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All global tech giants follow a warning policy for state sponsored hacking

Opposition MPs have accused the government of spying on them, an allegation that has been denied though it has prompted the government to start an inquiry

Google, Microsoft bet on Stanford alum to make AI work for billion users

''Every year, big tech companies spend billions of dollars collecting training data for their AI" and machine learning models, said Manu Chopra

Google CEO lashes out at Microsoft in defense of search practices at trial

In testimony Monday morning, Pichai took a couple of swipes at Microsoft's browser, Internet Explorer

Airtel, Microsoft partner to make phone calls through Microsoft Teams

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel and Microsoft have partnered to enable phone calls through Microsoft Teams, a joint statement said on Saturday. This is the first time an over-the-top player in the country will be able to connect mobile and landline users but at present the service will be available for enterprise customers only, the statement said. "Airtel's traditional strength of connectivity combined with Microsoft's technology will result in reliability, cost savings, ease of management and, most importantly, scalability for all customers, ensuring that going forward they can focus solely on productivity," Airtel IQ, Business Head, Abhishek Biswal said in the statement. This new service will enable enterprises to make and take calls to external users through the Teams experience streamlining communications and collaboration within the flow of work. "We are thrilled to partner with Airtel and introduce an innovative solution that will enable India's workforce to unlock a new leve

Amazon rallies on cloud recovery as it chases Microsoft for AI business

Amazon shares have rallied about 40% this year, but they have lost nearly 8% in the past two days after Alphabet warned that cloud customers were curbing spending

Microsoft sales top forecast, bolstered by cloud-computing growth

The shares climbed as high as $351.95 in extended trading following the report, after closing at $330.53 at the close in New York

Bill Gates used to fly economy even when he was worth $40 billion. Know why

Here's the reason why Microsoft founder Bill Gates chose not to fly economy class on an aircraft. Read on to find out

Microsoft launches Surface Laptop Go 3 in India, price starts at Rs 80,999

The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 is available for pre-orders in India with introductory offers until November 8, with general availability starting from November 9

Microsoft-Activision takeover emboldens merger traders to boost rally bets

The traders that wager on these deals, known as merger arbitrageurs, aren't confident that every announced acquisition will happen, but are growing more hopeful about many

Billion-dollar shake-up: Global tech firms shed over $600 bn m-cap in Q3

Among the top 25, NVIDIA added another $19 billion to its market value in the third quarter, despite a modest 1.86 per cent growth

UK clears Microsoft Activision deal; removes last hurdle to gaming deal

Microsoft's purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard won final approval Friday from Britain's competition watchdog, reversing its earlier decision to block the $69 billion deal and removing a last obstacle for one of the largest tech transactions in history. The Competition and Markets Authority's blessing was expected after it gave preliminary approval last month to a revamped Microsoft proposal meant to address concerns that the deal would harm competition and hurt gamers. It signals certain victory in the Xbox maker's quest to acquire Activision, maker of the popular Call of Duty game franchise. The companies had agreed to extend an original mid-July deadline to October 18 to overcome the British regulator's objections. The approval also helps Microsoft avoid paying Activision a $4.5 billion penalty if the deal doesn't close. The new deal will stop Microsoft from locking up competition in cloud gaming as this market takes off, preserving competitive prices and services f

Microsoft says US IRS has asked for $28.9 billion in audit dispute

Microsoft said it believes that any taxes owed after the audit would be reduced by up to $10 billion based on tax laws passed by former President Donald Trump

Israel-Hamas war: Tech firms may shift operations to India, other locations

According to reports, Israel is home to over 500 global companies including Microsoft, Intel, and Google

Microsoft blocks Windows 7/8 users from upgrading to Windows 11 for free

Microsoft launched Windows 11 as a free upgrade to Windows 10. However, the operating system has been available as a free upgrade to even Windows 7 and Windows 8 due to a loophole in the update system

Fears about Amazon, Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe

Concerns from regulators about the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in Britain's cloud computing market have triggered a investigation into the competitiveness of the key industry. The UK communications regulator Ofcom said Thursday that its yearlong study of the cloud communications services market found features that could limit competition. British businesses face barriers when they try to switch or use multiple cloud suppliers, it said. Cloud computing uses data centres around the world to store photos and emails or run software. It has become a vital service for many businesses, which turn to cloud providers to avoid the cost of buying expensive equipment and real estate to run their own data centres. Ofcom asked the UK antitrust watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority, to take a closer look at the 7.5 billion-pound ($9 billion) cloud market. The watchdog said it was opening an in-depth investigation that's expected to wrap up by April 2025. Some UK businesses have to

Zoom adds features like document editing in bid to compete with Microsoft

Collaborative document editing, similar to Alphabet Inc.'s Google Docs, will be made available in Zoom next year, the company announced Tuesday ahead of its annual conference

Microsoft's Nadella calls search choice 'bogus' in Google trial: Report

'You get up in the morning, you brush your teeth and you search on Google,' Nadella said

Microsoft's Satya Nadella to testify at Google antitrust trial Monday

Last week, Microsoft business development executive Jonathan Tinter testified that the Redmond, Washington-based software giant failed to secure a deal to put its Bing search app on Apple's products

Taming Big Tech: Battles are raging on more than one front

The profitability of Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple (MAMAA), twice the S&P 500 average of 10 per cent, has come to be seen as flowing from the abuse of market power, writes T N Ninan

Taming Big Tech: Battles are raging on more than one front

The profitability of Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple (MAMAA), twice the S&P 500 average of 10 per cent, has come to be seen as flowing from the abuse of market power, writes T N Ninan