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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced on Tuesday afternoon that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is "experiencing mild symptoms."

The offerings are included as part of the tech giant's new service category, Microsoft Security Experts, which combines human-led services with expert-trained technology to help organizations achieve better security outcomes.

Bobby Kotick, the chief executive of Activision Blizzard Inc., could walk away with as much as $520 million after Microsoft Corp. completes its planned purchase of the videogame company.

The deal is expected to close in fiscal year 2023, subject to customary closing conditions and the completion of a regulatory review.

Microsoft reported profit and revenue that topped analysts’ projections, while Google parent company Alphabet Inc. reported that Google Cloud's growth rate in the first quarter fell slightly on Tuesday.

Alphabet unit Google, Meta and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new internet rules agreed between European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Saturday.

In-game advertisements could be coming to Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Sony's Playstation 5 later this year for the first time.

Activision Blizzard is cooperating with federal investigations into trading by friends of its chief executive shortly before the gaming company disclosed its sale to Microsoft Corp, it said in a securities filing on Friday.

A lawyer for California's civil rights agency has resigned over what she alleged were undue attempts by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his office to interfere in a state lawsuit against video game giant Activision Blizzard.

The tech giant emphasized in a blog post Tuesday evening that "no customer code or data was involved in the observed activities."

The tech giant is also "stopping many aspects of our business in Russia" in compliance with sanctions from the United States, European Union and United Kingdom."

Melinda Gates is opening up for the first time about her ex-husband Bill Gates’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and the disgust she felt when she came face-to-face with the disgraced late financier herself.

The philanthropist sat down with Gayle King for an exclusive interview airing on Thursday.

For the first time in two years for many people, the American workplace is transforming into something that resembles pre-pandemic days.

In addition to its Washington offices, Microsoft's offices in California's Bay Area will also reopen on Feb. 28. The company anticipates the rest of its U.S. locations will follow suit "as conditions allow."

Google parent company Alphabet Inc advanced nearer to joining peers Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp in the elite $2 trillion market valuation club on Wednesday as the search giant's shares surged more than 8% following a blowout quarterly report.

Microsoft Corp.’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. will be reviewed in the U.S. by the Federal Trade Commission, placing the fate of the roughly $75 billion deal in the hands of an agency whose leader has questioned acquisitions by powerful technology companies.

Sony is jumping into the video-game-making M&A fury.

Demand for Microsoft’s cloud-computing services and work software helped boost its quarterly profits by 21% as the pandemic continued to keep many office workers at home.

Kotick, who has been under pressure amid allegations of running a workplace fraught with misconduct, is Activision Blizzard's largest single shareholder.