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Microsoft’s open source Dion optimizer aims to make huge AI models faster and cheaper to train

August 12, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Microsoft has unveiled Dion, a new open-source optimizer that could make massive AI models faster and cheaper to train by using low rank orthonormal updates.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Tags AdamW, AI, deep learning, Dion, LLaMA, machine learning, Microsoft, Muon, optimizer, PyTorch Leave a comment

Microsoft patches WSL 2.5.10 with CVE-2025-53788 fix but keeps details secret until August 12

August 6, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Microsoft patched WSL 2.5.10 with CVE-2025-53788, but the company will not reveal what the vulnerability is until August 12.

Categories Windows, Linux, Microsoft Tags CVE-2025-53788, GitHub, Microsoft, patch, security update, vulnerability, Windows Subsystem for Linux, WSL, WSL 2.5.10 Leave a comment

Microsoft rolls out open source Wassette runtime to bring secure WebAssembly tools to AI agents

August 6, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Wassette is Microsoft’s new open source runtime that lets AI agents safely run WebAssembly tools using tight sandboxing and user-controlled permissions.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft, Open source Tags AI agents, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft, Model Context Protocol, Open Source, Rust, secure runtime, Wasmtime, Wassette, WebAssembly Leave a comment

Microsoft’s Project Ire is an autonomous AI that reverse engineers malware with zero human help

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Microsoft launches Project Ire, an AI system that reverse engineers unknown software files to classify them as safe or malicious, all without human help.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Tags AI, cybersecurity, Defender, Ghidra, malware, Microsoft, Project Ire, reverse engineering, Windows Leave a comment

AdGuard for Windows blocks Microsoft Recall screen tracking

July 25, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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AdGuard for Windows v7.21 now blocks Microsoft’s Recall feature, giving users stronger privacy by preventing background screenshot tracking.

Categories Microsoft, Privacy, Windows Tags AdGuard, AdGuard for Windows, Brave, Copilot Plus, Microsoft, privacy, Recall, screenshot tracking, Windows Leave a comment

Microsoft says it’s thriving, so why is the Windows-maker still laying people off?

July 25, 2025July 24, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Satya Nadella says Microsoft is growing and thriving, but layoffs continue. The company’s evolving AI strategy may explain why.

Categories Business, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Tags AI, Azure, Copilot, corporate strategy, Featured, job cuts, layoffs, Microsoft, Satya Nadella, tech industry, Windows Leave a comment

Brave browser blocks Microsoft Recall to protect user privacy

July 23, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Brave is the first major browser to block Microsoft Recall by default, shielding all browsing activity from being logged in Windows.

Categories Privacy Tags AI surveillance, Brave, Brave browser, browser privacy, Chromium, Microsoft, Recall, screenshot logging, Signal, Windows 11 Leave a comment

Surface Laptop 5G brings AI and always-on connectivity to business users

July 22, 2025 Brian Fagioli
Surface Laptop 5G

Surface Laptop 5G is a business-ready PC with built-in AI and seamless 5G connectivity, shipping August 26.

Categories Microsoft, Surface, Windows Tags 5G, AI PC, business laptop, Copilot+, eSIM, Intel Core Ultra, Microsoft, Surface, Surface Laptop 5G, Windows 11 Leave a comment

Accenture and Microsoft join forces to counter AI powered cyber threats with generative security tools

July 10, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Accenture and Microsoft are co developing AI powered cybersecurity tools aimed at threat detection, data protection, and cloud security simplification

Categories Microsoft, Artificial Intelligence Tags Accenture, AI security, cybersecurity, generative AI, identity management, M365 E5, Microsoft, Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Sentinel, SOC modernization Leave a comment

Microsoft exec offers ChatGPT prompts to fired workers in a twisted new era of empathy as a service

July 7, 2025July 4, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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As Microsoft lays off real people and pours billions into AI, an Xbox exec suggests ChatGPT can help workers process their pain. Welcome to the age of empathy as a service.

Categories Microsoft, Artificial Intelligence Tags AI, ChatGPT, empathy, layoffs, LinkedIn, Matt Turnbull, Microsoft, tech industry, workplace automation, Xbox Leave a comment
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