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Microsoft CEO Nadella: HoloLens for war is fine if it’s used by a democracy — ZDNet

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has defended the company's $480m contract to supply HoloLens-for-war headsets to the US Army, writes Liam Tung. Here is the link:...

Contrast Security raises $65 million

Contrast Security has raised a $65 million Series D funding round.

Windows 7 extended security updates will double in price each year — Ars Technica

Microsoft is offering three years of support updates for the operating system on a paid basis with a new program called Extended Security Updates...

Databricks raises $250M

Databricks has raised $250 million in a Series E funding round.

Microsoft earnings meet Wall Street expectations, and the stock sinks almost 2% — Business Insider

Microsoft reported earnings for the holiday quarter of 2018 and came in just about exactly at Wall Street expectations on revenue, writes Matt Weinberger. Here...