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100,000 accounts have been hit in a HMRC scam campaign, but the tax office says it wasn’t hacked – here’s why
The UK’s tax revenue service has lost £47 million in a breach that started last year and impacted 100,000 people. The HMRC told the treasury select committee yesterday that the account scam was the result of “organized crime” that set up PAYE, or ‘Pay As You Earn’, accounts for individual taxpayers and used them to claim refunds. “This was organized…
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LinkedIn CEO to now also oversee Microsoft Office and M365 Copilot – Computerworld
“LinkedIn has been especially successful at building and extending products over time,” said Hyoun Park, CEO and chief analyst at Amalgam Insights. “There is no doubt that Microsoft wants to bring that expertise to Microsoft 365, especially in the adoption of Copilot.” Successful product leader turned CEO Roslansky will now oversee Office M365 productivity software, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint,…
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Microsoft’s LinkedIn chief is now running Office as part of an AI reorg
As we build out the next phase of the agentic web, we have a tremendous opportunity to transform every role, business process, and industry. The distinct categories of today will all converge to power this next wave of innovation. And to that end, we are bringing together LinkedIn, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365 to redefine and to drive these new…
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How to Set Away or Out of Office Message in Outlook
If your coworkers and clients don’t get the concept of personal days, and keep bugging you with emails even when you’re on vacation, then it is time you set up an out-of-office or away message. So, they know you will be back on your desk soon and will let you enjoy your vacation in peace. If you want to learn…
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HSBC says get back to the office or risk bonuses – and history shows it’s a tactic that might backfire
HSBC has told UK staff they risk bonuses unless they return to the office as the financial services giant cracks down on hybrid working policies. According to reports from Bloomberg, HSBC told employees that those who don’t come into the office at least three days a week could end up earning less money due to reduced bonus payouts. As part…
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Microsoft extends support for Office apps until October 2028 on Windows 10
Microsoft will extend support for Microsoft 365 (Office) apps on Windows 10 through October 10, 2028. This decision comes after the company originally planned to end support on October 14, 2025, which is the end-of-life date for Windows 10. This extension provides a buffer for users still on Windows 10, especially those facing challenges upgrading to Windows 11 as a result of unsupported hardware or…
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Beyond the office: Preparing for disasters in a remote work world
Despite high-profile return-to-office mandates from the likes of Amazon, AT&T, Dell, and even the US government, many organizations continue to support employees who work remotely. According to a November 2024 Gallup poll, 26% of US workers with remote-capable jobs work outside the office full-time. Embracing remote work opens the door to having employees located in different parts of the country…
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‘Employees aren’t having it’: European workers are pushing back on the US-style ‘always on’ work culture – many are worried about the rise of ‘hustle culture’ and a third would quit if forced back to the office
European workers are looking warily across the Atlantic, worried that US corporate culture could start creeping in across the region. More than eight-in-ten employees across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain told careers site Zety that high-pressure US work environments, highlighted by figures such as Elon Musk, could start influencing their own workplace. A third said they’d start looking…
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Workday wins, then loses, contract with US Office for Personnel Management – Computerworld
OPM used the document to defend its decision to award the contract without a competition, saying, “This acquisition is not the result of poor planning, but rather a response to an unanticipated acceleration of operational crises and federally imposed deadlines. Workday is the only responsible source capable of delivering the required capabilities within the time available, and full and open…
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Google threatens employees’ jobs if they don’t come back to the office – Computerworld
During the pandemic, remote working was common. But many large tech companies have changed their tune in recent years, insisting that their employees to return to the office for at least part of the workweek — even when they lack adequate office space. The latest news is that Google is now threatening to lay off employees in certain departments who…
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