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The tech giant also reinstates mask requirements for common areas, citing a rise in coronavirus cases.

Microsoft is paying up in areas like cloud computing to avoid losing talent to top rivals such as Amazon and Google.

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Billionaire philanthropist reports having mild symptoms, tweeting he is "fortunate to be vaccinated and boosted."

Gates believes factors like Russia's war in Ukraine and pandemic fallout create a "strong argument" that the world will see an economic slowdown soon.

Tech companies, usually a bright spot in the global economy, are reeling amid skyrocketing inflation, the war in Ukraine and interest rate hikes.

Microsoft is introducing services to help companies fend off cybersecurity threats at a time when the market faces a severe talent shortage.

During the past week, the Fed raised interest rates by 0.5%, and warned again of "much too high" inflation, which rattled markets.

Microsoft’s partnership with “Fortnite”-maker Epic Games avoids Apple’s App Store, which removed “Fortnite” back in 2020.

The induction ceremony will be held Nov. 5 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.

A Ukrainian nurse who lost her legs and four fingers in the war, was held by her husband during their wedding dance.

Warren Buffett on Saturday said Berkshire Hathaway has been increasing its stake in Activision Blizzard in a merger arbitrage play.

Intel called for weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings and revenue as it plans exapansion through factories in the U.S. and Germany.

Asian shares logged moderate gains on Thursday after Wall Street stabilized following a sell-off in tech stocks the day before. Wall Street ended Wednesday with a lackluster finish as traders braced for more earnings reports from major U.S. companies this week. Investors are studying how companies have fared amid supply chain problems and higher costs and how consumers are dealing with higher prices for everything from food to clothing and gas. Natural gas and oil prices already were rising as the pandemic eased and demand increased, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine has added to price increases. Oil prices fell back Thursday.

Microsoft released a report on Wednesday detailing how Russian-backed hackers unleashed a series of cyber operations against Ukraine as early as March 2021. According to the report, at least six separate Russian-backed hacking groups have launched more than 200 cyber operations against Ukraine, including destructive attacks that have threatened civilian welfare. The report also found that the…

Russia Ukraine War Microsoft Cyberattacks FILE - A security surveillance camera is seen near the Microsoft office building in Beijing, July 20, 2021. Microsoft says cyberattacks by state-backed Russian hackers have destroyed data across dozens of organizations in Ukraine and produced a “chaotic information environment.” The company said in a report released Wednesday, April 27, that Russia-aligned threat groups were preparing long before the Feb. 24 invasion. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File) (Andy Wong)BOSTON — (AP) — Cyberattacks by state-backed Russian hackers have destroyed data across dozens of organizations in Ukraine and produced "a chaotic information environment," Microsoft says in a report released Wednesday. Nearly half the destructive attacks were against critical infrastructure, many times simultaneous to bombings and missile attacks, the report notes. Microsoft and Slovakia-based ESET helped them thwart an attempt earlier this month to cut power to millions of Ukrainians.

Microsoft says cyberattacks by state-backed Russian hackers have destroyed data across dozens of organizations in Ukraine and produced a “chaotic information environment.”.

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Financial Markets Wall Street FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Stocks are mixed in the early going on Wall Street Monday, April 18, 2022, as traders get back to work after a holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) (Seth Wenig)NEW YORK — (AP) — Stocks remained shaky in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday, following the previous day's sell-off. Bond yields have been rising throughout the year as investors prepare for higher rates, though they've eased over the last few days. Wall Street remains focused on inflation's path forward amid lingering threats from Russia's war against Ukraine and the virus pandemic.

Lauren Gardner, the head of global talent acquisition at Microsoft, has evaluated thousands of job candidates during her 31 years working for the tech giant.

Stocks attempt a rebound from Tuesday's plunge as we await earnings from several Club holdings.

The Dow dropped by more than 800 points as investors deal with a slew of concerns, including disappointing earnings and the prospect of sharply higher interest rates.

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The market is "getting a little more comfortable with a slowdown at best and recessionary fears at worst," said one analyst.

Microsoft's results could benefit from sales of Office 365 productivity software subscriptions from customers wanting to avoid getting hit with price increases.

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MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — A small group of Wisconsin-based video game workers can vote to form what could be the first union at a major U.S. video game publisher, a labor board official ruled. A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board on Friday ordered a May election for quality assurance workers at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software, which develops the popular Call of Duty game franchise. Microsoft in January announced its plans to buy the company for nearly $69 billion and has said it wouldn't interfere in unionization decisions. Friday's decision by Jennifer Hadsall, a regional NLRB director in Minneapolis, rejected Activision's push to have the election encompass a wider category of Raven workers — which could have diluted the unionizing group's vote. Activision Blizzard earlier in April said it would be converting nearly 1,100 part-time quality assurance jobs into full-time workers and raising their hourly wages to at least $20.

Earnings from Apple, Microsoft, Facebook-parent Meta and more highlight a week that also features major readings on inflation and the housing market.

A new report from Just Capital, which has measured corporate climate commitments in the past, lists corporate climate leaders in the Russell 1000 for 2022.

The increased spending reflects, in part, mounting pressure on Apple in Washington and abroad as it faces the prospect of greater regulation.

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Animoca Brands is investing aggressively to beat technology giants including Meta, Microsoft and Tencent in building a Web3 that decentralizes digital assets.

The message came one day after Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a keynote warning of the potential harms of a key antitrust proposal in Congress.

Christian Reber sold Wunderlist to Microsoft for a sum that was reported to be between $100 million and $200 million only to watch the company shut it down.

The declining shipment numbers during the first quarter are a marked difference from the torrid pace of sales growth the industry was posting during 2021.

A new WalletHub report identifies the best states for working from home, based on factors like internet cost, average home size and remote job availability.

Hamilton Ride FILE - Scott Hamilton arrives at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Los Angeles. Figure skating icon Scott Hamilton will sit atop a bike and cycle 444 miles in the Erase the Trace, a five-day ride along the Natchez Trace Parkway to raise money for cancer research. He'll be sitting atop a bike and cycling 444 miles Erase the Trace, a five-day ride along the Natchez Trace Parkway. Inspired by the story of Scott Williams, who is a GBM patient and reached out to the 1984 Olympic champion's Scott Hamilton & Friends organization a year ago for help in fundraising. "The hope, drive, and bravery of glioblastoma patient Scott Williams awakened a part of my heart that I hadn't realized needed awakening.

Figure skating icon Scott Hamilton will sit atop a bike and cycle 444 miles in the Erase the Trace, a five-day ride along the Natchez Trace Parkway.

Activision Blizzard also plans to bump up the minimum hourly rate for QA staff to $20 beginning April 17.

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An $18 million fund will provide relief to victims who endured harassment, pregnancy discrimination and related retaliation at Activision Blizzard since 2016.

The Defense Department wants to go in a new direction and use multiple cloud providers, rather than just one, after the JEDI contract went sideways.

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Google says its Chrome browser is vulnerable to a dangerous hack.

Google says its Chrome browser is vulnerable to a dangerous hack.

Sony is bundling its existing PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now services into one single subscription service called PlayStation Plus.

Britain Prince William Caribbean FILE - Britain's Prince William smiles during a visit to Microsoft HQ to learn how new AI scanning technology can increase detection of illegal wildlife products being trafficked through international airports, in Reading, England, Nov. 18, 2021. Prince William says he will support and respect whatever decision the people make as Caribbean nations debate their relationship with the British crown. (Steve Parsons/Pool Photo via AP, File) (Steve Parsons)LONDON — (AP) — As Caribbean nations debate their relationship with the British crown, Prince William says he will support and respect whatever decision the people make. During a speech in Jamaica, William expressed his “profound sorrow” for slavery but stopped short of offering an apology. The queen has been head of the Commonwealth throughout her reign and Prince Charles, William’s father, is her designated successor.

Prince William says he will support and respect whatever decision the people make as Caribbean nations debate their relationship with the British crown.

The Bronx — the legendary birthplace of hip-hop — is getting a museum dedicated to the music and culture.

Youthful cyber crime is not unusual, but these exploits aren’t like other malware attacks.

Microsoft said that it “will not stand in the way if Activision Blizzard recognizes a union.”

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Fortnite Epic Games has confirmed that proceeds from the first two weeks of Fortnite’s new season that launched Sunday, March 20, 2022, will be donated to humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. (Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)CARY, N.C. — Epic Games has confirmed that proceeds from the first two weeks of Fortnite’s new season that launched Sunday will be donated to humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. According to Epic, the fundraiser will remain active through April 3 and will include all “real-money purchases” in the game. Qualifying purchases also include retail gift card purchases, as long as they are redeemed during the two-week fundraising window, The Verge reported. Microsoft, meanwhile, will be “committing their net proceeds for Fortnite during this time, so that we can get more aid to the people of Ukraine,” the company stated.

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PlayStation-maker Sony is escalating its competition with Xbox-maker Microsoft by buying the video game studio behind one of Xbox’s hit games.

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Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo.

Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty.

Ukraine says Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced government websites and it alleged that Russia is engaged in a “hybrid war” against the country.

Microsoft says dozens of computer systems at an unspecified number of Ukrainian government agencies have been infected with destructive malware disguised as ransomware.

Microsoft says it is opening an inquiry into how it responds to workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination.

Britain's Prince William has appealed for innovators around the world to submit nominations for his Earthshot Prize, a competition aimed at finding new ways to tackle climate change.

Britain's Prince William has revealed some of his Christmas favorites in response to questions from children receiving cancer treatment at a London hospital.

Security pros say it’s one of the worst computer vulnerabilities they’ve ever seen.

Computer security experts around the world are racing to patch one of the worst software vulnerabilities discovered in years.

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The elite Russian state hackers behind last year’s massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign hardly eased up this year, managing plenty of infiltrations of U.S. and allied government agencies and foreign policy think tanks with consummate craft and stealth.

The Biden administration is asking a federal court to let it move ahead with a workplace rule that would require employees at larger companies to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face weekly testing.

An advisory issued by officials in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia warns that hackers linked to the Iranian government have been targeting a “broad range of victims” inside the U.S. with ransomware and other malicious cyber activity.

Microsoft has launched a digital immersive tour at the ancient birthplace of the Olympic Games in southern Greece.

Growth in Microsoft’s cloud computing business helped push the company's profit up 24% in the July-September quarter.

Microsoft says the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach continue to attack the global supply chain and have been targeting cloud service resellers and others.

After nearly seven years in China, LinkedIn says it will stop operating its localized version of the platform, replacing it with a jobs listing site.

Microsoft says it is shutting down its main LinkedIn app in China later this year following tighter government rules on internet companies.

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Microsoft is telling employees Thursday that their return to U.S. offices is delayed indefinitely until it’s safer to come back.

Microsoft says it’s fixed a flaw in its cloud computing platform that cybersecurity researchers warned could have enabled hackers to take over a database used by many big companies.

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Microsoft says employees must be fully vaccinated to enter the company’s U.S. offices and other worksites, starting next month.

New York is the nation’s first big city to announce it will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for indoor diners and gymgoers.

The divorce of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates has been finalized.

Meat processer Tyson Foods will require all of its U.S. employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming one of the first major employer of frontline workers to so amid a resurgence of the virus.

Three tech companies — Apple, Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet — reported combined profits of more than $50 billion in the April-June quarter, underscoring their unparalleled influence and success at reshaping the way we live.

The Biden administration is blaming China for a hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year.

Microsoft says it's blocked tools developed by an Israeli hacker-for-hire company that were used to spy on more than 100 people around the world, including politicians, human rights activists, journalists, academics and political dissidents.

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When U.S. law enforcement officials need to cast a wide net for information, they’re increasingly turning to the vast digital ponds of personal data created by Big Tech companies via the devices and online services that have hooked billions of people around the world.

The Justice Department says it has seized two domain names used in a cyberespionage campaign that targeted U.S. and foreign government agencies, think tanks and humanitarian groups.

Microsoft says the state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and think tanks this week.

The White House says it believes U.S. government agencies largely fended off the latest cyberespionage onslaught blamed on Russia intelligence operatives, saying the spear-phishing campaign should not further damage relations with Moscow ahead of next month’s planned presidential summit.

China’s internet watchdog has said it found Bytedance’s Douyin, Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn and 102 other apps were engaged in improper data collection and usage.

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Asian stock markets are lower after Wall Street hit a new record as investors looked ahead to this week's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting for reassurance interest rates will be kept ultra-low.

Six Russian technology companies have been slapped with sanctions by the U_S_ Treasury Department for supporting Kremlin intelligence agencies for engaging in “dangerous and disruptive cyber attacks."

Microsoft, on an accelerated growth push, is buying speech recognition company Nuance in a cash deal worth $16 billion.