Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants racing to build the emerging metaverse concept have formed a group to foster development of industry standards that would make the companies’ nascent digital worlds compatible with each other. Participants in the Metaverse Standards Forum include many of the biggest companies working in the space, from chip makers to […]
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If you have been alive and online for the past two years you have probably had the Microsoft Teams vs Zoom debate at some point with your coworkers or classmates. Many businesses switched from Zoom to Teams and back again during the pandemic, and everyone and their dog had an opinion on which software was […]
The word “metaverse” is the most popular in the worldwide tech market today. Big tech companies worldwide are racing for a piece of the virtual pie that analysts expect will be worth trillions. Companies Developing the Metaverse are concentrating on creating new technologies and features that will allow users to communicate with one another more […]
The Meta vs Microsoft debate is that of both principle and the future of Metaverse technology. No doubt the Metaverse, as vague as the word is at the moment, can be seen by tech giants as a new world ripe for the taking. Two of the largest companies building the Metaverse are Meta, formerly Facebook, […]
Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc said on Thursday that its shareholders approved Microsoft Corp’s $68.7 billion proposal to buy the “Call of Duty” maker. More than 98 percent of the shares voted at a special meeting held earlier in the day were in favor of the proposed transaction, the Santa Monica, California-based company said. Microsoft […]
Microsoft Corp’s LinkedIn boosted subscription revenue by 8 percent after arming its sales team with artificial intelligence software that not only predicts clients at risk of canceling, but also explains how it arrived at its conclusion. The system, introduced last July and described in a LinkedIn blog post on Wednesday, marks a breakthrough in getting […]
Russia said it would block Facebook for excluding state media and CNN said it would stop broadcasting in Russia after a new law punishing “fake news” raised the stakes in Moscow’s fight with foreign corporation. Friday marked an escalation in the dispute that began after the invasion of Ukraine. Russia blocked a wave of media […]
Microsoft Corp on Tuesday forecast revenue for the current quarter broadly ahead of Wall Street targets, driven in part by its Intelligent Cloud unit. The outlook soothed concerns about growth sparked by results for the December quarter, which initially dragged on Microsoft’s shares in after-hours trade. But the shares reversed course following the outlook, trading […]
In the past, Microsoft has built strong environmental, social, and governance policies around itself, and now with the latest Activision Blizzard acquisition news, the Big Tech giant could be facing years of work to bring the gaming titan in alignment with its sustainability policies. The Big Tech giant is already setting in motion plans to […]
When Microsoft unveiled its plans to acquire gaming titan Activision Blizzard on January 19, the tech scene was swift away with one newsflash. A deal, if it came to fruition, could be commemorated in Microsoft’s history as the first stone that pathed its way into the Metaverse. The $75 billion deal’s announcement was led by a 15-minute […]