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Not a good idea to break up biggest US tech companies, says Bill Gates

Microsoft is one of the few big U.S. technology companies not under regulatory scrutiny in Washington

Microsoft appoints Rajiv Kumar as Microsoft India (R&D) managing director

Kumar takes over from Anil Bhansali who will be corporate vice president of cloud and enterprise division

Microsoft and IIT Roorkee to introduce full semester in quantum computing

IIT Roorkee will be the first IIT to introduce such a course in quantum computing

Are Amazon, Microsoft putting the world at risk of killer robots?

The use of AI to allow weapon systems to autonomously select and attack targets has sparked ethical debates in recent years

Third-party contractors listen to Skype, Cortana chats: Microsoft admits

The updated privacy statement says human review is used to help build, train and improve the accuracy of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems

Jio, Microsoft team up for digital transformation, to launch cloud centres

On the Jio-Microsoft alliance, Mukesh Ambani said Jio will set up a network of large world-class data centres across India powered by Microsoft's Azure cloud platform

New Microsoft patent may turn your smartphone into a handheld Xbox

Possible features for the controllers include built-in speakers, a headphone jack, and wireless headphones support

SoftBank announces new $108-billion Vision Fund with Apple, Microsoft

SoftBank wants to raise a new massive fund every two or three years to take advantage of opportunities he sees in cutting-edge technologies

Microsoft to invest $1 bn in partnership with Musk's group, jointly run AI

A partnership with Microsoft, which has more than $100 billion in cash, is a quick solution to OpenAI's funding needs

'My greatest mistake': Bill Gates regrets Microsoft losing on Android

Android today has 85 per cent of the smartphone OS market and Microsoft Windows OS-based devices are nowhere to be seen

Microsoft, Foxconn locked in royalty feud & neither side wants to back down

'Microsoft should be going after Chinese smartphone brands including Huawei for royalties,' Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou said

Microsoft sees 'window' of opportunity in 2.5 million users for upgrade

Microsoft will end the support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020

Microsoft unveils Project Scarlett, the next-gen Xbox: All you need to know

The device will be four times more powerful than the Xbox One X console

Microsoft edges toward $1 trillion valuation, boosted by cloud business

Microsoft shares rose as much as 5.1 per cent Thursday morning in New York, briefly pushing its valuation across $1 trillion before pulling back slightly.

Microsoft tops $1 trillion after strong Q3 earnings, cloud growth forecast

Microsoft shares rose 4.4 per cent to $130.54 in late trading after the forecast issued on a conference call with investors, pushing the company ahead of Apple Inc's $980 billion market capitalisation

Didn't sign up for this: Microsoft workers protest $480 mn US Army contract

Microsoft won a contract in November to supply the Army with at least 2,500 prototypes of augmented reality headsets, which digitally display contextual information in front of a user's eyes

Need principles that can govern Artificial Intelligence, says Satya Nadella

At Microsoft, we had to build software that was safe by design. The same now applies to AI, he added

Microsoft accelerates AI for health, education, agriculture, and business

It has already seen the potential of some of these, roping in over 700 business establishments and government organisations who are already using its AI solutions to solve their unique problems

Microsoft seeks to restrict abuse of its AI-based facial recognition tech

Despite steaming ahead with the self-imposed rules, the company said industrywide regulation is necessary

Microsoft pledges $500 mn to boost affordable housing in Seattle area

Microsoft was only a few years old when it moved from New Mexico to the Seattle area city of Bellevue in 1979, and now has its headquarters in nearby Redmond