Microsoft agrees to transparency on sexual harassment
At last, something that Apple will not copy
Software King of the World, Microsoft, said its shareholders had approved a proposal by Arjuna Capital, which sought a report from the software firm on the effectiveness of its policies to battle sexual harassment in the workplace.
Microsoft in antitrust hot water again
Tame Apple press rejoices
Microsoft has managed to stay out of the antitrust problems faced by Big Tech such as Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook, but it now appears that it is going to have a little monopoly allegation all its own for its legal teams to play with.
Schleswig-Holstein dumps Vole in favour of open source
LibreOffice replaces Microsoft Office
The north-German state of Schleswig-Holstein plans to switch to open-source software, reports Mike Saunders from LibreOffice.
Microsoft worried about Activision Blizzard’s reputation
Head of Xbox is reviewing the relationship
Microsoft's head of Xbox said he's "evaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard and making ongoing proactive adjustments", in light of the recent revelations at the video game publisher.
Microsoft wants to keep older games in circulation
Emulation will do the trick
Microsoft's vice president of gaming, Phil Spencer, wants the gaming industry to work toward a common goal of keeping older games available to modern audiences through emulation.
Microsoft cuts x64 emulation in Windows 10
Now only possible in Windows 11
Software King of the World Microsoft has confirmed that x64 emulation will no longer be offered in future Windows 10 Insider Preview builds (or release builds).
Microsoft ties Windows 11 SE to its hardware
It will not allow it to be installed on other PCs
Software King of the World Microsoft might be onto a winner with its the $250 Surface Laptop SE but it is keeping its software locked into its hardware.
Office 365 will get integrated AI
What are you writing Dave?
Microsoft is introducing what it calls a "set of natively integrated AI experiences" across Microsoft 365.
Big Tech needs to work with regulators better
Microsoft says they need to solve problems rather than create them
Software king of the world and former evil empire Microsoft has called on its fellow dark knights in the industry to stop putting profits over concerns about privacy and monopolies.
Microsoft working on its own metaverse
Will probably fail, and be copied by Apple, where it will be a huge success
Software King of the World Microsoft is working on its own version of the Metaverse which will feature such evolutionary things like Powerpoint and Excel.