, Microsoft said. Microsoft has published emergency security patches to protect users from zero-day vulnerabilities affecting its SharePoint work management software, the company said on its website. The vulnerabilities, which have led to spoofing attacks that steal sensitive data and passwords, have impacted governments, businesses and universities worldwide. “Microsoft is aware of active attacks targeting on-premises SharePoint Server customers by exploiting vulnerabilities partially addressed by the July Security Update,” a company blog post published on Sunday read. The vulnerabilities affect SharePoint software that operates on-premises and not the SharePoint 365 version that runs on the cloud, Microsoft said. The patches Microsoft has released, which are cumulative, are geared toward the “SharePoint Server Subscription Edition,” “SharePoint Server 2019” and “SharePoint Server 2016.” Read mo...

In head-to-head tests, Microsoft’s virtual medical council diagnosed correctly four times more often than human doctors, and at a lower cost.

Despite Bitcoin’s rise, major corporations like Meta, Amazon and Microsoft are steering clear of holding it in their treasuries, favoring stability over crypto risk. When a company holds Bitcoin on its balance sheet, it is referred to as a corporate Bitcoin treasury. Instead of only holding traditional financial assets and cash, organizations can also own Bitcoin as an alternative store of value or investment strategy. The approach of converting cash holdings into cryptocurrency is a new shift in corporate finance strategy. The concept has gained huge media coverage in recent years, with Strategy’s consistent Bitcoin treasury growth sparking debates. Read more

News of the deal follows restructuring plans from OpenAI to focus on a public benefit corporation controlled by a non-profit organization. Tech company Microsoft and artificial intelligence firm OpenAI are reportedly in talks to renegotiate the investment deal between the AI firm and Microsoft, which is OpenAI's biggest financial backer. According to a report from the Financial Times, Microsoft may give up a portion of its equity in OpenAI for continued access to the AI company's products and models beyond 2030, when some of the original terms of a deal signed between the two companies expire. Microsoft has invested over $13 billion into OpenAI since 2019, when it first acquired an interest in the artificial intelligence firm. Read more