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Tiktok's ByteDance initiates talks with tech firm for US operations: Report

President Donald Trump only agreed to allow Microsoft Corp to negotiate the acquisition of popular short-video app TikTok if it could secure a deal in 45 days

Trump gives Tiktok's ByteDance 45 days to agree to Microsoft sale: Report

One idea under consideration is to give Microsoft and ByteDance a transition period to develop technology for TikTok that will be completely separate from ByteDance

Republican senators back ByteDance's offer to divest Tiktok's US operations

Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Twitter that a divestment "and purchase by U.S. company is win-win."

Microsoft tries to salvage deal to buy TikTok, Nadella speaks to Trump

Talks to buy the music video app will move quickly "in a matter of weeks" and are expected to be completed no later than Sept. 15, Microsoft said in a statement

Trump to take broad action on risks presented by Chinese software: Pompeo

Pompeo's remarks followed reports that Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy the US operations of TikTok

Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok's US business as Trump mulls ban

Donald Trump said he could use emergency economic powers or an executive order to enforce the action

Microsoft weighs TikTok purchase as ad business flattens out: Report

Microsoft is in exploratory deal talks as the US government prepares to force China-based ByteDance to divest its video app TikTok over data security concerns, says report

Tech giants defy economic downturns, report a combined profit of $28 bn

Though the tech industry's four biggest companies were stung by a slowdown in spending, they reported a combined profit of $28 billion

Microsoft tests hydrogen fuel cells to backup its Azure Cloud data centers

Diesel fuel currently accounts for less than 1 per cent of Microsoft's overall emissions and its use is primarily confined to Azure data centres

India vulnerable to malware, drive-by download attacks: Microsoft report

India recorded a cryptocurrency mining encounter rate that was 4.6 times higher than the regional and global average

Malware, ransomware top cyberthreats in India: Microsoft report

The research showed that India, together with Hong Kong and Singapore, continued to face high drive-by download attack volume

Microsoft launches Family Safety app for iOS and Android for digital safety

Tech giant Microsoft has launched the Family Safety app, designed to help protect a family's digital and physical safety

How-to import browser data from Google Chrome to Microsoft Edge

Here are the steps to import browser data such as browsing history, saved passwords, extensions, and bookmarks, from Google Chrome data to Microsoft Edge

Now, you can join Cisco Webex meetings using your Microsoft Teams app

Microsoft has released a new update that finally allows users to join Cisco Webex meetings from the Rooms feature in its popular video conferencing app Teams, allowing guests to directly join

Shouldn't pay be for performance?

Compensation is payment for what has been done. Performance is all about what has been achieved. Both can be measured. Surely, it cannot be so difficult to link the two

Teams app saw 5 billion meet minutes in a single day: Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella said more than 150 million students and teachers rely on tools like Teams, Stream, OneNote as well as Flipgrid to prioritise student engagement and learning outcomes

SAP appoints Kulmeet Bawa as president, MD of Indian subcontinent

Based in Gurugram, Bawa will report directly to Scott Russell, president of SAP Asia Pacific Japan (APJ), the statement added. He will be replacing Deb Deep Sengupta.

Microsoft joins Google to create new generation Progressive Web Apps

Microsoft and Google have joined hands to help web developers get their Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) into the Play Store.

Digital strike: US may take trade action against India for Google tax

India imposed the tax in 2016 on all overseas e-commerce transactions originating in India at an additional 2%.

Limit video meets to 30 minutes to avoid brain fatigue: Microsoft

According to Microsoft, due to high levels of sustained concentration, the brain fatigue begins to set in 30-40 minutes into a video meeting.