Microsoft just earned some serious bragging rights.

The company surpassed Google owner Alphabet to become the third-most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of more than $760 billion — about $15 billion more than Alphabet.

It’s not the first time the two companies have traded places on the most valuable companies list (the first two spots belong to Apple and Amazon, respectively), but, as CNBC notes, it’s the first time Microsoft’s taken the lead over Google in a number of years. 

What’s more, the latest milestone is a noteworthy moment for Microsoft, which is finally starting to see some of its long-term bets pay off in significant ways.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | 3 reasons why Microsoft's more valuable than Google

This year has been a pretty wild one already, but it just got stranger. 

Kim Kardashian West — like, beauty mogul and reigning queen of reality TV Kim Kardashian West — visited the White House on Wednesday to talk about prison reform with President Donald Trump. 

Trump tweeted this painful photo after the meeting: 

Naturally, the photo quickly became a meme on Twitter, because how were there two reality TV stars in the Oval Office? Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump talked about prison reform, because 2018 is off the rails