Microsoft /tags/microsoft Microsoft en-US WLRN Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:30:00 GMT Video game testers approve the first union at Microsoft /economy/2023-01-04/video-game-testers-approve-the-first-union-at-microsoft Quality assurance workers at Microsoft's ZeniMax Studios began voting on a union in December. Microsoft pledged to remain neutral through the process and let employees decide if they want to join. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:30:00 GMT /economy/2023-01-04/video-game-testers-approve-the-first-union-at-microsoft Ayana Archie China's Microsoft Hack May Have Had A Bigger Purpose Than Just Spying /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-08-26/chinas-microsoft-hack-may-have-had-a-bigger-purpose-than-just-spying China broke into tens of thousands of email accounts in January. Now officials fear the breach wasn't just about spying. It was to build the next generation of artificial intelligence. Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:19:10 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-08-26/chinas-microsoft-hack-may-have-had-a-bigger-purpose-than-just-spying Dina Temple-Raston The U.S. Has Formally Accused China Of A Massive Cyberattack On Microsoft /news/2021-07-19/the-u-s-has-formally-accused-china-of-a-massive-cyberattack-on-microsoft The Biden administration, backed by U.S. allies, is publicly calling out Beijing for an attack this year on Microsoft's Exchange email server software that targeted computers worldwide. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:20:01 GMT /news/2021-07-19/the-u-s-has-formally-accused-china-of-a-massive-cyberattack-on-microsoft Scott Neuman As States Hustle To Distribute Vaccines, Big Business Offers A Boost Of Expertise /news/2021-01-29/as-states-hustle-to-distribute-vaccines-big-business-offers-a-boost-of-expertise Large corporations such as Starbucks, Honeywell, Microsoft, Costco and Google want to help states with planning and logistics. But the potential of these partnerships is hindered by supply problems. Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:18:54 GMT /news/2021-01-29/as-states-hustle-to-distribute-vaccines-big-business-offers-a-boost-of-expertise Will Stone What We Know About Russia's Alleged Hack Of The U.S. Government And Tech Companies /news/2020-12-22/what-we-know-about-russias-alleged-hack-of-the-u-s-government-and-tech-companies Microsoft says it has identified 40 government agencies, companies and think tanks that have been infiltrated. Most are in the U.S., but the breaches stretch around the globe. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:04:39 GMT /news/2020-12-22/what-we-know-about-russias-alleged-hack-of-the-u-s-government-and-tech-companies Bill Chappell, Greg Myre, Laurel Wamsley Microsoft Says 40 Customers Hit By Ongoing Hack Of Government Agencies /news/2020-12-18/microsoft-says-40-customers-hit-by-ongoing-hack-of-government-agencies Most of the Microsoft customers hit by the hack were in the U.S., but the rest were elsewhere in North America, and in Europe and the Middle East. Fri, 18 Dec 2020 14:41:56 GMT /news/2020-12-18/microsoft-says-40-customers-hit-by-ongoing-hack-of-government-agencies Jaclyn Diaz Microsoft Closes The Book On Its E-Library, Erasing All User Content /2019-07-07/microsoft-closes-the-book-on-its-e-library-erasing-all-user-content The move comes as a result of Digital Rights Management, an approach that allows companies to prevent piracy. Every purchased book will disappear this month. Sun, 07 Jul 2019 18:35:06 GMT /2019-07-07/microsoft-closes-the-book-on-its-e-library-erasing-all-user-content Josh Axelrod, Lulu Garcia-Navarro Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies At 65 /2018-10-15/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-at-65 Allen died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Seattle on Monday, according to his company, Vulcan Inc. Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:34:22 GMT /2018-10-15/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-at-65 Richard Gonzales, Barbara Campbell