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Indian CEOs need to build inclusive tech capabilities: Satya Nadella
Mon, Feb 24, 2020
Stating that the last decade saw emergence of the aggregators, he asserted that aggregators are not enough alone. "We need to ensure that digital interventions lead to broadening of productivity." Nadella stated that 72 per cent of jobs for software engineers in India are outside of the technology industry.
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Microsoft opens new engineering and innovation hub in Noida
Mon, Feb 17, 2020
The IDC-NCR will be home to Microsoft`s engineering teams across various technology groups, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and research group, Cloud and enterprise group and experience and devices Group, along with core services engineering and operations.
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Microsoft officially ends support to Windows 7 after a decade
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
After the debut in 2009, Microsoft is finally ending support for Windows 7, the popular OS that continues to run on millions of devices globally. Microsoft had been notifying users since last year and starting today, a full-screen notification will appear for Windows 7 users, warning them about the end of support, The Verge notes. To encourage users to upgrade to the newer Windows 10 platform, Microsoft is offering a free year of post-retirement updates to Windows 7 customers with active Windows 10 subscriptions. Even as Microsoft has ended support, it is expected to take a year or two to bring down the market share of Windows 7 which stands at a massive 26 per cent.
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Indians can't use Microsoft Cortana mobile app from Jan 31
Tue, Dec 24, 2019
Confirming once again that Microsoft was killing off its virtual assistant Cortana for Android and iOS and removing Cortana from its Launcher app for Android from January 31, the company now says the app will continue in the US only.
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Surprise! This man has beaten Bill Gates as world's 2nd richest man! Amazon chief Jeff Bezos' No. 1 spot under threat
Tue, Nov 26, 2019
Forbes List: Bernard Arnault net worth is around $108 billion, reports real-time wealth rankings tracked by Forbes. Bill Gates net worth stands at $107 billion while Jeff Bezos net worth is just above $110 billion.
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Proud moment for India! Satya Nadella named Fortune's Businessperson of the Year 2019
Wed, Nov 20, 2019
Microsoft`s India-born CEO Satya Nadella has grabbed the top spot in Fortune`s "Businessperson of the Year 2019" list. Other Indian-origin CEOs in the Top 20 list are Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga (8th spot) and Santa Clara, California-based computer networking company Arista`s head Jayshree Ullal (18th position).
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Ola, Microsoft Research to measure real-time air quality in Delhi-NCR
Mon, Nov 18, 2019
In a bid to support the government`s efforts to combat air pollution, private cab aggregator Ola and Microsoft Research on Monday joined hands to measure real-time street level air quality data in Delhi-NCR.
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Boss of wealth! Richest person on Earth is Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates - Setback for Amazon boss Jeff Bezos | What led to this?
Sat, Nov 16, 2019
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates officially surpassed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at world's richest person on Earth with a net worth of $110 billion -- according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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