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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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Amazon AGI SF Lab Focused on Developing New Capabilities of AI Agents Established
Amazon announced setting up a new artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory on Monday. Dubbed Amazon AGI SF Lab, the new research lab will be based in San Francisco and focus on developing AI agents with real-world applications. The Seattle-based tech recently hired several top executives from the startup Adept AI Labs and will be seeding the new div...
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Microsoft Introduces Purpose-Built AI Agents, Copilot Actions at the Ignite 2024 Event
Microsoft Ignite 2024, the company’s annual conference for developers and IT professionals, was held on Tuesday. At the event, the Redmond-based tech giant made several new announcements around Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, and its artificial intelligence (AI) platform Copilot. In the AI space, the company introduced new purpose-built AI agents ...
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Microsoft Struggles To Retain Women, Minority Employees
Microsoft Corp.'s female, Black and Latinx employees are leaving at an increasing rate, a trend that's complicating the company's efforts to build a more diverse workforce.
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Viral Post Claims Microsoft Techie Works Only 15-20 Hours A Week: "Dream Job"
This story has sparked a lively discussion about work-life balance, productivity, and the tech industry's evolving approach to flexible work arrangements.
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"You Don't Have To Know Everything": Ex-Microsoft Employee Shares "Biggest Lessons" He Learnt At Tech Giant
A former Microsoft India employee, who is now running a company of his own, recently shared valuable lessons he learnt while working at the global tech giant.
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Microsoft Announces 650 Layoffs at Xbox Unit in Bid to Cut Costs After Activision Acquisition
Microsoft is laying off 650 employs from its Xbox unit. The job cuts will affect mostly corporate and supporting functions, the report said, citing a memo sent to staff by Xbox chief Phil Spencer.
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Man Says Getting Fired From Microsoft Hyderabad Was A "Blessing In Disguise". Read Post
A former Microsoft employee recently shared how getting fired from the IT company was indeed a blessing in disguise.
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Steve Ballmer Is Now Richer Than Bill Gates, A First For Microsoft Employees
Steve Ballmer passed Bill Gates on Monday to become the sixth-richest person in the world, the first time the former chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. has been wealthier than the company's co-founder.
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Man Fired From Microsoft After 22 Years Becomes Goose Farmer. See Viral LinkedIn Profile
An X user's post on a man's remarkable journey from a Microsoft employee to a goose farmer is going viral online.
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Tech Company Globant Allows All 30,000 Employees To Work From Home
Globan't decision is in contrast with the approach of Apple, Alphabet Inc's Google, Microsoft Corp and Meta, which have all adopted policies to bring employees back to their desks. In India too, the issue has generated a lot of debate.
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Microsoft Employee Fired After 33 Years At Company. Here's What He Has To Say
A man who worked at Microsoft for over three decades found himself abruptly terminated from his position in February.
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Microsoft Appoints Google DeepMind Co-Founder Mustafa Suleyman as CEO of New AI Division
Microsoft has appointed DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman as the head of a newly created consumer AI unit and hired several employees of his Inflection AI startup, seeking to defend its lead against rising competition from Google.
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LinkedIn to Add Games to Its Platform That Will Rank Firms Based on Employees Scores: Report
LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned professional social media platform, is working on diversifying its offerings beyond job searches and business networking. The company is reportedly going to add games to the platform to increase user engagement. LinkedIn would be the latest in the line of several social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube that ha...
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Microsoft Reportedly Blocks Keywords from Copilot Designer to Stop Generating Violent, Sexual AI Images
Microsoft has reportedly blocked several keywords from its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Copilot Designer that could be used to generate explicit images of violent and sexual nature. Keyword blocking exercise was conducted by the tech giant after one of its engineers wrote to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Microsoft board of d...
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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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Amazon AGI SF Lab Focused on Developing New Capabilities of AI Agents Established
Amazon announced setting up a new artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory on Monday. Dubbed Amazon AGI SF Lab, the new research lab will be based in San Francisco and focus on developing AI agents with real-world applications. The Seattle-based tech recently hired several top executives from the startup Adept AI Labs and will be seeding the new div...
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Microsoft Introduces Purpose-Built AI Agents, Copilot Actions at the Ignite 2024 Event
Microsoft Ignite 2024, the company’s annual conference for developers and IT professionals, was held on Tuesday. At the event, the Redmond-based tech giant made several new announcements around Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, and its artificial intelligence (AI) platform Copilot. In the AI space, the company introduced new purpose-built AI agents ...
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Microsoft Struggles To Retain Women, Minority Employees
Microsoft Corp.'s female, Black and Latinx employees are leaving at an increasing rate, a trend that's complicating the company's efforts to build a more diverse workforce.
-
Viral Post Claims Microsoft Techie Works Only 15-20 Hours A Week: "Dream Job"
This story has sparked a lively discussion about work-life balance, productivity, and the tech industry's evolving approach to flexible work arrangements.
-
"You Don't Have To Know Everything": Ex-Microsoft Employee Shares "Biggest Lessons" He Learnt At Tech Giant
A former Microsoft India employee, who is now running a company of his own, recently shared valuable lessons he learnt while working at the global tech giant.
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Microsoft Announces 650 Layoffs at Xbox Unit in Bid to Cut Costs After Activision Acquisition
Microsoft is laying off 650 employs from its Xbox unit. The job cuts will affect mostly corporate and supporting functions, the report said, citing a memo sent to staff by Xbox chief Phil Spencer.
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Man Says Getting Fired From Microsoft Hyderabad Was A "Blessing In Disguise". Read Post
A former Microsoft employee recently shared how getting fired from the IT company was indeed a blessing in disguise.
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Steve Ballmer Is Now Richer Than Bill Gates, A First For Microsoft Employees
Steve Ballmer passed Bill Gates on Monday to become the sixth-richest person in the world, the first time the former chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. has been wealthier than the company's co-founder.
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Man Fired From Microsoft After 22 Years Becomes Goose Farmer. See Viral LinkedIn Profile
An X user's post on a man's remarkable journey from a Microsoft employee to a goose farmer is going viral online.
-
Tech Company Globant Allows All 30,000 Employees To Work From Home
Globan't decision is in contrast with the approach of Apple, Alphabet Inc's Google, Microsoft Corp and Meta, which have all adopted policies to bring employees back to their desks. In India too, the issue has generated a lot of debate.
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Microsoft Employee Fired After 33 Years At Company. Here's What He Has To Say
A man who worked at Microsoft for over three decades found himself abruptly terminated from his position in February.
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Microsoft Appoints Google DeepMind Co-Founder Mustafa Suleyman as CEO of New AI Division
Microsoft has appointed DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman as the head of a newly created consumer AI unit and hired several employees of his Inflection AI startup, seeking to defend its lead against rising competition from Google.
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LinkedIn to Add Games to Its Platform That Will Rank Firms Based on Employees Scores: Report
LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned professional social media platform, is working on diversifying its offerings beyond job searches and business networking. The company is reportedly going to add games to the platform to increase user engagement. LinkedIn would be the latest in the line of several social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube that ha...
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Microsoft Reportedly Blocks Keywords from Copilot Designer to Stop Generating Violent, Sexual AI Images
Microsoft has reportedly blocked several keywords from its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Copilot Designer that could be used to generate explicit images of violent and sexual nature. Keyword blocking exercise was conducted by the tech giant after one of its engineers wrote to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Microsoft board of d...
