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Microsoft resolves cloud outage that led US airlines to ground flights

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said the department was monitoring the flight cancellation and delay issues

Microsoft hit with Spanish startups' complaint over its cloud practices

The Spanish Startup Association, which represents more than 700 startups in Spain, cited a number of allegedly anti-competitive practices by Microsoft in recent years

Google pushes for antitrust action against Microsoft in UK cloud market

In a letter submitted to the CMA, Google said Microsoft's licensing practices unfairly discouraged customers from using competitor services, even as a secondary provider alongside Azure

Ex-wife charged with murder of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan

The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down by a triggerman in front of his young daughter has been charged with first-degree murder, and prosecutors in Florida plan to seek the death penalty. A grand jury indicted Shanna Lee Gardner in the ambush-style death of Jared Bridegan, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced Thursday at a news conference in Jacksonville, Florida. Gardner, 36, was arrested in West Richland, Washington, and will be extradited to Florida to stand trial, Nelson said. From very, very early on, everything in my body and soul told me she was behind it, Kristen Bridegan, Jared Bridegan's wife, said during the news conference. Hank Coxe, who represents Gardner, said via email that he does not comment on pending cases. The state is also seeking the death penalty against Gardner's husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, who was arrested in March and charged in Bridegan's death. His attorney, Jesse Dreicer, said in an email that his client has pleaded not guilt

How to play the artificial intelligence theme in markets the Chris Wood way

That said, Chris Wood believes that the 'picks and shovels theme' for AI remains the most compelling story for now, which is why Nvidia remains his core holding despite valuation at 41x sales.

Microsoft's cloud practices anti-competitive, says Alphabet's Google

There is intense rivalry between the two US tech giants in the fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar cloud computing business, where Google trails market leader Amazon and Microsoft

Cloud more important in hybrid work; doubled capacity in 20 mths: Peesker

Satya (Nadella) pays special attention to the work that we're doing here…. When it comes to investing, India is top of mind, says Microsoft's Kevin Peesker

Microsoft Teams adds free communities feature, plans to take on rivals

The new feature will allow users to easily post messages to everyone in the group, organize events and add them to the community calendar

Microsoft announces new OneDrive features for office, home users: Know more

Microsoft has increased upload file size limit from 100GB for OneDrive and SharePoint users

Microsoft announces $1 bn investment for digital transformation in Poland

The initiative extends over the next seven years and combines extensive digital transformation expertise with a strong focus on upskilling local talent with the latest cloud-based competencies

Microsoft Cloud services see massive traffic surge due to Covid-19 lockdown

Despite the significant increase in demand, said Microsoft, it has not had any significant service disruptions

Reliance Jio-Microsoft cloud tie-up likely to hurt Amazon Web Services

Microsoft Cloud has traditionally lagged Amazon Web Services in the small and mid-sized business segment in the country

$850 bn and counting: How Microsoft relegated Apple by betting on cloud

Microsoft has become a case study of how a once-dominant company can build on its strengths and avoid being a prisoner of its past

Microsoft and Citrix enable digital transformation worldwide, says Nadella

Reportedly, Microsoft is eyeing Citrix for acquisition, its partner of 25 years

Microsoft Cloud services to empower NGOs in India

NGOs across India are challenged by the lack of funds to setup the required ICT infrastructure