Month: January 2023
Windows 11’s File Explorer is getting a modern UI overhaul
Microsoft is reportedly working on a big update to the File Explorer in Windows 11 that will improve its UI and features. Windows Central reports that the overhaul will include modern designs to match the rest of Windows 11, and features to more deeply integrate Microsoft 365 and OneDrive. Internal…
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The Morning After: Ticketmaster wants Congress to fix its bot problem
In November, millions of Taylor Swift fans logged on to Ticketmaster to grab tickets for her 2023 tour. However, the site crashed, rendering verified users unable to purchase. Ticketmaster's parent company, Live Nation, explained that while 1.5 million people had signed up as legit customers, over 14 million hit the…
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Major supplier to chip makers expects a recovery sooner rather than later
A key supplier of chip manufacturing tools believes that demand for semiconductors could pick back up in the second half of this year, CNBC and the Financial Times report. “Most of our customers tell us that they expect a recovery in the second half of this year,” ASML CEO Peter…
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Wednesday’s top tech news: an outage at Microsoft
A big part of Microsoft’s strategy has always been how it bundles the services it offers to businesses. That’s great when everything’s working, less so when there’s an outage like we saw today with Outlook and Teams. If you can’t email your colleagues, and you can’t instant message them, then…
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Perimeter 81 boosts malware protection
Audio player loading… Perimeter 81 says it has gotten even better at protecting its customers from internet-borne risks, as it adds malware protection to its growing list of services. The new offering works as a combination of continually updated signature-based detection, and advanced machine learning-based capabilities which are able to…
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Teams down: video conferencing appears to be back up following major Microsoft 365 outage
Refresh 2023-01-25T08:39:13.368Z Good morning – if you’re just logging on for work and having problems with Microsoft 365 – you aren’t alone. The platform is seeing widespread issues, with users across Europe and Asia unable to access a number of services, including Microsoft Teams and Outlook. The good news is…
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