Advertisement

Readers like you keep news free for everyone.

More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.

Support us today
Not now
Sunday 4 June 2023 Dublin: 13°C

# Microsoft

Last month
May 2023
# tech layoffs
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn to cut over 700 jobs and close China app
LinkedIn was one of the few US technology companies to successfully operate a social media site in China, where the internet is heavily regulated.
10.0k
0
Updated
May 9th 2023, 1:06 PM
This year
2023
# games industry
Microsoft's €62bn buyout of Call Of Duty-maker Activision-Blizzard is blocked by UK regulator
Microsoft and Activision have both said they will appeal the decision.
6.6k
4
Apr 26th 2023, 2:44 PM
# tech layoffs
Microsoft to cut additional 60 jobs from Irish workforce
It comes a month after the company cut 120 jobs in Ireland as part of global cost-cutting measures announced in January.
7.7k
4
Mar 6th 2023, 1:00 PM
# tech lay offs
Microsoft Ireland staff informed of 120 job losses
Last month, the tech giant announced that it would cut around 10,000 jobs globally.
11.2k
0
Updated
Feb 9th 2023, 4:28 PM
# chat gpt
Microsoft and Google go head-to-head with new products aimed at winning AI tech battle
The two Silicon Valley titans are rushing into the space after the ChatGPT bot caught the imagination of web users around the world.
10.7k
4
Updated
Feb 8th 2023, 3:54 PM
# microsoft teams
Microsoft investigating issues with Teams and Outlook as thousands report disruption
Users have been having difficutli
16.7k
12
Jan 25th 2023, 9:16 AM
# Davos
Varadkar says Ireland will be affected by Microsoft job losses
Varadkar is attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.
23.3k
10
Updated
Jan 19th 2023, 1:43 PM
# Microsoft
Microsoft says it will axe 10,000 employees over poor economy
The tech stalwart cut jobs twice last year.
24.7k
12
Updated
Jan 18th 2023, 2:42 PM
Last year
2022
# Tax Haven
Microsoft avoids paying tax in many countries by using Irish subsidiaries, study finds
Microsoft Singapore Holdings posted profits from dividends of €23.1 billion in 2020 but announced a tax liability of just $15.
22.7k
24
Oct 13th 2022, 8:20 AM
# Passwords
Apple, Google and Microsoft agree to support ‘passwordless’ sign-ins
The technology giants have said they will back a new sign-in standard that could replace written passwords.
22.5k
15
May 5th 2022, 5:05 PM
# good information
Is the metaverse the internet of the future? Or 'an old idea that's never worked'?
“The world will see the metaverse for what it is: mostly lame,” says one critic.
18.9k
24
Feb 21st 2022, 8:00 PM
All time
# A taxing matter
Ireland is holding out on the historic global deal on corporate tax. Why? And at what cost?
Ireland is one of just nine countries out of 139 to reject the deal.
18.2k
27
Jul 2nd 2021, 4:53 PM
# Microsoft
Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are ending their marriage
The couple have been married for 27 years.
58.6k
33
May 4th 2021, 7:17 AM
# Microsoft
Microsoft says Russian hackers are 'stepping up' cyberattacks targeting US presidential campaigns
Tech giant Microsoft said today it has detected and thwarted a number of hacking attempts in recent weeks.
15.0k
19
Sep 10th 2020, 10:55 PM
# China
China accuses US of 'political suppression' after Trump's executive order targeting TikTok
The order comes into effect in 45 days and appears to ban transactions with the Chinese owners of the app.
35.8k
59
Updated
Aug 7th 2020, 10:10 AM
# tiktok
Explainer: TikTok is on the block but why has Donald Trump given Microsoft 45 days to make a bid?
A September deadline looms for the blockbuster acquisition.
18.6k
13
Aug 4th 2020, 4:03 PM
# Social Media
Microsoft reportedly in advanced talks to buy US TikTok operation
The reports emerged as US President Donald Trump said he would ban the Chinese-owned app in the US.
21.1k
26
Aug 2nd 2020, 8:02 AM
# stepping down
Bill Gates quits Microsoft board to spend more time on philanthropy
He started the company with Paul Allen in 1975.
25.0k
58
Mar 14th 2020, 12:22 PM
# Study
Amazon, Microsoft and Intel may be putting world at risk through killer robot developments, study says
The report surveyed major players from the tech sector about their stance on lethal autonomous weapons.
24.6k
30
Aug 22nd 2019, 10:54 AM
# Startups and tech
Voice-control startup SoapBox Labs is working with Microsoft to prove its tech can go global
It is running a pilot in 20 schools that will help children with their literacy skills.
282
0
Mar 14th 2019, 11:43 AM
# RIP
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer aged 65
The billionaire founded the software giant with Bill Gates in the 1970s.
26.7k
13
Oct 15th 2018, 11:44 PM
# tham luang caves
'Primal fears come out': The conditions inside the Thai cave and how the rescuers are getting the boys out
Brían MacCoitir of the Irish Cave Rescue Organisation says the rescue mission is one of the most complex he has ever seen.
58.8k
13
Jul 9th 2018, 9:12 PM
# security risks
Spectre and Meltdown: What you need to do to keep your computer safe
Patches have been issued to help protect against the flaws.
17.9k
41
Jan 4th 2018, 1:39 PM
# Leo Actually
Leo, Zuckerberg and Tim Cook: Varadkar's mission to woo US tech companies
Microsoft, Facebook and Apple – the Taoiseach made pitstop visits to them all this week.
11.0k
61
Nov 4th 2017, 8:00 AM
# Sales
Looking for a new job? Microsoft is hiring another 200 people in Dublin
After all the roles are filled, it will bring the number of Microsoft employees in Ireland to 2,000.
19.2k
37
Oct 5th 2017, 7:41 AM
# Funding
Bebo and Microsoft's founders are pumping cash into this retail tech startup
Dublin-based Pointy has closed a series A round of investment worth $6 million.
639
0
Sep 21st 2017, 4:25 PM
# USS Indianapolis
Lost US Navy warship found seven decades after it was sunk in the final days of World War II
The location of the ship was unknown as no distress signal was sent.
25.8k
29
Aug 20th 2017, 2:59 PM
# Fresh Coat
MS Paint isn't being scrapped - but you will have to download it
Paint has been part of the Windows operating system since Windows 1.0 was released in 1985.
8.3k
14
Jul 25th 2017, 6:05 PM
# It's been real
Microsoft is getting rid of Paint after over three decades
Paint has been part of the Windows operating system since 1985.
20.4k
45
Jul 24th 2017, 6:25 PM
# RIP Paint
People are in mourning as it's just been announced that Microsoft Paint is being scrapped
Childhoods everywhere are ruined.
3.5k
2
Jul 24th 2017, 1:19 PM
# Job Cuts
Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs - but impact on Irish staff 'will be minimal'
The tech giant announced a major investment in its Irish operation earlier this year.
10.9k
10
Jul 7th 2017, 1:19 PM
# HoloLens
How Volkswagen is developing the car of the future virtually using HoloLens
Volkswagen is using augmented reality goggles to develop its next-generation of models.
809
1
Apr 3rd 2017, 12:41 PM
# very smart tvs
TVs used to spy on people? Tech industry keen to reassure public following Wikileaks hack
Apple, Microsoft and Samsung have all said they’re looking into the report.
15.0k
36
Mar 8th 2017, 7:03 PM
# Microsoft
Looking for a new job? Microsoft says it is hiring 600 people in Ireland
The tech giant has big plans.
30.9k
65
Feb 17th 2017, 7:00 AM
# One last chance
Today's your last chance to upgrade to Windows 10 for free
If you don’t, you will have to pay €139 instead.
12.6k
37
Jul 29th 2016, 9:18 AM
# sneak attack
Windows has a 20-year-old flaw that lets printers install malware on your PC
Thankfully, a patch for it has been released.
11.1k
6
Jul 14th 2016, 10:39 AM
# how do you do fellow kids
Everyone is taking the piss out of this cringey email from Microsoft to its 'bae interns'
It contains the phrase “hella noms”. *dies*
6.5k
0
Jul 8th 2016, 9:16 AM
# time is ticking
Don't have Windows 10 yet? You're going to start seeing full-screen reminders now
Microsoft will stop offering its free upgrade for free on 29 July and is going for one last push.
15.9k
72
Jul 4th 2016, 4:24 PM
# easy does it
Those pushy Windows 10 upgrade alerts are getting a necessary change
Meanwhile, more than 350 million devices are running the operating system.
11.9k
18
Jun 29th 2016, 2:25 PM
# Payout
Microsoft pays woman $10,000 for forcing Windows 10 update
The update caused her work PC to slow down and crash regularly.
22.1k
26
Jun 28th 2016, 10:01 AM
1
2
3
4
5
Next Articles