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Amazon files lawsuit contesting Pentagon's $10-billion cloud contract to Microsoft

Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 10:07 AM

Amazon.com Inc on Friday filed a lawsuit in the US Court of Federal Claims contesting the Pentagon's award of an up to $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp. Read more »

Microsoft granted license to export 'mass-market' software to Huawei

Stephen Nellis and Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 08:44 AM

The Commerce Department confirmed it had begun issuing licenses for some companies to sell goods to Huawei, expanding the company's supplier base and providing long-awaited clarity to the industry that once sold it billions of dollars worth of goods. Read more »

Shorter hours boost sales in overworked Japan: Microsoft

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 03:18 PM

The Japanese unit of the US IT giant closed its offices every Friday in August, giving all 2,300 full-time workers special leave.   Read more »

Microsoft: Russia-linked hackers target sports organizations

Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 04:34 AM

Microsoft Corp. said it has tracked "significant" cyberattacks coming from a group it calls "Strontium" or "Fancy Bear", targeting anti-doping authorities and global sporting organizations. Read more »

Microsoft beats Amazon for Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract

Phil Stewart, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 26 11:52 AM

Microsoft Corp. has won the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favorite Amazon.com Inc. Read more »

Cloud computing gains drive up profit for Microsoft

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 24 08:40 AM

Microsoft reported Wednesday that quarterly profits rose on the back of its thriving cloud computing business which has become a core focus for the US technology giant.  Read more »

Twin-screen Duo puts Microsoft back in smartphone game

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 03 09:18 AM

Described as a "new category" of device, Duo can make telephone calls and run applications designed for Google-backed Android mobile software, which powers most of the world's smartphones. Read more »

Grab to upskill millions of ASEAN workers, ‘digitize’ more businesses by 2025

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 12:54 PM

Grab plans to improve the digital literacy of some 3 million Southeast Asians, digitize more small businesses and train future-ready workforce by 2025, its officials said Tuesday. Read more »

'Sense of urgency' as top tech players seek AI ethical rules

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 09:12 AM

Some two dozen high-ranking representatives of the global and Swiss economies, as well as scientists and academics, met in Geneva for the first Swiss Global Digital Summit aimed at seeking agreement on ethical guidelines to steer technological development. Read more »

Amazon, Microsoft, may be putting world at risk of killer AI, says report

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 22 07:21 AM

Dutch NGO Pax ranked 50 companies by three criteria: whether they were developing technology that could be relevant to killer robots, whether they were working on related military projects, and if they had committed to abstaining from contributing in the future. Read more »

Microsoft beats estimates, powered by growing cloud profits

Vibhuti Sharma and Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 07:05 AM

Microsoft Corp on Thursday beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit, powered by continued sales increases from its cloud business and a boost from businesses upgrading Windows. Read more »

Microsoft gives glimpse of new Xbox console

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 05:09 PM

Microsoft on Sunday gave the world a first glimpse of a powerful next-generation Xbox gaming console that it aims to release late next year. Read more »

Microsoft, Facebook to help tame internet ahead of Canada's election, official says

Kelsey Johnson and David Ljunggren, Reuters
Updated as of May 28 07:52 AM

Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc have agreed to help boost the security of Canada's October election by removing fake accounts and cracking down on bots, a top government official said on Monday. Read more »

Microsoft tops trillion-dollar mark for first time

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 08:03 AM

Microsoft hit the trillion-dollar value mark Thursday for the first time, becoming the third technology giant to reach the milestone. Read more »

Microsoft surges toward trillion-dollar value as profits rise

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 25 07:36 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - Microsoft said profits climbed in the past quarter on its cloud and business services as the US technology giant saw its market value close in on the trillion-dollar mark. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: MARCH 21, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 12:58 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Microsoft appoints Andrés Ortola as PH general manager

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 04:33 PM

Microsoft on Friday announced the appointment of Andrés Ortola as the new country general manager for the Philippines replacing Read more »

Amazon is now the world's most valuable private company

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 08:17 AM

Amazon for the first time closed out Monday's session as the world's biggest company by market capitalization, overtaking Microsoft and other fellow tech behemoths. Read more »

Facebook defends data sharing after new report on partner deals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 08:34 PM

The New York Times late Tuesday reported that some 150 companies -- including powerful partners like Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix and Spotify -- could access detailed information about Facebook users, including data about their friends. Read more »

Lawsuit adds to Facebook woes on data protection

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 09:18 AM

Facebook's woes mounted Wednesday as it faced a lawsuit alleging privacy violations related to data leaked to a consultancy working on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, and as a new report suggested it shared more data with partners than it has acknowledged.   Read more »