It hasn't always been smooth sailing for Microsoft, but there are clear moments in the company's history that proved to be ...

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Military artificial intelligence, computer vision and medical tech fields lose leading minds to accidents or illness ...

Gates quickly became fascinated with programming the GE computer in BASIC and created his first program ... Then, on November 20, 1985, Microsoft introduced its first retail version of Windows. Bill ...

“The number one thing the IRS cannot do — ever — is repeat the mistake of 1985 and mess up the filing ... including a new computer system with inadequate capacity and faulty software.

On the way to autonomous AI, Microsoft announced an early access research preview of "computer use" for Copilot Studio wherein AI agents visually interact with any app or website -- clicking, typing, ...

Mikhail Gorbachev set out to save the Soviet Union with bold reforms. Instead, he unleashed forces that would bring it to its ...

Commemorating Microsoft’s 50th anniversary, Bill Gates provides a first-hand account of the company’s origin story. The post gains extra charm from an interactive design that transforms the text into ...

Marc Andreessen described Steve Jobs as a demanding yet transformative force with high standards and deep respect for quality ...

In its beginnings, Bill Gates and Paul Allen articulated an ambitious vision for Microsoft and the industry, “a computer on every desk and in every home.” In 2002, the mission changed “to enable ...

Microsoft has announced a new feature that lets AI agents autonomously click through on-screen buttons, select data, and fill out text fields at the user’s behest. The new computer use feature is ...