In this fireside chat from the American Dynamism Summit, a16z Cofounder and General Partner Marc Andreessen sits down with economist, podcaster, and polymath Tyler Cowen to discuss the state of innovation in America, from recent AI advances to growing support for nuclear power. They’ll explain why the future many people claim to want — a better economy, better quality of life, and a safer world — is only possible if America leads.

Microsoft has partially cut off services to a unit within the Israeli Ministry of Defence (IMOD) after its technology was used for mass surveillance on Gaza civilians.

Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, stated that using the company’s technology for mass civilian surveillance violates its standard terms of service.

The decision was prompted by a recent investigative report from The Guardian that detailed the unit’s surveillance activities.

Alle Marketing-Souverenitätsversprechen von #Microsoft an Europa mit paar wenigen Aussagen im französischen Senat zerlegt. Monsieur Carniaux arbeitet für Microsoft France.

Zur NSA/FISA wisse er nichts (das mag gut sein, weil hier die Geheimdienste direkte Kanäle haben zu den amerikanischen Konzernen). Ansonsten sagte er unter Eid aus, dass die Daten im Fall des Cloud Acts an die amerikanischen Behörden weitergegeben werden müssen (natürlich mit Gerichtsverfahren angestrengt usw).

https://www.senat.fr/compte-rendu-commissions/20250609/ce_commande_publique.html

icrosoft, tacitly admitting it has failed at talking all the Windows 10 PC users into moving to Windows 11 after all, is – sort of, kind of – extending Windows 10 support for another year.

For most users, that means they'll need to subscribe to Microsoft 365. This, in turn, means their data and meta-information will be kept in a US-based datacenter. That isn't sitting so well with many European Union (EU) organizations and companies. It doesn't sit that well with me or a lot of other people either.

Mein persönlicher Kommentar zum Thema "Limux-Ende".

Die SPD-Politikerin Anne Hübner hat die Richtung von München ganz klar definiert: "Wir brauchen den Windows-10-Client".

Lasst diesen Satz mal wirken.

Technologist Bert Hubert tells The Reg Microsoft Outlook is a huge source of geopolitical risk