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Microsoft will not increase salaries this year
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Bonus and stock award budget will remain the same

Microsoft will hold off on offering salary increases to full-time employees.

Microsoft thinks fusion power is closer
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Thursday, 11 May 2023 11:16

Microsoft thinks fusion power is closer


Expects to be buying it in five years

Software King of the World Microsoft thinks that fusion power could be just around the corner and here sooner than most people think.

EU set to clear Microsoft's Activision buy out
Published in Gaming


Announcement expected on May 15

While the British government has blocked Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision, it seems that Europe has no problem with allowing it.

Microsoft backs AMD's move into AI
Published in AI
Friday, 05 May 2023 11:12

Microsoft backs AMD's move into AI


Creating an Athena chip

Software King of the World Microsoft is helping finance AMD's expansion into AI chips. Meanwhile, AMD is working with Microsoft to create an in-house chipset, codenamed Athena, for the software giant's data centres.

Microsoft forces Outlook and Teams users to use Edge
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Can you hear the sounds of the regulators sharpening their knives?

Microsoft has warned IT admins that it will force Outlook and Teams to ignore the default web browser on Windows and open links in Microsoft Edge instead.

Microsoft might be folding on the fold
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 10:51

Microsoft might be folding on the fold


Dual-screen foldable smartphone seemingly abandoned

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that software king of the world Microsoft has given up on foldable smartphones even before its rival Apple has invented them.

Tame Apple Press calls foul as it discovers Microsoft working on chip
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Shocking very late news

Microsoft is working on new ARM chips with partners and its in-house “Microsoft Silicon team” and the Tame Apple Press claims that the software king of the world is doing it to rival its favourite company.

Industry blasts UK competition authority over Activision Blizzard decision
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Watchdog might have been listening to the wrong side

Yesterday’s move by the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to block the Activision Blizzard acquisition has been blasted by those it was meant to protect.

Vole gives up on mice
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 28 April 2023 12:29

Vole gives up on mice


And keyboards and webcams

Software king of the world Microsoft will no longer manufacture mice, keyboards, and webcams that are Microsoft-branded.

Microsoft’s cloud revenue up seven per cent
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First quarter made $52.9 billion

Microsoft’s cloud arm reported first-quarter revenue of $52.9 billion, up seven per cent, and net income of $18.3 billion, up nine per cent.