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Microsoft's next big update to its Office apps: a new font
Microsoft has unveiled a big upgrade to productivity apps like Outlook and Word: a new font. Really.
Jon Fingas07.13.2023
Microsoft's collaborative work app, Loop, is finally available in public preview
Microsoft has finally made its Loop app available to try for collaborative document editing.
Jon Fingas03.22.2023
Microsoft 365 'Copilot' uses AI to automate everyday tasks in multiple apps
Microsoft has unveiled an AI 'Copilot' that can create content and make suggestions in apps like PowerPoint.
Jon Fingas03.16.2023
Microsoft could show off AI-powered versions of Word and Outlook this March
Microsoft is reportedly preparing to showcase AI-enhanced versions of Word, PowerPoint and Outlook as soon as this March.
Mariella Moon02.11.2023
Uber Eats now delivers office and school supplies
Uber is now delivering school supplies thanks to a team-up with Office Depot.
Jon Fingas08.15.2022
Apple tells corporate employees to return to the office by mid-April
By late May, workers will need to be in the office at least three days a week.
Kris Holt03.04.2022
Microsoft's profits jump by 21 percent thanks to Office and the cloud
Microsoft's overall business is still going strong, even though it's not seeing the shockingly fast revenue growth it saw last year.
Devindra Hardawar01.25.2022
Google delays its workers' return to office yet again
Google employees won't be required to return to the office on January 10th.
Mariella Moon12.03.2021
Microsoft Office's simplified visual update is now available
Microsoft has released a visual update for Office that promises a simpler, sleeker look with extras like better theming.
Jon Fingas12.02.2021
Engadget Podcast: Is Meta’s metaverse crazy, or genius?
This week, Devindra and Engadget’s Jessica Conditt dive into Facebook’s big metaverse moves. Is it more than a name change?
Devindra Hardawar11.05.2021
Microsoft Loop is a new Office app built for collaborative work
Microsoft Loop, a new Office collaboration announced today, takes the company's Fluid Framework vision one step further.
Devindra Hardawar11.02.2021
Video editing and audio recording are coming to Microsoft Office apps
Microsoft is bringing video editing to Office by adding Clipchamp — and PowerPoint will finally get audio recording.
Jon Fingas11.02.2021
Microsoft Office 2021 starts at $150 and arrives on October 5th
The business version costs $250.
Jessica Conditt10.01.2021
Microsoft Office 2021 will be available on October 5th
Microsoft announced today it will release Office 2021 on October 5th, 2021.
Igor Bonifacic09.16.2021
Microsoft issues Windows attack warning that uses malicious Office files
Attackers are actively exploiting a Microsoft remote code execution vulnerability using malicious Office files.
Mariella Moon09.08.2021
Apple employees likely won't return to the office until 2022
Apple is delaying its return to the office until at least January of next year as it grapples with complications caused by a surge in COVID-19 cases in the US.
Saqib Shah08.20.2021
Sundar Pichai lays out Google's new 'hybrid' workplace plan
With some Google employees returning to the company's offices voluntarily last month, CEO Sundar Pichai says the tech giant will adopt a new hybrid work week.
Igor Bonifacic05.05.2021
Microsoft’s five-year accessibility pledge begins with AI improvements for Office and more
Microsoft has announced a new five-year pledge to create more opportunities for disabled people across education, product design, and internally within its own workforce.
Saqib Shah04.28.2021
What did the pandemic mean for Microsoft? A 44 percent jump in profits.
One thing we've learned over the past year: the COVID-19 pandemic has been awful for humanity, but a boon to all of the tech company's we're relying on. That's truer than ever for Microsoft, which announced a 19 percent increase in revenues for the third quarter ($41.7 billion), compared to last year.
Devindra Hardawar04.27.2021
Google says it's 'likely' some employees will return to the office in April
Some Google offices are likely to allow employees back in on a voluntary basis starting in April.
Richard Lawler03.31.2021