The US and a coalition of allies on Monday accused China’s ministry of state security of a global hacking campaign, specifically attributing a large Microsoft attack disclosed earlier this year to hackers working on Beijing’s behalf.
Zoom Video Communications has announced a $14.7-billion all-stock deal to buy cloud-based call centre operator Five9 in its largest-ever acquisition, as competition intensifies in its core video-conferencing sector.
Microsoft will offer its Windows operating system as a cloud-based service, aiming to make it easier to access business apps that need Windows from a broader range of devices.
Microsoft has agreed to acquire RiskIQ, a security software maker, as the tech giant tries to expand its products and better protect customers amid a rising tide of global cyberattacks, sources said.
PC sales are booming, and despite the industry’s cyclical past, investors and the major PC makers believe strong computer demand will last for a long time to come. Not so fast!
Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft, has a net worth of more than $100-billion, making him the ninth person in the world to reach that lofty plateau.
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Jeff Bezos is leaving the rest of the world behind when it comes to wealth accumulation, reaching a record $211-billion net worth on Tuesday after Amazon.com shares rose 4.7%.
The Gauteng provincial government paid Microsoft $20.9-million, instead of R20.9-million, for software, costing the taxpayer millions of rand in exchange-rate losses, the Democratic Alliance has said.
The Pentagon has scrapped a $10-billion cloud computing contract awarded in 2019 to Microsoft after several years of wrangling between the government and some of the biggest US tech companies.