Microsoft says it disrupts activities of China-based hacking group
Washington, US: The corporate vice president of Microsoft's Customer Security and Trust (CST) team, Tom Burt, said Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has disrupted the activities of a China-based hacking group that has been termed "Nickel" by the American multinational technology company.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sells half of his shares in company
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sold half of his shares in the company presumably due to an upcoming Washington state law imposing a 7 per cent tax on long-term capital gains over $250,000 that is due to take effect in 2022, the media reported on Monday.
Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates for flirtatious emails to female employee in 2008: Report
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was warned against sending flirtatious e-mails to a female employee but the matter was dropped after he told them he would stop the act, the company revealed on October 18, according to media reports.
LinkedIn to close ops in China over restrictive regulations
Sunnyvale/Sputnik: Microsoft Corp. LinkedIn says it has decided to close the social network function of its platform in China due to tougher censorship regulations.
Chinese govt denies carrying out cyber-attack against Microsoft
Wellington/UNI: China on Tuesday denied that it carried out a major cyber-attack against tech giant Microsoft.
'Chinese hackers' hit Western Australia's parliament email network system
Sydney: Alleged Chinese hackers have hit the e-mail network of Western Australia's parliament, media reports said.
Microsoft hacking and China: Biden administration expected to form task force
Washington: US President Joe Biden-led administration is expected to form a task force to deal with major cyber intrusions that Microsoft said this week were linked to China, media reports said.
IT giant Microsoft recently claimed a group of hackers linked to China hacked into its popular email service that allowed them to gain access to computers.
Microsoft says ByteDance refused to sell its TikTok’s US operations
Washington/Sputnik: ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok will not be selling parts of TikTok’s operations to Microsoft, the American tech giant announced on Monday.
Bill Gates leaves Microsoft board as he plans to focus on philanthropy
Washington/UNI: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down from its board of directors in order to focus more on his philanthropic work, the company announced.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen passes away
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS): IT giant Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has passed away.
MS Paint is here to stay, confirms Microsoft
Washington, July 25 (IBNS): Giving relief to several people across the globe, IT major Microsoft on Tuesday announced that its MS Paint software will stay.