Sep 04 Amazon becomes second company to top $1 trillion. What does that mean? By Gretchen Frazee Amazon’s stock price hit 2,049 per share late Tuesday morning, putting its valuation above $1 trillion, before dropping back down. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 4:18 Microsoft sounds alarm on Russian hacking attempts Russia’s hacking of the 2016 elections came as a surprise to many, including the tech industry itself, which was lacking in its initial response. But with the midterms less than three months away, tech giants are increasingly sounding the alarm… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 6:34 News Wrap: Microsoft reveals latest Russian hacking attempt In our news wrap Tuesday, Microsoft said it had foiled the latest attempt by Russian hackers ahead of November’s midterm election. The tech giant announced that it had removed fake versions of the websites of the U.S. Senate and two… Continue watching
Aug 21 Microsoft uncovers more Russian attacks ahead of midterms By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The company said Tuesday that a group tied to the Russian government created fake websites that appeared to spoof two American conservative organizations: the Hudson Institute and the International Republican Institute. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 8:42 How Microsoft’s CEO has ‘hit refresh’ in business and in life By PBS News Hour What are the hard questions that CEOs need to grapple with in order to renew and rethink business? Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his new book, “Hit Refresh,” as well as how he’s learned empathy from… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 5:16 When should the government reveal cyber flaws to tech companies? By PBS News Hour If the government can detect that there is a hole in a company's software that makes it vulnerable to attack, do they have an obligation to tell that company, even if it gives away the government's tool for conducting surveillance?… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 9:21 Microsoft’s president says global cyberattack is a ‘wakeup call’ By PBS News Hour A global ransomware attack has hit more than 200,000 victims, such as hospitals and schools, in more than 150 countries since Friday. The virus takes advantage of a security flaw in Microsoft's Windows operating system, which the company patched in… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 6:12 Website USAFacts offers a new way to follow your tax money By PBS News Hour When we pay taxes, where does the money go? Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer not only wondered; he decided to make a new research tool to make that information available to the public. USAFacts is an interactive website that lists… Continue watching
Jul 09 Apple, Microsoft, HP among companies shunning GOP convention By Brandon Bailey, Associated Press Donald Trump has promised to liven up this year's Republican National Convention. But some of America's biggest corporations are bailing on the party. Continue reading
Jun 13 Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion By News Desk Microsoft Corp. said Monday it was buying professional networking website LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, sending LinkedIn stock market shares soaring. Continue reading