Microsoft

Revolutionary app shutting down after two decades – here’s the date

The video call app that changed communication is shutting down after 20 years. Microsoft will let users switch to Teams for free, deciding to stop maintaining two similar services.

Microsoft announces a tiny processor that will change the world

The company unveiled Majorana 1 – an advanced processor capable of performing complex calculations at incredible speed.

By YINON BEN SHUSHAN
04/03/2025

Microsoft employees protest company giving tech to IDF

The protest was due to Microsoft providing the IDF with sophisticated AI models and its Azure cloud computing platforms.

Skype's final call set for May as Microsoft prioritizes Teams

When Microsoft bought Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion the service had about 150 million monthly users, in 2020, it had only 23 million.

By REUTERS
28/02/2025

Microsoft study warns AI reliance may erode critical thinking skills at work

extended use of generative AI leads to decreased critical thinking ability among employees, study finds.

Report: Microsoft and Oracle in talks to acquire TikTok's operations

After a turbulent week: Tech giants Oracle and Microsoft are in talks to purchase TikTok, aiming to save the popular app from being banned in the U.S.

By YINON BEN SHUSHAN
07/02/2025

Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok

The reported talks mark the second time that Microsoft has been in the frame to acquire TikTok.

By REUTERS
28/01/2025

Is this the product that will revolutionize cloud security alert management?

IONIX launches a tool to help security teams prioritize alerts generated by cloud security platforms, initially supporting Wiz, Palo Alto, and Microsoft products.

By WALLA! TECH
20/11/2024

Microsoft honors late employee with scholarships for women in tech

The scholarships will be donated this year in memory of Lior Dovrat, an employee from the “Costo” team at Microsoft Israel R&D who died from cancer. 

Microsoft fires two employees after they held non-permitted vigil to Palestinian 'martyrs'

The two men, both originally from Egypt, were protesting the use of Microsoft technology by Israel.

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