Windows gets rusty
Now it will never sleep
Software King of the World, Microsoft, has announced that it is starting to offer its engineers courses in crab-themed language Rust.
Microsoft has a crack at guessing UK weather
A good bet is that it will rain
The Met Office is working with Microsoft to build a weather forecasting supercomputer in the UK.
Discord gives up on Microsoft
Vole will do a deal with one of the four horses of the Apocalypse instead
Messaging platform Discord has ironically ended deal talks with Microsoft after failing to reach an agreement.
Microsoft releases home-work webcam and surfaces
Basic and affordable
Microsoft's long-awaited new webcam is finally here, alongside several accessories designed for the work from home era.
Microsoft has bought Nuance
As expected
Microsoft agreed to acquire Nuance Communications, a leader in speech to text software, for $19.7 billion.
Microsoft needs extra intelligence
Writing a $16 billion cheque for Nuance Communications
Microsoft is close to buying artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications for $16 billion.
Microsoft submerges cloud servers in liquid
Apparently, it improves things
Microsoft is starting to submerge its servers in liquid to improve their performance and energy efficiency.
Microsoft scores $21.88 billion AI headset contract
Making augmented reality headsets for the US army
Software king of the world Microsoft has won a contract to sell the US Army augmented reality headsets based on its HoloLens product and backed by Azure cloud computing services.
Gen Z not so sure about remote work
Microsoft survey reveals
A new study from Microsoft found that among the more than 31,000 workers it surveyed, 73 percent hoped remote work options would continue when the pandemic ends, but Gen Z were not happy about it.
Microsoft wants Discord
More than $10 billion
Microsoft is in talks to buy messaging platform Discord for more than $10 billion.