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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates addresses the “crazy” COVID-19 conspiracy theories about him

March 6, 2021January 29, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Bill Gates Interview

In a recent interview with Reuters, Bill Gates said that he had been appalled by the propagation of these “crazy” and “evil” conspiracy theories accusing himself and US immunologist Anthony Faucy to be behind the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

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Microsoft Cloud powers at-home COVID-19 test study

March 6, 2021October 21, 2020 by Rabia Noureen
Stanford Vera Cloud Testing

Microsoft yesterday announced that it is now offering its new self-swab kits to help people collect their coronavirus (COVID-19) samples at home, and then mail them for testing to labs.

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CES cancels January 2021 in person event

March 6, 2021July 28, 2020 by Rabia Noureen
CES cancels January 2021 in person event OnMSFT.com July 28, 2020

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced this morning that CES 2021 won’t have an in-person event after all.

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Microsoft launches global skills initiative to bring new skills to 25 million people, includes new Teams learning app

March 6, 2021June 30, 2020 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft launches global skills initiative to bring new skills to 25 million people, includes new Teams learning app OnMSFT.com June 30, 2020

Microsoft announced a new global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year.

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Microsoft details its technical response to COVID-19 with Azure and Teams

March 6, 2021June 16, 2020 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft details its technical response to COVID-19 with Azure and Teams OnMSFT.com June 16, 2020

In a new blog post, Microsoft detailed its technical response to COVID-19 with Azure and Teams

Categories Microsoft / Office 365, News

[Updated] CES announces it will hold in person conference in Las Vegas next January

March 6, 2021June 3, 2020 by Laurent Giret
[Updated] CES announces it will hold in person conference in Las Vegas next January OnMSFT.com June 3, 2020

The annual trade show coming back to Las Vegas on January 6-9, 2021 with much-increased safety measures.

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Windows 10 news recap: Your Phone app can now control music and audio, free COVID-19 tracking app for Windows 10, and more

March 6, 2021May 2, 2020 by Jack Wilkinson
Windows 10 Logo Generic Featured Image Hero

Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. New PowerToys for Windows 10 update brings auto-update feature and other improvements PowerToys … Read more

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LinkedIn introduces new video intro feature as more job interviews are moving online

March 6, 2021April 30, 2020 by Rabia Noureen
LinkedIn video intros feature

LinkedIn has started testing a new video intro feature that would allow recruiters to produce quality hires, and minimize risk while continuing to drive their hiring efforts.

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Microsoft launches free COVID-19 tracking app for Windows 10 devices

March 6, 2021April 29, 2020 by Rabia Noureen
COVID-19 tracker app

Microsoft has released a Bing-powered COVID-19 tracking app on the Microsoft Store, offering both global and local COVID-19 information.

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Bing has the best Coronavirus tracker, Mashable says

March 6, 2021April 27, 2020 by Dave W. Shanahan
Bing has the best Coronavirus tracker, Mashable says OnMSFT.com April 27, 2020

Bing is getting some good press lately for its COVID-19 Tracker, offering global and local COVID-19 (coronavirus) information. As noted in a post by Mashable, Bing has the “best Coronavirus tracker” experience, offering comprehensive stats for tracking COVID-19 cases. The … Read more

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Play Xbox and donate to the United Nations Foundation, GlobalGiving

March 6, 2021April 22, 2020 by Dave W. Shanahan
Play Xbox and donate to the United Nations Foundation, GlobalGiving OnMSFT.com April 22, 2020

As everyone is doing their part to help stop the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), Microsoft found a way to help gamers give back just by playing games on their Xbox One. We already know that Xbox One owners can use … Read more

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Microsoft hires new CVP for expanding health-care vertical

March 6, 2021April 21, 2020 by Staff Writer
Microsoft hires new CVP for expanding health-care vertical OnMSFT.com April 21, 2020

Microsoft hires Tom McGuinness as new Corporate Vice President to support their growing healthcare business.

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Minecraft partners with United Nations on COVID-19 PSA campaign

March 6, 2021April 21, 2020 by Dave W. Shanahan
Minecraft partners with United Nations on COVID-19 PSA campaign OnMSFT.com April 21, 2020

Minecraft is doing its part to help spread the word to help stop the spread of coronavirus pandemic. In a post on their blog, developer Mojang announced a partnership with the United Nations with a new campaign aiming to remind … Read more

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New report reveals Microsoft Azure was struggling with reliability and capacity before coronavirus outbreak

March 6, 2021April 9, 2020 by Laurent Giret
New report reveals Microsoft Azure was struggling with reliability and capacity before coronavirus outbreak OnMSFT.com April 9, 2020

A new report from The Information reveals today that big Azure customers including Adobe Systems have been encountering issues with Azure before the recent coronavirus outbreak.

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Microsoft details efforts to fight malware attacks targeting users working from home

March 6, 2021April 8, 2020 by Rabia Noureen
Microsoft details efforts to fight malware attacks targeting users working from home OnMSFT.com April 8, 2020

No one would like to become a victim of a cyber attack especially during a global crisis like this. With that in mind, today Microsoft has detailed some straight forward threat intelligence and security guidelines to protect its users.

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Microsoft announces new changes to SharePoint and OneDrive Files On-Demand to cope with higher usage

March 6, 2021April 7, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Microsoft announces new changes to SharePoint and OneDrive Files On-Demand to cope with higher usage OnMSFT.com April 7, 2020

As usage of Office 365 soars, Microsoft is changing how OneDrive Files on Demand works on Windows 10 and macOS to remove thumbnails for certain files, and the company also clarified its SharePoint changes announced two weeks ago

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Microsoft operations team pivots to help local communities in Coronavirus crisis

March 6, 2021April 2, 2020 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft operations team pivots to help local communities in Coronavirus crisis OnMSFT.com April 2, 2020

In a series of tweets sent out by John Trujillo, the director of Microsoft’s Puget Sound real estate operations, we learned a bit more about how the Microsoft operations team pivoted to help local communities in Coronavirus crisis.

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Nvidia now plans to launch latest GeForce graphics cards in August after delay

March 6, 2021March 31, 2020 by Rabia Noureen
Nvidia now plans to launch latest GeForce graphics cards in August after delay OnMSFT.com March 31, 2020

Nvidia has reportedly delayed the official release of its Ampere architecture and GeForce RTX 3000 series graphics cards and plans to release in August.

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Microsoft ask developers to not break the Internet with Xbox game updates

March 6, 2021March 26, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Xbox One Controller

Microsoft has recently asked game companies to not release big game updates during peak hours when everyone else could use more bandwidth for critical activities.

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to provide $3.7 million in COVID-19 grants in Seattle area

March 6, 2021March 25, 2020 by Dave W. Shanahan
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to provide $3.7 million in COVID-19 grants in Seattle area OnMSFT.com March 25, 2020

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated $3.7 million in COVID-19 grants to help support the Seattle area. As noted in a post on GeekWire, this funding is part of the $5 million donation already being donated to the Seattle … Read more

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Microsoft donates box lunches, masks, will donate more, Brad Smith says

March 6, 2021March 25, 2020 by Dave W. Shanahan
Microsoft donates box lunches, masks, will donate more, Brad Smith says OnMSFT.com March 25, 2020

Microsoft President Brad Smith tweeted out that Microsoft will donate 30,000 box lunches for local families in need, 35,000 bottles of hand sanitizer, and 240,000 masks to Washington state medical facilities to combat the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Across @Microsoft, teams … Read more

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