2023-01-19
In the wake of announcing over 10,000 layoffs, Microsoft will also reduce its HoloLens goggles business as it scales back work on a headset for the U.S. Army that Congress declined to fund this year. https://www.stripes.com/...
GeekWire
Memo: Microsoft plans to lay off 10,000 employees through March 31, reducing its headcount by less than 5%, and take a $1.2B charge tied to severance and more
Yesterday, Microsoft announced it would be the latest tech … Esther Shein / TechRepublic : Microsoft will lay off 10,000 employees Ana Kessler / 80 Level : Microsoft Is Laying Off ...
2022-01-15
The move is welcome, but analysts said it seems aimed to send a signal that such cooperation would cease if the United States and Western allies impose sanctions in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. https://www.stripes.com/...
Reuters
Russia's FSB says it detained and charged REvil ransomware gang members at the request of the US; source: Russian citizens won't be handed over to the US
Russia's FSB security service conducted a special operation against ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States …
2021-06-06
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 Tiananmen Square in 1989. https://www.stripes.com/...
VICE
Microsoft says Bing is not displaying image results for “tank man” on the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre due to “accidental human error”
showing the long column of tanks that he held up. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/... @starsandstripes : Microsoft Corp. blamed “accidental human error” for its Bin...
2021-03-10
More than 200 sites in 30 states are being connected through an online platform to match providers with those willing to be on standby for COVID-19 vaccines, with half a million Americans requesting to be notified when doses become available nearby. https://www.stripes.com/...
Bloomberg
A look at Dr. B, a service that will algorithmically match US providers of COVID-19 vaccines who have extra doses with people who want them, now in 30 states
Riley Griffin / Bloomberg :