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US Justice department sues Google in groundbreaking antitrust case

Google controls about 90% of global web searches. The company has been bracing for the government’s action and is expected to fiercely oppose any attempt to force it to spin off its services into separate businesses.

Published on Oct 20, 2020, 10:52 PM IST

Microsoft, Elon Musk’s SpaceX tie up to woo space customers

The partnership with SpaceX Starlink will provide high-speed satellite broadband for Microsoft’s cloud computing data centers, the company said.

Published on Oct 20, 2020, 7:22 PM IST

‘Normalcy only when second generation of Covid-19 vaccine is out’: Bill Gates

File photo of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Updated on Oct 13, 2020, 8:06 AM IST

Microsoft to let employees work from home permanently: Report

In its memo, the company co-founded by Bill Gates said it is possible for its workers to relocate across the United States or perhaps overseas.

Updated on Oct 10, 2020, 10:27 AM IST

Microsoft launches cheapest Surface laptop model starting at $549

The Surface Go Laptop, starting at $549, is smaller and lighter than the company’s other notebooks and has a fingerprint scanner to log in. The device comes in three metallic finishes — ice blue, platinum and a pinkish-gold color that Microsoft calls sandstone, and has 13 hours of battery life and an Intel Corp. processor.

Updated on Oct 1, 2020, 8:18 PM IST

Microsoft says Office 365, teams, other online services down

Problems with some of these services were reported earlier on Monday by Downdetector, which aggregates user reports of issues.

Updated on Sep 29, 2020, 6:33 AM IST

Work from home culture to continue even after pandemic ends: Bill Gates

Gates, who co-founded Microsoft and also the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said he has not travelled for work this whole year.

Updated on Sep 24, 2020, 10:04 AM IST

US set to make it tough for firms to hire H-1B holders

The administration would expect to have them in place for maximum impact before elections on November 3. Reuters reported that these measures were being fast-tracked and the final bunch of orders could also include restriction on international students.

Published on Sep 23, 2020, 4:45 AM IST

India likely to play key role in manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccine: Bill Gates

Bill Gates also hopes that Covid vaccine will be rolled out from India next year.

Published on Sep 15, 2020, 2:06 PM IST

Microsoft says ByteDance won’t sell TikTok’s US operations to it

Microsoft said it was informed by Bytedance that it would not be selling TikTok’s US operations to it.

Updated on Sep 14, 2020, 7:24 AM IST

Techilicious by Rajiv Makhni: Two sides of the folding phone war

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 phone screams innovation and sophistication at the same time

Published on Sep 13, 2020, 7:05 AM IST

Russia, China hackers boost election attacks, says Microsoft

Microsoft reported that about 200 organizations directly or indirectly tied to the US election and political organizations in Europe were affected by a Russian-operated group, called Strontium, including US-based consultants serving Republicans and Democrats.

Updated on Sep 11, 2020, 5:15 AM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Russia’s Covid vaccine ‘Sputnik-V’ might be released for civilian use this week, says report and all the latest news

The vaccine’s distribution will be carried out under Russian health ministry’s scrutiny.

Published on Sep 6, 2020, 8:54 PM IST

Elon Musk, Bill Gates: List of other Twitter accounts hacked before PM Modi incident

Not specifying the details of the hacking, a report by news agency Reuters said a series of tweets asking followers of the page to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency were put out.

Updated on Sep 3, 2020, 11:30 AM IST

Walmart partners with Microsoft in bid for TikTok

Retailer Walmart lauded TikTok’s e-commerce and advertising capabilities.

Updated on Aug 27, 2020, 10:22 PM IST

TikTok pulls 380,000 videos in US for hate content

President Donald Trump has issued executive orders giving TikTok parent ByteDance, which is based in China, deadlines to stop running the app in the US and divest TikTok.

Updated on Aug 21, 2020, 6:30 AM IST

Smart and sleek, HONOR 9S is the best all-rounder for an entry-level smartphone!

The HONOR 9S brings the latest technologies such as HONOR’s upgraded AppGallery, Petal Search, and the flagship Magic UI 3.1 powered by Android 10, among others.

Published on Aug 5, 2020, 11:49 AM IST

Trump to give TikTok’s Chinese owner 45 days to reach deal to sell-sources

US President Donald Trump.

Updated on Aug 3, 2020, 6:03 AM IST

Trump says US will ban Chinese app TikTok

TikTok is also reported to be in talks to sell itself to Microsoft or other companies

Updated on Aug 1, 2020, 9:44 PM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Rajasthan Congress crisis puts governor’s powers in the spotlight and all the latest news

Congress legislators backing Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot staged a five-hour sit-in on Friday asking governor Kalraj Mishra (in photo) to call a special assembly session for a floor test.

Updated on Jul 26, 2020, 9:07 AM IST

Former Microsoft executive Mukund Mohan arrested in US for $5.5 million fraud

Mohan currently serves as chief technology officer at BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc., a website that connects people with home contractors, according to its website.

Updated on Jul 25, 2020, 11:40 AM IST

Microsoft weathers pandemic, beats Wall Street expectations

Pedestrians walk past a closed Microsoft Corp. store at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney, Australia.

Updated on Jul 23, 2020, 9:05 AM IST

‘Hope it dies down’: Bill Gates on theory claiming he is planning to implant chips via Covid-19 vaccine

US billionaire Bill Gates has invested US $100 million to find a Covid-19 vaccine.

Updated on Jul 23, 2020, 9:05 AM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: India’s next million Covid-19 cases could come in weeks, warns Rahul Gandhi and all the latest news

India has now become only the third country in the world after the United States and Brazil with more than a million cases of the coronavirus disease.

Published on Jul 17, 2020, 8:49 AM IST

Microsoft trims jobs across geographies as it enters new fiscal year

Late last month, Microsoft said it would close its retail stores and take a related pre-tax asset impairment charge of $450 million amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Published on Jul 17, 2020, 7:18 AM IST

LinkedIn Sued for spying on users with apps for Apple devices

The privacy violations were exposed by Apple and independent program developers, according to the suit.

Updated on Jul 11, 2020, 6:00 AM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Delhi faces shortage of Covid treatment drug Remdesivir and all the latest news

The medicine was earlier available at only a few hospitals across the country as part of the World Health Organisation’s solidarity trial to study the efficacy of various therapies for Covid-19.

Updated on Jul 9, 2020, 8:50 AM IST

Chandigarh University creates history during campus placements 2020

Students of Chandigarh University, who have been selected by blue-chip multinational companies during campus placements 2020, along with University Chancellor Satnam Singh Sandhu.

Updated on Jul 2, 2020, 4:25 PM IST

Microsoft to help 25 million people acquire digital skills amid Covid-19 crisis

The Microsoft store is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US.

Updated on Jul 2, 2020, 1:55 PM IST

Europe wants your medical data in its fight for an edge in AI

Privacy activists are concerned regarding the use of data gathered by health departments across Europe.

Updated on Jun 23, 2020, 10:13 AM IST

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