Microsoft

Microsoft to close physical stores, take $450 million hit

The Redmond, Washington-based software giant said it would continue to serve customers online, with team… Read More

Videoconferencing skyrockets on Microsoft’s Teams software

It also said a new record of 2.7 billion "meeting minutes" in a single day… Read More

Pentagon seeks ‘to reconsider’ cloud contract to Microsoft

The US Department of Defense said Thursday it wants to reconsider its decision to award… Read More

Microsoft wants to invest in Indonesia data centers

Indonesia’s digital economy is the largest and fastest-growing in Southeast Asia and expected to reach… Read More

Microsoft’s Nadella trumpets cloud tie-up with Reliance

Microsoft struck a 10-year deal with Reliance in 2019, committing to power the oil-to-telecoms conglomerate’s… Read More

Amazon wins suspension of $10 bn ‘JEDI’ contract to Microsoft

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the US military from awarding a multibillion-dollar cloud… Read More

Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7, virus risk feared

Millions of PCs are still running Windows 7, and the operating system still runs on… Read More

WhatsApp to stop working on popular smartphones from Jan 1

“Because we will no longer actively develop for these platforms, some features may stop functioning… Read More

Microsoft beats Amazon

Microsoft has won the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud computing contract, the Defense Department said on… Read More

Facebook, Microsoft launch contest to detect deepfake videos

“They (deepfakes) lower the bar for an adversary that wants to create manipulated media,” said… Read More

Bill Gates reveals his worst fear in Netflix documentary trailer

It will be launched globally on September 20. Read More

Major tech giants ‘putting world at risk of killer AI’: study

The use of AI to allow weapon systems to autonomously select and attack targets has… Read More

Microsoft’s privacy policy says vendors listen to voice data

Tech companies in the United States have been facing broad criticism from lawmakers and regulators… Read More

Microsoft halts development of Minecraft update

Microsoft had unveiled the project, dubbed "Super Duper Graphics Packs," to great fanfare in 2017,… Read More

Facebook ends Microsoft, Sony access to friend data

Facebook said the FTC settlement will require a “fundamental shift in way we approach our… Read More

Microsoft missed mobile dominance by ‘tiny’ margin: Bill Gates

Gates said his company was 'distracted' during antitrust proceedings. Read More

Microsoft gives glimpse of new Xbox gaming console

The powerful next-generation Xbox gaming console will be released late next year. Read More

Microsoft, Sony partner on streaming games, chips and AI

Microsoft’s Xbox platform and Sony’s PlayStation - would collaborate to stream games and content to… Read More

Foxconn rejects Microsoft patent lawsuit, says never had to pay royalties

Taiwan’s Foxconn on Tuesday responded to a patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by Microsoft… Read More

Punjab govt invites Microsoft, Google to introduce certifications for school kids

The Punjab government has approached tech giants Microsoft and Google, inviting them to come to… Read More