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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

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

The world's largest annual video game industry event E3 2020 is officially cancelled due to concerns over the coronavirus. The highly anticipated event was scheduled to take place on June 9, ahead of major console launches for Microsoft and Sony.
2020-03-11

Microsoft officially ends support for the Windows 7 operating system. Microsoft says its Windows 7 users can still use their computers, but warns they will be at "greater risk for viruses and malware".
2020-01-14

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

The software company Microsoft internally promotes Satya Nadella to be its next CEO and appoints John W. Thompson as its chairman.
2014-02-4

Microsoft purchases Nokia's mobile device division for $7.2 billion.
2013-09-3

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

Microsoft announces that it is purchasing Internet phone service Skype for US$8.5 billion.
2011-05-10

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