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Microsoft announces that it will acquire gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. If the acquisition is successful, Activision Blizzard will become part of Xbox Game Studios, which will become the world's third-largest gaming company behind Tencent and Sony Interactive Entertainment.
2022-01-18

Microsoft announces that it will discontinue support for Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022.
2021-05-20

The number of new cases in Germany rises by 7,830 in the past 24 hours, a record for the third consecutive day.
2020-10-17

Microsoft issues an emergency patch for its Internet Explorer browser to close a vulnerability that allowed cybercriminals to install malware via boobytrapped websites.
2019-09-24

The German city of Augsburg is evacuated after a World War II-era explosive is discovered in the town. Explosive experts later defused the bomb.
2016-12-25

Microsoft announces a major vulnerability in Internet Explorer versions 6 to 11 that could enable hackers to gain access and user rights to its customers' computers.
2014-04-28

The European Commission fines Microsoft €561 million for failing to provide residents of the European Union with a selection of web browsers as an alternative to Internet Explorer.
2013-03-6

A court in the German city of Mannheim rules that Microsoft has infringed Motorola Mobility's patents and bans Xbox 360 gaming consoles and Windows 7 operating system from sale in Germany.
2012-05-2

Somali pirates release a German ship with 22 crew, eight months after it was seized near Oman.
2010-12-28

Microsoft issues a patch for a serious security hole in Internet Explorer 6 after France and Germany advised their citizens to change browsers.
2010-01-20