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Why a chatbot creeped out Microsoft's CEO
Microsoft must balance the cool and creepy aspects of AI technology as it releases tools for developers.

Microsoft CEO committed to AI Bots
CEO Satya Nadella said Microsoft is committed to artificial intelligence-based chat software.

Microsoft's Twitter bot is racist
The Twitter bot quickly learned how to make racist, sexist remarks and parroted Donald Trump.

How US companies dodge US$695b in taxes
Foreign profits help Fortune 500 companies dodge hundred of billions of dollars in taxes.

How much is Bill Gates worth?
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has topped Forbes' rich list for the seventeenth time and third year in a row.

Inside Microsoft, where lie detection is a killer app
Microsoft was early to machine learning but is now competing with Google and Amazon to commercialize the technology.

This robot keyboard will catapult Microsoft into the AI race
Here's why Microsoft just bought the world's smartest keyboard.

Windows 10 on track to be fastest mover
Windows 10 is now on 200m devices and on track for fastest growth of any version of software.

Juha Saarinen: Do we still pay the 'NZ Tech Tax'?
Juha Saarinen talks evaluating new devices pricing and whether we still pay 'Tech Tax'. + Win a computer worth $1999!

Nexus 6P offers welcome step up
Like Microsoft before it, Google decided it would let other companies build the hardware for the software it developed.

Microsoft's first-ever laptop
Can Microsoft's new Surface Book engender the kind of devotion it wants?

Kiwis make move to the mothership
One of the benefits of working for a multinational is the chance to live and work overseas. For some Kiwis that means relocating to the centre of their career's world.

Chorus rejects UFB claim
Is Windows 10 causing UFB congestion? Chorus is rejecting a claim from telco company Digital Island.

Microsoft boosts paid parental leave
Microsoft is improving its policies as the issue of gender equity gains greater prominence in the tech industry.

Juha Saarinen: Windows 10 must win in mobile
Tech blogger Juha Saarinen reviews Microsoft's new software, Windows 10, after attending a launch event in Sydney.

Microsoft to invest in Uber
Microsoft has agreed to invest about US$100 million ($152 million) in Uber Technologies at a valuation of around US$50 billion, a source says.

How Apple could spend its fortune
That Apple should buy Greece with all the useless cash it has on hand is just a joke that won't go away.

Skype's real-time translator
People no longer need to sign-up to use a preview version of Skype Translator, which handles English, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin.

Microsoft striving to be cool again
Something very weird is happening in the tech world: Under the watch of Satya Nadella, Microsoft looks cool again.

Microsoft to reveal Windows' future
Microsoft's upcoming annual developer conference is seen as crucial by industry experts to introduce appealing new products from the tech giant.

Shipley: Opportunities in Asia
Dame Jenny Shipley wants NZ firms to take advantage of her appointment to the the board of the Boao forum, which has grown to become a major event for world leaders.

Microsoft looks to open its Windows
How things change: whereas only a few years ago Windows was my main platform for work, last year before I knocked off for the summer holidays, I realised that if Microsoft disappeared, life would go on without skipping a beat.

Microsoft looks for more autistic workers
Microsoft is looking to recruit yet another type of diverse employee: people with autism.

Microsoft retiring Internet Explorer
Microsoft is killing off Internet Explorer and will rebrand its internet browsing software under what is currently code-named Project Spartan, later this year.

Hack scares put focus on cloud security
From the iCloud breach that saw nude images of Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities leaked online, to "The Snappening" that resulted in thousands of private Snapchat images being....

Trio soaking in Microsoft advice
Team Estimeet, the winners of Microsoft's Imagine Cup innovation award last year, have headed off on an all-expenses-paid month in London being mentored by Microsoft.

The super-rich got a lot richer in 2014
The richest people on Earth got richer in 2014, adding US$92 billion ($118 billion) to their collective fortune in the face of falling energy prices and geopolitical turmoil incited by Russian President Vladimir Putin.