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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

Flipkart appoints Microsoft's Keshav Dhakad as senior V-P, general counsel

Dhakad has moved out of Microsoft after spending 15 years with the tech giant in various roles

ChatGPT no longer limited to database, can browse internet to give output

OpenAI is also talking to investors about a possible sale of existing shares at a much higher valuation from a few months ago

Mind your language: How transcription tools can help you at work

Apps and services are now more accurate and error free thanks to artificial intelligence technologies

Apple used Bing offer as 'bargaining chip' with Google: Microsoft

Parakhin, who joined Microsoft in 2019 from Russian search engine Yandex NV, said Microsoft met with Apple as recently as 2021 to discuss a potential switch to Bing, but didn't make any progress

Windows 11: Microsoft rolls out September update packed with AI features

The September update to Windows 11 brings AI-powered Copilot, modern iterations of Microsoft apps such as Paint, and more

Infosys partners with Microsoft to accelerate adoption of GenAI

Both companies will enable enterprises to take an AI-first approach and help improve operational efficiencies, drive revenue growth, and enable business transformation

Microsoft narrowing market cap gap with Apple for world's largest stock

The Redmond, Washington-based company's shares have outperformed the iPhone maker's this month, bringing its market value closer to Apple

Microsoft Surface and AI event on Sept 21: Where to watch, what to expect

At the event, Microsoft is expected to launch new devices in its Surface laptops line and introduce new AI-powered tools for Windows operating system

Microsoft facing formal European Union complaint over Teams Video App

The European Commission is preparing a statement of objections to send to the company, which could come in the next few months, the people said

Microsoft's chief product exec behind Surface devices to step down

Amazon is set to hire Microsoft's departing product chief Panos Panay, Bloomberg News reported

Tech leaders discuss artificial intelligence policy in senate meeting

The meeting, which was organised by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer included personalities with diverging views on how to write the rules for AI

Will protect customers of AI products from copyright lawsuits: Microsoft

The company in June announced a program to help customers ensure the AI programs they run on Microsoft platforms meet global laws and regulations

Microsoft Xbox chief Spencer 'confident' on closing Activision deal

In July, Activision agreed to give Microsoft until Oct. 18 to resolve the remaining regulatory issues and close the transaction, which would be the biggest video-game deal of all time