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Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface lineup of touchscreen personal computers. In 2016, it was the world's largest software maker by revenue. The word "Microsoft" is a portmanteau of "microcomputer" and "software". Microsoft is ranked No. 30 in the 2018 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. It is considered one of the Big Five technology companies alongside Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook.

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Microsoft Confirms Talks To Buy TikTok Microsoft Confirms Talks To Buy TikTok Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:25Published 12 hours ago

Microsoft Rebrands Xbox Game Pass Microsoft Rebrands Xbox Game Pass Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:27Published 13 hours ago

Will Trump Carry Out His Threat To Ban TikTok? President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One Friday evening that he plans to ban TikTok. The popular music and dance app is one of many owned by Chinese companies. According to Gizmodo,.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:42Published 2 days ago

Trump says he will ban TikTok app in the U.S. [NFA] China's ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House, after President Donald Trump said he had decided to ban the app, two.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:27Published 2 days ago

Microsoft launches Family Safety app on iOS and Android for digital safety Tech giant Microsoft has launched the Family Safety app, designed to help protect a family's digital and physical safety. The new screen time and parental controls app help you customize your kids' web.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:49Published 4 days ago

Microsoft showcases gameplay from Xbox Series X titles Tech giant Microsoft on Thursday showcased the gameplay from its 13 new titles for its Xbox Series X. According to The Verge, the company had announced the new titles back in May but on Thursday they.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:10Published 1 week ago

Microsoft Plans To Become Carbon Negative By 2030 Microsoft Plans To Become Carbon Negative By 2030 Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:27Published 2 weeks ago

LinkedIn cuts 960 jobs Microsoft's professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, as the coronavirus pandemic is having a sustained impact on demand for its.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:15Published 2 weeks ago

Xbox Game Pass Members Will No Longer Be 'Locked to the Living Room' Microsoft announced xCloud will join Xbox Game Pass in September. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:16Published 2 weeks ago

Microsoft, Nike, Unilever team up on emissions Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks, Unilever and five other industry titans from various sectors are teaming up to help businesses globally achieve zero carbon emissions. Ciara Lee reports Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:13Published 2 weeks ago

Microsoft Stops 12-Month Xbox Live Gold Memberships Microsoft Stops 12-Month Xbox Live Gold Memberships Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:28Published 2 weeks ago

Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates hacked to run Bitcoin Scam A number of high profile Twitter accounts including that of US presidential hopeful Joe Biden, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates and of Apple were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:15Published 3 weeks ago

Amazon Prime Video's dedicated app now available for Windows 10 users Amazon Prime Video's app for Windows 10 is now available in the Microsoft stores with one notable feature for the users.While it's always been possible to stream Prime Video content through a browser,.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:14Published on July 3, 2020

Microsoft Launches Free Digital Skills Training Amid COVID-19 The tech giant will provide free access to educational content via LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Learn and the GitHub Learning Lab. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:11Published on July 3, 2020

Microsoft Takes Away One Of The Few Remaining Loopholes Offered To Windows 10 Users For Pro, Education, and Enterprise users of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system, there used to be some perks. One benefit Home users didn't have was the ability to postpone major updates for up to.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:40Published on June 29, 2020

Google to add background blur, low-light mode to Meet video calls Google is working on several new features including background blur, low-light mode and background replacement images for its video calling application Meet. Alike rival videoconferencing platforms.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:10Published on June 28, 2020

Microsoft Permanently Closing Retail Stores Microsoft Permanently Closing Retail Stores Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:27Published on June 26, 2020

Microsoft Is 'Working Hard' on the Next Xbox Series X Event The gaming giant is set to unveil a series of first-party titles for its next generation console in a few weeks. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:08Published on June 26, 2020

Microsoft Ends Mixer Service and Partners With Facebook The tech giant has announced that its Mixer service will close on July 22nd. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:55Published on June 25, 2020

Stocks mostly fall on COVID-19 concerns The S&P 500 ended lower Friday after a choppy session as investors weighed spiking cases of COVID-19 and Apple's announcement of fresh store closures against anticipated stimulus and continued economic.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:19Published on June 19, 2020

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Microsoft trying to buy TikTok's U.S. arm after talking with Trump The president had said he was going to ban the popular video app from the U.S. CBS News - Published 4 hours agoAlso reported by •WorldNews
Microsoft confirms it's exploring purchase of TikTok after CEO's conversation with President Trump Microsoft confirmed it is prepared to continue discussions on purchasing TikTok after a conversation between CEO Satya Nadella and President Trump. USATODAY.com - Published 12 hours ago
TikTok: Microsoft pauses talks on buying US arm - reports The tech giant's possible purchase of the China-owned app's US arm were put in doubt by Donald Trump. BBC News - Published 1 day ago

TikTok responds to Trump's proposed ban: 'We're not planning on going anywhere' Is Microsoft buying TikTok? Will TikTok be banned? The video app said that it's here for the long run while President Trump has threatened a ban. USATODAY.com - Published 2 days ago
Microsoft said to be in talks to buy TikTok in US NEW YORK: Microsoft is exploring an acquisition of TikTok’s operations in the US, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. ,.. WorldNews - Published 2 days agoAlso reported by •NYTimes.com
Microsoft Is Shutting Down Cortana On Multiple Devices, Including iOS and Android At Microsoft's Ignite conference in late 2019, the company said it was planning to shut down its standalone Cortana mobile apps as it refocuses on business users. Microsoft today is following through.. WorldNews - Published 2 days ago

Google extends homeworking until this time next year – as Microsoft finds WFH is terrific... ... You see, there is a COVID-19 silver lining. For employers. For the rest of us, welcome to the machine Google has gone all-in on its work-from-home policy, telling techies they don’t need to return to.. WorldNews - Published 6 days ago
Hamilton 'clarifies' view on coronavirus vaccine post Lewis Hamilton clarifies his thoughts after sharing a video on social media that accused Microsoft founder Bill Gates of lying about a coronavirus vaccine. BBC News - Published 1 week ago
Microsoft to bring Destiny 2 to Android and iOS: Report Popular online-only shooter is set to arrive on the and platforms via ’s Project xCloud, as per a report by PhoneArena. is Microsoft’s upcoming cloud gaming service that lets the users play games.. WorldNews - Published 1 week ago
Here’s what Bill Gates says about COVID conspiracy theories that he created pandemic Washington: Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday pushed back against some of the conspiracy theories spreading online accusing him of creating the coronavirus outbreak. “It’s a bad.. WorldNews - Published 1 week ago

S&P 500 has biggest loss in nearly 4 weeks as tech stumbles NEW YORK (AP) — Slumping stocks across most of Wall Street sent the S&P 500 to its worst loss in nearly four weeks on Thursday, undercut by a report showing layoffs are picking up across the country.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago
Microsoft's cloud flagship posts first growth under 50% Microsoft's flagship cloud computing business Azure reported quarterly sales growth of under 50% for the first time ever last night, sending the tech giant's shares down 2%. Revenue in Microsoft's.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago
Microsoft can’t achieve its climate goals alone — so it’s enlisting other companies to go net-zero Back in January, Microsoft announced arguably the most ambitious climate plan of any tech company to date. Grist coined the term “carbon invisible” to describe the two-part plan: Microsoft intends.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago	GSK buys 10% of CureVac in vaccine tech deal GSK is to buy a 10% stake in German biotech company CureVac for 130 million pounds ($163.67 million), the two companies said on Monday, in a deal that bets on new technologies already being used in.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago
Uber says it will double Black leadership at the company by 2025 Uber follows in the footsteps of Microsoft, Salesforce and others doubling Black representation in the coming years. USATODAY.com - Published 2 weeks ago	World faces staggering jobs challenge, says Microsoft president A quarter of a billion people are set to lose their job this year, Microsoft's president tells the BBC. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago
Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates hacked to run Bitcoin Scam A number of high profile Twitter accounts including that of US presidential hopeful Joe Biden, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates and of Apple were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago	Facebook, Google Back MIT, Harvard in Fight Against New Visa Rule Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Linkedin, Paypal and multiple other tech companies on Monday, 13 July, joined hands with MIT and Harvard in their fight against the Trump Administration’s new visa rule... WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago
Microsoft Teams takes on Zoom with bizarre new feature To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Microsoft is adding a virtual auditorium view to its Teams communication platform in a bid.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago	What do we know about Microsoft's Project Freta? The new Microsoft Research project hopes to automate virtual-machine forensics in the cloud. ...... WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago
Microsoft and Zoom join Hong Kong data 'pause' Firms join others in saying they are not currently complying with government requests for user data. BBC News - Published on July 7, 2020	Microsoft Announces New Windows 10 Start Menu Design, Updated Alt-Tab Microsoft is testing a number of Windows 10 upgrades to a small number of testers, including changes to the Alt-Tab function and a new Start menu design. The Verge reports: "We are freshening up the.. WorldNews - Published on July 3, 2020
Microsoft to help 25 million people worldwide acquire new digital skills In response to the global economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Microsoft Corp has announced a new global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people.. WorldNews - Published on July 1, 2020	Microsoft to suspend advertising on Facebook, Instagram: Report San Francisco, June 30 (IANS) Microsoft which spent more than $115 million... WorldNews - Published on June 30, 2020
Microsoft to permanently close all retail stores San Francisco: Microsoft said Friday it will close all of its stores and move its retail operations online, keeping just four locations and transforming them into "experience centers." The move means.. WorldNews - Published on June 27, 2020	Bill Gates: Poor U.S. response is making pandemic picture ‘more bleak than I would have expected’ “ “The global picture and the U.S. picture are both more bleak than I would have expected.” ” That’s Bill Gates, the Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +1.26% co-founder whose philanthropic foundation has.. WorldNews - Published on June 26, 2020
‘Bug bounty’ helps techies make a killing amid Covid lockdown The Gandhinagar resident is part of a growing tribe of highly skilled programmers who can scan codes to detect vulnerabilities. Nikhil Srivastava, an Ahmedabad-based cyber security expert and mentor,.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 22, 2020	The Economy Is Reeling. The Tech Giants Spy Opportunity. Many companies are retreating. But Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are placing bets to get even bigger. NYTimes.com - Published on June 13, 2020
Microsoft latest to ban police from using facial recognition software Tech giant Microsoft has announced it will refuse to sell facial recognition technology to police until appropriate federal regulation has been introduced to prevent its misuse. The announcement.. WorldNews - Published on June 12, 2020	Microsoft bans face-recognition sales to police as Big Tech reacts to protests Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would await federal regulation before selling facial recognition technology to police, making it the latest big firm to back away from the business following protests.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020
Microsoft declines to sell facial recognition tech to police Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would not sell its facial-recognition technology to police departments until there is a federal law regulating the technology. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020	How Bill Gates became the voodoo doll of Covid conspiracies The ex-Microsoft head is currently the target of all kinds of outlandish theories and false claims. BBC News - Published on June 5, 2020
Microsoft 'to replace journalists with robots' Dozens working on the MSN site look set to be replaced by AI, media reports say. BBC News - Published on May 30, 2020Also reported by •WorldNews	Coronavirus: Bill Gates ‘microchip’ conspiracy theory and other vaccine claims fact-checked Fact-checking vaccine claims - including ones about the ex-Microsoft boss and a dubious cow-dung trial. BBC News - Published on May 29, 2020
PM Mitsotakis Highlights the Milestones for the Development of High Technology in Greece ATHENS - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday had a discussion via video conference with the founders of Greek technology companies that succeeding in attracting foreign investment during the.. WorldNews - Published on May 29, 2020	Pandemic recovery funds could help jump-start European Green Deal initiative The European Union has proposed spending hundreds of billions of euros on green industries as part of a plan to allay the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, building on a pledge to turn the bloc.. WorldNews - Published on May 27, 2020
Microsoft to keep investing in Skype despite success with Teams San Francisco, May 26 (IANS) Despite its video conferencing app Teams breaking all records in... WorldNews - Published on May 26, 2020	Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Other Major Tech Firms Condemn Plans to Monitor Americans' Web Traffic A coalition of major tech companies and digital rights organisations sent a letter on Friday to U.S. House of Representatives leaders of both parties urging them to allow a vote on an amendment to.. WorldNews - Published on May 23, 2020
Some Americans Believe in Bill Gates’ Alleged Involvement in COVID-19 Plot, Poll Shows Anti-vaccine campaigners have repeatedly accused Bill Gates of being involved in conspiracy theories pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic. The Microsoft co-founder, meanwhile, has contributed.. WorldNews - Published on May 23, 2020	Who was Bill Gates before Microsoft Who was Bill Gates before Microsoft...? A look into his past before he became the 'billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates' known to the world.... WorldNews - Published on May 21, 2020
Bill Gates, bogeyman of virus conspiracy theorists PARIS — False claims targeting billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates are gaining traction online since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, with experts warning they could hamper efforts to.. WorldNews - Published on May 20, 2020	Gates’ Globalist Vaccine Agenda: A Win-Win for Pharma and Mandatory Vaccination - GlobalResearch By Robert F. Kennedy Jr Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses (including Microsoft’s ambition to control... WorldNews - Published on May 19, 2020
FDA orders Bill Gates-funded program to HALT at-home Covid-19 self-testing The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered a Seattle-based Covid-19 testing project funded by Bill Gates to stop screening for the virus, putting the program on ice as it provided hundreds.. WorldNews - Published on May 14, 2020	Microsoft is set to solve an ‘annoying’ email problem NEW DELHI: The Reply All functionality in email can be a problem for both the sender and the receiver. Often a sender hits the reply all button when it's not needed and ends up ‘spamming’ other.. WorldNews - Published on May 11, 2020
Tired of irrelevant emails? Microsoft enables a feature to block 'reply-all' email storms Accidentally replying to everyone who is CC'd on an email clogs inboxes and slows down servers if enough people chime in. USATODAY.com - Published on May 10, 2020	Andhra government switches to online classes using video-conferencing The state has been conducting virtual classes using video conferencing platforms such as Skype, Cisco, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams to conduct online classes. DNA - Published on May 10, 2020
Stay-at-home stocks Amazon, Microsoft lift Nasdaq into gain for 2020 The Nasdaq was on track to end Thursday in positive territory for 2020 after winning back the vast majority of steep losses caused in recent months by the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters - Published on May 7, 2020	Microsoft launches one of largest IT investment in history of Poland Domestic 21:56 5 May... WorldNews - Published on May 5, 2020
Microsoft sets May 7 to unveil video games on new Xbox Series X console Microsoft plans to release its new Xbox Series X video game console for the 2020 holiday season. On May 7, we will get a look at games in the works. USATODAY.com - Published on April 30, 2020	Wall Street gathers steam as U.S. states prepare to reopen U.S. stock markets jumped more than 1% on Monday as more states prepared to ease stay-at-home orders and investors geared up for one of the busiest weeks of quarterly earnings reports, including from.. Reuters - Published on April 27, 2020