Elon Musk

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Elon Musk X Rebranding Twitter May Attract Legal Suits

Elon Musk who recently announced a new logo and rebranded Twitter to 'X' might face a legal suit due to copyright issues. According to sources, companies including Meta and Microsoft already have intellectual property rights to the same letter. Moreover, the alphabet ‘X’ is so widely used and cited in trademarks that it would be rare for Twitter if it managed to transform into ‘X’ without any legal complications.

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 - 03:35 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Elon Musk, Twitter, X Brand, Legal Suits, Microsoft

Courtesy: Live Mint

Elon Musk,- Satya Nadella

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Elon Musk Accuses Microsoft Of Data Theft Of Twitter

Elon Musk wrote to Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft. In the letter, the Twitter owner accused the Microsoft of using the data of Twitter, illegally. In a major development, the micro-blogging site alleged that the tech giant softwares is using the data of its users on Twitter and asked to stop immediately. The letter was dated May 19, confirmed inside sources.

Fri, 19 May 2023 - 03:12 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Data Theft, Twitter, Elon Musk, Microsoft, Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella

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No Salary Hike For Microsoft Employees This Year

Weeks after Microsoft layoffs caused resentment; the Satya Nadella-led tech giant is reportedly not planning to give any salary hike(s) this year. As per a report, Microsoft Corp is reducing its budget for bonuses and stock awards this year. The announcement came as a major drawback for employees, hoping for a hike in salary. Microsoft CEO Nadella said, "This year the economic conditions are very different across many dimensions.

Fri, 12 May 2023 - 09:02 AM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Microsoft, Tech giant, salary hike, Economic Conditions, Satya Nadella

Courtesy: Outlook India

Microsoft Outlook Lite App

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Microsoft Launches Outlook Lite App For Android Phones With Less RAM, Storage

Microsoft released Outlook Lite in a few markets. It is the "lite" variant of the main application for budget smartphones with minimal RAM and storage, but it may lack some functionality found in the main app. The software is compatible with Android handsets with 1GB of RAM. Users should be aware that the app, like the lite versions, are not accessible on iPhones.  

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 - 01:00 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Microsoft, Outlook Lite App, android phones, Storage, Ram

Courtesy: India Today

Internet Explorer tombstone

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After Microsoft Shuts Internet Explorer, Fan Makes Tombstone In Its Honor

Microsoft ended complete service of Internet Explorer on June 15, after 27 years. The browser was the first point of access to the internet. In South Korea, a fan, Jung Ki-young, created an Internet Explorer gravestone. He spent a month and 430,000 won ($330) creating and commissioning a gravestone with Explorer's "e" logo and the English epitaph: "He was a good tool to download other browsers" to mourn its demise.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 - 06:38 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Microsoft, internet explorer, South Korea, tombstone, fan

Courtesy: DNA India

Microsoft Internet Explorer

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Microsoft Announces Retirement Of Its Oldest Browser, Internet Explorer After 27 Years

After 27 years of service, Microsoft declared the closure of its oldest browser, Internet Explorer. It was initially launched in 1995 as a Windows 95 add-on package. Later, the business began to incorporate the browser in the pack for free. From June 15, Internet Explorer will be completely inaccessible. As it couldn't compete in the marketplace, Internet Explorer had deteriorated into a default browser for installing alternative browsers… read-more

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 - 02:25 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Microsoft, internet explorer, Windows, Web browsers, competition

Courtesy: LatestLY

Microsoft logo

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Telangana Govt & Microsoft To Set Up Largest Data Centre

Microsoft and Telangana government announced to establish India's largest data centre with an investment of Rs 15,000 crores in Hyderabad. The new data centre will be spread across Chandanvelly, Ellikatta and Kottur, will be the fourth centre, as three others are in Pune, Mumbai and Chennai. The new data centre will help enterprises, start-ups, education and government institutions and will enhance the IT sector growth in Telangana,… read-more

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 - 10:46 AM / by Rupsa Debnath

Tags: Microsoft, Telangana, telangana government, Microsoft Corp, Data centre

Courtesy: ANI

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO

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Microsoft CEO's Son Zain Nadella Dies At 26; Microsoft Grieves Loss

Microsoft Corp. informed that Zain Nadella, son of CEO Satya Nadella and wife Anu, died on March 1. Zain Nadella was 26 years old and was born with cerebral palsy. The CEO emailed his executive staff about the death of Zain and asked them to hold him in their thoughts and prayers, and give them space to grieve their loss. 

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 - 01:18 PM / by Rupsa Debnath

Tags: Microsoft, Satya Nadella, Death, Microsoft Corp, Zain Nadella

Courtesy: Hindustan Times

Metaverse.

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Big Tech Giants Getting Prepared For the Upcoming "Metaverse"

Big technology companies planned on building a Metaverse, which companies believe to be the next big revolution of the internet. Meta is an open virtual environment with digital avatars in real-time, explains Sai Krishna V K, co-founder of Flipkart. Facebook has also planned to hire 10,000 people to work on the project. It can reportedly allow you to meet your friends in a cafe in a virtual environment.  

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 - 06:24 PM / by SAM RAHUL RAJASHEKHAR

Tags: metaverse company, Facebook, Microsoft, virtual environment, Startups

Courtesy: The Indian Express

CNBC, Portrait image of Microsoft and apple logo

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Microsoft Surpasses Apple To Become World's Most 'Valuable Company'

As Apple's shares fell by approximately 2%, Microsoft became the world's most valuable company. As per reports, the supply chain issue in the company lead to a significant loss for Apple, as the shares dropped by 1.8 percent, gaining 2.48 trillion dollars during the market… read-more

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 - 03:32 PM / by SAM RAHUL RAJASHEKHAR

Tags: Apple, Microsoft, international stock market, Tim Cook, Bill Gates

Courtesy: Reuters