Tag: Microsoft
US OKs Microsoft’s $16B Purchase Of Nuance
US antitrust regulators have approved Microsoft's deal to buy artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications, according to a filing made by Nuance...
Microsoft Plans To Lower to Developers Fees
Microsoft will decrease the share of money it charges independent developers that publish PC games on its online store, starting in August, reported The...
UK Software Firm Launches Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft
UK-based pre-owned software license reseller ValueLicensing has filed a lawsuit in the London High Court against Microsoft for abusing its dominant position in the...
Microsoft’s $22B US Army Deal Advances
Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar deal to build customized versions of its HoloLens goggles for the US Army is moving forward, one year after the Senate considered...
Former Microsoft Antitrust Pro Joins New Startup
Two former longtime executives at Microsoft have reunited at Truveta , a startup co-owned by 14 major US health providers that aims to improve patient...
Microsoft Considers $10B Xbox Maker Discord Buy
Microsoft is in talks to buy messaging platform Discord for more than US$10 billion, Bloomberg News reported.
Discord has reached out to potential buyers and...
Microsoft’s LinkedIn Halts New Registrations In China To Improve Compliance
Microsoft’s professional networking site LinkedIn, one of the few US social networks available to mainland Chinese users, is pausing new member registrations in the...
Microsoft & Google Spar Over Treatment Of News Outlets At Subcommittee...
Microsoft and Google sparred Friday over their practices and treatment of news outlets in a battle between antitrust targets of past and present, reported...
EU OKs Microsoft’s Bethesda Acquisition
The European Union approved Microsoft’s US$7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax, the parent company of iconic video game publisher Bethesda Softworks.
The European Commission, the executive...
Microsoft’s Brad Smith To Testify At Antitrust Hearing: Axios
Microsoft president Brad Smith will testify before a House antitrust subcommittee hearing Friday, March 12, about tech antitrust and the news media, sources familiar with...
