Microsoft banned interns from being alone with ‘flirty’ Bill Gates: book
A shocking new book claims that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was like a “kid in a candy store” when it came to young interns at his software company, forcing executives to ban them from spending time alone with the billionaire. A forthcoming tell-all book by New York Times reporter Anupreeta Das paints a damning portrait […]
Microsoft reveals cyberattack triggered Azure outage that stalled emails, crashed Starbucks app
Tuesday’s global outage of Microsoft Azure, which affected a wide range of consumer services from reports of Outlook email delays to problems ordering on Starbucks’ mobile app, was caused by a distributed denial-of-service (DoS) cyberattack, the company said. Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform used by businesses and organizations around the world. Status Updates […]
Microsoft sends shockwaves through tech sector after signaling AI payoff will take longer
Microsoft on Tuesday said it expects lower-than-expected quarterly growth for its Azure cloud platform and that capital spending will rise this fiscal year, another sign that the payback on its big AI investments may take longer than initially thought. Shares fell 7% after the company gave its spending outlook on a conference call with analysts, […]
Microsoft beats revenue forecasts but poor performance of cloud services drags share price | Microsoft
Microsoft beat analysts’ expectations in its latest quarterly earnings report, reporting a 15% increase in revenue year over year on Tuesday. But growth in the company’s flagship cloud-computing service, Azure, fell short of expectations, sending Microsoft shares down as much as 7% in after-hours trading. The company was expected to report solid growth in its […]
Microsoft investigates new outages after global CrowdStrike debacle
Microsoft said Tuesday it is investigating outages affecting its 365 Office applications and services following the global CloudSteady disruptions earlier this month. The company said it was experiencing issues with some of its 365 services, preventing customers from using cloud-based apps like Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. “We are currently investigating access issues and performance degradation […]
Dow Jones Futures: Fed Meeting, Mag 7 Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft Earnings Loom – Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones futures fell ahead of the stock market open on Tuesday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures. The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting gets underway on Tuesday, followed by big earnings reports from the Magnificent Seven companies. apple (AAPL), Amazon (Amazon), Meta Platform (Meta) and Microsoft (MSFT) is due to be released […]
Delta to seek compensation from Microsoft, CrowdStrike over global outage
Delta Air Lines has hired a law firm to seek compensation from Microsoft and CrowdStrike over the global cyber outage that disrupted air travel around the world earlier this month. CNBC reported: Monday. The Atlanta-based airline has been the slowest of any major U.S. airline to recover after a technical outage that caused the cancellation […]
Microsoft or AMD: Deutsche Bank Chooses the Superior Tech Stock to Buy Ahead of Earnings – TipRanks
Over the past 12 months, market headlines have been dominated by technology, AI, and bull market news. It’s no secret that the explosive growth of AI has driven the rise of technology stocks on the market, but its success has led to the question: is this just a bubble? That question may be answered soon, […]
Microsoft to take hit as Fortune 500 suffers $5.4B in CrowdStrike losses: study
U.S. Fortune 500 companies excluding Microsoft are facing losses of $5.4 billion due to last week’s CrowdStrike outage, and Microsoft’s losses will add hundreds of millions more to the total. Cloud Insurance Company Parametrics Wednesday. A global technology outage caused by a faulty update to CrowdStrike security software crashed Microsoft Windows computers on Friday, forcing […]
Russia Brags Sanctions Helped It Avoid Microsoft Crash
Russia’s Ministry of Digital Communications said on Friday: Thanks to Russia’s resistance to Western sanctions, the global IT outage did not affect Russian airlines or banks. “At present, we have not received any reports of system failures at Russian airports,” the ministry said. Claimed. “The Microsoft situation reaffirms the importance of import substitution of foreign […]