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Microsoft announces that it will lay off 650 Microsoft Gaming employees as part of cuts to its workforce.
2024-09-12

In a report by "The Intercept", leaked documents reveal that the United States Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have conducted extensive efforts to influence big tech platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Discord, Microsoft, and Wikipedia in order to censor online information or posts considered by the U.S. government to be disinformation.
2022-11-1

Amazon files a lawsuit against the United States Department of Defense for awarding a US$10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft. The company had previously accused the Department of bias in their decision, given CEO Jeff Bezos has been a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump.
2019-11-22

Microsoft acknowledges that a Windows 10 update has stopped millions of webcams from working.
2016-08-22

Microsoft agrees to buy professional networking site LinkedIn for $26.2 billion (£18 billion).
2016-06-13

Microsoft officially concludes Windows XP after 12 years of support.
2014-04-9

Microsoft acknowledges and plans to address complaints with its Windows 8 operating system – changes will be available later this year.
2013-05-7

An influential investor and stock trader, David Einhorn, demands the resignation of Steve Ballmer, the CEO of software giant Microsoft, speaking at the Ira W. Sohn Investment Research Conference.
2011-05-25

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen pledges the majority of his estimated $13.5 billion fortune to philanthropy after his death.
2010-07-16

The German government asks its citizens to stop using Microsoft's web browser Internet Explorer to protect their own security.
2010-01-16