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Microsoft Japan Raided Over Suspected Violation of Anti-Monopoly Law

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An anonymous reader shares a report: Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided Microsoft Japan's offices on Wednesday as part of an investigation into whether it improperly restricted customers of its Azure platform from using rival cloud services, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The source said Japan's antitrust authorities would also be seeking clarification from Microsoft's parent company in the United States. Microsoft Japan is suspected of setting conditions that effectively shut out other services by limiting access to popular services on other cloud platforms, the source said.

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Firefox 148 adds master switch for browser bot bother

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While Thunderbird 148 improves MS Exchange support and sign-on security

It's not the only new feature in Firefox 148 yet one thing is very definitely the big news: the global off switch for its AI features that the company announced earlier this month is now included.…

Liam Proven

Execs love AI, just not enough to pay for user training

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Research points to skills gaps and weak oversight as barriers to return on investment

Just 4 percent of businesses achieved a return on their AI investments, yet rather than admit AI isn't living up to early expectations, a newly published study is blaming the users for not doing enough.…

Dan Robinson