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Candy Crush All Stars 2025 tournament launches globally on March 20, 2025, featuring a massive $1M prize pool. The two-month, free-to-enter competition follows last year's successful event that attracted over 15 million players.
The tournament includes qualifiers running until March 27th, followed by knockout rounds, culminating in a live final in Los Angeles where the top 10 players will compete. Last year's event saw players complete 2.2 billion levels and collect 11.4 trillion All Stars Candies.
Available in 23 markets worldwide, the competition is open to players 18 and older on selected level 5+ accounts. The tournament features Smash Mouth's 'All Star' as its theme song and offers second-chance opportunities for participants. Players can join through the free-to-download Candy Crush Saga app on iOS and Android.
Microsoft (MSFT) has issued a response to an unsolicited 'mini-tender' offer from TRC Capital Investment dated February 21, 2025. TRC is offering to purchase up to 300,000 shares of Microsoft's common stock at $391.00 per share, representing less than 0.01% of Microsoft's outstanding shares.
Microsoft maintains a neutral stance on the offer and is not affiliated with TRC. The company advises shareholders to:
- Obtain current market quotations
- Consult with brokers or financial advisors
- Review offer terms and conditions
- Exercise caution regarding the offer
The offer is set to expire on March 24, 2025. Microsoft highlights that mini-tender offers (less than 5% of shares) lack the same SEC disclosure and procedural requirements as larger tender offers, providing fewer investor protections.
Microsoft (MSFT) has announced its latest quarterly dividend payment. The company's board of directors has declared a dividend of $0.83 per share, which will be paid on June 12, 2025. Shareholders who are on record as of May 15, 2025 will be eligible to receive this dividend payment. The ex-dividend date has been set for May 15, 2025.
The announcement comes as Microsoft continues to focus on AI-powered platforms and tools, aiming to deliver innovative solutions for customer needs while maintaining its commitment to responsible AI deployment.
Microsoft (MSFT) has announced Dragon Copilot, the healthcare industry's first unified voice AI assistant, combining Dragon Medical One's dictation capabilities with DAX Copilot's ambient listening features. The solution will be available in the U.S. and Canada in May 2025, followed by European markets.
The AI assistant helps streamline clinical documentation, surface information, and automate tasks across various healthcare settings. Recent data shows significant impact: clinicians save 5 minutes per patient encounter, with 70% reporting reduced burnout, and 62% indicating lower likelihood of leaving their organization. Patient satisfaction is high, with 93% reporting better overall experience.
Dragon Copilot's key features include multilanguage ambient note creation, automated tasks, medical information searches, and workflow automation. The system has already assisted over 3 million ambient patient conversations across 600 healthcare organizations in the past month.
Candy Crush Saga and Pat McGrath Labs have announced a -edition beauty collaboration featuring lipsticks, glosses, and nail polishes. In an unexpected twist, three $10,000 diamond-encrusted rings by BASLIQ, originally intended for celebrities, were accidentally misplaced and will now be randomly delivered to lucky customers.
The collection includes MatteTrance™ Lipstick in Divine Rose and Elson shades, LUST: Gloss™ in Astral Flashdance and Bronze Venus, and nail polishes in Elson and Gold 001. The collection launches on patmcgrath.com, followed by Sephora.com on March 3, and Nordstrom later in March.
The promotion runs until March 11, 2025, and is open to US/DC residents aged 21+. The rings, crafted by BASLIQ, feature white diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and 22k solid gold in their signature wrap-around 'Drop Ring' design.
Danaher (NYSE: DHR) has appointed Charles Lamanna to its Board of Directors and the Board's Science & Technology Committee. Lamanna currently serves as Corporate Vice President, Business & Industry Copilot at Microsoft, where he leads product innovation in AI-powered business applications, low-code platforms, and autonomous agents.
Lamanna oversees design, product development, and engineering of Microsoft's key technologies, including Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and Copilot Studio. He previously founded MetricsHub, a public cloud management solution acquired by Microsoft in 2013. The Notre Dame computer science graduate brings significant AI and technology expertise to Danaher's board as the company aims to leverage artificial intelligence to improve human health and deliver long-term stakeholder value.
King has launched Candy Crush Solitaire worldwide, combining the classic TriPeaks solitaire card game with the Candy Crush universe. The mobile game features innovative gameplay elements including a 'Hold Slot' feature and the Candy Color Bomb booster in card form.
The launch represents a strategic move for King to expand its portfolio by merging classic gameplay with modern mobile experiences. This addition builds on the success of Candy Crush Saga, which stands as the highest-grossing mobile game in the Western world, featuring over 18,000 levels.
As part of the Microsoft family since 2023, King's new solitaire game aims to bring more innovation to the mobile gaming market. The game is available for free download across major platforms including the Amazon App Store, Apple App Store, Google Play, and Samsung Galaxy Store.
Microsoft and CoreWeave have joined New Jersey state and Princeton University as founding partners in the NJ AI Hub, a collaborative ecosystem for AI innovation. The partners expect to invest over $72 million to support the hub's long-term success, including up to $25 million from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA).
The hub, located at 619 Alexander Road in West Windsor, will focus on three main pillars: research and development in key industries like life sciences and clean energy, commercializing innovation through an AI accelerator program, and strengthening AI education and workforce development. Microsoft will leverage its TechSpark program, which has helped secure over $700 million in community funding and created 4,500 jobs across the US.
A portion of NJEDA's and CoreWeave's funding will include a planned NJ AI Venture Fund for equity investments in innovation commercialization.
Euroclear has announced a 7-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to transform its technology infrastructure and client experience. The collaboration aims to leverage Microsoft's cloud solutions, AI, and analytics to enhance Euroclear's position as a Digital and Data-Enabled Financial Market Infrastructure.
The partnership will focus on four key areas in 2025: developing a financial data sharing ecosystem, transforming Euroclear FundsPlace with AI-driven insights, modernizing customer engagement through a unified platform, and strengthening market infrastructure. The initiative will utilize Microsoft's technologies including Azure, Copilot, Azure AI, Microsoft Fabric, and Teams.
This strategic alliance connects Euroclear's network of over 2,000 financial institutions with Microsoft's cloud capabilities, aiming to shift from traditional sequential workflows to an ecosystem-centric capital markets model. The partnership will enhance platform development, operations, and improve disaster recovery capabilities.
Microsoft (MSFT) reported strong fiscal Q2 2025 results, with revenue reaching $69.6 billion, up 12% year-over-year. Operating income increased 17% to $31.7 billion, while net income grew 10% to $24.1 billion. Diluted earnings per share rose 10% to $3.23.
The company's AI business achieved a significant milestone, surpassing $13 billion in annual revenue run rate, marking a 175% year-over-year increase. Microsoft Cloud revenue grew 21% to $40.9 billion.
Key segment performances include Productivity and Business Processes revenue up 14% to $29.4 billion, Intelligent Cloud revenue increasing 19% to $25.5 billion, and More Personal Computing revenue staying flat at $14.7 billion. The company returned $9.7 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases during the quarter.
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