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Microsoft Pulls (Some) Crash-Inducing Office Updates
By Nathaniel Mott published
Microsoft pulled several Office updates for causing crashes for some users, and it's acknowledged that one remaining update has also been causing problems too.
Microsoft Ups Office 2019 Prices to Push Office 365 Subscriptions
By Nathaniel Mott published
Microsoft raised the price of several Office 2019 licenses by 10% compared to their Office 2016 counterparts.
Facebook Juggling £500,000 Fine for Cambridge Analytica Scandal, Class-Action Suit
By Nathaniel Mott published
The UK Information Commissioner's Office has officially fined Facebook for the Cambridge Analytica controversy, while the social media platform also deals with a class-action lawsuit.
Google Busts Ad Fraud Network Bringing in Millions via Android Apps
By Nathaniel Mott published
Google, with the help of BuzzFeed, busted an ad fraud network that used more than 125 Android apps with a collective 115 million users to steal from marketers.
Facebook Thinks Spammers Launched Hack of 30 Million Users - Report
By Nathaniel Mott published
Facebook reportedly believes the attack that compromised 30 million of its users' accounts was conducted by spammers, not spies.
FBI Doesn't Want You to Know Who Hacked Facebook
By Nathaniel Mott published
Facebook said the attack it originally believed to have affected 50 million people actually compromised 30 million--but it's still investigating.
Google+ Shuts Down After Vulnerability Secret Exposed
By Lucian Armasu published
Google is shutting down its social media platform, Google+, while announcing that a vulnerability gave hundreds of apps access to private information of almost 500,000 users.
Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing API Makes Photorealism Easier
By Kevin Carbotte published
Microsoft's Windows 10 October Update includes the DirectX Raytracing API, which lets developers bring real-time ray tracing to games using a familiar platform.
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