White House meets Microsoft, Google CEOs on AI dangers
The White House is hosting CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies, including Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft, on Thursday to discuss risks and safeguards as the technology catches the attention of governments and lawmakers globally. Generative artificial intelligence has become a buzzword this year, with apps such as ChatGPT capturing the public’s fancy, sparking a […]
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard
NEW DELHI: With three billion people actively playing games today, and fueled by a new generation steeped in the joys of interactive entertainment, gaming is now the largest and fastest-growing form of entertainment. Microsoft Corp. has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc., a leader in game development and interactive entertainment content publisher. This acquisition […]
Infosys, Microsoft ink multi-year deal with Ausgrid
NEW DELHI: Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting and Microsoft have entered into a multi-year strategic engagement with Ausgrid, the largest distributor of electricity on Australia’s east coast, to accelerate its cloud transformation journey and establish Ausgrid as a leading digital utility. This program will further Ausgrid’s vision to connect communities […]
Ministry of Agriculture signs MoU with Microsoft for a pilot project in 100 villages of 6 states
NEW DELHI: Union Ministry of Agriculture and Microsoft India yesterday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a pilot project in 100 villages of 6 states. On this occasion, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Food Processing Industries Narendra Singh Tomar stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea of […]
Satya Nadella takes a dig at Amazon as Microsoft unveils Azure Purview
SAN FRANCISCO: Taking an apparent dig at Amazon and its Cloud arm AWS, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that it is important to not only trust a vendors technology capabilities but also its ‘business model alignment with its customers. “No customer wants to be dependent on a provider that sells them technology on one […]
Rising Cloud business helps Microsoft log $37.2 billion in sales
SAN FRANCISCO: Riding once again on its growing Cloud business in the pandemic times, Microsoft reported its fiscal Q1 results, generating $37.2 billion in revenue (up 12 per cent as compared to same period last year) and $13.9 billion in net income (that increased 30 per cent). Stocks went up on Tuesday as the revenue […]
Walmart joins Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok
By Joseph Pisani and Zen Soo WASHINGTON: Walmart is the latest company to want a piece of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration. The world’s largest retailer made a joint bid with tech giant Microsoft to buy TikTok’s US business, according to a person close to […]
No place for hate, racism in society: Satya Nadella
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON: There is no place for hate and racism in the society, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said, asserting that empathy and shared understanding are a start, but more needs to be done. Nadella’s remarks come in the wake of the custodial death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man who […]
Reliance Jio joins hands with Microsoft
NEW DELHI: Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, and Microsoft Corp. are embarking on a unique, comprehensive, long-term strategic relationship aimed at accelerating the digital transformation of the Indian economy and society. This 10-year commitment combines the world-class capabilities of both companies to offer a detailed set of solutions comprising […]