Brussels: The European Commission on Saturday announced it has approved the $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub by Microsoft. The Commission said that effective competition in the relevant markets would continue and Microsoft would have no incentive to undermine the open nature of GitHub’s platform. Microsoft in June announced to acquire[Read More…]
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68% people in India faced tech support scams in past year: Microsoft survey
New Delhi: Keeping with the global trend, 68 per cent people in India have experienced tech support scams in the past year and some of them (14 per cent) have even lost money, a Microsoft survey said on Tuesday. Tech support scams are a problem worldwide, with three out of[Read More…]
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen no more
Washington, Paul Allen, who 43 years ago along with Bill Gates founded Microsoft, the company that revolutionised the software world and personal computers forever, has died, his family announced. He was 65. In a statement, Allen’s relatives said that the businessman died on Monday afternoon in Seattle, where Microsoft has[Read More…]
Microsoft unveils blush coloured ‘Surface Laptop 2’ in China
Beijing: Microsoft on Monday unveiled a blush coloured “Surface Laptop 2” only for the Chinese market. The company launched the device with a black-finish in New York globally on October 2. “Excited to be in Beijing today to share our newest products in China. Especially ‘Surface Laptop 2’ in blush[Read More…]
Microsoft fixes bug, re-releasing Windows 10 October update
San Francisco: Microsoft on Wednesday said it has identified and fixed all known issues in the Windows 10 October 2018 update and has begun re-releasing the key update. After some users complained that installing the Windows 10 October update has been wiping off their data, Microsoft last week put a[Read More…]
Apple world’s top brand, Facebook slips to 9th spot: Report
San Francisco: Apple displaced Google to become the top brand in the world in 2018 while Facebook, mired in data breach controversies, fell to ninth place in the top 100 brands globally, an annual report said on Thursday. According to global brand consultancy Interbrand’s “Best 100 Global Brands 2018” report,[Read More…]
Microsoft introduces platform to build voice skills for Cortana
To help businesses create custom voice apps for their employees and users, Microsoft has launched the “Cortana Skills Kit for Enterprise” for developers. The kit will help enterprise developers use digital assistant’s natural-language processing to create custom voice skills for businesses. Currently available by invitation only, the development platform was[Read More…]
Microsoft to invest $5bn in IoT globally
New Delhi: Microsoft will invest $5 billion in the Internet of Things (IoT) globally including in India over the next four years, the company said on Wednesday. With Microsoft’s IoT platform spanning Cloud, operating system and devices, the company is simplifying the IoT journey so that any customer can create[Read More…]
Microsoft offers public courses to build AI skills
San Francisco: Microsoft has added a new track to its Professional Programme courses to help people working in the IT industry build skills in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The track is open to the public and is comprised of online courses. The applicants would use technologies like python,[Read More…]
Microsoft Surface Pro now available in India
San Francisco: Microsoft on Thursday announced its Surface Pro notebook and accessories are available in India. Surface Pro features a high-resolution 12.3-inch “PixelSense” touch display that supports the new Surface Pen 4. The first generation, 2-in-1 detachable of the Microsoft Surface series — with a configuration of Intel Core m3, 128[Read More…]
Amazon now world’s third-most valuable company
San Francisco: With a market cap of $702.5 billion, Amazon has become the third most valuable company in the world, racing past Microsoft, which has a market cap of $699.2 billion. According to a report in The New York Post, Amazon stock surged 2.6 per cent on Wednesday, taking the company’s[Read More…]
Explain battery slow-down, Shanghai consumer council asks Apple
Beijing: The Shanghai Consumer Council has sent an inquiry letter to Apple over the slow-down of older iPhones after an iOS update, demanding a reply before Friday. The council demanded the cause of the performance and remedy measures as well as complete information regarding the interests of consumers, Xinhua news agency[Read More…]
Microsoft hired more women post-LinkedIn acquisition
Women now represent 27.3 per cent of Microsoft’s and LinkedIn’s combined global workforce, the tech giant has revealed, adding that the addition of LinkedIn’s workforce has served to increase female representation overall. Outside of the LinkedIn acquisition, the percentage of women employed at Microsoft globally is 25.9 per cent —[Read More…]
Bill Gates invests $50m to fight Alzheimer’s
Washington: Joining the fight against Alzheimer’s, Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Monday announced a $50 million Dementia Discovery Investment Fund from his personal wealth to find a cure for the brain-wasting disease. “Of all the disorders that plague us late in life, one stands out as a particularly big threat to[Read More…]
Ola, Microsoft to build new connected vehicle platform
Domestic ride-hailing platform Ola and Microsoft on Tuesday announced a new connected vehicle platform that will use Azure Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and productivity tools to transform passenger experience. Microsoft will use Azure to power Ola Play — the company’s existing connected car platform — in a bid to transform[Read More…]
Bill Gates overtakes Jeff Bezos to become richest man once again
Amidst dramatic confusion, Jeff Bezos’s coveted title of being the richest man in the world was quite short-lived as Microsoft founder Bill Gates reclaimed the top position once again on Thursday. Jeff Bezos’s coveted title of being the richest man in the world was quite short-lived as Microsoft founder Bill Gates[Read More…]
Iconic MS paint will stay, confirms Microsoft
Microsoft has confirmed on Tuesday that it will continue to offer its graphic program paint. Earlier in the week, it was announced that Paint as a feature that would be either removed or no longer developed in new windows 10 update. Paint, renowned for its simplicity, has been part of[Read More…]
Iconic Microsoft Paint to be shut down after 32 years
Microsoft has finally decided to kill off its legendary Paint program after more than three decades. The software giant announced it will drop support for the popular drawing app in its upcoming Windows 10 update. Microsoft’s next Windows 10 update, called the Autumn (or Fall in the US) Creators Update, will bring[Read More…]
Microsoft to ‘eliminate positions’, thousands may lose jobs
Tech giant Microsoft is under a process of reorganisation of its sales and marketing units that will likely see the company cutting about 4,000 jobs from its workforce, mostly outside the US. According to an e-mail by a Microsoft spokesperson, the company is implementing changes to better serve its customers[Read More…]
Microsoft likely to cut off jobs, to focus more on cloud computing
As per media reports, software giant, Microsoft, is planning to cut jobs as it is trying to refocus on making the sales force on cloud computing. The reports suggest that Microsoft is likely to cut off jobs. “Microsoft is implementing changes to better serve our customers and partners,” said a[Read More…]
Google accused of manipulating search results, EU may fine 1bn euros
According to a report in the Guardian, search engine giant Google has been reportedly accused of manipulating search results to promote its new Google shopping service. EU officials are expected to announce that Google has been guilty of abusing its market dominance. Earlier, Intel was charged over antitrust issues. The[Read More…]