Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read!
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Microsoft Rewards expands to 38 new countries
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Microsoft Rewards is now available in 58 countries, after adding an additional 38 countries this week, allowing more people to benefit from rewards points from using Microsoft products and services.
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Microsoft reveals in interview that Xbox Cloud Gaming’s hourly use had grown 1800% in the past year
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In an interview, it has been revealed that hourly usage of Xbox Cloud Gaming has grown by 1800% in the past year, marking steep growth in the amount of play time taking place on the service.
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Microsoft broke its own hiring record, adding 40,000 employees over the year
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Over the past year, Microsoft has added an additional 40,000 employees, marking a record-breaking hiring spree. It takes the company to 221,000 total employees.
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Microsoft Teams is officially optimized for Apple Silicon
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Users of Apple M1 or M2 devices can now benefit from an optimised Microsoft Teams experience, after a native version of Microsoft Teams was launched following a beta test.
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That’s it for this week. We will be back next week with more Microsoft news.
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