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After Facebook, Microsoft mulling investment in Reliance Jio; here are the signs

Several stock market analysts are of the opinion that Microsoft could soon follow Facebook's footsteps and buy stakes in Reliance Jio.

16 days ago

Microsoft records 46% drop in hiring, LinkedIn has only 3 jobs openings

According to data compiled by alternative data platform Thinknum, Satya Nadella-run tech giant listed 5,580 openings on its main careers site on March 22.

Apr 21, 2020

Mother of all deals: Facebook may buy 10 percent stake in Reliance Jio

India has emerged as a major market for global tech giants with its increased mobile and internet penetration.

Mar 25, 2020

Bill Gates to step down from Microsoft board, shifts focus to philanthropy

Bill Gates has slowly been stepping back from Microsoft in recent years. The company said he wants to dedicate more of his time to his philanthropy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world's biggest nonprofit organizations, started from the profits he made from Microsoft.

Mar 14, 2020

Coronavirus in Seattle: Microsoft employees in Seattle test positive for Covid-19, quarantined

Several tech firms have asked their Seattle-based employees to work from home to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus or Covid-19.

Mar 6, 2020

It's sad and bad: Satya Nadella joins CAA debate, speaks about talented immigrants

The statement comes a day after he joined the CAA debate by saying that whatever is happening in India due to this new legislation is just bad.

Jan 14, 2020

Who will blink first? India-US in staring match over taxing Internet downloads

India may ignore US warnings of trade sanctions and impose import duties on 'electronic transmissions' like software, movie and music downloads and streaming before the year-end; New Delhi and Pretoria threaten to end 20 years of WTO ban on taxing international downloads

Dec 7, 2019

What slowdown? IITs register bumper pre-placements offer

IT software and hardware companies have offered maximum PPOs followed by companies in the analytics and consulting sectors, IITs informed.

Nov 23, 2019

Bill Gates officially surpasses Jeff Bezos as richest person on Earth

The Microsoft co-founder had briefly topped Bezos as the world's richest man last month after Amazon's lacklustre Q3 results resulted in Bezos losing nearly $7 billion in stock value.

Nov 16, 2019

Satya Nadella gets 66% pay hike in 2018-19; guess how much he makes

When Satya Nadella took over from Steve Ballmer in 2014, he took home $84.3 million which is the highest earnings in a fiscal year for him so far.

Oct 17, 2019

YES Bank seeks police probe over fake news; woos Microsoft for investment

Private lender YES Bank seeks multidisciplinary team to investigate the spread of alleged false news that has hit the bank's market cap; bank seeks strategic investment from Microsoft or one of the two other tech firms it is in talks with

Oct 7, 2019

Amazon, Microsoft may be putting world at risk with killer AI, says report

The use of AI to allow weapon systems to autonomously select and attack targets has sparked ethical debates in recent years.

Aug 22, 2019

Reliance-Microsoft cloud tie-up poses threat to Amazon, Google in India

As part of the 10-year alliance, Jio will build data centres across India that will be hosted on Microsoft's Azure cloud.

Aug 13, 2019

Revealed - What was Bill Gates biggest mistake ever?

Bill Gates believes that Microsoft let Google take over the mobile technology world despite possessing the required skill set.

Jun 25, 2019

How trade wars are changing the shape of globalisation

The on-going trade-tussle between the US and China has much deeper implications not only for the global trade environment but also for the flow of capital.

Jun 18, 2019

Microsoft Outlook email service security compromised: Should you be worried?

Microsoft Outlook users are advised to change their email ID passwords immediately to thwart any hacking attempt by cybercriminals.

Apr 14, 2019

Oracle India joins tech giants announcing massive restructuring, sacks 100 employees

Software developers, quality assurance and documentation professionals have been badly impacted by the announcement.

Mar 22, 2019

DIY guide: Here's best possible configuration for a decent desktop PC under Rs 35,000

Self configuring will offer the flexibility of having the best of different computer components brands in single PC and enjoy ultimate user-experience.

Mar 11, 2019

New Skype for Web is here, but doesn't support Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Opera

For now, Skype for Web application supports only Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Vivaldi, Brave and select Chromium-based browsers.

Mar 10, 2019

Mukesh Ambani at 13th on global rich list, will the Reliance Industries chairman have world's richest title?

A 100% rally in Reliance's stock and a substantial decline in Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wealth, following divorce with wife MacKenzie, could make Ambani the richest person in the world.

Mar 6, 2019