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Iranian hackers said to target presidential campaign

By TAMI ABDOLLAH - Associated Press

This July 3, 2014 file photo shows Microsoft Corp. signage outside the Microsoft Visitor Center in Redmond, Wash. Hackers linked to the Iranian government have carried out hundreds of recent cyberattacks against American journalists, government officials, and even a 2020 U.S. presidential candidate, Microsoft said in an Oct. 4, 2019 statement. (AP Photo Ted S. Warren, File) **FILE**

Iranian hacker group targeted U.S. presidential candidate, Microsoft says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 6, 2019 file photo, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivers the keynote address at Build, the company's annual conference for software developers in Seattle. Microsoft and other tech giants have been competing to strike lucrative partnerships with ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and other energy firms. One employee stood up to ask Microsoft CEO Nadella about the ethics of the company's oil and gas contracts at an all-staff meeting in Sept. 2019, and Nadella defended the partnerships. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Big Tech’s eco-pledges aren’t slowing its pursuit of Big Oil

By BY MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press

Microsoft CEO Says Nadella, left, shakes hands with Chief Product Officer Panos Panay, who is holding a Surface Duo at an event Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Microsoft returns with smartphone after high-profile flops

By ANICK JESDANUN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2017, file photo, Amazon Echo and Echo Plus devices, behind, sit near illuminated Echo Button devices during an event announcing several new Amazon products by the company in Seattle. Users of Amazon's Alexa digital assistant can now request that recordings of their voice commands delete automatically. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Amazon offers a way to delete Alexa recordings automatically

By JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press

Microsoft: Free Windows 7 security updates for 2020 election

By TAMI ABDOLLAH - Associated Press

Over 70 arrested in immigration protest at Microsoft store

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FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, L. Rafael Reif addresses a news conference after he was announced as the 17th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reif has ordered an independent investigation after a report about ties between Jeffrey Epstein and a prestigious research lab at the school, he wrote in a letter to the university community Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

Director of MIT’s Media Lab steps down over Epstein ties

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The Latest: States can put pressure on federal tech probe

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This March 29, 2018, photo shows the Facebook moniker on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) **FILE**

Facebook pledges $10 million toward developing ‘deepfake’ detection tools

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Markets Right Now: Stocks climb on US-China trade hopes

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Members of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pull security during a partnered patrol in Madi Khel, Khowst Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013. (U.S. Army photo) ** FILE **

Army’s close-combat units to train against AI avatars; Microsoft system ready by 2021

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 30, 2018, file photo, Seattle Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer, right, takes part in the traditional March to the Match before an MLS soccer match between the Sounders and the Portland Timbers in Seattle. The Sounders announced Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, that they are adding Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and several others to the club's ownership group, as Hollywood producer Joe Roth leaves the franchise. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Sounders add Russell Wilson, Macklemore to ownership group

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper briefs the media at a press conference following annual bilateral ministerial talks in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Mark Esper referees Pentagon JEDI war cloud deal after Trump Amazon attack

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Microsoft plans to build 3 datacenter campuses in Arizona

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Ted Leonsis, owner of the NHL Capitals and NBA Wizards, addresses the American Gaming Association's Sports Betting Executive Summit, at the MGM Grand National Harbor Casino, in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. The Supreme Court ruled last May 14 that any state can legalize sports betting if it chooses, and since then the action has been swift. Sports gambling is now legal in eight states, with more than 20 others at least considering legalization. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Ted Leonsis offers Wizards fans a backup plan

By Thom Loverro

FILE- In this May 7, 2018, file photo Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella looks on during a video as he delivers the keynote address at Build, the company's annual conference for software developers in Seattle. Microsoft is paying more than $25 million to settle federal corruption charges involving a bribery scheme in its Hungary office and three other foreign subsidiaries, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday, July 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Microsoft pays $25 million to settle corruption charges

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Iranian hackers behind ‘incredible’ spike in attacks after collapse of nuclear deal, Microsoft says

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Markets Right Now: Stocks give up an early gain, close lower

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In this July 11, 2019 photo, a Microsoft store is shown in Aventura, Fla. Microsoft Corp. reports earnings Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Microsoft cloud growth beats expectations

By MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press