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Microsoft: A Technological Colossus Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft's trajectory has been one of consistent expansion and market dominance. Initially focused on BASIC interpreters, the company rapidly ascended to control the personal computer operating system market with MS-D...
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- Company type Public
- Industry Information technology
- Founded April 4, 1975
- Founders Bill Gates, Paul Allen
- Headquarters One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington, U.S.
- Area served Worldwide
- Key people Satya Nadella (chairman &
- Services Edge, Azure, Bing, LinkedIn, Viva Engage, Microsoft 365, OneDrive, Dynamics 365, Outlook, GitHub, Microsoft Store, Windows Update, Game Pass, Xbox network
- Revenue US$245.1 billion (2024)
- Net income US$88.1 billion (2024)
- Number of employees 228,000 (2024)
- Subsidiaries Microsoft Japan, Microsoft India, Microsoft Egypt, GitHub, LinkedIn, Nuance Communications, RiskIQ, Skype Technologies, Xamarin, Xandr
- Website www.microsoft.com
Microsoft history
Last Updated : 24/03/25, 07:56 PM
Microsoft: From Altair BASIC to Global Tech Giant Founded in 1975 by childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft initially focused on software development, creating Altair BASIC for the Altair 8800 microcomputer. Early success led to the development of Xenix, a Unix-based operating system...
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Microsoft has repeatedly said it has no plans to make Call of Duty exclusive. The software giant has offered to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for several years and a similar deal to Nintendo Co. for its Switch console.
How Microsoft's OpenAI-powered Bing could change the way world searches for information
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Google parent Alphabet loses $100 billion as Bard gives inaccurate information
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Microsoft Bing, OpenAI and how search is changing
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Bing search is set to be more conversational and interactive, almost like a smart AI assistant, rather than just showcasing endless links like what most search engines do right now. It's getting a lot of help from OpenAI and the large language models (LLM) that helped create ChatGPT.
Want to try Microsoft's AI-powered Bing? Here's how to join the waitlist
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Since Microsoft’s yet to provide a definitive date for when the new Bing will be rolled out widely, your best bet would be to sit tight and wait. But there’s a way you can speed things up.
Microsoft Bing search now has the power of OpenAI and ChatGPT: How to access, other details
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How to sign up for the new AI-powered Bing Search, with ChatGPT-like features? And what exactly can the new Bing search do? We answer all your questions.
Microsoft's Edge gets AI-features: How to install the browser, get access to new features
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Microsoft recently announced that it will be adding AI-powered features like 'Chat' and 'Compose' to its Edge browser.
A tech race begins as Microsoft adds AI to its search engine
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Executives and engineers from Microsoft and a small research lab partner called OpenAI unveiled a new internet search engine and web browser that use the next iteration of artificial intelligence technology that many in the industry believe could be a key to its future.
Microsoft-OpenAI surprise event today: ChatGPT-powered Bing launch event?
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Microsoft's CEO and OpenAI's founder are hosting an event at Microsoft's headquarters. Likely to announce ChatGPT-powered Bing search engine.
