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Microsoft is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, specializing in software development and a wide range of products and services including business software, cloud computing, gaming, and productivity tools. The company's mission is to empower every person and organization to achieve more through innovative technology. With a workforce of approximately 228,000 employees, Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is committed to fostering a culture of curiosity and inclusivity.

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Microsoft - Latest News and Updates

• Microsoft has integrated a new 'Mail Merge' feature in the New Outlook, allowing users to send individual emails to multiple recipients without revealing all addresses.
• Microsoft upgraded Defender for Office with new LLMs that detect attacker intent with 99.995% accuracy and block 140,000 BEC emails daily.
• Microsoft is integrating Structured Outputs into LangChain4j with Azure OpenAI, enhancing JSON output for Java applications.
• Microsoft has updated the Xbox app to focus on gaming features, including sharing game clips, integrated chat, and playing games from console to phone, replacing the previous Microsoft Start functionalities.
• Microsoft has introduced new Azure services including Azure AI Content Safety, Azure Local, and Azure AI Model Catalog, while removing services like Azure Cosmos DB and Azure AI Bot Service.

• Microsoft Azure has introduced new services including Azure AI Content Safety, Azure Local, and Azure AI Model Catalog, while removing Azure Cosmos DB, Azure AI Bot Service, Azure Stack, Azure Migrate, and Azure ExpressRoute from their offerings.
• Microsoft and Red Hat plan to bring Red Hat Enterprise Linux to Windows Subsystem for Linux, enhancing hybrid cloud development.
• Since November 2023, Microsoft launched the Secure Future Initiative to prioritize security on its platforms.
• Microsoft announced new AI agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot at Ignite 2024 to enhance automation and collaboration in hybrid work environments.
• Microsoft and NASA have developed Earth Copilot, an AI tool that makes NASA's satellite data accessible using natural language.

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