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Google files an antitrust complaint to the European Commission against its competitor on the cloud market. Google has filed an antitrust complaint at the European Commission against Microsoft over alleged anticompetitive practices in its cloud licensing system. The complaint targets Microsoft’s cloud platform Azur, which Google argues restricts European customers from moving their workload to…
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Microsoft and Constellation Energy announced a groundbreaking deal Friday to reopen the partially-melted-down Three Mile Island nuclear plant, with the tech giant purchasing all the power for 20 years after restart. The deal marked the first time a decommissioned U.S. nuclear plant had been brought back into service and the first time a commercial…
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Most investors have probably heard of Bill Gates, best known as a billionaire philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). After heading up the technology company he founded for more than 25 years, the former CEO stepped down to focus on his charity work. Gates is worth an estimated $132.6 billion (as of this writing), according to…
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After Apple shares started weakly this year due to slowing demand, this week, Microsoft briefly overtook the iPhone maker as the world’s most valuable company for the first time since 2021. Amid the early lead taken by the company in generative artificial intelligence (AI) through its investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, Microsoft’s shares have risen sharply…
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This week, South Korea’s Qcells said it would supply 12 gigawatts (GW) of American-made solar panels to Microsoft through 2032. Under the agreement, which the companies said is the largest of its kind, Qcells will manufacture solar panels for Microsoft at its new US$2.5 billion factory in Georgia. It will also enable Microsoft, which was…
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Introduction The achievement of Microsoft Corporation’s business mission and vision statements are the foundation of the business’s success as a worldwide computer technology corporation. The vision statement guides the company’s development more towards the desired future. What Microsoft can accomplish for individual and organizational customers is part of the company’s strategic strategy. The mission statement…
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Microsoft said it will spend AUS$5 billion ($3.2 billion) to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing capacity in Australia over two years. The U.S. technology giant said it would raise its computing capacity in Australia by 250%, enabling the world’s 13th largest economy to meet the demand for cloud computing. The move comes…
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Microsoft (MSFT.O) is aiming to close its $69 billion deal for “Call of Duty” publisher Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) on Oct. 13 if it gets approval from Britain’s antitrust regulator, the Verge reported on Friday, citing a source. The Xbox maker had in July extended the cutoff date for the deal to Oct. 18 to get more time to secure…
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Google Sheets vs. Microsoft Excel Do users in your company mostly work alone on spreadsheets, or do they frequently collaborate with others? The answer to that will determine whether Excel or Google Sheets is better for your business. For those who primarily work by themselves, Excel is the clear winner. As with Word, its wide…
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Once upon a time, Microsoft Office ruled the business world. By the late ‘90s and early 2000s, Microsoft’s office suite had brushed aside rivals such as WordPerfect Office and Lotus SmartSuite, and there was no competition on the horizon. Then in 2006 Google came along with Google Docs & Spreadsheets, a collaborative online word processing and…
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Microsoft Corp is substantially cutting its business in Russia in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Earlier in March, Microsoft said it was suspending new sales of its products and services in Russia. “More than 400 employees will be affected”, said a company spokesperson. Several major companies, including Apple Inc, Nike and Dell Technologies, have severed connections with…
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Bill Gates has been conferred with Hilal-e-Pakistan on Thursday. President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi conferred the Hilal-e-Pakistan award to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for his efforts in eradicating polio from the country. The ceremony to honour the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was held at the President’s House in Islamabad. The…
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The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the deepest global recession since the Great Depression, and pushed millions of households and businesses into economic hardship. But not all parts of the global economy have been suffering. Throughout the pandemic the ‘Big 5’ tech companies — Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Facebook, and Microsoft — have seen their revenues and stock prices soar.…
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Microsoft has lifted the lid on a major new service called Windows 365 that’s designed to give customers a new way to engage with Windows 10 and Windows 11 . At its annual Inspire conference, the company offered up the first official details about the long-rumored service, which allows users to stream a Windows desktop to their device via the cloud.…
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With a new version of Windows, potentially called Windows 11, scheduled to launch by the end of this month, Microsoft has announced that support for Windows 10 will end on 14 October 2025. This includes the Windows 10 Home Pro and the Pro versions for Education and Workstations. The tech giant recently updated its official…
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The Pentagon has shelled out more than $11 billion over the past couple of years to develop it’s cloud strategy, and it’s not done yet. The U.S. Department of Defense is planning to enter into additional contracts planned for cloud services and migration and integration solutions. On Friday Microsoft entered the picture, the latest beneficiary…
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