Microsoft has cut off the Israeli military's Unit 8200 from accessing technology it has used to conduct a mass surveillance program against Palestinians.

Here’s a look at why executives at CRN’s Security Roundtable said Microsoft’s dual role as an operating system provider and a security software maker poses significant challenges for them.

That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started releasing some of its classic operating systems and programs as open source. These include: MS-DOS 4.0; GW-BASIC, Microsoft's 1983 BASIC interpreter for IBM PC compatibles; and Windows Calculator.

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was designed for the 6502 (a microprocessor used in the Apple II ...

At RustConf 2025 in Seattle, Microsoft, Amazon, and the broader developer community marked key milestones for Rust — an open-source programming language that has quickly gone from cult favorite to critical infrastructure.

KnowledgeNet.ai today announced its verified membership in the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program and enrollment in ISV Success, Microsoft's initiative designed to help independent software vendors (ISVs) build,

Sonata Software (NSE: SONATSOFTW) (BSE: 532221), a leader in Modernization Engineering and long-standing global partner of Microsoft, today announced that it has been awarded the 2025-2026 Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle Award.

[Editor’s Note: Microsoft @ 50 is a year-long GeekWire project exploring the tech giant’s past, present, and future, recognizing its 50th anniversary in 2025.] Next time you right-click on a mouse, thank Paul Allen. In the early 1980s, before the ...

The SAM Optimization Model is a free tool that can be used by corporate customers to evaluate their internal asset management processes Microsoft is adding a feature to its controversial SAM (software asset management) program that it claims will benefit ...

Microsoft's tussle with UK-based reseller ValueLicensing over the sale of secondhand licenses returns to the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal this week, with the Windows behemoth now claiming that selling pre-owned Office and Windows software is unlawful.