Microsoft CEO says tech sector is ‘unforgiving’ in culling 10,000 staff
Employees at Microsoft this week learned a harsh lesson from CEO Satya Nadella about the fickle nature of the tech industry.
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Microsoft partners with Viasat in a bid to improve global connectivity
US tech giant Microsoft has augmented its Airband initiative, designed to connect the unconnected, by partnering with satellite player Viasat.
Microsoft becomes a fibre player with Lumenisity acquisition
Lumenisity, a UK hollow core fibre (HCF) startup, has been acquired by US tech giant Microsoft to augment its global cloud infrastructure.
EU joins UK by probing Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of computer games giant Activision Blizzard by Microsoft.
UK wants a closer look at the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has very reasonable concerns about the effect Microsoft owning Activision will have on consumer choice and thus value.
Microsoft and Google post solid growth but still miss expectations
Google’s Q2 2022 results registered 13% growth in revenue, while Microsoft enjoyed a 12% hike, but investor were apparently expecting more.
Telstra gets deeper into the public cloud with boosted Microsoft deal
Australian operator group Telstra has increased its exposure to the public cloud by expanding its partnership with Microsoft.
UK regulator to investigate Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The Competitions and Markets authority in the UK is having a look at the proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, which at $68.7 billion would be the biggest deal in the history of gaming.
Nokia plugs in Microsoft Azure into its industrial edge platform
Kit Vendor Nokia and tech giant Microsoft team up to integrate Microsoft Azure Arc cloud capabilities into the Nokia MX Industrial Edge platform, designed for digital transformation.
Telefónica Tech bolsters Microsoft relationship with BE-terna buy
Telefónica has high expectations this year for its acquisitive Tech division, and Microsoft looks set to play an important role in fulfilling them.
EU messaging interoperability demands raise concerns
The part of the EU’s Digital Marketing Act concerning messaging interoperability is getting some heat from the tech world – but the bigger question is how would such a thing curb big tech dominance?
Microsoft rakes in massive revenues thanks to cloud boom
Microsoft’s most recent quarterly revenue clocked in at an astonishing $51.7 billion – a 20% jump which was propelled largely by Azure and other cloud services.
Microsoft bids $68.7 billion to buy Activision Blizzard
Microsoft wants to acquire mega games publisher Activision Blizzard, which would represent the biggest purchase in the history of gaming.
Qualcomm and Microsoft augment their meta relationship
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has gone big on the buzzwords at this year’s CES tech show, claiming its new AR collaboration with Microsoft has something to do with the metaverse.
AT&T agrees to sell Xandr ad unit to Microsoft
US network operator AT&T has agreed to sell its programmatic advertising operation Xandr, launched just 3 years ago, to Microsoft.
Microsoft and Facebook get cozy over workplace collaboration
Users of Microsoft Teams will be able to directly access Workplace stuff without leaving the app, in a move that will add to concerns over the ubiquity of big tech.
Microsoft pulls LinkedIn out of China
US tech giant Microsoft has decided operating a social network in China has become too much like hard work.
Telstra connects business users directly to Azure and Teams
Telstra announced two new services for business users through its partnership with Microsoft: direct connection to Azure Peering Service and Operator Connect for Teams.
Verizon launches private edge compute platform with Microsoft, as promised
Verizon is furthering its push into the private mobile networks space by making available a private mobile edge cloud computing solution to businesses.
Extent of EU corruption by big tech lobbying revealed
According to a new study technology is the biggest lobby sector to the European Union and that spend is dominated by US tech giants.
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