Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. AI slop is a pain in the proverbial. The flood of low-quality ...

Microsoft seemingly hasn't learned that asking the internet to stop calling its AI efforts and initiatives "MicroSlop" doesn't work. After trying to ban the term on the official Copilot Discord, the ...

Micro-drama revenues in China are set to surpass the country’s domestic box office this year, according to a report by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The report focuses on the global serialized short-form ...

Microsoft President Brad Smith said American companies will have to compete with subsidies provided by Beijing to Chinese companies. "I do think we always have to think about, maybe even worry a ...

Investors were pleasantly surprised on Tuesday by Super Micro’s Computer’s second-quarter earnings, as the maker of computer hardware topped Wall Street’s expectations and provided proof that some ...

For years, we've been told that encryption is the gold standard for digital privacy. If data is encrypted, it is supposed to be locked away from hackers, companies and governments alike. That ...

Microsoft confirmed it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI after receiving a valid warrant, reigniting the debate over user privacy and encryption. While BitLocker remains secure, the incident ...

The disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise data is encrypted. Microsoft gave Windows users’ BitLocker encryption keys ...

In context: Tech companies promote device encryption to reassure customers that their data remains private. Some, such as Apple, have resisted requests from authorities to bypass encryption. However, ...

Thousands of Microsoft customers reported difficulty Thursday accessing the technology company's suite of Microsoft 365 services, including email platform Outlook, Teams and other tools. But the ...

Microsoft said Thursday that a major outage disrupted its Microsoft 365 services, leaving tens of thousands of users unable to access email, files and online meetings. The problems, which began early ...

Information technology giant Ingram Micro has revealed that a ransomware attack on its systems in July 2025 led to a data breach affecting over 42,000 individuals. Ingram Micro, one of the world's ...