Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok’s U.S. business
The potential deal would be a victory for both companies, making Microsoft Corp. a major player in the social media arena and providing relief to TikTok and its parent company, Bytedance Ltd., a target of President Donald Trump’s.
Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in pausing face scans for police
Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM.
Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup
Microsoft says it is pulling its investments from a controversial facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints.
Amazon wants to question Trump over loss of military contract
The Pentagon awarded the cloud computing project to Microsoft in October. Amazon later sued, arguing that Trump's interference and bias against the company harmed Amazon's chances of winning.
The company said it has not seen any evidence that hackers have used the technique discovered by the NSA.
A company spokeswoman declined to identify those targeted, citing customer privacy.
Dubbed "ElectionGuard," the Microsoft kit will have early prototypes ready to pilot for next year's general elections.
As the tech industry Microsoft brought to the region has boomed with the expansion of Amazon and other companies, the cost of housing has soared.
Apple, Microsoft and Amazon, the most valuable companies on the market, saw some of the worst losses Monday.
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