Business Series

Sexual harassment affects business too, says Microsoft VP

“Not only should we be changing this because it’s the right thing to do, there’s a business impact to this and that just angers me."

23 January 2018

USA

Bill Gates 'regrets' this keyboard shortcut

What could billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates possibly regret? Well, a keyboard shortcut, it turns out.

21 September 2017

World News

Malware Monday as more WannaCry victims expected

More WannaCry victims expected as people return to work

15 May 2017

World News

Will WannaCry strike again?

Businesses around the world are preparing for a further cyber attack amid fears that a lull in the computer bug that halted production at car factories, operations at hospitals and work at schools and

14 May 2017

United Arab Emirates

In a land of no democracy the font is self-expression

Dubai has a microsoft designed font for self expression

1 May 2017

Business Series

Nintendo launches vital Switch console

Nintendo has launched its new Switch games console, which is crucial to the Japanese company's future.

3 March 2017

Business Series

Microsoft moves to address competition issues on LinkedIn takeover

Microsoft has offered concessions to EU antitrust regulators over its bid for social network LinkedIn.

16 November 2016

Business Series

Microsoft to raise prices over Brexit vote linked pound slump

Microsoft is to sharply increase the prices for some of its enterprise software and cloud storage in Britain after the value of the pound plunged.

24 October 2016

Economy

Gates puts the Bill in billionaire as his fortune jumps to $90 billion

According to the latest Bloomberg Billionaire's Index, Bill Gates is now worth $90 billion, putting him well clear of the second wealthiest individual Inditex founder Amancio Ortega.

23 August 2016

Sci-Tech

Microsoft designs smart mosquito trap to track Zika

Researchers are testing a smart mosquito trap they hope will help better track the spread of the Zika virus.

27 June 2016

Business Series

Microsoft in joint venture to track cannabis production

Microsoft is in the weed trade after the company entered a joint partnership with KIND Financial a seed-to-sale software provider that helps state and local governments track the cannabis business, ac

17 June 2016

Business Series

Slimmer Xbox One S shimmies on to the shelves in August

Microsoft has showcased its new Xbox One S, due to roll out in August.

14 June 2016

Economy

Microsoft splashes $26bn to get LinkedIn

Microscope has done a deal to buy LinkedIn Corp for $26.

13 June 2016

Spain

Faster internet speeds for Europe from Microsoft and Facebook

Europe will have faster internet speeds by the end of 2017.

26 May 2016

Business Series

Xbox 360 killed off

It's the end of an era for video gamers as the Xbox 360 console is being killed off by maker Microsoft after 11 years.

21 April 2016

USA

Cyberspace vs the State: Microsoft sues US govt in privacy row

The US Department of Justice has yet to respond to the filing of the lawsuit

15 April 2016

Business Line

Europe's problematic nuclear energy ambitions and Microsoft reaches out to penguins

In Business Line we examine the tensions within EDF over its plan to build a nuclear power station in the UK, and why Microsoft is reaching out to long-time rival Linux, the Penguin people.

9 March 2016

Europe News

Protesters blow whistles in Brussels to draw attention to the plight of whistleblowers and press freedom one year after Lux leaks

Activists from Oxfam and Eurodad gathered in Brussels to draw attention to the lack of protection for journalists and whistleblowers in the European Union.

4 November 2015

Economy

Google and Microsoft call lawsuit truce over patents

Google and Microsoft have agreed to bury the hatchet and end their long-running patent feud, dropping up to 20 legal cases in the United States and

1 October 2015

USA

Windows 10, three weeks on: the good, the bad and the ugly

It was launched on July 29, described by Microsoft as a “new era in personal computing” with a whole new philosophy in a “mobile first, cloud first

20 August 2015