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RPT-Microsoft to invest $1.5 bln in Italian cloud business

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CNH Industrial to work with Microsoft, Accenture on ‘smart’ vehicles

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Under lockdown, Italy’s social and family life goes virtual

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Microsoft earnings in spotlight for signs of business recovery, Xbox growth

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Microsoft Corporate Vice President Michael Fortin talks to a delegate at the opening of the Microsoft Corp; Africa development centre (ADC) in Nairobi, Kenya May 14, 2019.…

Corona Capital: Supercars, Cooking, Home working

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ByteDance says goal of U.S. was to ban TikTok app rather than force a sale -internal letter

[ad_1] BEIJING, Aug 4 (Reuters) – ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming told employees in an internal letter on Tuesday that the United States goal was not to force a sale of…

U.S. Treasury chief says TikTok cannot continue in present form

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Amazon, Apple stay away from new French initiative to set principles for Big Tech

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Microsoft to invest $1.5 billion in Italian cloud business

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen next to a cloud in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo MILAN (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp. said…