Microsoft gives workers $1,500 coronavirus bonus
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It was a bad year but our profits rose 38 percent

Microsoft is to give its non-executive staff a $1,500 bonus for their work during the pandemic.

Microsoft kills the blue screen of death
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I see a blue door and I want to paint it black

 Microsoft is changing its famous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to black in Windows 11.

Microsoft shareholders demand easier to repair products
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Shareholder resolution

Microsoft shareholders have filed a resolution demanding the company consider making its products easier to repair.

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution coming to Xbox
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Valve also adds it to DOTA 2

It appears that AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) will be coming to Xbox consoles as it is has already been made available to preview in Xbox GDK.

Microsoft worth $2 trillion
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Wednesday, 23 June 2021 10:52

Microsoft worth $2 trillion


So, you didn’t need to be an evil empire after all

While Microsoft might have floundered around for years being an evil empire, it appears that it is only after it stopped playing monopoly that it made some serious money.

Microsoft fights back against Window 11 leak
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Takedown notices fly


Microsoft has begun fighting back against leaked copies of Windows 11 which are out there in the big wide world.

Google-paid politician angry that Microsoft is not a bad guy
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Wants Vole dragged into antitrust hot water

Republican politician Jim Jordan, who takes home lots of campaign funds from Google is apparently furious that Microsoft does not appear to be involved in any antitrust hot water.

Nadella is now Microsoft chairman
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Thursday, 17 June 2021 11:58

Nadella is now Microsoft chairman


Replaces John Thompson

Software King of the World Microsoft named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman, in place of John Thompson.

Microsoft claims AI is neither artificial or intelligent
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The Vole nose

Microsoft researcher Kate Crawford has told the Guardian that AI as we know it is neither artificial or intelligent.

Microsoft back to tricking users to use Bing
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Claims if they follow they will save time and money

Software King of the World and former antitrust lag Microsoft might be in hot water again after it started getting a little aggressive in its methods to trick users into using its search engine Bing.