A US court has authorised Federal Bureau of Investigation to directly investigate backdoors into hundreds of Microsoft Exchange email servers across the US. Four months ago, hackers had used vulnerabilities in the server to attack multiple networks.

FBI to remove backdoors from hacked Microsoft Exchange servers, in a first for federal agency

Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would buy artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications Inc for about $16 billion, as it expands cloud solutions for healthcare customers.

Microsoft bets big on health with $19.7 billion purchase of Nuance

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said it has won a deal to sell the US Army augmented reality headsets based on its HoloLens product and backed by Azure cloud computing services.

Microsoft wins $21.9 billion deal to sell AR headsets to US Army

Microsoft Corp is in talks to buy messaging platform Discord Inc for more than $10 billion, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Discord has reached out to potential buyers and Microsoft is one of them, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Microsoft in talks to acquire Discord for more than $10 billion: Report

LinkedIn has been the lone major American social network allowed to operate in China. To do so, the Microsoft-owned service for professionals censors the posts made by its millions of Chinese users.

China punishes Microsoft’s LinkedIn over lax censorship

Alphabet Inc's Google has announced that it will cut the service fee it charges developers on its app store by half on the first $1 million they earn in revenue in a year, after a similar move by rival Apple Inc last year.

Google announces cut in app store fee by half on developers' first $1 million in sales

Following recent reports of increased hatred and racism towards the Asian-Americans in the US, technology giant Microsoft Corporation and its CEO, Satya Nadella, have taken a stand against this reported ill-treatment.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says 'appalled' by hate crime against Asian-Americans

Google has accused Microsoft of "distraction" for siding with governments seeking to force tech platforms to pay media organizations for news content. Google and Facebook have resisted mandatory payments, while Microsoft has taken a more collaborative stance.

Google slams Microsoft over stance in media payments

At least 10 different hacking groups are using recently discovered flaws in Microsoft Corp`s mail server software to break in to targets around the world, cybersecurity company ESET said in a blog post on Wednesday.

At least 10 hacking groups using Microsoft software flaw

With a rise in technology-driven work all around the world, cybersecurity has become more important now. With Microsoft being one of the front runners of the tech world, a brach in its system can lead to a massive leak of sources.

Microsoft software flaw being misused by at least 10 hacking groups: Researchers

Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn has halted new member sign-ups for its service in China while it reviews its compliance with local laws, the company said in a statement.

LinkedIn China suspends new sign-ups to 'respect law'

A House Judiciary panel focused on antitrust will hear from three witnesses on Friday who represent a range of news organizations with concerns about how big tech platforms like Facebook and Alphabet`s Google increasingly dominate their industry.

US hearing on tech dominance of news outlets will include Microsoft

A US official said that President Joe Biden`s administration is expected to put together a task force to deal with major cyber intrusions that Microsoft said this week were linked to China as relations between the two -- Washington and Beijing -- continues to spiral downwards.

Biden admin to form task force to deal with Microsoft hack linked to China

Over 20,000 United States organisations have been compromised in the aftermath of an attack on Microsoft's email software. According to media reports, the hack has affected more than the download from SolarWinds Corp, which witnessed a massive hack in December 2020.

Over 20,000 US organisations affected by China's Microsoft hack: Reports

American tech giant Microsoft has blamed the Chinese government for the cyber attacks. These Chinese hackers have targeted important US government functionaries and servers.

Microsoft: Chinese government accountable for cyber attacks on 'exchange server'

Microsoft on Tuesday said that a cyber espionage group linked to China has been exploiting newly found flaws in the company's mail server software. On Tuesday, the company claimed that the hacking group infiltrated the email inboxes.

Hackers linked to China attack Microsoft's email server, exploit new vulnerabilities

The infamous SolarWinds hack that has been blamed on Russia may have used the help of a massive, disciplined and highly skilled workforce of more than 1,000 software engineers, Microsoft President Brad Smith revealed.

SolarWinds hack was work of more than 1,000 engineers: Microsoft

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday said that social media giant Facebook has "tentatively friended us again." Facebook's abrupt decision to stop Australians from sharing news on the site and strip the pages of domestic and foreign news outlets also erased several state government and emergency department accounts, causing widespread anger.

Australia says Facebook has 'tentatively friended' them again

Microsoft reportedly held talks in recent months to acquire the $51-billion social media firm Pinterest, the media reported on Thursday. According to The Financial Times, the tech giant aimed to acquire Pinterest, a platform popular for sharing and discovering recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas, to create a portfolio of active online communities that could run on its Cloud computing platform.

Microsoft planned to buy social media firm Pinterest: Report

German auto giant Volkswagen joined hands with top US tech organisation Microsoft on Thursday for developing self-driving vehicle systems. Volkswagen, which owns premium car brands like Porsche and Audi, is developing both self-driving cars and driver-assistance features such as adaptive cruise control in current vehicles.

Volkswagen signs deal with Microsoft to develop self-driving vehicles

In a bid to strengthen the stability and future of American democracy, Microsoft on Friday said it is temporarily cutting off donations to politicians, who supported efforts to overturn President Joe Biden's victory or voted against certifying the US election results.

Microsoft cuts funds to politicians, who didn’t certify US poll results

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it fully supported proposed new laws in Australia that would force internet giants Google and Facebook Inc to pay domestic media outlets for their content.

Microsoft says it supports Australia's plans to make Google pay for news

Software giant Microsoft Corp is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday.

As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft talks Bing with Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Billionaire techie and Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu said half-jokingly that he or his employees did not have to go behind bars for being a competitor of Google. He was drawing a parallel with former Thuglak Editor Cho Ramaswamy who had taken on Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the Emergency years.

I don't fear Microsoft or Google says billionaire techie Sridhar Vembu of Zoho

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