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Microsoft is finally giving the Xbox One dashboard a light mode

Microsofthashintedthatit’splanningalightmodefortheXboxOneforawhile,butthecompanygaveusagoodlookatittoday.DuringaGamescompressevent,Microsoft’sXboxvicepresidentM

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Microsoft unveils technology to speed up blockchain and its adoption

MicrosoftCorp(MSFT.O)isworkingontechnologythatitbelievescanmakeblockchain-basedsystemsfasterandmoreprivate,asitlookstospeedupuseofthedistributeddatabasesoftware

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Microsoft dismisses Consumer Reports’ Surface complaints

MicrosoftsaysitrespectfullydisagreeswithConsumerReports’findingsonitsSurfacerangeoflaptopsandtablets.ConsumerReportshasremovedits“recommended”badgefromMicrosoft

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Kaspersky Lab to withdraw Microsoft antitrust complaints

Moscow-basedcybersecurityfirmKasperskyLabsaidonWednesdayitwouldwithdrawantitrustcomplaintsmadeinEuropeagainstMicrosoftaftertheU.S.technologygiantagreedtochangeh

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Windows 10 gets a nifty new hook-up with your Android phone

MicrosofthaspushedoutanewpreviewbuildofWindows10,withsomesmartaddedfeaturesincludingtheabilitytosendlinksfromyourAndroidsmartphonetoaPC,andaddedvoicecommandsfor

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Microsoft says it's still working on that Halo TV series

SpeculationaroundaTVspin-offforHalo,oneofthemosticonicgamingfranchisesofourtime,hasbeenswirlingforyears,butwe'venotheardmuchabouttheprojectlately.NowMicrosoftha

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Microsoft teaming up with Baidu on self-driving car effort

MicrosoftisjoiningChineseInternetsearchgiantBaidu'sself-drivingcaralliance,thecompaniesannouncedonTuesday.TheUSsoftwaregiantisoneofmorethan50entitiesthathavejoi

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Microsoft started laying off thousands of sales jobs worldwide

MicrosoftislayingoffthousandsofemployeeswiththedismissalhittingthoseworkinginsalesandlocatedoutsidetheUnitedStatesthehardestasthetechcompanyadjustsitsoperationa

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Microsoft to announce thousands of layoffs to focus on cloud software

WorldwidelayoffsarereportedlyabouttohitMicrosoft.Accordingtoseveralnewsoutlets,thesoftwaregiantissettocutthousandsofjobsacrosstheglobeinanattempttoreorganizeits

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Microsoft might be rethinking how users interact with Cortana

Cortanamightbegettingamakeover.TwoseparatereportstodayfromThurrottandWindowsCentralmentionthepossibilityofachangedUIforCortanathat’llmakeitmoreconversational.Ge

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New Europe-US internet cable 16 mln times faster than home broadband

A new undersea telecommunications cable known as MAREA that aims to improve connections between Europe and the United States by 16 million times is expected to reach the Spanish coast on June 12, according to a report in the El Pais newspaper on Monday.

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New Europe-US internet cable 16 mln times faster than home broadband

AnewunderseatelecommunicationscableknownasMAREAthataimstoimproveconnectionsbetweenEuropeandtheUnitedStatesby16milliontimesisexpectedtoreachtheSpanishcoastonJune

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Don't sleep on Microsoft. Stock is quietly soaring

2017isclearlytheyearofBigTech.AmazonandGoogleownerAlphabet'sstocksaretradingatrecords.Amazonbrieflytoppedthe$1,000markTuesdayandAlphabetisflirtingwithit.Apple,N

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In the AI wars, Microsoft now has the clearer vision

Aweekago,MicrosofthelditsBuilddeveloperconferenceinitsbackyardinSeattle.Thisweek,GoogledidthesameinanamphitheaterrightnexttoitsMountainViewcampus.WhileMicrosoft

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'Shadow Brokers' threaten to release more hacking tools in June

Anexploitthatthe"WannaCry"malwareusedtoencryptcomputersworldwidefirstappearedinaleakfrom"TheShadowBrokers,"agroupthatclaimstohavestolenanumberoftoolsfromtheNSA.

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Microsoft aims to create a more versatile Windows 10

MicrosoftwilltrytomakeWindows10moreversatilewithawaveofnewfeaturesforcreatingmemories,exploringvirtualsceneryandhopscotchingfrompersonalcomputerstomobiledevices

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Microsoft gains EU approval for $26 billion buy of LinkedIn

Microsoft won EU antitrust approval on Tuesday for its $26 billion bid for professional social network LinkedIn, its largest ever acquisition, after agreeing to a series of modest concessions.