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White House says closely following Microsoft email breach by China hackers

The US government said it is closely following the breach of a Microsoft email application reportedly carried out by Chinese hackers, calling it an "active threat" with a "large number" of victims.

More than 20,000 US companies compromised through Microsoft flaw: Report

The hacking has already reached more places than all of the tainted code downloaded from SolarWinds Corp, the company at the heart of another massive hacking spree uncovered in December

This Microsoft app transcribes, translates group conversations in real-time

Named the Group Transcribe, the app lets people capture real-time collective meeting transcriptions using their smartphones, including in Hindi

Chinese hackers targeted groups via server software, says Microsoft

In a blog post, Microsoft said the hacking campaign made use of four previously undetected vulnerabilities in different versions of the software

Microsoft showcases HoloLens augmented reality version of Pokemon Go

Pokemon Go created ripples in the mobile gaming market and now, Microsoft has demonstrated the game running on its HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR) headset.

Microsoft warns customers against new China cyber attack on exchange email

Microsoft has warned its customers against a new sophisticated cyber attack that has its origin in China and is primarily targeting on-premises 'Exchange Server' software of the tech giant

Nasscom, Microsoft launch programme to promote AI-based innovations

It will recognise innovators for their successful AI implementation at Nasscom's virtual 'Xperience AI Summit', one of the largest AI event in India, in July

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella bats for global regulation on privacy

Nadella described privacy as a human right

Microsoft to add AI-powered text predictions in Word on Windows next month

Microsoft is bringing text predictions to its Word tool on Windows next month that would work like the 'Smart Compose' option in Google Docs

Microsoft teams up with EU publishers amid Facebook's Australian spat

"This initiative is a logical next step," Microsoft Vice President Casper Klynge said, adding that the company already shares revenues with publishers via its product Microsoft News

Microsoft teaming up with EU publishers to make Big Tech pay for news

The US tech giant and four big European Union news industry lobbying groups unveiled their plan Monday to work together to come up with a solution to mandate payments

Microsoft launches 'Surface Pro 7+' in India starting at Rs 83,999

Microsoft on Monday launched the Surface Pro 7+ detachable tablet computer in the Indian market at a starting at Rs 83,999.

Microsoft plans to launch 'Office 2021' later this year for Windows, macOS

Microsoft has announced that it is planning to launch 'Office 2021' later this year for both Windows and Mac machines.

Bill Gates warns that manufacturing could challenge climate goals

"That's the sector that bothers me the most," Gates said in a video interview with Reuters ahead of the publication this week of his book, "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster"

Google, Microsoft and Qualcomm protest Nvidia's acquisition of Arm

Alphabet Inc's Google, Microsoft Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. are among companies worried about the $40 billion deal and are urging antitrust officials to intervene

SolarWinds hack was 'largest and most sophisticated' ever - Microsoft prez

The hackers got access to emails at the U.S. Treasury, Justice and Commerce departments and other agencies

Microsoft unveils solution to help Indian firms with advanced hybrid cloud

Microsoft India on Thursday announced the availability of Azure Stack HCI, a new solution that allows customers to adopt a multi-cloud, multi-edge hybrid approach seamlessly. The solution combines the flexibility, scalability, and price-performance advantages of hyperconverged infrastructure with native Azure hybrid capabilities. Part of the Azure Stack portfolio, it provides organisations seamless access to Microsoft Azure for hybrid cloud scenarios across data centres, remote offices and cloud. Azure Stack HCI solutions will be available from 20 partners offering Microsoft-validated hardware systems. Microsoft India Chief Operating Officer Rajiv Sodhi said as organisations rebuild their businesses, an effective multi-cloud, multi-edge hybrid approach will be vital. He explained that this provides much-required agility, efficiency and resilience while staying compliant to regulations around data. For most large enterprises or highly regulated industries, a hybrid approach makes t

Microsoft approached Pinterest in recent months over potential deal: Report

A deal between the two companies would also have tested the Biden administration's appetite for allowing powerful technology companies to strike deals

Big tech needs clearer laws on online speech: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

In the past several years, antitrust regulators have ramped up investigations into the market power of large technology companies

Microsoft Word's dark mode will now be darker, update roll out soon

Currently, Word has a dark mode that modifies the ribbon and toolbars, but the canvas stays bright white.