Microsoft to pay off cloud industry group to end EU antitrust complaint Microsoft is close to reaching a multimillion-euro deal with an Amazon-backed cloud lobby to get it to drop an... Published 01 Jun, 2024 10:16am
Technology Workshop on AI held ISLAMABAD: A workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) was held at the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication on... Published 30 May, 2024 06:19am
Technology Microsoft to invest $2.2bn in cloud and AI services in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR: Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia to support the country’s... Published 02 May, 2024 10:37am
Technology Microsoft to open first regional data centre in Thailand BANGKOK: Microsoft will open its first regional data centre in Thailand, the tech giant said on Wednesday, as it... Published 01 May, 2024 10:28am
Technology Microsoft to invest $1.7bn in cloud, AI in Indonesia, CEO says JAKARTA: Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in Indonesia to empower the Southeast Asian country with cloud services... Published 30 Apr, 2024 10:02am
Markets Australian shares rise on banks, IT boost; Fed policy meet on tap Australian shares climbed higher on Monday, lifted by banks and information technology stocks, as traders assessed... Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:05am
Technology Microsoft launches lightweight AI model Microsoft on Tuesday launched a lightweight artificial intelligence model, as it looks to attract a wider client... Published 23 Apr, 2024 09:20pm
Technology Microsoft CEO to visit Indonesia end-April, says minister JAKARTA: The CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella will visit Indonesia at the end of April to discuss possible... Published 17 Apr, 2024 11:32am
Technology Microsoft to invest $1.5bn in Emirati AI firm G42, New York Times reports Microsoft plans to invest $1.5 billion in G42, an artificial intelligence firm in the United Arab Emirates, the New... Published 16 Apr, 2024 11:56am
Technology OpenAI bids for Japan business as it opens Tokyo office TOKYO: Microsoft backed artificial intelligence startup OpenAI made a pitch for business in Japan on Monday as it... Published 15 Apr, 2024 01:09pm
World Hamas says Israeli proposal fails to meet Palestinian demands but is under review CAIRO: Hamas said on Tuesday that an Israeli proposal on a ceasefire in its aggression in Gaza met none of the... Updated 09 Apr, 2024 05:54pm
Technology Microsoft to invest $2.9bn to boost AI business in Japan: Nikkei TOKYO: Microsoft Corp will invest about $2.9 billion over the next two years to boost its artificial intelligence... Published 09 Apr, 2024 04:35pm
World EU faces uphill battle to rein in big tech BRUSSELS: The EU’s landmark curbs on how tech titans do business online kick in from Thursday, but just how far... Published 07 Mar, 2024 11:01am
Technology Google CEO slams ‘completely unacceptable’ Gemini AI errors SAN FRANCISCO: Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday slammed “completely unacceptable” errors by its Gemini AI app,... Published 28 Feb, 2024 05:14pm
Technology Microsoft to invest 3.2bn euros in Germany in AI push BERLIN: U.S. software giant Microsoft will invest 3.2 billion euros ($3.44 billion) in Germany in the next two years... Updated 15 Feb, 2024 06:07pm
Technology Britain, France lead 35 nations agreement on controlling spyware, mercenary hackers LONDON: Countries led by Britain, France and the United States and tech firms including Google, Microsoft and Meta ... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am
Technology Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard, Xbox staff Microsoft is letting go of 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox this week, news website The Verge... Published 25 Jan, 2024 08:49pm
Technology Meta joins rivals in pursuit of human-level AI SAN FRANCISCO: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said his company is joining the pursuit of creating super... Published 19 Jan, 2024 02:34pm
Technology Vodafone signs $1.5bn Microsoft deal for AI, cloud and IoT LONDON: Vodafone has agreed a 10-year partnership with Microsoft to bring generative AI, digital, enterprise and... Published 16 Jan, 2024 01:04pm
Technology EU examines Microsoft investment in OpenAI BRUSSELS: The European Union’s competition regulator said Tuesday it was looking into Microsoft’s investment into... Published 09 Jan, 2024 05:09pm
Business & Finance Tamil Nadu hails $80bn pledges from firms including Microsoft, Hyundai CHENNAI: India’s Tamil Nadu state said on Monday it had signed pacts totalling 6.64 trillion Indian rupees ($80... Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am
Technology Microsoft, OpenAI hit with new lawsuit by authors over AI training OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft were sued on Friday in Manhattan federal court by a pair of nonfiction... Published 06 Jan, 2024 03:15pm
Technology New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft in copyright clash WASHINGTON: The New York Times sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft in a US court on Wednesday, alleging that the... Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am
Technology TomTom creates AI-based conversational assistant for vehicles with Microsoft Digital mapping specialist TomTom said on Tuesday it has partnered with tech giant Microsoft to create an artificial... Published 19 Dec, 2023 01:17pm
Markets China stocks rise, HK slips as investors await policy signals SHANGHAI: China stocks ended up on Friday but the blue-chip benchmark was still hovering around nearly five-year... Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am
Life & Style Spotify cuts 17% of jobs as economic growth slows STOCKHOLM: Music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it would reduce the number of its employees by around 17... Published 04 Dec, 2023 06:15pm
Business & Finance OpenAI staff threaten mass exodus to join ex-CEO Altman SAN FRANCISCO: Hundreds of staff at OpenAI threatened to quit the leading artificial intelligence company on Monday... Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am
Technology Microsoft CEO says Sam Altman will be joining Microsoft Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Monday said that ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Greg Brockman will be joining... Published 20 Nov, 2023 01:06pm
Technology LinkedIn hits 1 billion members, adds AI features for job seekers LinkedIn, the business-focused social network owned by Microsoft, on Wednesday said it now has more than 1 billion... Published 01 Nov, 2023 06:28pm
Markets Wall St gains on megacap boost ahead of Fed verdict NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Monday, boosted by megacap growth stocks ahead of a busy week of... Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am
