Microsoft

Politics 04/06/21, 18:23

Nearly 200 companies, including corporate titans, have moved beyond their duty to focus on running their companies profitably, instead politicized themselves by condemning election integrity laws like voter ID in some states that would thwart the will of the people. PayPal, Dow, Estee Lauder, HP, Microsoft, Uber, and Under Armour are ...

U.S. 03/03/21, 16:50

The technology company Microsoft, founded by billionaire Bill Gates, has introduced a controversial unique system through which school-age children will be scanned with a barcode that will allow them to attend classes. Children in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will have their own unique QR code or day pass ...

U.S. 08/07/20, 11:48

President Donald Trump on Thursday, Aug. 6, issued two executive orders prohibiting commercial transactions with TikTok and WeChat. The order takes effect in 45 days. The measure allows Microsoft to continue negotiations to buy the social network before that date. The orders issue broad restrictions against the Chinese social networks TikTok, ...

Tech 05/06/19, 17:37

Microsoft has announced an ambitious effort to make voting secure, verifiable and subject to reliable audits by registering ballots in encrypted form so they can be accurately and independently tracked long after they are cast. Two of the three top U.S elections vendors have expressed interest in potentially incorporating the open-source ...

U.S. 10/15/18, 20:57

Allen predicted 40 years ago that the personal computer would become a necessity