https://winbuzzer.com/2026/06/08/microsoft-tightens-cloud-controls-after-unit-8200-inquiry-xcxwbn/

Microsoft has tightened human-rights controls for national-security cloud work after Israel's Unit 8200 Azure surveillance allegations led to new vetting rules.

#AI #Microsoft #Unit8200 #MicrosoftAzure #MicrosoftCloud #MicrosoftAI #AIEthics #Military #Israel #Humanrights #Surveillance #MassSurveillance

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/06/07/azure-linux-desktop-boots-a-linux-gui-inside-windows-xcxwbn/

Azure Linux Desktop allows to boot an XFCE Linux GUI inside Windows via WSL container plumbing.

#AzureLinuxDesktop #AzureLinux #Microsoft #Linux #MicrosoftAzure #WSL #MicrosoftWindows

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/06/06/microsoft-build-protest-tests-ai-data-center-promises-xcxwbn/

Protests during Microsoft's Build 2026 conference put AI data center plans under local scrutiny as power costs, water use and community consent shape the Azure facility buildout.

#AI #Microsoft #AIInfrastructure #DataCenters #MicrosoftAzure #MicrosoftCloud

Kommentar: Microsofts Open-Source-Liebe hat einen Preis

Ausgerechnet Microsoft setzt heute auf Open Source. Doch der Konzern verschenkt nichts – er verlagert nur die Maut in die Cloud, meint Moritz Förster.

https://www.heise.de/meinung/Kommentar-Microsofts-Open-Source-Liebe-hat-einen-Preis-11320098.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#saukontrovers #CloudComputing #IT #Kommentar #OpenSource #Microsoft #MicrosoftAzure #Windows #Wirtschaft #news

Commentary: Microsoft's love for open source comes at a price

Microsoft delivers open source. But the corporation is giving nothing away – it's just relocating the toll to the cloud, says Moritz Förster.

https://www.heise.de/en/opinion/Commentary-Microsoft-s-love-for-open-source-comes-at-a-price-11320195.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#saukontrovers #CloudComputing #IT #Kommentar #OpenSource #Microsoft #MicrosoftAzure #Windows #Wirtschaft #news

Microsoft brings Azure HorizonDB with vector search to public preview

Microsoft's new PostgreSQL service Azure HorizonDB is available as a public preview. It scales up to 128 TByte and 3072 vCores and includes vector search.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Microsoft-brings-Azure-HorizonDB-with-vector-search-to-public-preview-11320141.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Datenbanken #IT #MicrosoftAzure #OpenSource #PostgreSQL #Softwareentwicklung #news

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/06/05/azure-linux-40-preview-opens-for-azure-vm-customers-xcxwbn/

Microsoft has opened Azure Linux 4.0 preview for Azure VMs and containers, giving teams a test path before support and FIPS validation finish for general use.

#AzureLinux #AzureLinux4 #AzureVMs #Microsoft #MicrosoftAzure

Microsoft bringt Azure HorizonDB mit Vektorsuche in die Public Preview

Microsofts neuer PostgreSQL-Dienst Azure HorizonDB ist als Public Preview verfügbar. Er skaliert bis 128 TByte und 3072 vCores und bringt Vektorsuche mit.

https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-bringt-Azure-HorizonDB-mit-Vektorsuche-in-die-Public-Preview-11319972.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Datenbanken #IT #MicrosoftAzure #OpenSource #PostgreSQL #Softwareentwicklung #news

What's New in Office 365, Friday, June 05, 2026
38 new posts across 16 Microsoft websites since Tuesday, June 02, 2026

#Microsoft365 #Office365 #MicrosoftTeams #Microsoft365Copilot #PowerBI #MicrosoftAzure #azurevirtualdesktop

• Microsoft Copilot Studio Blog (1)
• Microsoft Edge Blog (1)
• Access Blog (1)

..and more: https://o365.cannell.org/2026/06/05/whats-new-in-O365.html