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Google Capital, Microsoft, Qualcomm and Baidu have taken part in a new $110 million (around 72 million, or AU$156 million) funding round for CloudFlare. First reported by Forbes, the funding round led by Fidelity gives the security startup a range of new strategic partnerships with which to extend its business beyond the 5% of all Internet requests that it processes per month.

Microsoft India today announced three new Xbox One console bundles that will launch on October 2 with pre-orders starting today on Amazon.in.The Xbox One Forza Motorsport 6 Limited Edition Console, the second is Xbox One 1TB EA Sports FIFA 16 bundle and the third is the Xbox One Gears of War: Ultimate Edition bundle. “This year, we’re delivering the greatest games lineup in Xbox history and we’re committed to delivering gamers the experiences and value they can’t find on any other platform.” said Anshu Mor, Director Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft India.

Microsoft Academia Accelerator, tailored for tier-I technical institutes in the country, engages both students and faculty and creates a robust environment for them to realise their dream of working with world’s top technology company. Students get to show their creative skills and sell their ideas to their dream destination even while in college due to this new initiative of Microsoft. The annual hackathon – code.fun.do – conducted in all the partner campuses is a platform for all the avid college coders to learn how to build modern, real-world applications that run on the latest Microsoft platforms.

Waste Warriors, a local NGO, launched an environmental education programme in partnership with Microsoft India today. The programme, called ‘Create to Inspire,’ has been designed to give teachers new strategies to engage students in activities related to sustainable consumption and lifestyle. The programme is being launched in eight cities across the country this month. A total of 75 schools in Dehradun have been chosen to participate in the six-month programme.

Ingram Micro Inc. announced its participation in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program in India. The program is designed to strengthen customer relationships and expand cloud sales by allowing channel partners to provision, bundle, invoice, manage and support Microsoft cloud offerings including Microsoft Office 365, Windows Intune, Enterprise Mobility Suite, Azure, and CRM online subscriptions with greater ease and efficiency.

Microsoft said that all users who have a subscription of Office 365, which is a cloud-based service, will get the new Office 2016 for free. Other users can purchase the new suite, which is available in 14 Indian languages and 47 languages globally, starting September 23. The Office 2016 suite comes with 1 terabyte of OneDrive cloud storage which will be soon scaled up to unlimited space, according to Alok Lall, director of Microsoft Office Division, India.

In an exclusive interview, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella emphasised on the role that technology can play in development and governance. “World class cloud technology can bring the next level of efficiency,” said Nadella highlighting the importance of cloud computing in the role that technology can play in bringing about the change. Cloud computing is one of Microsoft’s strengths.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today said Microsoft will take lost-cost broadband technology to five lakh villages across the country. Speaking at a dinner hosted here in honour of visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nadella said that Microsoft wants to make things and make things happen. “A key part of both Make in India and Digital India, bringing world class infrastructure into India, respecting India’s digital security, sovereignty and privacy is a key milestone for us,” Nadella said.

It has been an entire year since the Indian release of Microsoft’s latest console, the Xbox One. In celebration, Amazon India has kicked off a massive sale for Xbox products, including the console as well as games. As part of the sale, the FIFA 15 bundle for the Xbox One, which is priced at Rs. 34,990, now also includes a free wireless controller along with GC worth Rs. 5,000. Accessories for the Xbox One are also available at discounted prices of up to 15% off.