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Microsoft faces backlash over DEI team layoffs amid diversity commitments

Microsoft has laid off its internal team dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) due to 'changing business needs'

How Microsoft's Satya Nadella became tech industry's steely-eyed AI gambler

The notion that Nadella is a steely-eyed risk taker with a grand vision for AI can be hard to square with his history as a low-key boss in an industry full of corner office peacocks

UK starts probe into Microsoft's hiring of former Inflection AI staff

In March, Microsoft hired Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of Google DeepMind, as head of its newly-created AI unit, followed by a number of employees from Inflection, which he set up in 2022

Google tried to offer $512 mn package to derail Microsoft antitrust pact

While Google has long trailed Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft in the cloud market, it's begun to see impressive results

Tech wrap Jul 11: Microsoft Surface, Lava Blaze X, Samsung XR headset, more

Microsoft launches Surface Pro, Laptop Copilot Plus AI PCs in India. Motorola kicks off Razr 50 Ultra pre-booking ahead of first sale on July 20. Lava launches Blaze X with a curved AMOLED display

Indegene inks pact with Microsoft to scale Gen AI adoption: stock jumps 5%

Indegene and Microsoft have committed to developing resources in specialised and skilled medical and technology tools to co-innovate generative AI services and workflows

Microsoft in $22 mn deal to settle cloud complaint, ward off regulators

Microsoft ranks behind market leader Amazon in the multibillion-dollar cloud computing sector but ahead of Alphabet's Google

Microsoft, Apple drop OpenAI board seat plans amid growing clampdown

Microsoft, which invested $13 billion in the ChatGPT creator, will withdraw from its observer role on the board, the company said in a letter to OpenAI on Tuesday

Microsoft hikes prices for Xbox Game Pass subscription: Check India pricing

Additionally, Microsoft has announced a new Xbox Game Pass Standard plan in place of Game Pass for Console plan that brings support for online console multiplayer

Notepad on Windows 11 is getting Spellcheck and Autocorrect feature: Report

Microsoft has reportedly added Word-like Spellcheck and Autocorrect functionality to the Notepad app on Windows 11, a feature that highlights the misspelt word by underlining it in red

Microsoft ditches board observer seat at OpenAI amid regulatory scrutiny

iPhone maker Apple had also been expected to take an observer role on OpenAI's board but would not do so

Vivobook S15: ASUS debuts India's first Copilot Plus AI laptop at Rs 124990

ASUS Vivobook S 15, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite, is available in India on ASUS e-shop and exclusive stores, ASUS Pegasus stores, e-commerce platform Flipkart, and at select retail outlets

Microsoft Xbox TV with Cloud Gaming service lands on Amazon Fire TV Sticks

Xbox TV app is already available on mobile devices, Xbox consoles, and select Samsung monitors and TVs. Amazon Fire TV Sticks are first streaming devices to get this app from Microsoft though

Microsoft intends to offer Apple devices to employees in China: Report

Microsoft's move to switch to iOS-devices stems from the lack of availability of Google Play Store in China that limits its employees' access to security apps such as Microsoft Authenticator

Microsoft announces 3rd round of layoffs as tech sector continues to bleed

Number of job cuts in tech sector has crossed 100,000 with major companies like Google and Toshiba also handing out pink slips

Microsoft to pay $14 mn to settle discrimination allegations: Report

Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle allegations that the global software giant retaliated and discriminated against employees who took protected leave, including parental and disability, the California Civil Rights Department announced Wednesday. The proposed settlement stems from a multi-year investigation by the California agency and the consent decree is subject to approval in state court in Santa Clara County, where the Redmond, Washington-based company has an office. The state agency, which launched its investigation in 2020, alleged that employees who took leave from work due to pregnancy or disability, or to bond with a new baby or care for a sick family member, received lower bonuses and unfavorable performance reviews. Those factors, in turn, harmed employee eligibility for merit pay increases and promotions and the practice disproportionately impacted women and people with disabilities, the department said. In a statement, civil rights department ...

Amazon partners with Microsoft to bring Xbox cloud gaming to Fire TV sticks

Apart from Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, Fire TV Stick 4K users will need a compatible Bluetooth gaming controller to playing games on their TVs using the cloud gaming service from Microsoft

Gujarat govt signs MoUs with IBM, Microsoft to enhance AI capabilities

The Gujarat government on Saturday signed memorandums of understanding with software giants IBM and Microsoft, and the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) for promoting the use of Artificial Intelligence technologies in the state. The MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, a government release said. IBM and the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat, entered into an MoU to establish and promote an AI Cluster to foster innovation and collaboration among financial institutions at Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City, it said. Microsoft and the Department of Science and Technology signed an MoU to establish an Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence in GIFT City. The AI Center will focus on key technologies such as machine learning, cognitive services and bot services. The department also signed another MoU with NASSCOM to enhance AI capabilities in the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ha

Microsoft's $13 billion investment into OpenAI faces extra EU scrutiny

Margrethe Vestager, the bloc's antitrust chief, announced Friday that the EU has ruled out an investigation under the EU's merger rules into the deal

Microsoft informs its customers that Russian hackers spied on emails

The Russian government has never responded to the Microsoft hacking allegations