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Microsoft updates also include partnerships and programs that apply AI to workforce training, healthcare workflows, infrastructure communities, and customer productivity. Gaming-related announcements include Candy Crush brand activations and tournaments, while corporate releases address operating results, material agreements, governance matters, and capital-structure disclosures.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) appointed Carmine Di Sibio, former global chairman and CEO of EY, to its board of directors, expanding it to 13 members. He will serve on the Compensation Committee and Audit Committee, bringing financial services, risk oversight and global client leadership experience.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced that its fiscal year 2026 third-quarter earnings press release is available on the company's Investor Relations website. A conference call and live webcast are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time on April 29, 2026.
Investors can access the press release and the live webcast via the Microsoft Investor Relations site for full financial results, presentation materials, and replay information.
NABTU and Microsoft (MSFT) expanded a nationwide partnership on April 21, 2026 to scale AI training and career pathways for skilled trades across North America. The collaboration builds on training of 1,500 instructors, launches no-cost AI literacy courses and industry-recognized credentials on LinkedIn Learning, and integrates AI into union apprenticeship systems and TradesFutures programs in 34 states.
The effort aims to deliver hands-on, jobsite-focused AI skills via JATC training centers across all 50 U.S. states and Canada, and to reach millions of craft professionals and TradesFutures participants (over 7,700 enrolled annually).
Amazon Web Services (NASDAQ: AMZN) appears in a security sector roundup driven by accelerating quantum risk and identity-security demand on April 16, 2026. The report highlights new product launches and partnerships: QSE's QPA v2 platform, Microsoft–Rubrik integration, and a SailPoint–Amazon Web Services multi-year identity governance collaboration to secure AI agent and cloud identities.
QSE says QPA v2 is live with pilots and expanded market distribution; SailPoint solutions are now available in Amazon Web Services Marketplace.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will report fiscal 2026 third-quarter results after market close on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. A live webcast of the earnings conference call will be available at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time on the Microsoft Investor Relations website. Investors can access results and multimedia online.
Candy Crush turned LA Clippers game night at Intuit Dome into an arena-wide activation on April 1, 2026, featuring a surprise celebrity reveal when Anna Faris removed a Bubblegum Troll mask.
The event included costumed characters, candy-themed visuals, giveaways, exclusive merch, and extends a partnership with Intuit Dome running through 2028.
Microsoft (MSFT) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share. The board declared the dividend on March 10, 2026; it is payable June 11, 2026, to shareholders of record on May 21, 2026, and the ex-dividend date is May 21, 2026.
Candy Crush All Stars (MSFT) launched March 5, 2026, in Los Angeles with Marshawn Lynch and Erin Andrews hosting and a $1 million prize pool.
The open global tournament runs March 5–April 8, 2026 across 25 markets, adds limited 10x Multiplier Tokens, a 15-track soundtrack, and LIFE SAVERS as presenting sponsor with an in-app promo.
Microsoft (MSFT) and Pivot Point Consulting launched a partnership on March 3, 2026 to expand Dragon Copilot to rural hospitals nationwide. The program offers ambient clinical listening, automated documentation and real-time visit summarization, plus a 60% discount for eligible independent critical access, rural emergency and rural community hospitals. Pivot Point will provide free readiness assessments, workflow engineering, governance design, national webinars and education to support safe, measurable deployments. The offer is available through Microsoft’s Rural Health Resiliency Program; rural hospitals can request a no-cost readiness assessment and update their program registration to indicate interest.
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) and Microsoft expanded their strategic alliance on February 18, 2026, making the CrowdStrike Falcon platform purchasable in Microsoft Marketplace with Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (ACC) decrement eligibility. The change streamlines procurement, consolidates billing, and lets organizations apply existing committed Azure spend toward Falcon purchases.
This availability aims to accelerate Falcon deployment across endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, AI, and data by reducing procurement friction and optimizing committed cloud budgets.