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Microsoft names former GE CFO Dybeck as operations chief amid AI push
The appointment comes at a time when Microsoft is aggressively pursuing the lead in the cloud services market and trying to close the gap with Amazon's Amazon Web Services
 "Microsoft names former GE CFO Dybeck as operations chief amid AI push")
Cloud-based productivity software suite recovering after outage: Microsoft
Microsoft's Azure cloud platform had said on X it was probing customer reports of a potential issue connecting Microsoft's services from AT&T networks
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Cloud-based productivity software suite recovering after outage: Microsoft
Microsoft's Azure cloud platform had said on X it was probing customer reports of a potential issue connecting Microsoft's services from AT&T networks
Microsoft 365 services down for thousands of users, shows Downdetector
There were more than 20,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Microsoft 365, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources
 "Microsoft 365 services down for thousands of users, shows Downdetector")
'Microsoft 365 Copilot: Wave 2' event scheduled for September 16: Details
Microsoft's special event for Copilot will likely focus on new artificial intelligence features coming for Business customers
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Microsoft renames Bing Chat as Copilot and adds new AI tools for services
Copilot will now be available on a standalone web page while Microsoft teams and other services gets AI enhancements
 "Microsoft renames Bing Chat as Copilot and adds new AI tools for services")
Microsoft Outlook faces second outage in 24 hours, users unable to log in
Some users have even shared the update on Twitter, questioning if Outlook is down again
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Microsoft 365 down for more than 15,000 online users, 3rd outage this year
Microsoft services have faced at least three outages since the beginning of the year
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Select Microsoft users to get peek into AI 'game changer' for office work
The Redmond, Washington-based company said it had received an "overwhelming feedback" from the earliest 20 customers using Copilot
 "Select Microsoft users to get peek into AI 'game changer' for office work")
Google plans to add Microsoft 365 integration to ChromeOS this year
Google has said that the company is planning to add Microsoft 365 integration to ChromeOS later this year, which will make it easier for users to install the app and open files
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Microsoft 365's new consumer tier to get 100GB of storage at $1.99: Report
Microsoft 365 Basic will be available with an ad-free Outlook web and mobile experience and enhanced security features
Microsoft Teams adds free communities feature, plans to take on rivals
The new feature will allow users to easily post messages to everyone in the group, organize events and add them to the community calendar
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Microsoft to soon rebrand Office as 'Microsoft 365' after 30 years
Microsoft 365 will now be home to Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Loop, Clipchamp, Stream, and Microsoft's new Designer app
 "Microsoft to soon rebrand Office as 'Microsoft 365' after 30 years")
Microsoft introduces 4 practical tools to empower content creators
The website brings together the content creation apps from Designer to Clipchamp to PowerPoint to Word and beyond
Microsoft unveils Surface devices, Apple services integration in Windows 11
Microsoft also introduced its new graphic design app called Microsoft Designer. Below are the details of everything Microsoft announced at the Surface event 2022
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80% of IT employees need better reason to go to office, says report
Several companies, the report claims, have introduced higher variable pay and employee engagement budgets while cutting down the internet allowance to make employees return to the office
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Microsoft Windows 365 to let users run Windows on smartphones, tablets, PCs
Microsoft on Wednesday announced a new Cloud service called Windows 365 that will run in Microsoft Cloud and allow customers to set up a Cloud PC with ease
 "Microsoft Windows 365 to let users run Windows on smartphones, tablets, PCs")
Microsoft brings real time audio transcription feature to Word: Know more
Microsoft 365 users can record conversations directly in Word for the web and the online-only client will transcribe the conversation automatically
 "Microsoft brings real time audio transcription feature to Word: Know more")
Microsoft translator app now supports Tamil translation
The user can also translate text on other apps on Android smartphones
 "Microsoft translator app now supports Tamil translation")
Indian firms fast embracing Microsoft 365 to build modern workplaces
Microsoft 365 is a complete, intelligent solution, which brings together Office 365, Windows 10 and enterprise mobility and security
