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First Ring Daily: Surface Peaks

As Microsoft is expected to refresh its Surface lineup with new AI features later this year, this episode of First Ring Daily has Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discussing Microsoft's "peak Surface" moment.

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First Ring Daily: Local AI, Cloud AI, and a Build of AI

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss how Microsoft’s Build 2024 conference will be all about AI and Copilots, and how AI technology could become the next big data harvesting tool. 

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Azure Active Directory Flavors

Last Update: Feb 07, 2024

Sjoukje Zaal gives an overview of the different flavors of Azure Active Directory.

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Microsoft Provides More Details About ‘Midnight Blizzard’ Attacks

Microsoft has recently published an initial analysis of the cyber-attack that was carried out by Russian state-sponsored hackers in late November of 2023. The company has raised concerns that the same threat actor is currently targeting other organizations and has provided detailed guidance to help organizations strengthen their defenses. Last week, Microsoft disclosed that a…

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Microsoft’s Corporate Email Accounts Breached in Russian Espionage Attacks – What You Need to Know

Last week, Microsoft disclosed that Russian state-sponsored hackers exploited a weak password to infiltrate its corporate network. The threat actor (dubbed Midnight Blizzard) gained unauthorized access to the email accounts of its senior executives and employees working in legal and cybersecurity teams. Microsoft detailed that the Russian hacking group (also known as Nobelium or APT29)…

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First Ring Daily: It’s 2024

In this first 2024 episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft changing an app install process on Windows, the opportunity for the company to build a “Copilot phone,” and Google ruining the smart home experience for Nest users.

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First Ring Daily: The AI Battle of 2024

In the last episode of First Ring Daily for this year, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss their issues with networking and smart home devices and how the New York Times suing Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement could impact the development of generative AI technology in 2024.

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First Ring Daily: Time to LLM

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott dive deep into Large Language Models (LLMs), getting started with Windows AI Studio, and more.

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Cybercriminals Exploit OAuth Apps for BEC and Phishing Attacks

Microsoft has issued a warning about cybercriminals exploiting OAuth for automated financial cyberattacks. The Threat Intelligence team has identified that threat actors are creating malicious OAuth apps to carry out password spraying, phishing, and crypto mining activities. OAuth (Open Authorization) is an open standard designed to offer secure third-party access to user resources on a…

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First Ring Daily Thanksgiving Edition: Full of AI

In this special Thanksgiving edition of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss everything that happened at OpenAI this week, why Nvidia remains a key player in the current AI boom, and they also imagine a world where Apple would sell its M-Series chips to PC manufacturers.

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