Data | Layoffs by IT firms in the U.S. will greatly impact H-1B workers from India

Data | Layoffs by IT firms in the U.S. will greatly impact H-1B workers from India

Layoffs: People take a photo at Meta corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California on November 9, 2022. – Facebook owner Meta will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in the most difficult changes made in Meta’s history, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg | Photo Credit: JOSH EDELSON In 2020, the number of people […]

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Microsoft Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5 launched in India: How to pre-order

Microsoft Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5 launched in India: How to pre-order

While Microsoft first announced its latest lineup of Surface laptops over a month ago, so far they have not been available for purchase. That changes today, with the Redmond-based company announcing that the Surface Laptop 5 and Surface Pro 9 are now available for pre-order via Amazon.in, Reliance Digital, Croma, and Vijay Sales, and select […]

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Morning Digest | Kerala moves to remove Governor as Chancellor of universities; level of groundwater extraction lowest in 18 years, finds study, and more

Morning Digest | Kerala moves to remove Governor as Chancellor of universities; level of groundwater extraction lowest in 18 years, finds study, and more

Kerala moves to remove Governor as Chancellor of universities The State Cabinet on Wednesday resolved to request Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan to promulgate an ordinance removing him as the sole chancellor of State universities. Former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Ministers from previous Gujarat administration opt out of Assembly election Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, his […]

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Microsoft’s  billion Activision bid faces EU antitrust probe

Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision bid faces EU antitrust probe

Microsoft may have to offer concessions to address EU antitrust concerns about its $69 billion bid for “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard after regulators opened a full-scale investigation on Tuesday and warned about the impact of the deal. The U.S. software company, which announced the deal in January, is betting Activision’s stable of games […]

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Now you can add pictures from Android phone in Microsoft Word; here’s how

Now you can add pictures from Android phone in Microsoft Word; here’s how

Microsoft has rolled out a new feature to Office Insiders that allows inserting images directly from an Android phone into Word for web documents and PowerPoint for web presentations. Most people click photos from their smartphones these days, so it makes sense to simplify the process of transferring images to PCs since the usual methods, […]

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer wants Call of Duty on the Nintendo Switch

Xbox boss Phil Spencer wants Call of Duty on the Nintendo Switch

Earlier this year, Microsoft said it would acquire Activision Blizzard – the gaming giant responsible for bringing us the Call of Duty series. Since then, there has been speculation if Microsoft will make COD exclusive to Xbox. Recently, Microsoft’s head of gaming and Xbox Phil Spencer commented on the matter during the WSJ Tech Live […]

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Microsoft launches developer-focused Mac mini-like PC with ARM processor

Microsoft launches developer-focused Mac mini-like PC with ARM processor

Microsoft has started selling an ARM-powered Mac Mini-like desktop PC  that is designed to help developers build and create apps for Windows on ARM machines. Codenamed Project Volterra, the tech giant unveiled the concept earlier in May this year. Dubbed Windows Dev Kit 2023, the device is available in eight countries which include Australia, China, Canada, […]

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Microsoft powers up search for Chinese gaming hits in race against Sony

Microsoft powers up search for Chinese gaming hits in race against Sony

Microsoft Corp is stocking up on Chinese video game content to emulate Sony Group Corp’s success with “Genshin Impact”, sources said, solidifying China’s transition from a land only of players to a hub of blockbuster developers. The U.S. software giant and Japan’s vanguard of technology have for some years been offering big money to small […]

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