Category: MICROSOFT

In a significant move, the UK market regulator on Wednesday announced it was blocking Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, the developer behind the hugely-popular Call of Duty (CoD) franchise.

Riding on its Cloud and the new AI business, Microsoft has reported $52.9 billion in sales, up 7 percent with net income at $18.3 billion, which increased 9 percent (year-on-year) in its quarter that ended March 31.

Microsoft has announced that it will no longer require users of its popular Office software to also install its Teams video conferencing and messaging app on their devices.

Microsoft has released a new build of Windows 11 to Insiders in the Beta channel, adding "live caption" support for five more languages.

Microsoft has introduced a new feature called "Gallery" in File Explorer for users to access their photo collection easily in Windows 11.

Microsoft has announced the addition of AI-powered Bing capabilities to the SwiftKey app (a third-party keyboard) on iOS and Android.

Tech giant Microsoft has launched the PC Game Pass service in 40 new countries after previewing the service in these countries over the past two months.

Microsoft has announced the integration of Snapchat Lenses in Teams to make the virtual meet more expressive, which will be available to users globally starting this week.

Microsoft has restricted users from running game emulations on the Xbox Series X and Series S.

Microsoft will pay $3 million in a penalty in the US for selling software to sanctioned companies in Russia, Cuba, Iran, and Syria from 2012 to 2019.

Microsoft has announced that it is adding its new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered "Microsoft 365 Copilot" assistant to OneNote.

Tech giant Microsoft is making its DALL-E-powered AI image generator “available on desktop for Edge users around the world.”

Microsoft has introduced its new "Friends & Community Updates" channel for Xbox Insiders.

Microsoft is reportedly preparing to launch its new and cheaper Xbox expandable storage options from other manufacturers.

Microsoft has announced that it will harden the OneNote application against phishing attacks due to ongoing phishing campaigns.

Microsoft has announced that it is rolling out 'Avatars' in public preview for its proprietary business communication platform Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft has stopped its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscription platforms, which allowed users to try the service for $1 for the first month before upgrading to more expensive plans.

US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new tool that allows detecting signs of hacking activity in Microsoft cloud services.

Microsoft is adding "AI-generated stories" for some user searches on its Bing search engine, as it adds more GPT-driven features to its products.

Microsoft has introduced a new feature 'Bing Image Creator' to the new Bing and Edge preview, which allows users to create an image simply by using their own words to describe the picture they want to see -- powered by an advanced version of the...