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WASHINGTON, DC and REDMOND, WA, Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When 72% of youth said they seek support from adults in learning how to use AI tools correctly and with confidence, 4-H and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) knew there was an opportunity to step in and help skill up 1.4M youth across the country for free through Minecraft Education's new AI Foundations curriculum. The series of online animated videos offer materials designed to build AI literacy among students, educators and families across the country, including small and rural communities. Throughout the academic year, 4-H will lead "train the trainer" sessions for educators, enabling them to bring valuable real-world scena

President Joe Biden to join Microsoft for announcement in Mount Pleasant MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft today announced a broad investment package designed to strengthen the role of Southeast Wisconsin as a hub for AI-powered economic activity, innovation, and job creation. These investments include $3.3B in cloud computing and AI infrastructure, the creation of the country's first manufacturing-focused AI co-innovation lab, and an AI skilling initiative to equip more than 100,000 of the state's residents with essential AI skills. President Joe Biden will join Microsoft President Brad Smith at Gateway Technical College to announce the new investment.

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) ("Microsoft") today announced the final results of its previously announced offers to Eligible Holders (as defined herein) to exchange (each an "Exchange Offer" and collectively, the "Exchange Offers") any and all outstanding notes issued by Activision Blizzard, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsoft ("Activision Blizzard") as set forth in the table below (the "Existing Activision Blizzard Notes") for (1) up to $3,650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of new notes issued by Microsoft (the "New Microsoft Notes") and (2) cash. The following table sets forth the aggregate principal amount of each series of

KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) announces it is partnering with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to leverage its Azure OpenAI services and leading generative AI technology to build faster and more consultative tax experiences, unleashing higher levels of innovation to inspire even more confidence in Block customers at tax time. "Every year, millions of Americans turn to H&R Block for the unique expertise, help, and financial confidence that only we provide," said Alan Lowden, H&R Block Chief Information Officer. "Now we are coupling our unmatched tax expertise with groundbreaking technology from OpenAI and Microsoft to drive even better customer experiences

REDMOND, Wash., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Monday is announcing a suite of new AI solutions and improvements to Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit that are designed to transform the nonprofit industry and how fundraisers engage with donors, manage campaigns and optimize operations. In addition, the company announced a limited private preview for nonprofits to experience a new AI-powered fundraising propensity model. Within the preview, participating nonprofits will be able to test new AI tools that give fundraisers the power to do predictive forecasting of fundraising goals with data modeling and identify donors most likely to donate to a campaign, cause or major gift.

One in four small to medium-sized businesses has experienced a security breach1 in the past year and lacks the resources of large enterprises to protect themselves REDMOND, Wash., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, Microsoft Corp. announced the general availability (GA) of the stand-alone version of Microsoft Defender for Business. Defender for Business brings enterprise-grade endpoint security to SMBs, including endpoint detection and response capabilities to protect against ransomware and other sophisticated cyberthreats.  In April 2022, Microsoft surveyed more than 150

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dear Shareholders and Interested Investors, Edge Total Intelligence Inc. ("edgeTI™" or the "Company") (TSXV:CTRL), the leader in real-time digital operations, delivers higher performance operations to corporate enterprises, government agencies, and service providers. edgeCore™ software enables organizations to design and achieve desired goals by uniting business intelligences with intelligent automation. This interim investor update details market trends, our progress, and important initiatives we have underway, which we will further detail when we release the Company's fiscal 2021 results in late April 2022. Digital Transformation – S

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Flapmax announced today the company is joining forces with Microsoft to help strengthen and scale Africa's digital ecosystem with the launch of FAST, a startup accelerator. Entrepreneurs based in Africa are invited to apply by February 22, 2022 to participate in the program's first accelerator cohort, starting March 2022. FAST is designed to help startups that are building cloud technology and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled products and services supporting Africa's communities, governments, and companies. "Together, we can build an AI-enabled future that serves everyone, everywhere""At Flapmax our mission is to e

Wejo Group Limited (NASDAQ:WEJO), a global leader in cloud and software analytics generated from connected vehicle data, today announced that Founder and CEO Richard Barlow and CFO John Maxwell will present and host investor meetings at the following conferences: January 11, 2022 24th Annual Needham Virtual Growth Conference Presentation at 11:30 AM ET January 25, 2022 Baird Vehicle Technology and Mobility Conference Management will discuss Wejo's mission to drive innovation in the automotive industry through autonomous, electric and connected vehicle data, as well as the company's ability to analyze, standardize, and distribute this data quickly and efficiently. They will also detail th

REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, Microsoft Corp. announced the general availability of Teams Essentials, the first-ever standalone Microsoft Teams offering, designed specifically for small businesses. Teams Essentials gives small businesses a professional and affordable meetings solution to support collaboration, connection and productivity in a hybrid work environment. At $4 USD per person, per month, Teams Essentials is the most competitively priced online meetings and collaboration solution in the market. "We know how difficult the past 20 months h

Wejo, a global leader in connected vehicle data, today announced that members of its management team will participate in the following conferences on November 17, 2021: Third Annual Needham Virtual Big Data/Infrastructure Software 1x1 Conference. CEO and Founder Richard Barlow will host investor meetings. Founders Conference. CEO and Founder Richard Barlow will participate in a panel at the Founders Conference in Brooklyn, NY. The panel is titled "Smart Cities: How Mobility Can Unlock Sustainability in Cities." Piper Sandler Battery Summit in Palo Alto, California. Chief Financial Officer, John Maxwell, and Executive Vice President of Automotive and Mobility, Benoit Joly, will condu

NEW YORK, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, Microsoft Corp., in collaboration with corporate, learning and community partners, announced the launch of Accelerate: New York. The program will provide a pathway from skilling to employment for community members in the tri-state area to bridge the digital skills divide and route people to diverse and equitable hiring and re-employment opportunities. Job seekers in all five boroughs of New York City, Connecticut and New Jersey can start their journey toward their career reinvigoration today, with programs, events and opportunities available now at aka.ms/AccelerateNYC.

REDMOND, Wash., March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) ("Microsoft") today announced the pricing terms with respect to its offers to (i) exchange (the "Pool 1 Offer") the fourteen series of notes described in the table below (collectively, the "Pool 1 Notes") for a new series of Microsoft 2.921% notes due March 17, 2052 (the "New 2052 Notes") and a cash payment, as applicable. For each $1,000 principal amount of Pool 1 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on March 15, 2021 (the "Expiration Time") and accepted by Microsoft, the following table sets forth the yield, the total exchange consideration, the principal amount

REDMOND, Wash., March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) ("Microsoft") today announced the early participation results of its offers to (i) exchange (the "Pool 1 Offer") the fourteen series of notes described in the table below (collectively, the "Pool 1 Notes") for a new series of Microsoft's notes due March 17, 2052 (the "New 2052 Notes") and a cash payment, as applicable: Pool 1 Table Title of Security CUSIP Number Principal Amount Outstanding Acceptance Priority Level Principal Amount Tendered (1) 4.875% Notes due 2043 594918AX2 $174,572,000 1 $28,429,000 4.450% Notes due 2045 594918BL7 $1,288,337,000 2 $292,925,000

NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Akumina, the leading global Employee Experience Platform (EXP) software provider and one of INC Magazine’s Top 200 fastest growing companies in North America, announced today that they have deepened their integration capabilities with Microsoft Teams, further strengthening their alignment with invested partner, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). “For many organizations, remote work is here to stay; and businesses need a digital workplace hub to connect their distributed workforces,” said David Maffei, President and Co-Founder of Akumina. “On their October earnings call, Microsoft shared that there are more than 115 million daily active users counting on Micr

PALM BEACH, FL, Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the markets that is actually growing not only during… but because of the global pandemic. Remote working and video conferencing go hand-in-hand in this upswing and both markets are projected significantly increase revenues in the coming years. Remote work, home office, work from home, telework are some of the terms used to describe settings where workers are not physically present in the office of their employer or the purchaser of their services. The concept mainly works for jobs and tasks that involve a large amount of screen work. (including marketing and sales functions).  The advancement of digitalization and the shift to a more kno