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Qualcomm gives downbeat forecast as Covid-19 lockdown affect phone market

Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of smartphone processors, tumbled in pre-market trading after giving a far weaker forecast than expected, punished by the economic slowdown and Covid-19 lockdowns

Microsoft logs 14% decrease in net profit as Windows hit by weak PC sales

Microsoft has reported 14% decrease in its net profit for its first quarter of 2023 (July-September period) while revenues went up 11 per cent amid global decline in PC sales

Google, Microsoft, TI announce disappointing results; tech stocks tumble

Google parent Alphabet Inc. fell as much as 7.4% after third-quarter revenue came in below expectations, while software giant Microsoft Corp. lost 8.1% following a disappointing revenue forecast

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 CEO confident about Activision deal approval, handling of economy

Nadella said the company will keep growing in some areas after adding approximately 70,000 workers during the pandemic

Wall Street falls as Amazon, chipmakers weigh; Dow falls over 200 pts

Chip stocks tumble after Citi sounds alarm on Intel; the energy sector was among the few gainers with a rise of 0.8%, thanks to a jump in Brent crude prices to above $123 a barrel

Growth stocks lead Wall St higher in choppy trade; eyes on jobs report

Microsoft down after trimming forecast due to FX impact; consumer discretionary and materials were the top gainers, up 1.9% and 2.1%, respectively

Microsoft to 'nearly double' budget for salary hikes to retain employees

Microsoft's salary package is composed of base salary, bonus and stock. The changes will apply to a substantial part of the company's workforce, which stood at 181,000 as of June 30, 2021.

Warren Buffett back in buying spree with deals worth $41 bn in Q1: Report

Bloomberg reported that the purchase provided a boost to its Chevron Corp stake that vaulted the investment into Berkshire's top four common stock holdings

Cyber crime to cost economies $10 trn by 2025: Microsoft India official

He said India is adopting cloud first approach in its journey for digital transformation

Apple may be challenged by Aramco as world's most valuable firm

Though Aramco is still more than 10% away from reclaiming the top spot, the continued surge in energy prices as countries impose sanctions on Russia's oil has raised the possibility

Betting on Indian digital market, Microsoft unveils its fourth data centre

The overall Indian public cloud services market is expected to reach $10.8 billion by 2025, according to research firm IDC

Microsoft brings new feature to integrate LinkedIn profiles to Teams

The feature is expected to roll out in March 2022 and will be generally available to all global users across Microsoft Teams web and desktop versions

Microsoft's plunge into the world of gaming

Microsoft took over gaming giant Activision Blizzard to provide 'building blocks for the metaverse'. But with metaverse still a distant dream, what is behind its plunge into the world of gaming?

TMS Ep92: Microsoft acquisition, Thibault Cuny, Budget 2022, subsidies

Why did Microsoft plunge into the world of gaming? What's Thibault Cuny's take on India's alco-bev market? What do markets expect from the Finance Minister? What are subsidies? Find all answers here

Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard for $69 billion in all-cash deal

Shares of the gaming firm were up nearly 33% before trading was halted

Microsoft Windows 11 review: Give it time to mature; don't upgrade just yet

At first look Windows 11 comes across as a fresh experience, but you find after days of use that it is a classic Windows with some modern-day features added on top for novelty

Google & Apple have 'vice-like' grip on users, says UK regulator

The regulator said it had provisionally found that the two groups were able to leverage their market power to create largely self-contained ecosystems

Microsoft Corp, AWS prepare for new Pentagon $10 bn cloud contract

After witnessing a bitter war over the $10 bn JEDI Cloud computing contract, the Pentagon has announced a new cloud initiative that replaces the ill-fated JEDI contract.

Microsoft Corporation nearly overtakes Apple as most valuable company

Apple's stock market value overtook Microsoft's in 2010 as the iPhone made it the world's premier consumer technology company.