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Microsoft To Invest $3 Billion In India For Cloud And AI Expansion: Satya Nadella
Microsoft will invest USD 3 billion (about Rs 25,700 crore) to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence capabilities in India, its chief executive officer Satya Nadella said on Tuesday.
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Amazon Paused Rollout of Microsoft Office for a Year After Hacks
Amazon paused the rollout after Microsoft discovered a Russia-linked hacker group had gained access to some of its employees’ email accounts. After conducting its own analysis of the software, Amazon asked for changes to guard against unauthorised access and create a more detailed accounting of user activity in the apps
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CrowdStrike Update Error Debacle: 5 Things to Know About Microsoft’s Global Outage
CrowdStrike, the Texas-based cybersecurity company, caused one of the biggest global outages in recent times when it led to the disruption of several Microsoft services following an update to one of its products on Friday. As the curtain draws to a close on a certainly eventful day, here are 5 things to know about the Microsoft global outage.
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Apple to Reveal Generative AI Plans Later This Year, CEO Tim Cook Says
Apple plans to disclose more about its plans to put generative artificial intelligence to use later this year, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said during the company's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday.
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Electronic Arts to Lay Off 5 Percent of Workforce, Reduce Office Space
Electronic Arts will reduce 5 percent of its workforce as part of a restructuring plan that also includes a reduction in real estate, the company said on Wednesday, as the video game industry struggles to grow amid high interest rates.
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Microsoft Hit With EU Antitrust Complaint From German Rival Over Teams' Inclusion to Office Bundle
Microsoft was hit with an EU antitrust complaint by German rival alfaview on Thursday, the second so far over its bundling of video app Teams into its Office product, as the bloc's regulator prepares to investigate the US tech giant.
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Spain Warns of Possible Cyberattack at NATO Summit, Does Not Name the Country
Spain's defence minister Margarita Robles has warned of a possible cyberattack during the NATO summit in Madrid next week. It has also been reported that the Spanish intelligence services fear a Russian attack on strategic infrastructure such as airports, hospitals, or water and energy supply centres.
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China-Backed Hackers Found to Be Exploiting Unpatched Microsoft Office Vulnerability
China-backed hackers are exploiting a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office, threat analysis research conducted by security firm Proofpoint has suggested. The vulnerability, which is named "Follina" by security researchers, was brought into public notice last week.
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Microsoft Nudges Pirates to Pay, Offers 50 Percent Discount on Microsoft 365 Subscriptions
Microsoft is offering a 50 percent discount to users who have pirated Microsoft Office, in an attempt to convert them into paying customers. The company is also warning users about the dangers of installing pirated software on their computers. However, not all users are eligible to avail of the discount, which is valid only for the first year, acco...
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Microsoft Asks for 20,000 Likes to Bring Clippy Back, Gets Overwhelming Response to Its Tweet
Microsoft on July 14 put up a tweet about bringing back the character. The tech giant said if the tweet got more than 20,000 likes, it would replace the current paperclip emoji used in Microsoft 365 with the mischievous Clippy. The tweet has already surpassed that benchmark.
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Apple and Microsoft’s Rivalry Had Cooled; Now It’s Back and Getting Testier
Apple and Microsoft are both looking to dominate the next big things in tech—from artificial intelligence and cloud computing to gaming, tablets, custom processors and mixed-reality headsets. Their rivalry doesn’t appear to cool down anytime soon.
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Office 2021 With Dark Mode Support Announced, Microsoft to Begin Rollout Later This Year
In a blog post, Microsoft has announced that Office 2021 and Office 2021 LTSC version will be available later this year. An exact rollout timeline hasn’t been announced and details about new features will also be revealed closer to general availability.
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Amazon Extends Work From Home Option Till June 30 for Employees Globally
Amazon told employees whose work can be done from home that they can do so until June, extending the timeline on a return to office due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Microsoft Is Installing Office Web Apps on Windows 10 Devices Without Permission: Reports
For some users, Microsoft was installing Office PWAs into the new Edge and registering them with Windows 10 without permission. While these can be uninstalled, users were not even informed about the apps being installed.
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Microsoft Tries To Salvage TikTok Deal, Says Satya Nadella Spoke To Trump
In a bid to salvage a deal for the U.S. operations of TikTok, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella spoke with President Donald Trump by phone about how to secure the administration's blessing to buy the wildly popular, but besieged, music video app.
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Microsoft To Invest $3 Billion In India For Cloud And AI Expansion: Satya Nadella
Microsoft will invest USD 3 billion (about Rs 25,700 crore) to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence capabilities in India, its chief executive officer Satya Nadella said on Tuesday.
-
Amazon Paused Rollout of Microsoft Office for a Year After Hacks
Amazon paused the rollout after Microsoft discovered a Russia-linked hacker group had gained access to some of its employees’ email accounts. After conducting its own analysis of the software, Amazon asked for changes to guard against unauthorised access and create a more detailed accounting of user activity in the apps
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CrowdStrike Update Error Debacle: 5 Things to Know About Microsoft’s Global Outage
CrowdStrike, the Texas-based cybersecurity company, caused one of the biggest global outages in recent times when it led to the disruption of several Microsoft services following an update to one of its products on Friday. As the curtain draws to a close on a certainly eventful day, here are 5 things to know about the Microsoft global outage.
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Apple to Reveal Generative AI Plans Later This Year, CEO Tim Cook Says
Apple plans to disclose more about its plans to put generative artificial intelligence to use later this year, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said during the company's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday.
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Electronic Arts to Lay Off 5 Percent of Workforce, Reduce Office Space
Electronic Arts will reduce 5 percent of its workforce as part of a restructuring plan that also includes a reduction in real estate, the company said on Wednesday, as the video game industry struggles to grow amid high interest rates.
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Microsoft Hit With EU Antitrust Complaint From German Rival Over Teams' Inclusion to Office Bundle
Microsoft was hit with an EU antitrust complaint by German rival alfaview on Thursday, the second so far over its bundling of video app Teams into its Office product, as the bloc's regulator prepares to investigate the US tech giant.
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Spain Warns of Possible Cyberattack at NATO Summit, Does Not Name the Country
Spain's defence minister Margarita Robles has warned of a possible cyberattack during the NATO summit in Madrid next week. It has also been reported that the Spanish intelligence services fear a Russian attack on strategic infrastructure such as airports, hospitals, or water and energy supply centres.
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China-Backed Hackers Found to Be Exploiting Unpatched Microsoft Office Vulnerability
China-backed hackers are exploiting a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office, threat analysis research conducted by security firm Proofpoint has suggested. The vulnerability, which is named "Follina" by security researchers, was brought into public notice last week.
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Microsoft Nudges Pirates to Pay, Offers 50 Percent Discount on Microsoft 365 Subscriptions
Microsoft is offering a 50 percent discount to users who have pirated Microsoft Office, in an attempt to convert them into paying customers. The company is also warning users about the dangers of installing pirated software on their computers. However, not all users are eligible to avail of the discount, which is valid only for the first year, acco...
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Microsoft Asks for 20,000 Likes to Bring Clippy Back, Gets Overwhelming Response to Its Tweet
Microsoft on July 14 put up a tweet about bringing back the character. The tech giant said if the tweet got more than 20,000 likes, it would replace the current paperclip emoji used in Microsoft 365 with the mischievous Clippy. The tweet has already surpassed that benchmark.
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Apple and Microsoft’s Rivalry Had Cooled; Now It’s Back and Getting Testier
Apple and Microsoft are both looking to dominate the next big things in tech—from artificial intelligence and cloud computing to gaming, tablets, custom processors and mixed-reality headsets. Their rivalry doesn’t appear to cool down anytime soon.
-
Office 2021 With Dark Mode Support Announced, Microsoft to Begin Rollout Later This Year
In a blog post, Microsoft has announced that Office 2021 and Office 2021 LTSC version will be available later this year. An exact rollout timeline hasn’t been announced and details about new features will also be revealed closer to general availability.
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Amazon Extends Work From Home Option Till June 30 for Employees Globally
Amazon told employees whose work can be done from home that they can do so until June, extending the timeline on a return to office due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Microsoft Is Installing Office Web Apps on Windows 10 Devices Without Permission: Reports
For some users, Microsoft was installing Office PWAs into the new Edge and registering them with Windows 10 without permission. While these can be uninstalled, users were not even informed about the apps being installed.
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Microsoft Tries To Salvage TikTok Deal, Says Satya Nadella Spoke To Trump
In a bid to salvage a deal for the U.S. operations of TikTok, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella spoke with President Donald Trump by phone about how to secure the administration's blessing to buy the wildly popular, but besieged, music video app.
