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£1 in every fiver that UK biz, public sector spent on software in 2017 went to *drumroll* Microsoft — The Register

Microsoft accounted for almost £1 in every £5 that Brit businesses and the public sector spent on software in 2017, unsurprisingly clinging to the...

Hyas raises $6.2M

Hyas, a provider of attribution intelligence tools for InfoSec and cybersecurity professionals, has raised $6.2 million in a Series A funding.

Microsoft acquires social learning platform Flipgrid

Microsoft has acquired social learning platform Flipgrid for an undisclosed sum.

Microsoft working on building self-sufficient underwater datacenters

Microsoft is building datacenters. Nothing quite remarkable about that, except the company is leveraging technology from submarines to develop self-sufficient underwater datacenters.

Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5B

Microsoft is acquiring GitHub for $7.5 billion in Microsoft stock. Subject to customary closing conditions and completion of regulatory review, the acquisition is expected to close by the end of the calendar year.