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August 18, 2025

Microsoft

Business

Sony’s new $500 PlayStation 5 will launch Nov. 12

September 19, 2020 Mae Anderson, Associated Press

Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 video game console will cost $500 and launch Nov. 12, the company said Wednesday, setting up a holiday battle with Microsoft’s Xbox Series X over whose new console will turn up […]

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TikTok owner picks Oracle over Microsoft as US tech partner

September 14, 2020 Matt O'Brien and Tali Arbel, Associated Press

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as the American tech partner that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the deal who […]

Article

Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of disputed JEDI deal

September 8, 2020 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon reaffirmed Microsoft as winner of a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion, although the start of work is delayed by a legal battle over rival Amazon’s claim that the […]

Article

What does Walmart see in TikTok? Millions of young shoppers

August 31, 2020 Joseph Pisani and Tali Arbel, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Walmart may be the world’s largest retailer but it has mostly failed in its efforts to break Amazon’s online dominance. Could TikTok, a fast-growing 3-year-old app filled with goofy videos, be the […]

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Walmart may join Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok

August 27, 2020 Joseph Pisani and Zen Soo, Associated Press

Walmart said Thursday it may join Microsoft to buy the U.S. business of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration. Microsoft and TikTok declined to comment Thursday. […]

Business

Microsoft back in the smartphone business with its new Duo

August 12, 2020 Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Microsoft is back to selling smartphones for the first time since it abandoned its mobile business more than four years ago. The company began taking orders Wednesday for the Surface Duo, a new dual-screen Android […]

Business

Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy US arm of TikTok

August 3, 2020 Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Microsoft confirmed Sunday it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok and has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about […]

Business

Slack files anti-competitive complaint vs. Microsoft in EU

July 23, 2020 The Associated Press

Workplace chatting service Slack has filed a complaint in the European Union against Microsoft, accusing the software company of anti-competitive behavior. Slack said Wednesday that Microsoft illegally bundles its Microsoft Teams messaging product, which is […]

Business

Microsoft to permanently close all physical stores

June 27, 2020 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Microsoft said Friday it is permanently closing nearly all of its physical stores around the world. Like other retailers, the software and computing giant had to temporarily close all of its stores […]

News

Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in pausing face scans for police

June 12, 2020 Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM. Microsoft’s president and chief counsel, Brad Smith, […]

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