• SUBSCRIBE
  • Menu Item
  • Menu Item
  • Menu Item
The North State Journal
  • News
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Features
  • Business
  • About
September 29, 2023

Microsoft

Article

Pentagon splits $9 billion cloud contract among 4 companies

December 9, 2022 Tara Copp and Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Google, Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon will share in the Pentagon’s $9 billion contract to build its cloud computing network, a year after accusations of politicization over the previously announced contract and a […]

Article

Netflix to rely on Microsoft for its ad-backed video service

July 15, 2022 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix has picked Microsoft to help deliver the commercials in a cheaper version of its video streaming service expected to launch later this year with a pledge to minimize the intrusions into […]

Article

So long, Internet Explorer. The browser retires today

June 15, 2022 Richard Jacobsen, Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Internet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture. As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate — and a few still […]

Article

Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B

January 18, 2022 Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, as it seeks an edge in the fiercely competitive businesses of mobile gaming and virtual-reality technology. The […]

Article

Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates about flirting in 2008

October 20, 2021 The Associated Press

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft executives in 2008 warned Bill Gates to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee but dropped the matter after he told them he would stop, the company revealed Monday. The […]

Article

Microsoft exec: Targeting of Americans’ records ‘routine’

July 9, 2021 Erick Tucker, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal law enforcement agencies secretly seek the data of Microsoft customers thousands of times a year, according to congressional testimony last week by a senior executive at the technology company. Tom Burt, […]

Article

Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft

July 6, 2021 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon said Tuesday it canceled a disputed cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion. It will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon and […]

Article

Microsoft debuts Windows 11, first major update in 6 years

June 25, 2021 Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Microsoft has unveiled the next generation of its Windows software, called Windows 11, that has sleeker visual features and is more open to third-party apps. The newest version of Microsoft’s flagship operating system announced Thursday […]

Article

Microsoft says “tank man” image blocking due to human error

June 7, 2021 Zen Soo and Frank Bajak, Associated Press

HONG KONG — Microsoft Corp. blamed “accidental human error” for its Bing search engine briefly not showing image results for the search term “tank man” on the anniversary of the bloody military crackdown in Beijing’s […]

Article

Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract

May 18, 2021 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon is reconsidering how to make a massive shift to cloud computing, officials said Monday, suggesting it could scrap the so-called JEDI contract potentially worth $10 billion that was awarded to […]

Posts navigation

1 2 … 4 »

The Latest

  • State superintendent lays out student achievement concerns, discusses recent charter board policy

    September 29, 2023
    RALEIGH —North Carolina State Superintendent Catherine Truitt said she will continue to focus on helping students overcome pandemic learning loss and is concerned with the N.C. State Board of Education’s recent end-run around the new [...]
  • Bulls fade as Norfolk Tides ride wave to IL title
    September 28, 2023
  • Third-period rally gives Hurricanes second straight preseason win
    September 27, 2023
  • This fall TV season, there’s no new ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ or ‘Law & Order.’ Here’s what’s coming instead
    September 21, 2023
  • THE WORD: A flower that will adorn any garden
    September 16, 2023
  • Governors, Biden administration push to quadruple efficient heating, AC units by 2030
    September 29, 2023
  • LGC officially turns control back over to Robersonville
    September 28, 2023
  • Bulls fade as Norfolk Tides ride wave to IL title
    September 28, 2023
  • LGC officially turns control back over to Robersonville
    September 28, 2023
  • Rumors fly that U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson will enter NC Attorney General race
    September 28, 2023
  • The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally
    September 28, 2023
  • Leandro appeal takes step closer to NC Supreme Court return
    September 28, 2023
Current Print Issue
The Whole State. The Whole Story.
Contact Us
Home
News
Subscribe
Site Map
Follow on Facebook

© 2022 — North State Media LLC