Global security vendor Sophos says it has discovered 133 malicious drivers signed with legitimate digital certificates, with 100 of them being signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher.



SAP has selected Google Cloud N2D virtual machines running on AMD Epyc processors to deliver Rise with SAP from the cloud.

The UK regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, has again changed its stance on Microsoft's bid to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard following a decision by an American court against the US Federal Trade Commission's bid to block the deal.

Microsoft has warned users of its products that unpatched security holes in both Windows and Office are being exploited and hinted that it could release patches for these before its next monthly release.

Global shipments of desktops and notebooks fell by 11.5% year-on-year to 62.1 million units in the second quarter of 2023, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, adding that this followed two quarters when the decline was more than 30%.

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