Tech news Microsoft bought Genee, an AI start-up that schedules meetings Ghada Ismail Aug 23, 2016 0 Microsoft said on Monday it has agreed to acquire Genee, an artificial intelligence (AI) app that acts as a digital…
Tech news Microsoft just acquired gaming start-up Beam to boost Xbox Ghada Ismail Aug 13, 2016 0 Microsoft announced Thursday that it has acquired gaming company Beam, as the technology giant looks to continue to…
Industry & Trade Microsoft to finalise Egypt supplies e-linking project in 12 months: minister Ghada Ismail Aug 10, 2016 0 Microsoft is expected to complete the e-linking project for trading commodities in Egypt in 12 months, the…
Tech news Microsoft plans to cut 2,850 more jobs Ghada Ismail Jul 30, 2016 0 Microsoft said it would cut about 2,850 more jobs over the next 12 months, taking its total planned job cuts to up…
USA Nasdaq leads markets higher, biotech 2% higher Yomna Yasser Jul 20, 2016 0 U.S. stocks inched higher on Wednesday as Wall Street celebrated better-than-expected earnings off of a record week…
World Dow, S&P poised for record high on strong earnings Noha Gad Jul 20, 2016 0 Wall Street was set to open higher on Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 on track to hit fresh records, as…
Tech news Microsoft wins appeal over warrant for emails held abroad Ghada Ismail Jul 16, 2016 0 Microsoft won the reversal on Thursday of a court order requiring it to turn over to the U.S. government the…
Tech news GE, Microsoft partner to accelerate digital transformation for industrial customers Yomna Yasser Jul 12, 2016 0 General Electric GE (NYSE: GE) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced Tuesday a partnership that will make…
Tech news Microsoft gives up Finland phone unit Ghada Ismail Jul 12, 2016 0 Microsoft has confirmed it will close its mobile phone unit in Finland, cutting 1,350 jobs. The US software giant…
Tech news Complaints bring Windows 10 update change Ghada Ismail Jun 29, 2016 0 Microsoft is to offer "clearer options" for users upgrading - or not - to Windows 10. The move comes following…