Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services.

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Microsoft Cuts 10K Jobs as Consumers ‘Do More With Less’
Microsoft Cuts 10K Jobs as Consumers ‘Do More With Less’
January 18, 2023  |  Big Tech

Microsoft is laying off 10,000 workers, part of an ongoing wave of tech job cuts. The layoffs, which represent a little under 5% of the...

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New Year, Same Data-Privacy Woes for Meta’s Advertising Cash Cow
New Year, Same Data-Privacy Woes for Meta’s Advertising Cash Cow
January 04, 2023  |  Meta

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) says Meta’s ad-centric business model is noncompliant with European regulations. That’s according to a public statement released Wednesday (Jan. 4)...

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Ten Big Tech Stocks Lost $4.6T Market Cap in 2022
Ten Big Tech Stocks Lost $4.6T Market Cap in 2022
January 02, 2023  |  Big Tech

The 10 top tech stocks lost a combined $4.6 trillion in market cap in 2022.  Amazon led the way by losing about $856 billion in...

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Industry-Specific Cloud Computing Solutions Deliver Cost Savings 
Industry-Specific Cloud Computing Solutions Deliver Cost Savings 
December 20, 2022  |  Technology

Cloud platforms designed for specific industries are reportedly gaining ground in the marketplace. These solutions solve industry-specific problems while also delivering cost savings by enabling...

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FTC Aims to Block $69B Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal
FTC Aims to Block $69B Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal
December 08, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is moving to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.  The agency said in a Thursday (Dec. 8) press release that...

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Being a Super App and Declaring Intentions Are Very Different
Being a Super App and Declaring Intentions Are Very Different
December 06, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Microsoft is reportedly looking to enter the race to become America’s new super app provider. While the software giant’s intentions — as well as those...

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Spreadsheet Mistakes Create Costly Consequences for CFOs
Spreadsheet Mistakes Create Costly Consequences for CFOs
November 30, 2022  |  B2B Payments

New findings show the 35-year-old digital spreadsheet is proving to be error prone and costly. A widespread tool, Microsoft’s Excel spreadsheet product is ubiquitous across...

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EU Regulators Lobbied to Address Big Tech Cloud Market Abuse
EU Regulators Lobbied to Address Big Tech Cloud Market Abuse
November 24, 2022  |  Big Tech

The big three cloud service providers — Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud — account for nearly three-quarters of the European cloud market,...

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Big Tech Q3 Revenue Takes Hit Amid Rising Data Center Energy Cost in Europe
Big Tech Q3 Revenue Takes Hit Amid Rising Data Center Energy Cost in Europe
October 30, 2022  |  Big Tech

In the week that Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and other Silicon Valley Big Tech firms announced their third quarter (Q3) earnings, the general picture reflected...

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