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In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft’s FY24 Q3 earnings beating all expectations as the company’s huge bet on Copilot and generative AI continues to pay off.

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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.

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. 

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

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…

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)…

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.