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Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition

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08
Oct

Microsoft today released security updates to fix at least 117 security holes in Windows computers and other software, including two vulnerabilities that are already seeing active attacks. Also, Adobe plugged 52 security holes across a range of products, and Apple has addressed a bug in its new macOS 15 “Sequoia” update that broke many cybersecurity […]

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Microsoft is unifying its enterprise maps offerings under Azure Maps

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Right now, Microsoft has two enterprise maps offerings: Bing Maps for Enterprise and Azure Maps. Microsoft recently announced that it is unifying its enterprise maps offerings under Azure Maps. This unification will allow customers to take advantage of other Azure cloud services along with the improved Azure Maps. On top of the features already available on […]

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OpenAI’s GPT-4o model now available in Azure OpenAI Service

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Yesterday, OpenAI launched its flagship frontier model, the GPT-4o. The new GPT-4o model is 2x faster, 50% cheaper ($7 for million tokens) and comes with support up to 10 million tokens per minute. The model has 128K context and an October 2023 knowledge cutoff. Microsoft has announced that GPT-4o model is now available in preview […]

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April’s Patch Tuesday Brings Record Number of Fixes

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09
Apr

If only Patch Tuesdays came around infrequently — like total solar eclipse rare — instead of just creeping up on us each month like The Man in the Moon. Although to be fair, it would be tough for Microsoft to eclipse the number of vulnerabilities fixed in this month’s patch batch — a record 147 […]

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Microsoft Azure RTOS is now Eclipse ThreadX

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Back in 2019, Microsoft acquired Express Logic, a leader in real time operating systems (RTOS) for IoT and edge devices powered by microcontroller units (MCUs). During the time of acquisition, ThreadX RTOS had over 6.2 billion deployments, making it one of the most deployed RTOS. Following the acquisition, Microsoft rebranded ThreadX RTOS as Azure RTOS. By […]

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Microsoft Azure AI unveils ‘Prompt Shields’ to combat LLM manipulation

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Microsoft today announced a major security enhancement for its Azure OpenAI Service and Azure AI Content Safety platforms. Dubbed “Prompt Shields,” the new feature offers robust defense against increasingly sophisticated attacks targeting large language models (LLMs). Prompt Shields protects against: Prompt Shields is integrated with Azure OpenAI Service content filters and are available in Azure […]

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Following AWS and Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure now offers free egress for customers

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Microsoft today announced the removal of data transfer out (DTO) fees for Azure customers wishing to migrate their data to other cloud providers or on-premises data center. This change aligns Microsoft with major competitors Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud, which have already taken steps to facilitate frictionless cloud migration for customers. Eliminating egress […]

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Microsoft’s Azure AI Health Bot upgrades target healthcare-specific conversational AI needs

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Microsoft today announced a private preview of powerful new generative AI capabilities within its Azure AI Health Bot service. Building upon the April 2023 integration with Azure OpenAI Service, these features bring further customization and reliability advancements to healthcare chatbots. Microsoft Copilot Studio integration enables organizations to create tailored AI assistants specifically designed to address […]

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AWS scraps Data Egress fees, putting pressure on Microsoft Azure

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced today that it will eliminate data transfer out (DTO) fees to the internet, making it easier and free for customers to migrate their data to other cloud providers and on-premises. The move mirrors Google Cloud’s recent decision to waive egress fees and aligns with the European Data Act’s emphasis on […]

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Microsoft updates Azure for Operators Suite

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Microsoft presented updates to its Azure for Operators suite of cloud-based solutions at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024. These updates focus on enhancing telecommunications operators’ (telcos) capabilities in network efficiency, security, and management. Azure Operator Nexus has seen increased adoption and now incorporates AI features, enabling operators to manage workloads on-premises or on Azure, […]

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