Marking 50 years of Microsoft, this editorial reflects on its evolution from startup to tech giant—and how it quietly shaped the way we live, work, and connect.
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Alphabet Disappoints Investors, Despite Profit, Revenue Increases
Negative reaction from Wall Street, after Google parent Alphabet slightly missed Q4 revenue target, despite healthy overall growth
FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft
Last hurrah for chair Lina Khan? Federal Trade Commission launches sweeping investigation into Microsoft before Trump handover
Microsoft Slowdown In Cloud Growth Worries Wall Street
Share price falls after investors react negatively, as Microsoft's Azure growth misses ambitious expectations
Crowdstrike CEO ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Global IT Outage
George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, apologises for the global tech failure that disrupted multiple industries on Friday
Microsoft At Risk Of EU Antitrust Charge Over Teams Bundling With...
Unfair advantage says EU regulator, as Microsoft faces antitrust charge for bundling its Teams video app with Office suite
Microsoft Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over Teams
Microsoft faces formal EU antitrust charges over videoconferencing app Teams after concessions to European Commission deemed insufficient
Google Staff Question Layoffs After Record Earnings
Staff at Google question CEO Sundar Pichai over 'significant decline' in workforce morale amid ongoing job cuts, despite strong financials
Microsoft Beats Expectations Thanks To AI Investments
Customer adoption of AI services embedded in cloud services continues to deliver results for Microsoft, pushing shares higher
Microsoft Unbundles Teams From Office Suite
Redmond's collaboration tool Teams is decoupled from Office Suite, under new licensing terms announced on Monday
China Bans Intel, AMD Chips, Windows OS From Government Computers
Beijing reportedly begins blocking the use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers, and sidelines Microsoft's Windows OS
Google Rebrands Bard AI Chatbot As Gemini
Bard becomes Gemini, as Google rebrands chatbot and launches monthly subscription for access to more powerful AI system
China Not A Focus For Microsoft, Says Satya Nadella – Report
Microsoft boss confirms Microsoft is fine avoiding China, amid the ongoing national security concerns with Beijing
European IT Spending To Grow 9 Percent In 2024, Says Gartner
Gartner forecasts European IT spending to rise next year, with software and IT services segments to see the most growth
Alphabet Profits But Cloud Sales Disappoints
Share price drops after Google Cloud miss, overshadows better-than-expected results for Alphabet's third quarter
Microsoft Q1 Benefits From Cloud Strength
Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations in all categories for its first quarter financial results, helped by strong cloud performance
Google Adds AI Chatbot Bard To Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs
Major expansion for Chatbot Bard as Google connects it to full suite tools including Google Docs, Gmail and YouTube
Microsoft To Unbundle Teams To Satisfy EU Antitrust Concerns
In an effort to appease EU antitrust concerns, Microsoft confirms it will unbundle its Teams software in Europe
Microsoft Paint To Get AI Makeover – Report
Software giant continues to sprinkle AI tech across its product portfolio, with Windows 11 and Microsoft Paint set to receive AI treatment
EU Investigates Microsoft Over Teams Bundling With Office
Bundling of video and chat app Teams into Microsoft Office suite triggers European Commission antitrust investigation
Alphabet CFO Steps Aside, As Q2 Profit Beats Expectations
CFO Ruth Porat to take charge of Google's 'Other Bets' portfolio, as second quarter profit beat expectations
Microsoft Signals Heavy AI Spending, Amid Healthy FY23 Results
Software giant beats Wall Street Q4 expectations, as firm details heavy spending to meet demand for AI services
Chinese Hackers Compromised Emails Of US Commerce Secretary
Fallout spreads from cyberattack by China-based hackers, as emails from head of US Commerce Department reportedly compromised
Microsoft Confirms More Job Losses
Software giant Microsoft confirms it is axing more staff, in addition to the 10,000 job losses announced in January
Lack Of Reliable Tech Blamed For Poor Productivity, Apogee Finds
New research from Apogee finds nearly half of staff blamed lack of access to right workplace technology for fuelling negativity
Microsoft Reaches $2.6 Trillion Valuation Thanks To AI
Software giant Microsoft breaches $2.6 trillion valuation, but Apple remains the most valuable publicly listed tech company
Google To Crack Down On Office Attendance
Tech giant Google asks full remote workers to reconsider, amid crackdown on those not adhering to hybrid work schedule
UK SMEs To Increase IT Investments In 2023
New research from Sharp UK finds nearly half of UK SMEs will invest in new technology in 2023, despite concerns over rising prices
Microsoft 365 Backup Checklist for 2023
Hybrid Working Key Factor For Most Tech Workers
Techspace report finds that three quarters of tech workers consider hybrid working a key factor when choosing future employer