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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. As of 2016, it is the world's largest software maker by revenue, and one of the world's most valuable companies. 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.

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Make Microsoft president new FB CEO: Ex-security chief

San Francisco, May 22 (IANS) Mired in several privacy scandals, Facebook must hire Microsoft President Brad Smith as its new CEO as it is right time for Mark Zuckerberg to step down, a former Facebook..
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Azure IoT vs AWS IoT – Read Before Building your Industrial IoT Platform

The world of IT has witnessed the tussle between two tech companies, namely Google and Microsoft, compete against each other for autonomy in the global market for almost ten years now. Both have been..
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Wall Street ends lower after Trump tariff threat

U.S. stocks fell on Monday after President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese goods. Fred Katayama reports.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:06Published 3 weeks ago

Vegan burger company Beyond Meat's IPO sizzles

Vegan burger maker Beyond Meat Inc, which counts Microsoft founder Bill Gates and actor Leonardo DiCaprio among its investors, on Wednesday priced its initial public stock offering at $25 per share,..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:25Published 3 weeks ago

3M hampers Dow, tech powers Nasdaq to record

The Dow finished lower as dismal results from 3M added a note of caution to earnings season, but solid results from Microsoft lifted the Nasdaq to a lifetime high. Conway G. Gittens reports.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:36Published on April 26, 2019

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Wants To Slow the Spread Of Violent Content Online

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is connecting with major tech companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter. According to Business Insider, Ardern wants to slow the spread of violent..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published on April 24, 2019

Microsoft Refuses Request By U.S. Police Department For Facial Recognition Software

According to a report by Business Insider, on Tuesday, Microsoft President Brad Smith announced that the company had refused a request from a US police department to install its facial recognition..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:41Published on April 17, 2019

The World's Largest Plane Takes Off for the First Time

Late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen founded the company behind the world's largest plane in 2011.

Credit: Newsy Studio Duration: 01:08Published on April 14, 2019

Microsoft Support Agent's Credentials Used To Hack Outlook, MSN, Hotmail Email Accounts

Digital Trends reports hackers compromised Microsoft’s web-based email services, including Outlook.com accounts and MSN and Hotmail addresses, for months. And they did it by using a customer support..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:40Published on April 13, 2019