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Nasscom, Microsoft launch programme to promote AI-based innovations

It will recognise innovators for their successful AI implementation at Nasscom's virtual 'Xperience AI Summit', one of the largest AI event in India, in July

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella bats for global regulation on privacy

Nadella described privacy as a human right

Microsoft to add AI-powered text predictions in Word on Windows next month

Microsoft is bringing text predictions to its Word tool on Windows next month that would work like the 'Smart Compose' option in Google Docs

Microsoft teams up with EU publishers amid Facebook's Australian spat

"This initiative is a logical next step," Microsoft Vice President Casper Klynge said, adding that the company already shares revenues with publishers via its product Microsoft News

Microsoft teaming up with EU publishers to make Big Tech pay for news

The US tech giant and four big European Union news industry lobbying groups unveiled their plan Monday to work together to come up with a solution to mandate payments

Microsoft launches 'Surface Pro 7+' in India starting at Rs 83,999

Microsoft on Monday launched the Surface Pro 7+ detachable tablet computer in the Indian market at a starting at Rs 83,999.

Microsoft plans to launch 'Office 2021' later this year for Windows, macOS

Microsoft has announced that it is planning to launch 'Office 2021' later this year for both Windows and Mac machines.

Bill Gates warns that manufacturing could challenge climate goals

"That's the sector that bothers me the most," Gates said in a video interview with Reuters ahead of the publication this week of his book, "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster"

Google, Microsoft and Qualcomm protest Nvidia's acquisition of Arm

Alphabet Inc's Google, Microsoft Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. are among companies worried about the $40 billion deal and are urging antitrust officials to intervene

SolarWinds hack was 'largest and most sophisticated' ever - Microsoft prez

The hackers got access to emails at the U.S. Treasury, Justice and Commerce departments and other agencies

Microsoft unveils solution to help Indian firms with advanced hybrid cloud

Microsoft India on Thursday announced the availability of Azure Stack HCI, a new solution that allows customers to adopt a multi-cloud, multi-edge hybrid approach seamlessly. The solution combines the flexibility, scalability, and price-performance advantages of hyperconverged infrastructure with native Azure hybrid capabilities. Part of the Azure Stack portfolio, it provides organisations seamless access to Microsoft Azure for hybrid cloud scenarios across data centres, remote offices and cloud. Azure Stack HCI solutions will be available from 20 partners offering Microsoft-validated hardware systems. Microsoft India Chief Operating Officer Rajiv Sodhi said as organisations rebuild their businesses, an effective multi-cloud, multi-edge hybrid approach will be vital. He explained that this provides much-required agility, efficiency and resilience while staying compliant to regulations around data. For most large enterprises or highly regulated industries, a hybrid approach makes t

Microsoft approached Pinterest in recent months over potential deal: Report

A deal between the two companies would also have tested the Biden administration's appetite for allowing powerful technology companies to strike deals

Big tech needs clearer laws on online speech: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

In the past several years, antitrust regulators have ramped up investigations into the market power of large technology companies

Microsoft Word's dark mode will now be darker, update roll out soon

Currently, Word has a dark mode that modifies the ribbon and toolbars, but the canvas stays bright white.

Jeff Bezos walks through a one-way door, opening a new age for Amazon

Amazon founder will now be executive chairman and hand over CEO role to Jassy later this year

Microsoft supports Australian plan to make Google pay for news content

Although Bing is Australia's second most popular search engine, it has only a 3.6 per cent market share, according to web analytics service Statcounter

Microsoft backs Australia's proposed media laws targeting Google, Facebook

Both Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook have called the laws unworkable and said last month they would withdraw key services from Australia if the regulations went ahead

Firms with digital tech going to be more resilient against Covid: Nadella

The Microsoft CEO said the coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally accelerated, what was going to be a decade long process of digital transformation disseminated across industries

Microsoft sales climb 17%, lifted by robust cloud demand; stock jumps

Microsoft shares climbed about 3.1 per cent in premarket trading in New York on Wednesday, as it continued to surpass record highs

S&P, Dow slide after Boeing results; Nasdaq fall cushioned by Microsoft

(Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow fell sharply on Wednesday after planemaker Boeing reported a record annual loss, while declines on the Nasdaq were offset by upbeat results from Microsoft.