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1.6KANTITRUSTBill Gates Says No To Big Tech Breakup
Bill Gates isn’t in support of breaking up the biggest U.S. tech companies. That idea was introduced by U.S. Sen. and Democratic...
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2.6KSecurity & FraudFacebook Berated By Microsoft; Presses To Fight Tech Thieves
Microsoft President Brad Smith is concerned about how thieves are weaponizing tech, and he is berating Facebook for allowing it to fester...
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3.5KPersonnelFormer Head Of Apple’s Siri Signs On With Microsoft
Former Apple Siri leader Bill Stasior was named Microsoft corporate vice president of technology and will collaborate with Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott,...
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5.5KIntelligence of ThingsiRobot On Cleaning Up Smart Home Security
With more than 8.6 billion connected devices in use worldwide, the appetite for IoT is only growing, with the technology being put...
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3.3KBiometricsGoogle Moves Beyond The Password With Biometrics
Step by step on the journey to getting rid of the password — and with Google, now a leap? Amid a series...
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2.7KMarketsBig Tech Pummeled On News Of China’s Currency Slide
U.S. stocks took their biggest hit of the year, with the country’s largest tech companies getting hit the hardest. CNBC reported that...
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1.7KSubscription CommerceDeep Dive: Online Gaming Struggles With Subscription Competition
The video game market was one of the first to move into the subscription economy, even before gaming went online. Companies like...
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1.7KB2B PaymentsMicrosoft Helps UAE Trade Finance Bank Digitize
Microsoft is collaborating on a digital overhaul of a United Arab Emirates-based trade finance bank, Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank, a press release announced...
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2.0KHealthcareNew Tool To Provide Digital Access To Patients’ Health Records
Technology giants Apple, Microsoft and Google are teaming up with a number of healthcare providers to test out the CARIN Blue Button...
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2.9KPartnerships / AcquisitionsBlueTalon Data Privacy Firm Acquired By Microsoft
Microsoft has acquired a data privacy and governance service called BlueTalon, according to a report by TechCrunch. BlueTalon helps companies determine and...
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2.8KArtificial IntelligenceMicrosoft Backs Musk’s AI Firm With $1B Funding
Microsoft and Elon Musk’s OpenAI company are teaming up to improve the way artificial intelligence (AI) works and use it to solve...
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3.5KData DiveData Dive, Breaches And Security Blips Edition: KeyBank, Microsoft And Bulgaria
As temperatures nationwide heated up, the world of payments and commerce followed suit. Between the commerce explosion that was the celebration of...
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4.4KSecurity & FraudEx-Microsoft Employee Accused Of Stealing Millions In Digital Currency
A former Microsoft engineer named Volodymyr Kvashuk was arrested and charged with mail fraud for allegedly stealing millions in digital money from...
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2.1KPartnerships / AcquisitionsMicrosoft And AT&T Announce $2B Digital Tie-Up
AT&T and Microsoft have announced a partnership worth billions that would let the communications giant use Microsoft’s Azure cloud system for its...
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2.2KRetailRetail Pulse: Macy’s Collaborates With Brands For STORY; Kohl’s Accepts Amazon Returns
Brick-and-mortar retailers are opening experiential concepts by working with other brands as they look to engage consumers with experiences instead of products. Macy’s,...
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2.1KRetailMicrosoft To Open First European Store In London
As Microsoft looks to bolster its physical presence and compete with other firms that offer unique brick-and-mortar experiences for shoppers, the tech...
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2.3KRegulationTech Firms Push Back Against Proposed UK Content Regulations
Global tech companies like Google and Facebook have started lobbying against the U.K.’s proposed “duty of care” rules meant to prevent online...
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1.5KMobileGates: Microsoft Lost Costly Opportunity To Android
Looking back at a time when the market was moving toward mobile, Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates said his biggest mistake was not...
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2.6KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Microsoft Hops On Hyperledger, IBM Upgades Blockchain
Microsoft announced that it has joined Hyperledger. “We believe that developing standards and open specifications, as well as collaborating on implementations of...
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3.1KAuthenticationDeep Dive: Striking A Balance In Digital ID Security
Digital identification technology continues to advance, bringing both benefits and drawbacks. It’s undeniably advantageous to the world economy, with a recent study...
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2.5KAuthenticationDigital ID: Balancing Convenience And Safety
Consumers must prove themselves multiple times per day. When checking email, shopping online, paying bills or accessing medical records, users need backup...
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2.9KInnovationMicrosoft To Boost ‘Power Platform’ With AI, Blockchain
Microsoft is expected to announce Monday (June 10) enhancements to its Power Platform during its two-day Microsoft Business Applications Summit. According to...
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2.2KInnovationInfosys And Microsoft Team Up For Smart Buildings
Digital services and consulting company Infosys is teaming up with Microsoft to deliver smart buildings and spaces (SB&S) initiatives for construction, architecture,...
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1.9KBiometricsMicrosoft Removes Facial Recognition Database From Internet
Microsoft has reportedly removed from the internet a database of 10 million faces which it had been using to train facial recognition...
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2.2KSecurity & FraudNSA Issues Warning About BlueKeep
The National Security Agency (NSA) has released an advisory, urging Microsoft Windows administrators and users to make sure they are using a...
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2.6KRetailRetail Pulse: Microsoft To Open London Flagship; Walmart Hires Tech Exec
Technology companies are opening brick-and-mortar stores to let customers try out their products in real life. Microsoft, for instance, plans to open...
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2.1KB2B PaymentsBlockchain Hits The Road (Literally)
Blockchain is hitting the road as Honda and GM link on a project tied to electric vehicles and smart grids. Separately, South...
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2.7KB2B PaymentsACH Logs 9 Pct B2B Payments Growth In Q1
Amid the movement from paper processes and checks to electronic means of getting funds where they need to go, the ACH Network...
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2.6KSecurity & FraudMicrosoft Says Computer Bug Could Be Exploited By Malware
Microsoft has warned that a patched computer bug affecting some of the older versions of Windows could be used as a weapon...
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4.2KB2B PaymentsPepsi Supply Chain Jolt Via Blockchain
As blockchain moves farther afield from crypto connections, supply chain tracking gains traction, with Pepsi noting a significant efficiency boost in a...
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2.3KBiometricsSan Francisco Facial Recognition Tech Ban Wins Support
Officials in San Francisco voted Tuesday (May 14) to ban the use of facial recognition technology by city workers in an 8...
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2.2KInternationalMicrosoft To Launch $100M Development Center In Africa
Microsoft has announced plans to open its first development center in Africa. Over the next five years, the tech giant will spend...
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Data Dive, New Rules Edition: Starbucks, San Francisco And Card Interest Rate Caps
Ralph Waldo Emerson is credited with saying that if one were able to build a better mousetrap, the world would beat a...
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Bitcoin Daily: Hackers Steal $2.4M In Crypto Via SIM Cards; GE Uses Blockchain In Aircraft Supply Chain
GE Aviation is working with Microsoft Azure to launch an aircraft parts blockchain. TRUEngine, as the project is known internally, would monitor...
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2.2KAuthenticationMicrosoft Passwordless Biometric Authentication Is Now FIDO2 Certified
Microsoft has announced that Windows Hello, its password-free biometric authentication system, has been FIDO2 certified, according to reports. FIDO2 is a cryptography-based...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsStarbucks Eyes Supply Chain Tracking Via Blockchain
Starbucks seeks to track its supply chain with a bit more transparency through blockchain, from farm to cup. Meanwhile, the Monetary Authority of...
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4.7KArtificial IntelligenceMicrosoft, Starbucks Team On AI-Powered Predictive Orders
Starbucks is teaming up with Microsoft on AI-powered projects that will do everything from gathering customer preferences to connecting coffeemakers. This isn’t...
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4.7KBlockchainMicrosoft Launches Azure Blockchain Service
Microsoft has announced the launch of Azure Blockchain Service, which simplifies the formation, management and governance of consortium blockchain networks. The news comes after...
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3.3KSecurity & FraudMicrosoft CISO Says Passwords Are Useless
Microsoft‘s chief information security officer (CISO), Brett Arsenault, believes that when it comes to protecting companies and individuals from cyberattacks, passwords are typically...
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3.5KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: SEC Halts BTGN Trading; Scammers Target Crypto Users On Microsoft Outlook
A venure that would make it easier for consumers to pay for purchases in bitcoin is applying for a license from New York state...
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6.1KPartnerships / AcquisitionsMicrosoft Acquires Express Logic To Boost IoT
Microsoft announced that it has acquired Express Logic, a leader in real-time operating systems (RTOS) for Internet of Things (IoT), and in edge...
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6.3KSecurity & FraudMicrosoft Admits Breach Of Web-Based Email Accounts
Microsoft, the Redmond, Washington software giant, confirmed to reporters over the weekend that its web-based email services were hacked. According to reports citing...
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3.7KInnovationMicrosoft Expands Azure IP Program, Donates 500 Patents To LOT Network
Microsoft announced Thursday (March 28) that it is expanding its Azure IP Advantage program, providing developers building Internet of Things with solutions...
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5.7KSecurity & FraudMicrosoft: State-Sponsored Hackers Siphoned Money From Several FIs
Microsoft’s lastest cybersecurity report has revealed that state-sponsored hackers have attacked several financial services firms, managing to steal “large sums of cash.”...
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4.6KB2B PaymentsTrueCommerce Launches Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Integration
TrueCommerce has announced an Advanced Sales, Purchasing and Warehouse integration with Microsoft‘s Dynamics 365 Business Central. As a provider of trading partner connectivity,...
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3.2KAppleEx-Microsoft Exec To Lead Apple Smart Home Unit
Sam Jadallah, the former CEO of defunct smart lock company Otto, has been hired to head up home initiatives — including HomePod...
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4.1KArtificial IntelligenceMicrosoft President, Pope Talk AI
Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith and Pope Francis met for 30 minutes on Wednesday (Feb. 13) to discuss “artificial intelligence...
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3.2KEarningsEarnings By The (Lots Of) Numbers
Earnings, earnings everywhere, and so what do the numbers tell us? Across eCommerce, across payments giants, across social media, the last several...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsEnterprise Cloud, Security Drive Microsoft’s Q2 Earnings
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella emphasized the enterprise’s digital transformation as a key driver of the company’s growth, as the technology...
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3.5KBiometricsMicrosoft CEO Backs Facial Recognition Regulation
With concerns mounting over the use of facial recognition technology to monitor people and intrude on privacy, Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella...
