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EXPLAINER: What are the hacking accusations against China?

Kinling Lo, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jul 21 12:54 PM

Several countries accuse ‘cyber actors’ backed by the Chinese government of hacking the Microsoft Exchange email server. Allegations of Chinese cyberattacks are mounting, but Beijing has pointed the finger at the US as the matter becomes part of a broader rivalry. Read more »

Microsoft patches 'PrintNightmare' flaw in Windows

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 12:13 AM

Microsoft on Wednesday urged users of Windows-powered computers to install a freshly released patch to thwart hackers trying to take advantage of a potentially serious flaw in the operating system. Read more »

Microsoft says partners with DepEd, ECOP to upskill senior high graduates

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 08:16 AM

Microsoft Philippines said it has launched a program with the Department of Education and the Employers Confederation of the Philippines which aims to raise the employability of senior high school graduates.  Read more »

Amazon, Apple most valuable brands but China's rising - Kantar survey

Guy Faulconbridge and Ben Makori, Reuters
Posted at Jun 21 07:00 PM

Amazon and Apple are the world's most valuable brands but Chinese brands are rising up the leaders' list and are more valuable than Europe's top brands, according to a global ranking by Kantar’s BrandZ. Read more »

Microsoft bolsters video game line-up as Xbox turns 20

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 14 08:36 AM

The Xbox maker showed off 30 new games coming to its console, which in November will celebrate two decades on the market.   Read more »

Microsoft taking Xbox games directly to TVs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 08:36 AM

Microsoft on Thursday said it is working on software to let people play Xbox video games on internet-linked televisions without need of consoles. Read more »

Goodbye Internet Explorer: Microsoft announces browser retirement

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 21 11:16 AM

Microsoft said it is retiring Internet Explorer, the browser it created more than 25 years ago and which is now largely abandoned as people instead use competitors like Google's Chrome or Apple's Safari. Read more »

Scrutiny increases of Bill Gates after Microsoft affair surfaces

Delphine Touitou, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 18 05:38 AM

Gates' tenure at Microsoft has come under fresh scrutiny amid revelations that the tech giant probed Gates' intimate relationship with a staffer before he left the board of directors. Read more »

Tech giants join call for funding US chip production

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at May 11 05:38 PM

Some of the world's biggest chip buyers, including Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc's Google, are joining top chip-makers such as Intel Corp to create a new lobbying group to press for government chip manufacturing subsidies. Read more »

Microsoft pledges to store European cloud data in Europe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 06 05:09 PM

US tech giant Microsoft on Thursday pledged to store all European cloud-based client data in Europe amid unease on the continent over the reach of US legislation on personal data collection. Read more »

How will Bill and Melinda Gates' divorce impact their charity?

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 02:38 AM

The future of the Gates Foundation could depend on the financial terms of the divorce, which is still unknown. Read more »

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce, but charitable foundation to remain

Eric M. Johnson and Alexandra Ulmer, Reuters
Updated as of May 04 12:46 PM

Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of one of the world's largest private charitable foundations, filed for divorce on Monday after 27 years of marriage but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together. Read more »

TIME debuts list of 100 Most Influential Companies

Anna Gabrielle Cerezo
Updated as of Apr 29 06:01 PM

TIME magazine said the latest addition to the iconic TIME100 franchise “highlights 100 businesses making an extraordinary impact around the world.” Read more »

Microsoft profits jump as cloud services keep momentum

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 09:22 AM

Microsoft said Tuesday profits rose sharply in the past quarter amid strong momentum in cloud services for businesses amid the extended pandemic. Read more »

Microsoft to test Xbox cloud gaming on PCs, Apple mobile devices

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 20 09:37 AM

Microsoft Corp's gaming division Xbox will roll out a beta version of its cloud gaming service on web browsers of Windows 10 PCs and Apple Inc's iPhones and iPads starting Tuesday. Read more »

PH firms emphasize employee well-being as stress rises during pandemic, survey finds

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Posted at Apr 16 12:12 PM

Senior corporate leaderships are also "genuinely" interested in the well-being of their employees and their families, a study said. Read more »

Microsoft bets big on health with $19.7 billion purchase of Nuance

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 09:23 AM

Microsoft is to acquire artificial intelligence and cloud computing company Nuance for $19.7 billion, bolstering its healthcare presence with a leader in voice recognition technology.   Read more »

Microsoft in discussions to buy Nuance Communications: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 12 09:30 AM

Technology giant Microsoft is in advanced discussions to buy the US group Nuance Communications, which specializes in artificial intelligence, for $16 billion, according to media reports Sunday. Read more »

Microsoft wins $22 billion US army contract for augmented reality gear

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 06:41 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft has won a massive Pentagon contract for augmented reality headgear for soldiers worth $21.88 billion over the next decade, the company and the US military announced Wednesday. Read more »

Bill Gates says world should be back to normal by end-2022 due to vaccines: Polish media

Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 04:32 PM

The world should be back to normal by the end of 2022 thanks to COVID-19 vaccines, Bill Gates said in an interview for Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and television broadcaster TVN24. Read more »