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Netflix partnered with Microsoft in hopes of boosting its advertising tactics. But some seem to think Microsoft actually plans to buy Netflix.

Digital sandbox game Minecraft says “no” to NFTs. So, why is the platform is taking an anti-blockchain stance and banning NFTs? Here's what we know.

Internet Explorer, the original web browser launched by Microsoft in 1995, ends its gradual phase-out today. The company is pushing Microsoft Edge as its browser.

Microsoft wants to retain its labor force so its doubling its salary budget, which will also help its workers with inflated consumer prices.

Microsoft lead Satya Nadella is much more than just a chief executive. He’s also a dad of three kids, one of whom recently passed.

Microsoft sent huge shockwaves in the gaming industry by acquiring Activision earlier this week. Does that make the company's stock a good investment?

The FTC is overhauling merger guidelines for major companies. What changes are on the table? The new guidelines come right after the MSFT-ATVI merger announcement.

Microsoft announced that it will acquire Activision Blizzard. Did the company try to buy Nintendo before this deal? Microsoft sees gaming as a key growth driver.

Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard. What will happen to ATVI stock after MSFT acquires it? Many people want to know what to expect after the acquisition.

Twitter has appointed Parag Agrawal as its new CEO. How many Indian CEOs are there in the U.S. and why are they so successful?

Non-profit As You Sow has taken on Microsoft, and it's working. Here's an explainer on the fight for the right to repair.

On Sept. 14, Microsoft appointed company President Brad Smith as Vice Chairman. What's his net worth and how did he rise to the top?

Climeworks is a Swiss company that uses direct air capture technology to remove and permanently store carbon in a safe manner. Is it publicly traded?

Thinking about developing an app? Different fees on Apple, Google, and Microsoft app stores might factor into where you end up.

LinkedIn’s stock, which traded at $269 in February 2015, fell to one of its lows of $101.11 in February 2016.

Microsoft (MSFT) is behind only Amazon (AMZN) in the overall cloud space.

Electronic Arts’ (EA) Packaged Goods segment includes games created and published by the company for consoles, handheld devices, and PCs.

Salesforce continued its spree in December 2016 with its acquisition of Twin Prime, a startup focused on machine learning.

As of December 26, 2017, Microsoft (MSFT), with a market cap exceeding $650 billion, continued to be the largest software player. Oracle came in second.

In fiscal 3Q18, Microsoft’s capital expenditure was $3.5 billion, with most going toward data center expansion.

Earlier in the series, we discussed IBM’s improved position in the cloud space due to its prowess in the hybrid cloud space.

Amazon’s AWS is a fast-growing business for the company that saw its revenues rise by 55% YoY (year-over-year) to over $3.2 billion in 3Q16.

In September 2014, Microsoft (MSFT) announced its acquisition of Mojang, a Swedish company popular for its game Minecraft, for $2.5 billion.

Microsoft Teams for Office 365 Microsoft’s (MSFT) aim is to boost Office 365’s adoption by including new and efficient features. In fiscal 4Q17, to target education, Microsoft launched Microsoft Teams in Office 365. Microsoft Teams is a chat-centered workspace that requires the Office 365 subscription. It enables the members to access the team’s content instantly from […]

Intel Core M processors, or Lama Mountain, are expected to be available by the end of October 2014. They should lead to more design wins for Intel.

The Digital Media segment of Adobe (ADBE) provides tools and solutions that enable individuals, businesses, and enterprises to create, publish, promote, and consequently monetize their digital content anywhere.

AMD (AMD) provides customized silicon chip solutions to original equipment manufacturers (or OEMs). The chip solutions are found in a variety of products. They help product development.

In late February 2018, VMware announced its acquisition of CloudVelox, taking its hybrid cloud to the next level.

Microsoft and Nuance just announced a mega-deal. MSFT will be acquiring the latter for $19.7 billion. Should you buy Nuance (NUAN) stock amid the news?

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs share a lot in common in terms of their careers, net worth, and philanthropy.

Alphabet (GOOGL) has several branches, and Google is the branch that looks after its smart speaker business.

Microsoft’s cash and short-term investment balance of $136.9 billion was on the top of the list for the fourth straight quarter.

Many companies are shifting their focus toward AI, which has been increasing the competition for NVIDIA (NVDA).

Microsoft, Amazon, and other vendors are pursuing a $278.3 billion revenue opportunity in the global public cloud market, according to the latest Gartner estimates.

Are markets upbeat on potential tax reforms? The markets (SPY) (IVV) surged last week with the announcement of a phenomenal update on the corporate tax cut. The S&P and Nasdaq Comp gained ~2% in the week ended February 10, 2017. The Trump administration’s proposed tax cut is likely to boost the economy, though analysts have […]

In late 2016, Oracle (ORCL) launched the second generation of its IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) offering, Oracle Bare Metal Cloud.

In July 2015, investors poured approximately $23 billion in US ETFs with 50% of total investments in equity funds.

The US saw positive fund flows in 2014 due to a relatively better economic position.

SanDisk (SNDK) announced its 3Q15 earnings on October 21, 2015. The market reaction was positive, which showed a marginal increase of 0.16% in after-hours trading.

In 4Q14, AQR Capital raised its holdings in Apple (AAPL). AAPL constituted 1.46% of the fund’s fourth-quarter portfolio.

On February 24, Microsoft announced that it will acquire Xamarin, a mobile app platform provider. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

Twitter (TWTR) announced in mid-February that it would be dismantling its app for Apple desktop computers.

As the PC demand slowed, Intel started reducing its exposure in the CCG segment.

Apple (AAPL) was the biggest public company by market cap between 2011 and last November, when holding that title became a game of cat and mouse.

The mobile advertising market is expected to grow at a faster rate than the overall digital advertising market.

Earlier in this series, we discussed the factors that might impede Oracle’s (ORCL) dominance in the database space, which is also the company’s cash cow.

Snap (SNAP) is poised to release its second-quarter results amid speculations of the company taking a deeper plunge into gaming.

The company has now stopped including results from Microsoft’s Bing search engine through the Facebook search.

Tax office in Singapore Broadcom (AVGO), which has proposed to acquire Qualcomm (QCOM), currently maintains large corporate offices in both the United States and Singapore. However, Broadcom is incorporated as a Singaporean company, so its tax office is in Singapore. Last year, the company said that it was considering shifting its corporate headquarters, or tax base, to […]

The tech sector’s competitive edge So far in this series, we’ve discussed the potential effects of Trump’s proposed tax reform on prominent tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), IBM (IBM), and Amazon (AMZN). Tech companies continue to be preferred by investors due to their proprietary technological expertise and large cash balances. Their technical […]