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Microsoft’s board has named CEO Satya Nadella as chair, marking the first time a person has held both the positions since the company’s co-founder Bill Gates stepped down as chief executive in 2000. The change […]

Microsoft has unveiled the second generation of its augmented reality headset, HoloLens 2, a lighter, more capable, and slightly cheaper version of the original that it released three years ago. But perhaps most significantly, Microsoft […]

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died today from complications with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was 65. Allen said earlier this month that he was being treated for the disease. Allen was a childhood friend of Bill Gates, […]

As rumored, Microsoft is buying GitHub, the online open-source repository for $7.5 billion in stock. “Microsoft is a developer-first company, and by joining forces with GitHub we strengthen our commitment to develper freedom, openness and […]

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s first book “Hit Refresh” will give an account of his personal journey so far, the company’s ongoing transformation, and the coming wave of technological and economic change. Set to hit the […]

Microsoft is testing out its new Skype mobile interface in a desktop preview of the company’s communication app. The new radical Skype mobile design debuted back in June, and the reception hasn’t been positive. Despite […]

Microsoft has had a simple strategy for fighting Chromebooks: make low-cost Windows laptops that negate Google’s price advantage. However, it now looks to be extending that strategy to the operating system itself. Both Windows Blog […]

If you’re a PC gamer and not a Microsoft Windows Insider, you may want to sign up, as the latest Windows Insider Preview build is just for you. Microsoft has at last unleashed Windows Insider […]