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Microsoft to make bug-detection service available for all

Company is providing a link where interested customers and partners can sign up and, if approved, get access to a preview of the new service

Microsoft reorganises its research efforts around AI

The new organisation combines research group, Bing search engine and Cortana virtual assistant

Microsoft inks global partnership with Workday

The partnership will deliver integration that mirror where and how people want to work across Office 365 and Workday's finance and HR apps

Microsoft using AI to empower people, transform world: Satya Nadella

He outlined the firm's four pillars to democratise Artificial Intelligence: Agents, applications, services, and infrastructure

Microsoft told to compensate after Windows 10 'affected' PCs

Last year Microsoft rolled out a free Windows 10 update to all its customers

Microsoft raises dividend, plans $40 billion share buyback

The tech giant raised its quarterly dividend by 8% and said it would buy back up to $40 billion as part of a new share repurchase programme

Microsoft's challenge to govt secrecy wins dozens of backers

Microsoft's effort to rally support is part of a growing resistance by technology companies to government attempts to snoop on the electronic communications of their customers

Microsoft's Cortana in refrigerators to help intelligent food management

With the refrigerators, stored groceries can be monitored using internal cameras and object recognition technology

Microsoft, Google sign up for EU-US Privacy Shield

Privacy Shield is a voluntary scheme, whereby companies promise to treat European citizens' personal data in compliance with European Union data rules

Microsoft sells MSN China operations

According to the report, Microsoft's MSN China portal never took off owing to government regulations and stiff competition from local rivals

Microsoft appoints Bala Girisaballa CEO-in-residence of Microsoft Accelerator

Girisaballa will lead the Accelerator's efforts to help market-ready startups and entrepreneurs to scale up

Microsoft appoints Bala Girisaballa as CEO of Accelerator

Girisaballa will lead Accelerator's efforts to help market-ready start ups and entrepreneurs to scale up and become successful

Microsoft unveils new tools to curb hate speech

Microsoft is also working with the broader internet community to combat offencive content online

Microsoft buys artificial intelligence startup Genee

Genee specialises in using machine smarts to handle the time-sucking task of scheduling meetings

Microsoft acquires Genee to integrate AI in Office 365

Microsoft will integrate the AI technology into Office 365 before shutting down Genee

Sriram Rajamani appointed MD of Microsoft's India lab

Prior to joining the India lab, Rajamani headed the Software Productivity Tools group within Microsoft's Redmond research lab

Sriram Rajamani named by Microsoft as India Research Lab MD

He replaces Chandu Thekkath

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Microsoft's Monster warning for LinkedIn deal

Microsoft looks at helping solve India's local problems, eyes govt contracts

To use its latest predictive analytics tools to tackle issues such as student dropouts and increasing crop yields

Microsoft to release two Windows 10 updates in 2017

Microsoft is currently in the middle of Redstone 2 development with the latest internal builds now being compiled