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Microsoft Lays of 9,000 Workers

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Microsoft is slashing about 9,000 jobs in its largest round of layoffs in over two years, affecting teams across Xbox, sales, and other divisions worldwide.
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French city of Lyon dumps Microsoft for open source

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The government of Lyon, France's third largest city and the second largest economic hub, has announced that it is ditching Microsoft's Office suite for open-source tools, including OnlyOffice for office work and Linux and PostgreSQL for...
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How LA Clippers exec beat out 30 candidates for the job

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LA Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer hired Halo Sports and Entertainment CEO Gillian Zucker to help launch the Intuit Dome. At #FortuneCOOSummit, Zucker explained how she's implementing tech—including facial...
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Microsoft Exits Pakistan After 25 Years, Shuts Operations, Reveals Broken Tech Sector In Pak

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Microsoft has exited Pakistan after 25 years, shutting down full operations and retaining only a small liaison office with five employees. The exit was revealed by Jawwad Rehman, the founding head of Microsoft Pakistan, in a LinkedIn...
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Microsoft Debuts Portable Xbox Systems

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Microsoft debuted two portable consoles, the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X at Summer Game Fest.
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Tech leaders Microsoft- Google team up to standardise confusing hacker name

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Microsoft, Google, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks have launched a joint initiative to standardize the naming of state-sponsored hacking groups and cybercriminals.
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Bill Gates says most of his $200 billion fortune will go to Africa over next 20 years

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He said the Gates Foundation will spend it on improving health and education services across the continent.
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Microsoft, Google, Apple Phishing Scams in 2025: Don’t Fall for These Tricks!

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Phishing scams are smarter, more believable and more dangerous than ever before. In this Scam Series video, we reveal how cybercriminals are using AI to mimic top brands and steal your data. Microsoft topped the phishing charts in Q1...
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5 biggest AI announcements at Microsoft Build 2025

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Microsoft Build 2025 delivered some major AI-centric updates for developers and businesses! In this video, we cover the top announcements—from the Autonomous GitHub Copilot Agent and Windows AI Foundry to Copilot Tuning, the NLWeb...
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Bill Gates credits billionaire Warren Buffett with influencing his philanthropy

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Bill Gates told Fortune in an exclusive interview that he credits billionaire Warren Buffett with influencing his philanthropy.
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Billionaire Bill Gates to donate almost entire personal wealth by 2045

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The co-founder of Microsoft, who has an estimated $113.1 billion fortune according to Forbes, announced Thursday that he aimed at giving virtually all of it away over the next two decades.
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Microsoft workers fired over Gaza protests speak out

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Ex-Microsoft employees spoke to Al Jazeera about their protests over allegations that the firm's used tools to aid in the Gaza's Genocide.
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Microsoft abruptly halts services for Chinese clients

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Microsoft has suddenly suspended services for several Chinese institutions, including a prominent university and a genomics firm, sparking concerns over intensifying US-China tech decoupling. The move signals deeper fractures in global...
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Bill Gates says his children will inherit “less than 1%” of his wealth

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Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates plans to pass down less than 1% of his wealth to his children, following the trend of other tech titans who are prioritizing philanthropy over generational wealth.
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Microsoft to discontinue skype from May

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For users, Skype will go offline May 5, when Microsoft replaces it with a free version of Microsoft Teams. Teams has been Microsoft's chosen successor for years, offering the same kinds of video calls and group meetings.
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Microsoft Unveils Quantum Computing Breakthrough

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Microsoft has unveiled the Majorana [MY-uh-RON-uh] 1, a revolutionary quantum chip. It’s powered by the world’s first topoconductor, a novel class of material that will reduce the time of impact for a truly transformative quantum...
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Microsoft announces world's first topological quantum chip

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Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 1, its first quantum computing chip, asserting that it could propel the future of quantum technology. Watch in for more details!
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AI is transforming daily life at an unprecedented pace

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Around 300 million people worldwide use AI today, and that number is set to soar to 739 million by the year 2030. Like the advent of machines and computers, AI promised to revolutionize our lives, making work faster, simpler, and more...
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Microsoft sounds AI dependency alarm

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AI is everywhere. It's in our smartphones, computers, and even used by big corporations and governments. From everyday work life when writing an email or doing homework, AI comes in handy. It is also helping in more complex jobs like...
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Is modern tech out of control? We ask Bill Gates

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Bill Gates takes stock of where the tech industry is today — 50 years after the founding of Microsoft. Gates recently released his new memoir, Source Code: My Beginnings.
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Big Tech Companies Continue Donations to Trump

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The big tech Trump embrace continues, both Google and Microsoft donating a million dollars to the Trump inauguration.
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US: Tech Giants Invited By Trump Team To Tackle Online Drug Sales

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President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has invited major tech companies, including Google, Microsoft and Meta, to a meeting in mid-December to discuss addressing online drug sales, The Information reported.
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Thousands of Microsoft 365 users report outage issues

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In social media posts and comments on platforms like outage tracker Downdetector, some impacted said that they were having trouble seeing their emails, loading calendars or opening other Microsoft 365 applications such as Powerpoint.
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Microsoft employee fired for Pro-Palestinian vigil

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Microsoft employee fired for Pro-Palestinian vigil