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Bill Gates would donate $20 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to address “huge global setbacks” facing the world. Gates said in a statement that the foundation, which he created with his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, in 2000, now seeks to spend $9 billion a year to fund innovations and causes that prevent […]
Netflix has teamed up with Microsoft to offer a cheaper subscription plan to customers that will show adverts. The streaming giant says the service will be an “addition” to its existing plans, which do not include adverts. The company has not yet revealed how much it plans to charge subscribers for the new service. Netflix […]
The Mars Express spacecraft of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) has received the first update to its Window 98-based system in 19 years. The mission was first launched to discover of signs of liquid water on Mars, including a suspected 20x30km lake of salty water buried under 1.5 km of ice in the red planet’s […]
Microsoft has stopped selling its products and services in Russia, following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Major tech companies including Apple and Dell have made similar decisions. Microsoft said it had paused other aspects of its business in the country to comply with government sanctions. It added that it was providing cyber-security support to Ukraine […]
Microsoft announced the acquisition of Activision Blizzard in a blockbuster deal worth nearly $70 billion. It’s one of the biggest acquisitions in the tech industry in recent years, one that will boost Microsoft’s standing in the growing gaming industry. The all-cash transaction is valued at $68.7 billion, and Microsoft says it will make the company […]
Destructive malware capable of wiping data has appeared on dozens of computer systems at Ukrainian organizations, including government agencies, non-profits and technology organizations, Microsoft warned. The disclosure is an added worry for Ukrainian government agencies after many of their websites were hacked this week and replaced with threatening messages to Ukrainians that their data had […]
Microsoft is offering a 50 percent discount on its Office suite to some people using pirated versions. Reports claim that a new message in the Office ribbon bar is appearing on pirated Office apps, tempting people with a 50 percent discount on a genuine Microsoft 365 subscription. The message links to an official Microsoft website […]
Microsoft is shutting down its social network, LinkedIn, in China, saying having to comply with the Chinese state has become increasingly challenging. It comes after the career-networking site faced questions for blocking the profiles of some journalists. LinkedIn will launch a jobs-only version of the site, called InJobs, later this year. But this will not […]
Windows 11, Microsoft’s latest computer operating system was launched worldwide on Tuesday as a free upgrade for Windows 10 users. Windows chief product officer Panos Panay said the latest version was built to be “clean and fresh and simpler” for the user. He added that the new operating system would not be an “extreme departure” from […]
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was named chairman of the board on Wednesday, elevating his current role atop one of the world’s most valuable companies. Nadella, who has served as chief executive since 2014, has helped transform the PC maker into a leader in cloud computing in recent years, resulting in blockbuster earnings and a market […]
Microsoft is ending its famous web browser Internet Explorer. The browser has struggled the latter half of its existence, Internet Explorer would be shut down in June next year to give way to Microsoft Edge. Microsoft first introduced the Internet Explorer on Windows in 1995. The web browser enjoyed a run of more than 25 […]
Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying “we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple”. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” the pair tweeted. They first met in […]