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Microsoft joins hands with MSDE, CBC to train 2.5 mn civil servants in India
New Delhi: Tech giant Microsoft on Wednesday partnered with the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), and Capacity Building Commission (CBC) to enhance the functional computer literacy of nearly 2.5…
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DuckDuckGo to block Microsoft trackers amid backlash
San Francisco: Following the May disclosure that the privacy-focused online browser DuckDuckGo permits Microsoft to track scripts on external sites, the platform now claims to begin banning those as well. The platform…
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Microsoft’s new feature on OneNote supports AI-powered voice commands
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is rolling out a new Dictate feature to OneNote that supports AI-powered voice commands to control dictation, such as deleting text or undoing a recent step. The…
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Microsoft Teams app now optimised for Mac with Apple silicon
San Francisco: To help its users work easier and faster on their favourite devices, tech giant Microsoft announced that it has created a native version of its Microsoft Teams app optimised for…
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Microsoft unveils new solutions for threat intelligence, attack surface management
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has announced two new security products that will provide deeper context into threat actor activity and help organisations lock down their infrastructure and reduce their overall attack…
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Microsoft unveils new solutions for threat intelligence, attack surface management
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has announced two new security products that will provide deeper context into threat actor activity and help organisations lock down their infrastructure and reduce their overall attack…
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Microsoft to soon start blocking Office macros by default
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft confirmed this week that it will soon start blocking Visual Basic Applications (VBA) macros in Office apps by default after quietly rolling back the change earlier this…
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Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure now available for all users
San Francisco: The Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure is now generally available and Azure Cloud customers can directly access and monitor enterprise-grade services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), the companies have…
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Microsoft Teams faces major outage, Twitterati react
New Delhi: Tech giant Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that its Teams app was facing a major outage that affected thousands of users as they were unable to access the app, and several…
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95% of new digital workloads to be deployed on Cloud by 2025: Nadella
New Delhi: Nearly 95 per cent of all new digital workloads will be deployed on the Cloud by 2025, Microsoft’s Executive Chairman CEO Satya Nadella has said. Addressing the company’s annual conference…
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Microsoft not to ban commercial open source apps on Windows Store
New Delhi: Microsoft on Tuesday decided not to implement a policy to ban developers from selling open source software on Windows Store. The policy to ban commercial open source apps was set…
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Microsoft may unveil much-awaited ‘Windows 12’ in 2024
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is likely changing how it releases significant versions of Windows again, which could mean the company may release Windows 12 in 2024. Microsoft is shifting back to…
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Netflix partners Microsoft for new ad-supported subscription plan
New Delhi: Hit by a dwindling user base, streaming giant Netflix has partnered Satya Nadella-run Microsoft for its new ad-supported subscription plan for its over 221 million subscribers. Microsoft will be Netflix’s…
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Microsoft testing new Windows 11 taskbar UI changes
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is experimenting with new UI changes to the Windows 11 taskbar as it is testing out bringing back the familiar search bar from Windows 10. Windows 11…
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UK opens probe into Microsoft’s $69 bn acquisition of ‘Call of Duty’ maker
London: The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Wednesday announced a formal investigation into Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of ‘Call of Duty’ maker Activision Blizzard. The UK watchdog has invited comments…
