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Microsoft’s ‘Zo’ Chatbot Picked Up Some Offensive Habits

Zo went cray-cray like Tay.

By Saqib Shah

Business News

Internet Companies Boost Anti-Terrorism Collaboration

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube will work more closely together and with counter-terrorism officials to filter out extremist content from their websites.

By Tom Brant

Business News

Google Urges Congress to Revise Outdated Overseas Data Laws

The push comes after a series of contradictory rulings in the U.S.

By Mallory Locklear

Business News

Check Out This Augmented Reality Version of ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Iconic First Level

The developer jumps on Goombas and over gaps in this cool demo.

By Stephen J. Bronner

Business News

Bill Gates Takes Credit for a Classic Microsoft Game Coming Back, and We’re Not Sure If It’s a Joke

'How many empires do you need?' Gates joked.

By Matt Weinberger

Marketing

Marketing and Branding Wins and Losses From E3 2017

Makers of video games pulled a variety of stunts at this year's show.

By Stephen J. Bronner

Business News

Here Are the Best Tech Companies for Women to Work

Google, Facebook and Twitter didn't make the cut in this new study.

By Nina Zipkin

Business News

11 Hidden Tricks Inside Windows 10

Even if you think you know it all, you don't.

By Evan Dashevsky

Business News

5 Times Bill Gates Screwed Up, Including Failing at His First Startup and Getting His ‘Butt Kicked’ by Google

Even a man worth 12 figures (not a typo) makes mistakes sometimes.

By Matthew McCreary

Online Presence

19 Companies and Industries With Radically Awesome Parental Leave Policies

The Ironworkers union now offers female workers up to six months of paid maternity leave.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Business News

Apple Just Admitted That Your Next Business PC Shouldn’t Be A Mac Pro

They admitted that they blew it.

By Gene Marks

Business News

Use Windows? Microsoft Might Know a Ton About You.

With the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft will give users the option to limit the sharing of their diagnostic data, or open the floodgates.

By Tom Brant

Business News

Sorry Windows, Android Is the World’s Most Popular OS

Android eked out a win against Windows for global OS market share, according to StatCounter.

By Angela Moscaritolo

Business News

Bill Gates Imagines His Team Up With Elon Musk

The Microsoft co-founder talked about what sort of company he and the Tesla CEO could run together.

By Nina Zipkin

Business News

The Craziest Patents by Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google and More

From Apple's paper bag to IBM's Out of Office email system -- these companies go to great lengths to protect their ideas.

By Rose Leadem

Business News

Apple, Microsoft and Other Tech Giants Will Support Transgender Student’s Case

PayPal, eBay and IBM will also sign the amicus brief to support his legal battle.

By Mariella Moon

Business News

Microsoft: Security Industry Must Be ‘Neutral Digital Switzerland’

Brad Smith says the security industry must become a check against nation-state cyber attacks.

By Max Eddy

Business News

How to Control Updates in Windows 10

Here's how to control software and driver updates in Windows 10 so they don't occur at inappropriate times.

By Lance Whitney

Business News

Remembering Microsoft’s Zune: 4 Product-Planning Lessons for Entrepreneurs

Zune struggled to capture even one-eighth of the iPod's market share. Why did Zune, backed by the Microsoft tech juggernaut, fail to find its foothold? Simple: product planning.

By Tony Scherba

Business News

Say Hello to Windows Goodbye

Microsoft is preparing to roll out a dynamic locking system for Windows 10 users who step away.

By Matthew Humphries

Building a Business

6 Reasons Cloud-First Microsoft Dynamics AX Wins the ERP Game

Enterprise resource planning software is very slick and very expensive but the right bundle is worth every cent.

By Jonathan Long