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Cook, Nadella and Pichai stand together in support of racial equality

Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google, said the company has decided to share its support for racial equality in solidarity with the black community on Google and YouTube homepages in the US.

Have empathy for those who are scared: Nadella condemns George Floyd death

In a note to Microsoft employees, Nadella said that every-day racism, bias, and hatred in the news today is not new

Are we over-celebrating 'work from home'?

The Microsoft top boss feels that the increase in productivity has come at the price of burning the 'social capital' built up by companies over very many years

India among Houseparty's top ten markets, won't monetise user data for ads

Houseparty began picking up in India and globally in the last three months since lockdowns in most parts of the world forced people to stay at home.

Slack threatens Microsoft's entire Office 365 empire: CEO Butterfield

In a different universe where Slack is incredibly successful over the next two years and 98% of knowledge workers use Slack, says CEO Stewart Butterfield

Microsoft says it will invest in Skype despite success with Teams app

Microsoft Teams registered a new daily record of 2.7 billion meeting minutes in a single day on March 31 - 200 per cent increase from 900 million on March 16

Microsoft launches Surface Hub 2S digital collaboration device in India

The all-in-one digital whiteboard, meeting platform, and teamwork collaborative computing device is priced at Rs 11,89,999, which includes a Surface Hub 2 Camera and and a Surface Hub 2 Pen

Microsoft's Project Reunion to unify Win32, UWP apps development process

Project Reunion expands company's effort to make it easier to build a great Windows apps, the company announced during its Build 2020 conference

Despite pressure from govt, US tech giants in no rush to open office

Google and Facebook told employees that many workers who can do their jobs remotely should plan to do so until 2021

'COVID-19 helping accelerate investments in cloud, AI and cybersecurity'

Aarthi Subramanian, group chief digital officer of Tata Sons, said COVID-19 will accelerate the scaling of digital across industries and investments in cloud, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity

We collect 8 trn threat signals daily, says Microsoft's Ann Johnson

The top cybersecurity expert at the tech giant says that in India, between February 2 and May 2, 2020, Microsoft's detection tools saw 9100 Coronavirus related cybersecurity threats.

From Meet to Teams: 5 free alternatives to Zoom app for video conferencing

Zoom has some limitations, like time cap of up to 40 minutes on a free account, and privacy and security concerns raised by many critics lately

Microsoft set to roll out new 'reply-all protection feature' for Office 365

The new reply-all email block feature will stay in place for four hours

Tech-related firms in focus; PPFAS adds Microsoft to portfolio in April

Microsoft is one of the leaders in the cloud computing segment segment, besides Alphabet (Google) and Amazon, making the stock attractive

Microsoft announces $1 bn investment for digital transformation in Poland

The initiative extends over the next seven years and combines extensive digital transformation expertise with a strong focus on upskilling local talent with the latest cloud-based competencies

Planned for dual-screen devices, Microsoft Windows 10X to debut on laptops

The technology giant will look for the right moment to bring the dual-screen devices to the market, said the company in a statement

Covid-19 makes investment mavens miss annual rite as Buffett goes online

Warren Buffett's annual event was held online this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Many tuned in to watch and listen, though some wished they could have been there.

Microsoft saw 2 years of digital transformation happen in 2 months: Nadella

The company on Wednesday beat Wall Street sales and profit expectations

Microsoft revenue beats estimates as Covid-19 crisis boosts cloud business

Microsoft benefited from strong demand for its Teams collaboration software, which now has 75 million users

Zoom's sudden popularity sets off scramble in rivals

Facebook, Google and other behemoths are training their sights on Silicon Valley's company of the moment