Search engine Bing's outage in China last week was a technical error, rather than an intentional censorship block, a source familiar with the matter said, although Chinese authorities and Microsoft have not commented on the topic.

Bing outage in China was technical error, not censors' block - source

Microsoft is still trying to figure out why its Bing search engine temporarily went offline in China, the company's president said following speculation that it could have been blocked by censors.

Microsoft 'waiting to find out' why Bing went offline in China

Microsoft was investigating a disruption in its Bing search engine in China on Thursday, with social media users fearing it could be the latest foreign website to be blocked by censors.

Microsoft's Bing search engine goes offline in China

Microsoft briefly overtook Apple on Monday as the world's most valuable company by market capitalization before slipping back into second place. Near 1800 GMT, Microsoft hit an overall market capitalization of $812.

Microsoft beats Apple to become world's most valuable company 

Wall Street stocks suffered a second consecutive battering on Tuesday, with weakness in the technology sector spreading to other areas, especially energy and retail.

Wall Street stocks slum as tech, energy, retail sectors weaken

As one of the world's richest men and most active philanthropists, Bill Gates usually has his hands full. Just not with poop. So it came as a surprise when the founder of Microsoft brandished a jar of human waste at a forum on the future of the toilet in Beijing on Tuesday.

Watch: Poop in hand, Bill Gates backs China's toilet revolution

Microsoft routinely shared financial details of the customers of Indian banks with the US government, the DNA newspaper has reported. The report said the details shared were of customers of banks that have moved to Microsoft's Office 365 cloud-based email service.

Microsoft routinely shared Indian banks' customers' financial details with US govt: Report

Paul Allen, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s and later went on to become an investor, philanthropist and sports team owner, died Monday after his latest battle with cancer at age 65.

Paul Allen: Technologist, philathropist who persuaded Bill Gates to create Microsoft

Paul Allen dies in hometown Seattle

Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen, the man who persuaded school-friend Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard to start what became the world's biggest software company, died on Monday at the age of 65, his family said.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at 65

Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, revealed on Monday he is in a new battle with cancer. Allen said in a tweet and at his website that non-Hodgkin's lymphoma he fought into remission nine years ago has returned.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen battles cancer anew

The deals allowed Facebook to expand its reach and let the device makers offer customers popular features of the social network, such as 'like' buttons and address books

Facebook shared user data with over 60 device makers including Apple, Samsung: Report

Google is working on Maven project for Pentagon which uses artificial intelligence to analyse video imagery

Over 3,000 Google employees sign a letter asking to stop Maven project for Pentagon

A representative for Microsoft did not immediately return requests for comment on the Justice Department`s filing

US government seeks end to Supreme Court privacy fight with Microsoft

Myerson will be working with CEO Satya Nadella in the coming months to ensure a smooth transition of the leadership changes, Nadella said in an email to all Microsoft employees

Microsoft's Windows head to leave company amid reorganization

Some analysts had believed Apple might cut prices, but the company stuck with its more traditional approach of packing more features into a device and maintaining its minimum price point.

Apple unveils new iPad for students

Microsoft Chief People Officer Kathleen Hogan said Microsoft had 83 harassment complaints in 2017 out of a US-based workforce of over 65,000 employees

Microsoft hits back at claims it ignored sexual harassment

The figure was suggested by plaintiffs suing Microsoft for refusing pay raises or promotions to women, although, the company has denied these allegations

238 women at Microsoft filed complain against gender discrimination, sexual harassment

Indian users will now be able to use local language e-mail addresses for Outlook accounts

Now, Microsoft users can create email IDs in 15 Indian languages

AI may only be able to do about 50 to 60 per cent of the work, one will need humans to fill up at 50-40 per cent. Only using AI algorithms won't work. That's when skilled humans come into play. Its all about balance!

Don't believe the naysayers, Artificial Intelligence will create 2.3 million jobs by 2020

The gaming console is already launched in the international market and within months of its international launch, it is now set to enter the Indian markets

Microsoft may launch gaming console Xbox One X in India on January 23

The console is designed for being immersive 4K gaming and 4K entertainment

Microsoft launches Xbox One X for Rs 44,990 in India

Facebook is reported to have upped its spending on lobbying activities by around $3 million

US: Google becomes the biggest tech spender on lobbying politicians

Security researchers disclosed the flaws on January 3 that affected nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel, AMD and ARM Holdings, owned by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp

Microsoft says security patches slowing down PCs, servers

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