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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority approves Microsoft's takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard.
2023-10-13

Microsoft announces that it will cut 10,000 jobs, around 5% of its global workforce, amid a slowdown in consumer spending.
2023-01-18

Microsoft ends support for Windows 8.1 and security updates for Windows 7.
2023-01-10

Microsoft announces a $1.5 billion investment in Italy, as part of its expansion of cloud computing services around the world.
2020-05-8

Linux kernel developers, Apple, Google and Microsoft release emergency patches for their products to mitigate ZombieLoad.
2019-05-14

Microsoft announces its upcoming Windows 10 consumer version preview for January 21.
2014-12-12

Microsoft agrees to buy Swedish company Mojang, the makers of Minecraft, for US$2.5 billion.
2014-09-15

The Guardian obtains a copy of a document from April that reveals that the NSA is mining data using PRISM, spying on the e-mails and web activities of American citizens through direct access to Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, YouTube, Skype, Yahoo, Paltalk and AOL. The Guardian's report does not state from whom they obtained the document.
2013-06-6

Microsoft announces their eighth generation console, the Xbox One.
2013-05-21

Microsoft completes its acquisition of Internet phone company Skype for US$8.5 billion.
2011-10-14