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Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard is big news, but there are a lot of other changes happening. Let’s dive in.

Microsoft announced that it will review the effectiveness of its sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies.

Microsoft is joining Black Friday mania as always, and it even has a few deals ahead of the official November 19 sale.

*Brrring-brrring!* "Hello? What's that? You say you have some nifty, collectible Microsoft telephone cards from Japan to talk about? Do tell!"

Microsoft’s pandemic-era lift shows no sign of slowing, with the software giant reporting a net income of $20 billion on revenues of $45.3 billion.

A new report from Microsoft accuses Russia of launching cyberattacks against technology service providers in the global IT supply chain.

Activist shareholders have convinced Microsoft to dramatically expand its “Right to Repair” efforts by the end of 2022.

Google has unveiled a new push in its sustainability initiative and has updated services like Maps, Nest, and Flights to support these efforts.

The Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse is made of 20 percent recycled ocean plastic, and it comes in a 100 percent recycled box.

The Microsoft board of directors has approved company president Brad Smith to be its new vice chairman. He will continue as president.

Grammarly is a must-have utility for all web and mobile users, and now it’s going to get even broader support in other apps.

The South Korea Fair Trade Commission today fined Google $177 million for abusing its dominant market position.

Bowing to the inevitable, Microsoft revealed today that it no longer has a timetable for its employees to return to the office.

Microsoft announced that it will acquire Clipchamp, a web-based video editor. But it’s unclear how the tool will be integrated into existing offerings.

Did you know there are Microsoft relics residing in the Smithsonian Institution and Google Arts & Culture? Come on in and see some of them for yourself!

This is the story of Microsoft's part in a deck of playing cards that currently sells for $800!

With his promotion to Windows lead, it was perhaps inevitable that Surface veteran Panos Panay has moved into the Microsoft Senior Leadership Team.

After a meeting with the U.S. president, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has agreed to quadruple cybersecurity spending over five years.

Microsoft’s next Ignite conference will be just as virtual as the previous two, unfortunately. It’s being held from November 2 to 4.

Over 1000 web apps created with Microsoft’s Power Apps inadvertently exposed the data from over 38 million users thanks to a misconfiguration.

This week, Amazon was awarded a $10 billion National Security Agency (NSA) cloud contract.

Microsoft will require its employees and all others to be fully vaccinated before they can return to its U.S. office locations in October.

Microsoft has recorded another monster quarter with a net income of $16.5 billion on revenues of $46.2 billion for the quarter ending June 30.

The United States, in concert with the EU, UK, and NATO, has formally charged China with orchestrating the attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers.

Microsoft has acknowledged the third printer-related vulnerability in Windows in the past month or so.

Microsoft announced this morning that it will acquire RiskIQ, which makes threat intelligence and attack surface management solutions.

The US Department of Defense said today that it was canceling Microsoft’s award of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract.