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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 16, 2022

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Military use of Microsoft's HoloLens would get soldiers killed

↺ Military use of Microsoft's HoloLens would get soldiers killed

> Microsoft and the US Army are continuing to explore how to make mixed reality an aid rather than a hindrance for soldiers after tests showed that soldiers taking them into battle felt sick and were more vulnerable to enemy forces.

Microsoft's HoloLens makes soldiers SICK: 80% suffered 'mission-affecting physical impairments'� | Daily Mail Online

↺ Microsoft's HoloLens makes soldiers SICK: 80% suffered 'mission-affecting physical impairments'� | Daily Mail Online

> A report from the Pentagon, obtained by Bloomberg, reveals Microsoft's HoloLens is causing headaches, eyestrain and nausea among soldiers testing it in the field.

Lufthansa Bans AirTags: Will Other Airlines Follow?

↺ Lufthansa Bans AirTags: Will Other Airlines Follow?

> With so many reports of lost luggage over the summer, many travelers have gotten savvier and have taken matters into their own hands, by tracking their checked luggage. Lufthansa is now allegedly saying that this isn’t allowed, and that sets an interesting precedent.

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> Lufthansa has become the first major airline to ban AirTags from checked bags. Or more accurately, Lufthansa is using the standard policy for checking personal electronic devices, which requires that they be powered off, and that renders AirTags useless.

> Personally I don’t think Lufthansa’s motives here are pure, though I am curious to see how the industry responds to AirTags in general, because it seems like maybe they should technically be banned, based on current regulations.

A bunch of shifting bastards: how Big Tech goes small on tax - Michael West

↺ A bunch of shifting bastards: how Big Tech goes small on tax - Michael West

> How do multinationals like Microsoft get away with paying so little tax? They deliberately wipe out their profits in high-tax countries such as Australia. Callum Foote reports on the global tax avoidance structure of the tech giant.

> A new report has revealed how the tech giant Microsoft avoids paying tax on more than $5 billion of income in Australia alone; albeit while raking in billions in revenue from contracts with Australian governments. The report was compiled by the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research (CICTAR), an alliance of unions and civil society organisations aiming to provide better information about the tax arrangements of multinationals.

Threat actors hacked hundreds of servers by exploiting Zimbra CVE-2022-41352 bug [Ed: A bit of a distraction from vastly more Exchange servers that got cracked because Microsoft had intentionally ignored active exploits]

↺ Threat actors hacked hundreds of servers by exploiting Zimbra CVE-2022-41352 bug

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