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Bill Gates has tested positive for COVID-19, experiencing minor symptoms – OnMSFT.com

Earlier this week, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft and malaria vaccine advocate Bill Gates announced he had tested positive…

Kareem Anderson · May 12, 2022 · 1 min read

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Microsoft’s axes plan to reopen its US offices on October 4

Due to the evolving Delta variant of COVID-19, Microsoft has once again changed its plans regarding the full reopening of…

kip@winbeta.org · September 9, 2021 · 1 min read

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Microsoft to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for everyone accessing its US offices next month

As Microsoft is getting ready to fully re-open its offices around the world, the company has just announced that it…

kip@winbeta.org · August 3, 2021 · 2 min read

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Microsoft’s Redmond Campus Will Partially Re-open Next Week

After closely monitoring local health data and government requirements to accommodate more workers, Microsoft announced today its plans to partially…

kip@winbeta.org · March 22, 2021 · 2 min read

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates addresses the “crazy” COVID-19 conspiracy theories about him

Back in 2015, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates gave a much talked-about TED talk where he predicted that the world wasn’t…

Laurent Giret · January 29, 2021 · 2 min read

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Microsoft, Oracle, and others are working together on Vaccination Credential Initiative

Microsoft has partnered with Oracle, Salesforce, and other health and tech companies to work together on a Vaccination Credential Initiative…

Rabia Noureen · January 15, 2021 · 2 min read

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Microsoft to open a new Sales Headquarters office in Washington DC area

Microsoft is getting ready to open new offices in the Washington D.C. area in 2022. Toni Townes-Whitley, President, US Regulated…

Laurent Giret · January 6, 2021 · 2 min read

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Microsoft and UNICEF revamp open source case management system as Primero X

UNICEF and Microsoft have recently announced version two of the collaborative platform Primero, just as cases for domestic and gender-based…

Kareem Anderson · December 3, 2020 · 2 min read

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Microsoft news recap: Xbox Series X|S had biggest launch in Xbox history, hacking attempts target COVID-19 vaccine makers, and more

Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab…

Jack Wilkinson · November 15, 2020 · 2 min read

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Microsoft reports hacking attempts targeting COVID-19 vaccine makers, some successful

Microsoft today revealed that North Korea and Russian state-sponsored hackers had been involved in cyberattacks targeting leading pharmaceutical companies. These…

Rabia Noureen · November 13, 2020 · 2 min read

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Microsoft won’t re-open its U.S. offices until at least July 2021

Microsoft informed its employees back in July that it wouldn’t fully re-open its U.S. offices until January 2021, but the…

Laurent Giret · October 22, 2020 · 2 min read

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Former Windows chief Terry Myerson announces Truveta, his new healthcare data company

Terry Myerson, former Microsoft’s Windows and Devices chief, announced his new healthcare company “Truveta” today. Myerson says that he has…

Rabia Noureen · October 22, 2020 · 2 min read