Microsoft

Microsoft’s Bid for TikTok was Rejected

ByteDance has selected Oracle as TikTok’s technology partner for its U.S. operations, The New York Times reported. This decision comes after President Trump issued an executive order that requires ByteDance to divest from its U.S. TikTok business withing 90 days…

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Security

Microsoft Warns of New Cyberattacks Targeting U.S. Elections

Microsoft warns that it has detected cyberattacks targeting people and organizations involved in the upcoming presidential election. This includes unsuccessful attacks on people associated with both the Trump and Biden campaigns. The activity we are announcing today makes clear that…

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amazon

DoD Reaffirmed JEDI Cloud Contract to Microsoft, Amazon Complains

The ongoing drama between Amazon and the Department of Defense about the JEDI contract continues, after a pause in August. Today, the Department of Defense announced that it has re-evaluated its decision to award the JEDI Cloud to Microsoft, and…

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Gaming

Xbox Series X Launches This November

Microsoft announced that Xbox Series X will launch in November of this year. No specific date was given, but its more information than we had before. In December of 2019, all we knew was it would available “holiday 2020”. That’s…

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Microsoft

Microsoft Announced Together Mode

Microsoft announced Together mode, a new feature in Microsoft Teams. This is one of many new features that are designed to make working remotely more streamlined, inclusive and engaging. It is also designed to reduce meeting fatigue. It makes sense…

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