Microsoft: News
Microsoft is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Washington, US. It produces consumer electronics, personal computers, computer software, and other related products and services. The company was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. It released the Microsoft Windows in 1985 and in 1990 it introduced the Microsoft Office Suit. Other popular software systems include the Internet Explorer, Microsoft Vista, and Edge Web browser. Its product-line includes Surface series laptops and tablets as well as Xbox video game consoles.
05 Apr 2025
Microsoft CopilotMicrosoft Copilot can now browse web, analyze videos for you
As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Microsoft is supercharging its AI-powered chatbot, Copilot.
02 Apr 2025
Devendra FadnavisMaharashtra, Microsoft partner to establish AI centers in 3 cities
Maharashtra government has partnered with tech giant Microsoft to set up three Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centers of Excellence in Nagpur, Mumbai, and Pune.
28 Mar 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningMicrosoft's 50-day 'AI Skills Fest' begins soon: How to register
Microsoft has announced a global AI Skills Fest, starting April 8.
28 Mar 2025
AppleApple continues to reign supreme as world's most valuable brand
Brand Finance, a UK-based brand valuation consultancy, has released its Global 500 list for 2025.
28 Mar 2025
TechnologyMicrosoft Office apps to get speed boost with this feature
Microsoft is finally looking to make its Office apps start faster, starting with Word in May.
26 Mar 2025
OpenAIMicrosoft's Copilot AI finally gets research capabilities: Check what's new
Microsoft has added a new capability, "deep research," to its AI chatbot app, Microsoft 365 Copilot.
25 Mar 2025
CybersecurityMicrosoft's new AI agents will fight cybercrimes: Here's how
Microsoft has expanded its AI-driven Security Copilot with six proprietary AI agents to help security teams.
23 Mar 2025
Donald TrumpUS increases legal immigration for Indians amid illegal crackdown
Under President Donald Trump's administration, the US is stepping up its legal immigration while cracking down on illegal immigrants.
20 Mar 2025
xAIWhy Microsoft has joined hands with OpenAI's biggest rival—Musk's xAI
Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has teamed up with tech giants Microsoft and BlackRock to establish a $30 billion artificial intelligence infrastructure fund.
18 Mar 2025
Bill GatesMelinda gets honest about 'painful' divorce from Bill Gates
Melinda French Gates, billionaire Bill Gates's former wife, recently spoke about their "painful" divorce in an interview with Elle.
14 Mar 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningMicrosoft Notepad to get AI-powered text summarization: How it'll work
Microsoft is supercharging its Notepad app with the power of artificial intelligence (AI), including the addition of AI-driven summaries.
12 Mar 2025
TikTokEx-Microsoft techie—with $65B net worth—is now China's richest person
Zhang Yiming, the co-founder and former CEO of ByteDance, has been crowned the richest person in China by Forbes.
11 Mar 2025
Bill GatesMicrosoft is going to turn 50 next month!
Microsoft is gearing up for an event on April 4, the day it will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
11 Mar 2025
OpenAIOpenAI invests $12B in CoreWeave to expand AI infrastructure
OpenAI has signed a five-year deal with GPU-focused cloud service provider CoreWeave.
08 Mar 2025
OpenAIMicrosoft working on AI tools to take on OpenAI: Report
Microsoft is increasing its push to compete with OpenAI, its longtime collaborator, by developing its own AI models and exploring alternatives to power products like Microsoft's Copilot bot.
05 Mar 2025
Elon MuskUS court rejects Musk's attempt to block OpenAI's for-profit shift
A US federal judge has thrown out Elon Musk's attempt to stop OpenAI from becoming a profit-driven company.
04 Mar 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningMicrosoft unveils Dragon Copilot, AI assistant for healthcare sector
Microsoft has launched Dragon Copilot, an AI system tailored for the healthcare industry. The innovative system can listen to and create notes based on clinical visits.
03 Mar 2025
IntelIntel is testing making chips for NVIDIA and Broadcom
NVIDIA and Broadcom are testing chip manufacturing with Intel, according to Reuters.
28 Feb 2025
SkypeMicrosoft to shut down Skype in May after 22 years
Microsoft is all set to permanently shut down its video conferencing platform, Skype, in May.
28 Feb 2025
FacebookMeta plans standalone AI app, subscription service to rival ChatGPT
Meta is gearing up to launch a standalone artificial intelligence (AI) app in the second quarter of this year.
27 Feb 2025
AmazonAmazon takes on Google, Microsoft with first quantum computing chip
Amazon's cloud-computing arm Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled its first-ever quantum computing chip called 'Ocelot.'
26 Feb 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta building AI data center campus for $200B: Report
Meta Platforms is said to be in talks to establish a new data center campus in the US for its artificial intelligence (AI) projects, The Information reported.
20 Feb 2025
Satya NadellaWhat is topoconductor, new state of matter created by Microsoft
Anyone familiar with basic science knows that matter exists in three primary states: solid, liquid, and gas.
20 Feb 2025
TechnologyMicrosoft's breakthrough quantum chip can outperform all existing computers combined
In a major leap for quantum computing, Microsoft has unveiled its new Majorana 1 processor.
14 Feb 2025
Bill GatesTrump appoints Usha Vance as trustee of Kennedy Center
United States President Donald Trump has appointed Vice President JD Vance's wife, Usha Vance, as a trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
12 Feb 2025
US ArmyAnduril takes over Microsoft's $22B headset project for US Army
Anduril, a defense tech start-up co-founded by Palmer Luckey, has taken over the development and production of Microsoft's headset program for the US Army.
12 Feb 2025
MetaMeta, Google, Microsoft partner to combat cyber threats in India
Tech giants such as Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Airtel have come together with New Delhi-based policy advocacy group Safer Internet India (SII) to form the coalition.
11 Feb 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning65% Indians use AI, double the global average: Microsoft
A recent Microsoft study, titled the Global Online Safety Survey, has revealed that 65% of Indians have used artificial intelligence (AI).
10 Feb 2025
DeepSeekDeepSeek hired employees from Microsoft's AI labs in China
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI start-up that recently sparked a $1 trillion selloff in US tech stocks, has a number of former Microsoft employees from the company's controversial AI labs in China.
09 Feb 2025
Elon MuskDOGE using Microsoft Azure's AI bots for sensitive data analysis
Elon Musk's team at DOGE is using Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to analyze highly sensitive data, including personal details and internal financial records from the US Department of Education.
08 Feb 2025
AnthropicDeepSeek the 'worst' performer on bioweapon data safety test: Anthropic
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has voiced grave concerns over DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm that has recently taken the world by storm with its R1 model.
07 Feb 2025
AmazonAmazon to invest over $100B in AI this year
Amazon has announced plans to invest more than $100 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) this year.
06 Feb 2025
GoogleGoogle unveils its latest AI model to compete with DeepSeek
Google has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, the Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental.
05 Feb 2025
Bill GatesBill Gates and Paula Hurd—Closer look at their 'serious' relationship
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, Bill Gates, finally spoke about his relationship with philanthropist Paula Hurd for the first time.
02 Feb 2025
Satya NadellaMicrosoft sets up new division to explore AI's societal impact
Microsoft has announced the creation of a new division, the Advanced Planning Unit (APU), within its Microsoft AI business vertical.
01 Feb 2025
LinkedInLinkedIn lawsuit over use of customer-data for AI training dismissed
A proposed class action lawsuit against LinkedIn has been thrown out.
30 Jan 2025
AmazonHow this ex-Microsoft techie retired at 39 with ₹30 crore
Former techie Jamal Robinson has set an inspiring example of financial discipline.
28 Jan 2025
Donald TrumpMicrosoft is in talks to buy TikTok, confirms Trump
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that tech giant Microsoft is in talks to buy the popular social media platform, TikTok.
27 Jan 2025
Bill Gates'I was foolish': Bill Gates addresses friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates expressed regret over his past interactions with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
26 Jan 2025
Donald TrumpOracle, Microsoft in talks to acquire TikTok's global operations: Report
Oracle and a consortium of investors, including Microsoft, are said to be in talks to take over TikTok's global operations.
