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Microsoft probes Israel defense ties, top executive exits amid fallout

An investigation team from Microsoft arrived in Israel to examine the center's activities, particularly the work of the sales department responsible for working with Israel's Defense Ministry.

Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv
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Microsoft will allow pausing Windows updates without time limit

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AI startup Mercor faces mass litigation following data breach - report

Bill Gates and pilot Lawrence Visoski pose in this handout image from the estate of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 12, 2025.

Bill Gates 'took responsibility' for Epstein ties, says Gates Foundation


WhatsApp tests new feature to organize groups for work, school

WhatsApp head Will Cathcart said the feature would bring together groups, which are capped at 256 users, under bigger umbrellas where administrators could send alerts to a community of thousands.

Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Whatsapp logo in this picture illustration

Microsoft disrupts Russian cyberattack on US, Ukraine, EU targets

The tech firm said a group it nicknamed "Strontium" was trying to spy on government bodies and think tanks in the EU and the United States, as well as Ukrainian institutions.

 A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.

Microsoft, Amdocs attend conference held to promote equal wages for women

Speakers, including women from Microsoft and Amdocs, discussed how to overcome one of the world’s largest gender wage gaps.

 Women's Wage Equality Conference at OpenValley Caesarea complex, February,2022.

Microsoft pledges to publicly investigate sexual harassment claims

Microsoft said it received a complaint in 2019, while Gates was on the board, that he attempted to start a romantic relationship with an employee in 2000.

 Smartphone is seen in front of Microsoft logo displayed in this illustration taken, July 26, 2021.

Microsoft detects malware in systems belonging to Ukraine gov't

The victims of the malware include Ukrainian government agencies that provide critical executive branch or emergency response functions, Microsoft said.

 View of the Microsoft offices in Herzliya, Israel, on May 28, 2021

Microsoft has stopped making Xbox One consoles

The software giant had launched two models of its Xbox Series X in November 2020, seven years after the debut of the previous version, to capture a pandemic-driven boom in consumer spending on games.

 View of the Microsoft offices in Herzliya, Israel, on May 28, 2021

Latest Russian cyberattack targeting hundreds of US networks - Microsoft

Just a small percent of the latest attempts were successful, Microsoft told the New York Times, which first reported the breach, but it gave no further details.

 View of the Microsoft offices in Herzliya, Israel, on May 28, 2021

Microsoft Israel GM calls to nearly double hi-tech workers immediately

“We call ourselves the Start-up Nation, the hi-tech nation, but we are only 8% into hi-tech,” she said. “What we need to do as a nation is dramatically increase that number.”

 Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, corporate vice president at Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft to hire 2,500 in Israel in coming years

Microsoft said it plans to open five new sites in Israel in the coming years: Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Jerusalem, and Beersheba, with the last one undecided yet.

 Microsoft's new Herzliya campus

Israeli cyber investigator uncovers Microsoft password leak

A breach in the tech giant's login mechanism meant that over 372,000 usernames and passwords were leaked.

File photo of a Microsoft logo on an office building in New York