GoDaddy is partnering with Microsoft to give merchants the ability to accept payments through Microsoft Teams. The press release went out today: TEMPE, Ariz., May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on a shared vision to enable small business success, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), the company that helps entrepreneurs thrive, and Microsoft announced a new partnership to help small businesses seamlessly … [Read more...]
Microsoft discusses the Metaverse and security
Microsoft published an article on the Metaverse and security. In the article they talked about identity being the first priority and how fraudsters might phish in the Metaverse will not be any of the old ways. From the article: Identity is where intruders strike firstFor years fraudsters have claimed to be deposed princes with fortunes to share, or sweepstakes hosts desperately trying to … [Read more...]
Microsoft sees blockchain domains as the “next big threat”
Fast Company published an article on blockchain domain names and cited a report from Microsoft on how they are not big fans of these domain names. “The next big threat” is how Microsoft’s latest annual security report characterizes domain names written into a distributed ledger maintained across a constellation of computers instead of stored in a traditional, centralized registry. Storing … [Read more...]
Microsoft is buyer of Mixer.com
Back in February, Jamie from DotWeekly.com reported that Tucow's YummyNames.com had sold Mixer.com to an unknown MarkMonitor client. That client is confirmed today to be Microsoft. Microsoft is rebranding Beam, Microsoft’s answer to Twitch and YouTube Gaming. Microsoft also purchased Mixer.tv. The company announced the rebranding today, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJwnLdAfl3o … [Read more...]