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Microsoft Xbox Live gaming suffers massive outage, fixed now

The Xbox Live outage stopped some players from launching cloud games, playing digital games and making purchases from its store.

May 09, 2022, 12:52 PM IST

Good news for Fortnite fans! Now, use it via Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS, Android for free

The tech giant has announced that it has teamed up with Epic Games to make Fortnite available on supported browser-enabled devices for free with Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta).

May 06, 2022, 11:39 AM IST

Now Xbox users can share, view game content in Stories

The company said that users will be able to create, share, and view stories with their friends in the Xbox app and add priority tags for console gaming experiences with Quality of Service (QoS) Tagging.

May 05, 2022, 13:02 PM IST

Elon Musk mocks Bill Gates with meme; Here’s why the world’s richest man is furious with Microsoft founder

Elon Musk indeed appears to be really furious with the former Microsoft chief for shorting Tesla. 

Apr 23, 2022, 15:39 PM IST

Sending late night emails? Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has a special message for you

Microsoft recently conducted a study to understand the impact of remote work on employees. 

Apr 08, 2022, 18:18 PM IST

Microsoft's top executive James Phillips quits

Phillips joined Microsoft in 2012 as a corporate vice president and strategic advisor to Satya Nadella.

Apr 05, 2022, 23:20 PM IST

Microsoft Bribery Case: Whistleblower claims firm paid hundreds of millions in bribes

Yasser Elabd, recruited by Microsoft in 1998, said that Microsoft is using illegal bribes and kickbacks in the Middle East and Africa.

Mar 26, 2022, 18:51 PM IST

Microsoft likely to remove direct Twitter sharing feature from Xbox consoles

Users can now only upload clips to their phone, and then share them to Twitter from their device, needlessly adding extra steps and removing a feature Xbox has had for years.

Mar 21, 2022, 10:35 AM IST

Microsoft to invest Rs 15,000 crore in Hyderabad data centre

Microsoft will make the investment over a period of 15 years into the new data centre region spread across three sites - Chandanvelly, Ellikatta, and Kottur.

Mar 08, 2022, 16:50 PM IST

Microsoft acquires AI giant Nuance in a $16 billion deal

Microsoft initially announced its agreement to purchase Nuance for $19.7 billion back in April 2021. 

Mar 06, 2022, 13:11 PM IST

Satya Nadella's son Zain Nadella no more; recounting Microsoft CEO's take on empathy, life-experiences

26 year old Zain was Nadella's first child and was born with cerebral palsy.

Mar 01, 2022, 12:35 PM IST

Satya Nadella's son Zain Nadella dies at 26

Microsoft has informed regarding Zain's passing away in an an email to the executive staff and has asked them to hold the family in their thoughts and prayers while giving them space to grieve privately.

Mar 01, 2022, 11:57 AM IST

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says world may see another pandemic soon

Gates also stated that technology would aid in the improvement of the healthcare industry, citing messenger RNA (mRNA) technology as an example. 

Feb 20, 2022, 15:28 PM IST

McDonald's files trademarks for virtual restaurants in the metaverse

McDonald's filed 10 applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office earlier this month for the McDonald's brand and McCafe.

Feb 11, 2022, 14:36 PM IST

Microsoft launches Surface Pro 8 in India: Price, specs, features – In Pics

Microsoft Surface Pro 8 is launched in India at a starting price of Rs 1,04,490. 

Jan 20, 2022, 16:30 PM IST

Microsoft acquires ''Call of Duty'' maker Activision Blizzard for $69 bn

The company has studios around the word with nearly 10,000 employees.

Jan 18, 2022, 20:22 PM IST

Microsoft rolls out new feature to delete meeting recordings

Microsoft flagged the new feature in its December updates for the Teams collaboration platform, which included end-to-end encryption for calls and fixes for an issue between Teams and Android that caused some devices to freeze after making an emergency call, reports ZDNet.

Jan 10, 2022, 10:58 AM IST

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella joins Groww as investor, adviser

The funding round also saw participation from investors like Alkeon, Lone Pine Capital and Steadfast.

Jan 08, 2022, 22:19 PM IST

Microsoft fixes Teams bug that prevented 911 calls on Android: Report

Microsoft has fixed a Teams bug that led to failed 911 calls on devices using Android 10 or later. 

Dec 12, 2021, 14:42 PM IST

Microsoft, Robinhood and other companies willing to recruit 900 employees fired by Better.com CEO on Zoom call

Earlier this week, employees of Better.com, a homeownership company in the US, got the rudest shock of their lives when the company's CEO Vishal Garg made lay off announcements over a Zoom Call.

Dec 10, 2021, 16:55 PM IST