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Filing: Microsoft files an amicus brief in support of Anthropic and advocates for a temporary restraining order to block the DOD's supply chain risk designation (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/10/microsoft-says-c…

Microsoft says court should temporarily block Pentagon's blacklist of Anthropic
Microsoft threw its support behind Anthropic and advocated for a temporary restraining order to the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation.

Die Abhängigkeit von Microsoft hat einen Preis – und der steigt rasant.
Christoph Schmees zeigt: Bundesbehörden zahlten 2023 noch 274 Mio. €, 2025 schon 481 Mio. €. Mit angeschlossenen Stellen fast eine Milliarde jährlich. Transparenz? Fehlanzeige. Digitale Souveränität wäre offensichtlich günstiger.
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--CISA warns US infrastructure owners following Russian attack on Poland's power grid,
--Russia throttles Telegram accusing it of failing to protect personal data or combat crime,
--N. Korean hackers targeted crypto company with unique malware and multiple scams,…

CISA warns US infrastructure owners following Russian attack on Poland's power grid
Russia throttles Telegram accusing it of failing to protect personal data or combat crime, N. Korean hackers targeted crypto company with unique malware and multiple scams, Israel claims it foiled hundreds of Iranian cyberattacks, Microsoft issued fixes for six zero day flaws, much more

I did. But that's just me.
☑️ 625 Billion Reasons to Buy the Dip in Microsoft Stock Right Now | The Motley Fool
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/02/03/625-billion-reasons-to-buy-the-dip-in-microsoft-st/

625 Billion Reasons to Buy the Dip in Microsoft Stock Right Now | The Motley Fool
Microsoft stock is getting hammered following its recent earnings report.

I know mastodon is filling up with linux tinkerers , but I'm joining the 'I love Linux quire'. Bought a macbook air from 2015 just to play with. Put Pop_OS! on it and tinkered a bit to get wifi working. Now it starts faster than my new work computer (filled up with #microslop). So the old Apple guy run laps around the HP from 2025. Cosmic is great on a low specs laptop.

I find this . . . entertaining
Ref:
Forbes article on AI coding at Microsoft
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2025/07/08/microsoft-makes-ai-mandatory-for-employees-what-it-means-for-your-career/…

Microsoft shares fell ~10% on Thursday following an earnings report that disappointed some investors, the stock's sharpest daily decline since March 2020 (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/microsoft-market-cap-earnings.html

Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020
As investors sold shares of Microsoft on Thursday, the $3.2 trillion company dragged down the software complex and the S&P 500 index.

Anthropic details the AI Fluency Index, tracking 11 behaviors that represent human-AI collaboration and measure how people collaborate with AI (Anthropic)
https://www.anthropic.com/research/AI-fluency-index

Anthropic Education Report: The AI Fluency Index
Anthropic's AI Fluency Index measures 11 observable behaviors across thousands of Claude.ai conversations to understand how people develop AI collaboration skills.

The European Commission launches a DSA investigation into Snapchat for failing to protect children, including assessing its age verification measures (Eliza Gkritsi/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-probes-snapchat-for-fa…

EU probes Snapchat for failing to protect kids from grooming and illegal goods
Investigation comes amid growing scrutiny of the impact and liability of technology platforms towards kids.

Microsoft's AI safety team proposed technical standards for detecting AI-generated content, but its CSO declined to commit to using them across its platforms (James O'Donnell/MIT Technology Review)
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/1

Microsoft has a new plan to prove what’s real and what’s AI online
A new proposal calls on social media and AI companies to adopt strict verification, but the company hasn’t committed to following its own recommendations.