Microsoft
Bill Gates to become world’s first trillionaire – when he is 86
25 Jan 2017
A report by Oxfam says that considering that Bill Gates' fortune is growing at 11 per cent per year since 2009, he could become the world's first trillionaire in the next 25 years
European regulator grants conditional approval to Microsoft’s $26.2-bn LinkedIn deal
07 Dec 2016
With this approval, the transaction, which has already received antitrust approvals from regulators in the US, Canada, Brazil and South Africa, will close in the next few days
Microsoft joins Linux Foundation
17 Nov 2016
Microsoft blames Russian hackers for attacking security flaw
02 Nov 2016
Microsoft Corp, which will release a patch on 8 November to protect Windows users from the newly discovered security flaw, has meanwhile slammed Google for making the vulnerabilities public before it could fix them
Salesforce opposes Microsoft-LinkedIn merger
01 Oct 2016
The deal, Microsoft’s largest ever, has already been approved by regulators in the US, Canada, and Brazil, while the European Commission has sought information from rivals as part of its routine steps while reviewing a major merger
Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM join hands on AI
30 Sep 2016
The new non-profit formed by the five technology leaders is also in talks with Apple and the Elon Musk-backed OpenAI, with the aim of educating the public and governments about artificial intelligence and formulating best practices
Moscow all set to pull the plug on Microsoft
29 Sep 2016
Google, Salesforce, Microsoft eyeing Twitter: reports
24 Sep 2016
Several technology companies, including Google, Microsoft and Salesforce, have expressed interest in acquiring struggling social media giant
Microsoft to buy back another $40 bn shares
21 Sep 2016
The announcement of the $40-billion stock buyback comes on top of an existing $40-billion repurchase programme that will also be completed by year's end
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