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Microsoft nixed a commercial featuring Marina Abramović after a bogus conspiracy theory surfaced that the performance artist was involved with Satanism. Abramovic had been featured in the advertisement for a Microsoft headset called the Hololens 2 — which allows the user to see digital imagery with the outside world. In the spot, the artist discussed …

Shares of Zoom fell more than 7 percent on Monday afternoon trading, adding to their sharp declines in the past few days, as the video conferencing app battles privacy concerns and increased competition from deep-pocketed rivals. The stock had surged to a record high in March as demand for the app skyrocketed with millions of …

Microsoft Corp said on Monday its video calling platform Skype saw a 70 percent jump in usage in March from a month earlier, as more people shift to working from home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The platform is being used by 40 million people, the company said in a blog post, adding that Skype-to-Skype calling …

Investors don’t have to drown in the sea of red that is the coronavirus-battered stock market. The pandemic-fueled stock plunge has created some golden opportunities for people eager to invest — if they know where to look, according to experts. “It’s a good time to pick stocks because we’ve found that in this backdrop or …