As expected

Microsoft agreed to acquire Nuance Communications, a leader in speech to text software, for $19.7 billion.

Writing a $16 billion cheque for Nuance Communications  

Microsoft is close to buying artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications for $16 billion.

Apparently, it improves things

Microsoft is starting to submerge its servers in liquid to improve their performance and energy efficiency.

Making augmented reality headsets for the US army

Software king of the world Microsoft has won a contract to sell the US Army augmented reality headsets based on its HoloLens product and backed by Azure cloud computing services.

Microsoft survey reveals

A new study from Microsoft found that among the more than 31,000 workers it surveyed, 73 percent hoped remote work options would continue when the pandemic ends, but Gen Z were not happy about it.

More than $10 billion

Microsoft is in talks to buy messaging platform Discord for more than $10 billion.

By Nvidia

Nvidia has admitted that it cocked up its own plans to make kill off the desire of crypto miners for its products by reducing the hash rate on its new RTX 3060 graphics card last month.

Not in focus

Microsoft has once again reiterated that VR support for Xbox was not a focus for the company, following reports earlier today that hinted it was working on a VR headset compatible with the Xbox Series X/S.

Could be risky

Ransom-seeking hackers have begun taking advantage of a recently disclosed flaw in Microsoft’s widely used mail server software, a researcher said late Wednesday - a serious escalation that could portend widespread digital disruption.

60,000 systems

More than 60,000 computer systems in Germany were exposed to a flaw that allows unauthorised users to access systems in Microsoft's email software, the head of its cybersecurity watchdog said on Wednesday.