That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started ...

Microsoft has officially open-sourced its 6502 BASIC. The version published today is BASIC M6502 8K Version 1.1.

Microsoft called the code—written by the company’s founder, Bill Gates, and its second-ever employee, Ric Weiland—”one of the ...

"Rick Weiland and I (Bill Gates) wrote the 6502 BASIC," Gates commented on the Page Table blog in 2010. "I put the WAIT ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered NotDoor, a new cyber-espionage tool linked to the Russian state-sponsored hacking ...

APT28 deploys NotDoor Outlook backdoor via OneDrive DLL side-loading, enabling email-based data theft in NATO firms.

In 1977, Commodore licensed BASIC for $25,000 as a one-time payment, securing perpetual use without royalties.

GPUGate malware uses Google Ads and fake GitHub commits to steal data from IT firms since Dec 2024, bypassing sandboxes and GPU-lacking systems.

The humble inventions that power our modern world wouldn’t have been possible without decades of support for early-stage ...

The NotDoor backdoor is a sophisticated Visual Basic for Applications- (VBA) based malware targeting Microsoft Outlook, ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...