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Md Yousup Faruqu, new managing director for Microsoft Bangladesh

Microsoft has appointed Md Yousup Faruqu as its managing director for Bangladesh.
5 September 2021, 10:50 AM

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates leaves board

Microsoft on Friday announces that co-founder Bill Gates has left its board of directors to devote more time to philanthropy.
14 March 2020, 02:39 AM

Russian hackers went after conservative US groups: Microsoft

The Russian hacking unit that tried to interfere in the US presidential election has been targeting conservative US think tanks, Microsoft says.
21 August 2018, 13:38 PM

NGOs in Bangladesh now eligible for Microsoft charitable pricing

Microsoft introduces charitable pricing for the non-profit organisations (NGOs) in Bangladesh in line with its “Technology for social impact” initiative in a bid to accelerate their transformation.
14 June 2018, 11:40 AM

Microsoft expands program for women returning to work

Microsoft Corp is expanding a program designed to increase its hiring of women seeking to rejoin the workforce, following a rash of complaints about sexual harassment and gender discrimination at the world’s largest software company.
6 June 2018, 05:42 AM

Tech firms, including Microsoft, Facebook, vow not to aid government cyber attacks

Microsoft, Facebook and more than 30 other global technology companies announce a joint pledge not to assist any government in offensive cyber attacks.
19 April 2018, 07:31 AM

Microsoft says security patches slowing down PCs

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Tuesday that software patches released to guard against microchip security threats slowed down some personal computers and servers, with systems running on older Intel Corp (INTC.O) processors seeing a noticeable decrease in performance.
10 January 2018, 06:01 AM

The data-driven future is here

Next Step speaks to Cramstack, a data company with its very own business intelligence and analytics platform, about the data revolution in Bangladesh.
13 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Microsoft plans to cut thousands of jobs: Source

Microsoft Corp plans to cut "thousands" of jobs, with a majority of them outside the United States.
7 July 2017, 05:13 AM

Is Microsoft back in the game again?

We ask ourselves this question once every year, laugh and then go back to whatever else is worth the hype. The only exception is probably the Surface by Microsoft; which is a godsend. The Surface Studio launched on 26 October and our jaws dropped. The sleek design, the alluring curves, a 28-inch touch display – are certainly enticing. And the Surface Dial, which is albeit slightly gimmicky, might just have some application in the creative industry. It's a breath of fresh air in a market that's trying to sell matte black as an innovation.
30 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Microsoft to help track legalised marijuana sales

Microsoft has teamed up with California-based technology start-up Kind Financial, which helps businesses and government agencies track sales of legalised marijuana "from seed to sale".
17 June 2016, 05:29 AM

Facebook, Google will share info with govt: Minister

Facebook, Google and Microsoft will provide information related to any “unexpected incidents” within 48 hours after the government request.
12 June 2016, 09:22 AM

Microsoft-Facebook laying trans-Atlantic Internet line

Microsoft and Facebook announces they will work together to lay a high-speed Internet cable across the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
28 May 2016, 10:00 AM

Microsoft accused of Windows 10 upgrade 'nasty trick'

Microsoft has faced criticism for changing the pop-up box encouraging Windows users to upgrade to Windows 10.
25 May 2016, 03:21 AM

Microsoft tells UN more can be done to combat digital terror

Microsoft told the United Nations yesterday that technology companies can do more to combat digital terror, but warned there was no single solution to prevent terrorists from using the web.
12 May 2016, 12:04 PM

Bangladesh among nations most prone to malware attacks

Bangladesh including Pakistan, Indonesia, Palestine and Nepal attract the highest rates of attempted malware attacks, according to Microsoft.
6 May 2016, 10:55 AM

Microsoft sues US government over secret data requests

Microsoft is suing the US government over the right to tell its users when federal agencies want access to private data.
15 April 2016, 05:18 AM

Alumni Association of BRAC University honours industry leaders and recognises outstanding alumni works

The current executive body of Alumni Association of BRAC University on Friday organised the first ever alumni fest in the capital.
19 March 2016, 08:01 AM

Bihar welder’s son lands Rs 1cr job

Vatsalya Singh Chauhan of India, landed a Rs 1.02 crore job with Microsoft in the US and says cracking the five-round selection process ‘was not very difficult’.
7 February 2016, 06:17 AM

Microsoft buys UK AI firm SwiftKey

Technology giant Microsoft acquires UK-based artificial intelligence firm SwiftKey.
3 February 2016, 11:14 AM