Aug 01 Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok’s U.S. business By Tali Arbel, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 11 Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in pausing face scans for police By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 27 Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Microsoft says it is pulling its investments from a controversial facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints. Continue reading
Feb 10 Amazon wants to question Trump over loss of military contract By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 14 After NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, Microsoft issues free fix By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The company said it has not seen any evidence that hackers have used the technique discovered by the NSA. Continue reading
Oct 04 Iranian hackers targeted a U.S. presidential campaign, Microsoft says By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press A company spokeswoman declined to identify those targeted, citing customer privacy. Continue reading
May 06 Microsoft offers software tools to secure elections By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Dubbed "ElectionGuard," the Microsoft kit will have early prototypes ready to pilot for next year's general elections. Continue reading
Jan 17 Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis By Gene Johnson, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 19 U.S. stocks slide as tech, internet companies sustain big losses By Marley Jay, Associated Press Apple, Microsoft and Amazon, the most valuable companies on the market, saw some of the worst losses Monday. Continue reading
Oct 12 Stocks rebound after two days of deep dives By Marley Jay, Associated Press Despite the uptick on Friday, major U.S. indexes still ended the week down about 4 percent, their worst weekly loss in six months. Continue reading