Micrososoft Ransomware, Attack on Free Software, and Anorher Round of Layoffs
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Ransomware attack on Indianapolis Housing Agency has landlords, tenants concerned [iophk: Windows TCO]
DataBreaches has not found any ransomware group publicly claiming responsibility for the attack, and the city has not named the threat actors. There is no notice on the housing agency’s website, even though it is weeks since the attack, and people are still impacted.
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Visual Studio Code is designed to fracture
The source code has been released by Microsoft under the open-source MIT license, but the product available for download (Visual Studio Code) is licensed under this proprietary license. This small distinction matters a lot and is the primary mechanism that Microsoft uses to fork open-source communities.
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VSCodium does an extremely good job at disabling data collection, but due to not being licensed by Microsoft under the proprietary license VSCodium is not able to connect to the Microsoft Visual Studio Code Marketplace and suffers from the ecosystem fracture by design problem...
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Microsoft lays off nearly 1,000 staffers: Reports
After reportedly committing to nearly double its budget for salary hikes in May in order to retain employees, Microsoft this week laid off close to 1,000 employees, according to reports from Axios, Business Insider, and other news organizations.
A report by The Washington Post said that Microsoft employee and industry veteran Greg Chapman had confirmed the dismissal of some of the employees in his Studio Alpha team on Twitter before making the account private. Studio Alpha develops gaming techniques to address government and military issues.
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Microsoft lays off employees in Xbox, wargame simulation divisions
Microsoft confirmed Monday evening that it cut jobs across the company, citing its business priorities. The tech giant would not say how many people had been laid off, nor which departments were impacted. One current employee told The Washington Post layoffs have also affected the Xbox gaming division.