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Microsoft weighs TikTok purchase as ad business flattens out: Report

Microsoft is in exploratory deal talks as the US government prepares to force China-based ByteDance to divest its video app TikTok over data security concerns, says report

Tech giants defy economic downturns, report a combined profit of $28 bn

Though the tech industry's four biggest companies were stung by a slowdown in spending, they reported a combined profit of $28 billion

Microsoft tests hydrogen fuel cells to backup its Azure Cloud data centers

Diesel fuel currently accounts for less than 1 per cent of Microsoft's overall emissions and its use is primarily confined to Azure data centres

India vulnerable to malware, drive-by download attacks: Microsoft report

India recorded a cryptocurrency mining encounter rate that was 4.6 times higher than the regional and global average

Malware, ransomware top cyberthreats in India: Microsoft report

The research showed that India, together with Hong Kong and Singapore, continued to face high drive-by download attack volume

Microsoft launches Family Safety app for 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

How-to import browser data from Google Chrome to Microsoft Edge

Here are the steps to import browser data such as browsing history, saved passwords, extensions, and bookmarks, from Google Chrome data to Microsoft Edge

Now, you can join Cisco Webex meetings using your Microsoft Teams app

Microsoft has released a new update that finally allows users to join Cisco Webex meetings from the Rooms feature in its popular video conferencing app Teams, allowing guests to directly join

Shouldn't pay be for performance?

Compensation is payment for what has been done. Performance is all about what has been achieved. Both can be measured. Surely, it cannot be so difficult to link the two

Teams app saw 5 billion meet minutes in a single day: Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella said more than 150 million students and teachers rely on tools like Teams, Stream, OneNote as well as Flipgrid to prioritise student engagement and learning outcomes

SAP appoints Kulmeet Bawa as president, MD of Indian subcontinent

Based in Gurugram, Bawa will report directly to Scott Russell, president of SAP Asia Pacific Japan (APJ), the statement added. He will be replacing Deb Deep Sengupta.

Microsoft joins Google to create new generation Progressive Web Apps

Microsoft and Google have joined hands to help web developers get their Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) into the Play Store.

Digital strike: US may take trade action against India for Google tax

India imposed the tax in 2016 on all overseas e-commerce transactions originating in India at an additional 2%.

Limit video meets to 30 minutes to avoid brain fatigue: Microsoft

According to Microsoft, due to high levels of sustained concentration, the brain fatigue begins to set in 30-40 minutes into a video meeting.

Warren Buffett donates $2.9 bn to Gates Foundation, family charities

In a statement on Wednesday, Berkshire said Buffett's 15th annual donation comprised 15.97 million Class B shares of Berkshire.

Sit with colleagues in same room with Microsoft Teams, share emojis

Microsoft has announced new features called Together Mode that uses AI to digitally place participants in a shared background, as if they are sitting in the same room with everyone else

Microsoft doubles down on app-based consent phishing attacks in Cloud

Microsoft has said it will double down on its investments and efforts to ensure its application ecosystem is secure, by enabling customers to set policies on the types of apps users can consent to

World's richest in pics: Jeff Bezos to Mukesh Ambani, top 10 billionaires

According to the Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, daily ranking of the world's richest people, Jeff Bezos's wealth soars to record $171.6 billion

Be strategic rather than opportunistic

The "long game" should be the new face of business strategy

Microsoft announces new OneDrive features for office, home users: Know more

Microsoft has increased upload file size limit from 100GB for OneDrive and SharePoint users