The Latest Breaking News from Microsoft

Activision Blizzard to pay $18 million to victims of harassment and discrimination

Activision Blizzard agreed to set up an $18-million fund for employees who experienced sexual harassment or discrimination, pregnancy discrimination or retaliation as part of a settlement with a federal employment agency on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022

New PlayStation Plus price, tiers, and launch date for Sony's Game Pass rival

This is everything we know about Sony's subscription service that will take on Microsoft's successful Xbox Game Pass.

Inverse · Mar 29, 2022

Is 'Halo' A Hit For Paramount+? Here's The Record It Broke

Among the video game franchises to get an adaptation to a show or movie is Halo, a popular franchise from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). The new show is breaking records for one streaming company.

Benzinga · Mar 29, 2022

Surface Laptop Studio review: Microsoft’s top new quirky portable PC

Part laptop, part drawing tablet, part workstation, there’s nothing quite like this Windows 11 machine

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022

IONQ Stock Gains On Q4 Revenue Beat, FY22 Revenue Outlook Above Consensus

IONQ Inc (NYSE:IONQ) reported fourth-quarter revenue of $1.65 million, beating the consensus estimate of $1.14 million. Total contract bookings were $1.5M (115% beat) in Q4. Loss from operations expanded to $(10.84) million, compared to $(4.93) million a year ago. EPS fell to $(0.39) from $(0.04) in 4Q20. Adjusted EBITDA loss widened to…

Benzinga · Mar 28, 2022

Microsoft Security Chief Suggests Mandatory Steps To Secure Metaverse

Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) new security chief, Charlie Bell, strongly urged to build protection from hackers and criminals in the emerging metaverse. Hackers could make genuine-looking avatars making it hard to resist. Bell warned against the possibilities of an avatar of a teller in a virtual bank lobby seeking information or a CEO avatar…

Benzinga · Mar 28, 2022

Microsoft Ex-Employee Raises Corruption Charges In Middle East, Africa

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) fired some employees and terminated partnerships concerning bribery allegations in its sales efforts in the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reports. A former Microsoft manager Yasser Elabd, who worked throughout the Middle East and Africa from 1998 to 2018, made the allegations public after being fired. Elabd alleged that Microsoft…

Benzinga · Mar 28, 2022

$100 Invested In Microsoft 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 22.22% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 36.17%. Currently, Microsoft has a market capitalization of $2.31 trillion.

Benzinga · Mar 28, 2022

Microsoft Whale Trades For March 28

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Microsoft. Looking at options history for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) we detected 38 strange trades.

Benzinga · Mar 28, 2022

The "race-obsessed liberal" nightmare

Writer Wajahat Ali stopped by "Salon Talks" to discuss his new book, incarceration, Ukraine and white privilege

Salon · Mar 27, 2022