'Petya' Ransomware Hits At Least 65 Countries; Microsoft Traces It To Tax Software
An updated version of the malware has the ability to worm through computer networks, gathering passwords and credentials and spreading itself.
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Microsoft President Urges Nuclear-Like Limits On Cyberweapons
Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for a "Digital Geneva Convention" under which governments would set limits on the creation of cyberweapons, just like they did for nuclear weapons.
WannaCry Ransomware: Microsoft Calls Out NSA For 'Stockpiling' Vulnerabilities
The NSA's losing control of the software behind the WannaCry cyberattack is like "the U.S. military having some of its Tomahawk missiles stolen," Microsoft President Brad Smith says.
Nearly 100 Tech Firms Ask Federal Court To Block Trump's Travel Ban
The ban is unlawful, discriminatory and arbitrary — and hurts business, say 97 tech companies ranging from Apple and Facebook to Google and Uber.
Trump And Technology Executives Try To Reconcile Rough Relationship
The President-elect and the tech industry have clashed on many issues. But at the roundtable, Trump struck a conciliatory tone, saying he was "here to help you folks do well."
Tech Companies Create Shared Database To Track, Remove 'Violent Terrorist Imagery'
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announced they are cooperating to keep track of terrorist recruitment videos and violent images in order to remove them from search results and social media.
Making The Cloud Green: Tech Firms Push For Renewable Energy Sources
Few people can demand what kind of electricity they get. But Microsoft and Facebook, which operate huge, power-hungry data centers, are trying to green up the electricity grid with their buying power.
Microsoft To Buy LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion, Pursuing 'Productivity' Industry
To put it in terms runners will understand, the price tag is roughly $1 billion for each mile of a marathon. It's a bet on a new kind of connected professional workplace.
Can Web Search Predict Cancer? Promise And Worry Of Big Data And Health
Microsoft researchers say in a new study that Bing searches held clues to pancreatic cancer diagnoses. But what role should new data streams like Web searches and social media play in public health?
Microsoft Sues Justice Dept., Seeking To Inform Customers About Seized Data
Microsoft is asking a judge to declare part of a 1986 federal law unconstitutional under both the First and Fourth Amendments.