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Microsoft Unveiled Next-Gen Xbox Series X System At 2019 Video Game Award Show

December 13, 2019

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The next generation of Xbox was revealed at the 2019 Video Game Awards show. The next Xbox, formerly codenamed Project Scarlett, will be called Xbox Series X. The console itself was also shown (seen in the ... Read Article

Microsoft Announces New Next Gen Xbox Codename ‘Project Scarlett’ to Launch Holiday 2020

Jason Cordner

June 11, 2019

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Microsoft had a lot of things to say during its Xbox E3 press conference, but one of the biggest announcements came toward the end of the briefing, when the company revealed the first details for its next Xbox ... Read Article

Microsoft and Sony to Partner on New Cloud Based Sharing Technology

Jason Cordner

May 20, 2019

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In business, sometimes it's in your best interest to work with your competition. On May 16, Microsoft and Sony have announced a partnership that includes technology and information sharing. The announcement ... Read Article

Microsoft Announces Contest to Win a ‘Game Of Thrones’ Custom Xbox Console

Jason Cordner

May 10, 2019

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If you've been eyeing up one of the new Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles and you're a Game of Thrones fan, you might want to hold off on a purchase right now. Microsoft is offering the chance for players... Read Article

Google is Entering the Video Game Market With the Announcement of ‘Stadia’

Jason Cordner

March 20, 2019

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Google just beat Microsoft at their own game. Google has unveiled its new gaming initiative, Stadia, detailing features for players, developers, and streamers, as well as giving an overall vision of Google's... Read Article

Microsoft Reporting Dropping Two New Xbox Systems By 2020

Jason Cordner

February 26, 2019

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Microsoft and Xbox are set to be already on to the next one. New reports suggest that Microsoft will unveil two new Xbox hardware platforms during E3 2019 and that Halo Infinite will launch alongside them. The ... Read Article

Microsoft Xbox Live Soon Heading to Nintendo Switch

Jason Cordner

February 5, 2019

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Microsoft is about to do something that has never been done in the gaming industry before. Microsoft has revealed plans to bring its Xbox Live video gaming platform to the Nintendo Switch, Apple's iOS, and And... Read Article

Co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen, Dead at 65

Miss2Bees

October 17, 2018

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Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft passed away today (Oct 16) at the age of 65 in Seattle. Ironically, this is the same city in which he was born. His death was a result of complications from non-Hodgkin’s lym... Read Article

Microsoft Employees Protesting the Company for Working With ICE

An Uneasy Partnership: Microsoft Employees Pressure Company to End Ties with ICE

Zoe Zorka

July 27, 2018

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In 2018, data management is a necessary (and lucrative) business for many tech companies. After all, personal data is used in every aspect of Americans’ daily lives- from renewing drivers licenses to online ban... Read Article

Microsoft Employees Protesting the Company for Working With ICE

Miss2Bees

June 20, 2018

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Over 100 Microsoft employees contributed to an open letter that calls for the end of the relationship between the software's maker and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who is responsible for separating migr... Read Article

Bill Gates Says Donald Trump Asked What’s the Difference Between HIV and HPV Twice

Miss2Bees

May 18, 2018

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Co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, spilled some tea on how uneducated your President Donald Trump really is. Gates recounts his first encounters with POTUS to his staff at the Bill and Melinda Gates Founda... Read Article

Microsoft Scores Its First Marijuana Partnership

haleemakhan

June 17, 2016

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Word on the street is that Microsoft is sprouting up to take full advantage of the flourishing legal marijuana industry along with many other IT companies. According to a press release issued by a company ca... Read Article

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter Vow to Remove Hate Speech Within 24 Hours

Angela Wilson

May 31, 2016

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Some of our favorite social media and music platforms aren't putting up with hate speech any longer, as tech giants vow to delete all hate speech within 24 hours. Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube wil... Read Article

Snoop Dogg Posts Video Criticizing Microsoft Over XBox Live Service Outage

Sha Be Allah

January 14, 2016

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Last night, the XBox Live component available through Microsoft and West Coast rap legend Snoop Dogg wasn't tryin' to hear it. Snoop took to social media, complaining to Microsoft CEO Bill Gates that if it d... Read Article

Xbox And PlayStation Experience Cyber Attacks On Christmas

Sha Be Allah

December 26, 2014

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Attacks on Microsoft and Sony internet platforms disabled services on Christmas Day, making it difficult for users to log on A message on the Xbox status page on Friday said that live core services were "up ... Read Article

Microsoft Will Layoff 18,000 Employees, The Most In The Company’s History

Khari Clarke

July 19, 2014

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If you work for Microsoft you might want to start revising your resume, and dust off your good ol' interview attire, as the tech behemoth is looking to make some changes in the company -- changes that will begi... Read Article

DJ Bam Bam Is Using His Talent And Skills To Help End Gun And Gang Violence

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June 20, 2014

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The Official DJ for the 7 E’s 4 Power Tour is Committed To Public Safety and Empowering Young Citizens With The Tools To Succeed Recently we caught up with DJ Bam Bam, one of the most talented, professional, h... Read Article

New Emoji Releasing Next Month

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June 17, 2014

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Just when we got used to using the cactus emoji... ... Read Article

A. Sauvage & Microsoft Have Created The World’s First Pants That Can Charge Your Phone

Khari Clarke

June 17, 2014

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Very few things can kill a good mood like seeing your phone reach that horrid 5% battery life mark while you're out roaming the streets, and now that could be a thing of the past. UK designer Adrien Sauvage... Read Article