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Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it has selected Microsoft Corp as technology and sales partner for its planned ad-supported subscription plan.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Wednesday that he plans to donate nearly all his wealth, and will no longer be among the world's richest people.

The layoffs come after the tech giant cut its fourth-quarter revenue and profit guidance for fiscal year 2022, citing "unfavorable" foreign exchange rate movement.

Microsoft is retiring Internet Explorer on Wednesday, fulfilling last year's promise to shut down the once-dominant browser and redirecting users to its Edge browser.

The tech giant's $68.7 billion acquisition of the embattled video game publisher is expected to close in fiscal year 2023.

Russian employees at Microsoft and IBM have been caught in the crosshairs of the tech giants' ongoing response to the country's invasion of Ukraine

HoloLens co-creater Alex Kipman is resigning from Microsoft following allegations that he watched VR pornography at a meeting in front of female colleagues.

Microsoft is now forecasting diluted earnings per share in the range of $2.24 to $2.32 and revenue in the range of $51.94 billion to $52.74 billion for its fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced on Tuesday afternoon that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is "experiencing mild symptoms."

The offerings are included as part of the tech giant's new service category, Microsoft Security Experts, which combines human-led services with expert-trained technology to help organizations achieve better security outcomes.

Bobby Kotick, the chief executive of Activision Blizzard Inc., could walk away with as much as $520 million after Microsoft Corp. completes its planned purchase of the videogame company.

The deal is expected to close in fiscal year 2023, subject to customary closing conditions and the completion of a regulatory review.

Microsoft reported profit and revenue that topped analysts’ projections, while Google parent company Alphabet Inc. reported that Google Cloud's growth rate in the first quarter fell slightly on Tuesday.

Alphabet unit Google, Meta and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new internet rules agreed between European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Saturday.

In-game advertisements could be coming to Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Sony's Playstation 5 later this year for the first time.

Activision Blizzard is cooperating with federal investigations into trading by friends of its chief executive shortly before the gaming company disclosed its sale to Microsoft Corp, it said in a securities filing on Friday.

A lawyer for California's civil rights agency has resigned over what she alleged were undue attempts by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his office to interfere in a state lawsuit against video game giant Activision Blizzard.

The tech giant emphasized in a blog post Tuesday evening that "no customer code or data was involved in the observed activities."

The tech giant is also "stopping many aspects of our business in Russia" in compliance with sanctions from the United States, European Union and United Kingdom."

Melinda Gates is opening up for the first time about her ex-husband Bill Gates’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and the disgust she felt when she came face-to-face with the disgraced late financier herself.