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Microsoft brings contactless payments to Windows 10 phones
June 22nd, 2016
Following the lead of Apple, Google and Samsung, Microsoft is bringing contactless payments to Windows 10 mobile phones. Initially only available to ‘Windows Insiders’ in the US with Lumia 950, 950 XL and 650 handsets, the new feature lets ...
The Law firms that advised on Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn
June 14th, 2016
On June 13, 2016, Microsoft and LinkedIn Corporation, the world’s largest professional network with more than 433 million members in 200 countries and territories around the globe, announced a definitive agreement for Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for approximately $26.2 ...
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion; LNKD shares jump 47%
June 14th, 2016
Microsoft announced a $26.2 billion deal on Monday to acquire professional social platform LinkedIn for $196 per share. Shares of LinkedIn surged 47 percent after the announcement to near $193, while Microsoft’s stock was down 3.2 percent. Trading in Microsoft had been ...
Microsoft to trim smartphone business, plans to cut 1,850 jobs
May 25th, 2016
Microsoft said today it will trim down its smartphone business by cutting 1,850 jobs, most of them in Finland, and write down $950m from the operation. The US company entered the phone business in 2014 by buying Finnish firm ...
Nuspay Selects Microsoft Azure for Next-Gen Digital Currency Platform
May 5th, 2016
Nuspay, a technology leader in global digital currency announced that it has selected Microsoft Azure for its Next-Gen Digital Currency Platform. Microsoft Corp. delivers more than 200 cloud services, including Bing, MSN, Outlook.com, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype, Xbox Live ...
Citi taps Microsoft HoloLens for virtual reality trading
April 8th, 2016
Citi has been playing around with Microsoft’s HoloLens holographic headset, building a virtual workstation that lets traders view data as 3D images. Developed with virtual reality design studio 8ninths, the Holographic Workstation prototype uses Microsoft HoloLens to help better ...
R3 banking blockchain consortium partners with Microsoft Azure
April 5th, 2016
The R3 distributed ledger consortium of 40-plus global banks has chosen Microsoft Azure cloud to host its labs and provide its members with easy access to those firms already added to Azure’s Blockchain as a Service platform. R3 named ...
Microsoft, Google Join Rivals to Back Apple in FBI Fight
March 4th, 2016
Tech competitors argue privacy, security threatened in case San Bernardino shooting victim among those supporting Apple Tech giants including Microsoft Corp. and Google set aside often fierce rivalries to back Apple Inc. in its fight against a judge’s order ...
Microsoft buys UK AI firm SwiftKey
February 3rd, 2016
UK-based artificial intelligence firm SwiftKey has been acquired by Microsoft, the company has confirmed. The Financial Times reports the deal is worth $250m (£174m). SwiftKey is known for its predictive keyboard, which can be found installed on millions of ...
Russian watchdog to inspect Microsoft, McDonald’s for compliance with personal data law
January 12th, 2016
The regulator plans to hold over 1,000 scheduled inspections of compliance with the law on keeping of Russian users’ personal data on servers in Russia Central Federal District Department of the Russian IT and communications regulator will inspect a ...
