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Microsoft Previews AI-Powered Bing Image Creator

Microsoft on Tuesday announced a preview of the artificial intelligence (AI)-generated Bing Image Creator in the Microsoft Edge browser, along with new Stories and Knowledge Card 2.0 Bing search capabilities.

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New AI-Powered Bing Preview Available in Mobile Apps and Skype

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its new Bing search preview, enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, is becoming available as Bing and Edge mobile apps, and also as part of the Skype consumer telephony and messaging service.

Microsoft Wrenching Internet Explorer 11 From Most Users

The venerable Internet Explorer 11 browser for desktops is mostly getting automatically disabled and replaced with the Microsoft Edge browser through a Feb. 14 Microsoft Edge update.

New Adobe Acrobat PDF Engine Coming to Microsoft Edge Browser in March

Microsoft and Adobe have collaborated on "natively embedding" new Adobe Acrobat PDF technology into the Microsoft Edge browser for Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems, according to a Wednesday Microsoft announcement.

Azure Active Directory To Get IPv6 Support This Year

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it will start bringing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) support to its Azure Active Directory services.

Microsoft Aims To Improve Bing Search Results with OpenAI Integration

Microsoft is reportedly integrating the artificial intelligence-powered ChatGPT chatbot into its Bing search engine to provide more human-like answers to user questions.

Microsoft Provides Guidance on Recent OpenSSL Security Risks

Microsoft has chimed in on the highly visible OpenSSL security risks that emerged last week, and advises users start applying fixes based on OpenSSL's recent patches.

Microsoft Suggests Ending IE 11 Before It Gets Disabled

Organizations waiting for Microsoft to "permanently disable" the Internet Explorer 11 browser should just end it beforehand, if possible.

Attackers Evolve Strategy After Microsoft Office Macro Blocking

Threat actors are adjusting their tactics and moving away from macro-based attacks after Microsoft's policy of blocking VBA macros in Office, according to a report released this week.

Microsoft Adds DNS over TLS to Windows 11 Test Release

Microsoft on Wednesday announced features in Windows 11, build 25158, for its Windows Insider Program testers that includes a new Domain Name System (DNS) over Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption option.

W3C Steers Course To Become a Nonprofit Organization

The Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) announced on Tuesday that it's planning to launch as a nonprofit organization, kicking off in January 2023.

Internet Explorer 11 To Live On as 'IE Mode' After June 15

The venerable Internet Explorer 11 browser will fall out of support on June 15, 2022, but just for certain Windows 10 operating system versions that follow the semiannual channel release update cycle.

Built-In VPN Security Coming to Microsoft Edge

Microsoft recently announced that its Edge browser will be receiving support for virtual private networks (VPNs).

Future of the Internet Declaration Issued by 61 Countries

Sixty countries and the United States have endorsed a "Future of the Internet" declaration document, which advocated for an open Internet that respects democratic and human rights.

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Microsoft 365 Web App Account Switching for Browsers Coming This Month

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it's adding the ability for Microsoft 365 Web app users to switch their accounts within browsers, which will be available in the next few months.

Revisiting My 2021 Tech Predictions

Let's take a look back and see how I did with my tech predictions made 12 months ago.

Microsoft Sentinel Gets Log4j Exploit Detector Preview

Microsoft added a preview solution in Microsoft Sentinel that helps IT pros find signs of Log4j exploits, according to a Thursday announcement and Twitter post.

Log4j Attack Methods Explained by CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike on Thursday presented advice for organizations attempting to address a security vulnerability in the Log4j Java logging framework used in Apache Web servers, currently undergoing widespread exploitation.

Widespread Log4j Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Could Affect Millions

Log4j, a widely used open-source Java logging library, has a critical-remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that is currently being leveraged in malicious attacks.

Microsoft December Security Patches Arrive, but Log4j Takes Center Stage

Microsoft on Tuesday released security patches for 67 common vulnerabilities and exploits, even as organizations are scrambling to address a Log4j flaw in Apache servers that's under active exploit.

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