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Microsoft is accused of helping China develop sinister AI tech
Some experts were concerned with the idea of giving one of the most oppressive governments a tool capable of finding opposition.
Microsoft has stopped selling ebooks and will start scrubbing purchased ebooks from customer libraries
Ebooks can no longer be purchased or rented from the Microsoft Store and purchased ebooks will be removed from customers libraries from early July 2019.
Mastercard says it wants you to create a Mastercard ID so it can collect your data and create a “personalized online shopping experience”
The digital identity system will also help simplify government interactions with agencies in activities such as filing taxes, applying for passports, and much more.
Microsoft embraces censorship, wants a “joint virtual command center” for censoring content
Microsoft has joined those calling for tougher censorship of online content by tech companies in the wake of the New Zealand mosque massacre earlier this month. Even though the contentious sharing of the video of the shooting wasn’t exactly taking place on LinkedIn, the social network owned by
Google will let Android users in Europe choose their browser after being fined $1.7 billion on antitrust grounds
Last year, the EC hit Google with a record 4.34 billion euro fine, also on antitrust grounds – and that came hot on the heels of a 2.4 billion euro penalty announced the previous year.
A Chrome-browser monopoly is on the horizon – even Skype now only works in Chromium browsers
Microsoft’s attitude towards not supporting less widely used browsers will surely pave a way towards monopoly in the coming future.