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Microsoft's challenge to govt secrecy wins dozens of backers
Microsoft's effort to rally support is part of a growing resistance by technology companies to government attempts to snoop on the electronic communications of their customers
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Microsoft's Cortana in refrigerators to help intelligent food management
With the refrigerators, stored groceries can be monitored using internal cameras and object recognition technology
Microsoft, Google sign up for EU-US Privacy Shield
Privacy Shield is a voluntary scheme, whereby companies promise to treat European citizens' personal data in compliance with European Union data rules
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Microsoft sells MSN China operations
According to the report, Microsoft's MSN China portal never took off owing to government regulations and stiff competition from local rivals
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Microsoft appoints Bala Girisaballa CEO-in-residence of Microsoft Accelerator
Girisaballa will lead the Accelerator's efforts to help market-ready startups and entrepreneurs to scale up
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Microsoft appoints Bala Girisaballa as CEO of Accelerator
Girisaballa will lead Accelerator's efforts to help market-ready start ups and entrepreneurs to scale up and become successful
Microsoft unveils new tools to curb hate speech
Microsoft is also working with the broader internet community to combat offencive content online
Microsoft buys artificial intelligence startup Genee
Genee specialises in using machine smarts to handle the time-sucking task of scheduling meetings
Microsoft acquires Genee to integrate AI in Office 365
Microsoft will integrate the AI technology into Office 365 before shutting down Genee
Sriram Rajamani appointed MD of Microsoft's India lab
Prior to joining the India lab, Rajamani headed the Software Productivity Tools group within Microsoft's Redmond research lab
Sriram Rajamani named by Microsoft as India Research Lab MD
He replaces Chandu Thekkath
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Microsoft's Monster warning for LinkedIn deal
Microsoft looks at helping solve India's local problems, eyes govt contracts
To use its latest predictive analytics tools to tackle issues such as student dropouts and increasing crop yields
Microsoft to release two Windows 10 updates in 2017
Microsoft is currently in the middle of Redstone 2 development with the latest internal builds now being compiled
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Microsoft appoints Anant Maheshwari as India head
Current chairman Bhaskar Pramanik will retire in March 2017
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Over 7 lakh school teachers equipped with IT skills in India: Microsoft
Across 12 states in India under its Project Shiksha programme launched in 2003
Microsoft to cut additional 2,850 jobs from smartphone sector
Last June, Microsoft had announced it will cut 7,400 jobs from the smartphone business unit
Microsoft can't shield user data from government, US says
The software giant's lawsuit alleging that customers have a constitutional right to know if the government has searched or seized their property should be thrown out
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France serves notice to Mircosoft on data tracking
Should Microsoft fail to comply with the formal notice, it would result in a 150,000 euros fine
Cushioned by cloud biz, Microsoft earnings rise
For the quarter-ended June, Microsoft reported net income of $3.12 bn; it had reported a loss of $3.2 bn in the corresponding period a year ago
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