Microsoft’s $23 billion push into artificial intelligence marks a decisive pivot in global tech capital allocation, anchoring growth in India while widening its cloud footprint across Canada, Portugal, and the UAE. The scale signals a race to lock in data…
PARIS: French electronics distributor WE.CONNECT said it has acquired 100% of Exertis France SAS and Exertis Iberia, marking a major step in its European expansion strategy. The deal, finalized after exclusive negotiations with Ireland’s DCC Group, includes a recapitalization of…
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) surged past $4 trillion in market value Thursday, becoming the second U.S. company to hit the milestone after Nvidia (NVDA.O), buoyed by strong quarterly earnings and aggressive investments in artificial intelligence. The tech giant’s shares jumped 6.6%…
LONDON: WPP plc (LSE/NYSE: WPP) today announces that Cindy Rose has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, effective 1 September 2025. Cindy succeeds Mark Read who will step down as CEO on the same date. Mark…
Gamers can now stream and play a selection of Xbox titles as Microsoft enhances Xbox cloud gaming with mouse and keyboard support
Microsoft has partnered with Brookfield Asset Management in a monumental agreement to support approximately $10 billion worth of new renewable energy initiatives. This deal represents the most significant corporate investment in renewable energy to date, with the goal of meeting…
A new reference design from Cirrus Logic, Intel and Microsoft aims to enable “cool, quiet and high-performance” PCs with improved audio quality and efficiency. The reference design features Cirrus Logic’s CS35L56 smart amplifier and CS42L43 SmartHIFI codec, which are optimized…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a sweeping investigation into the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, focusing on the ties between major cloud service providers and AI developers. The FTC will use its 6(b) authority to order companies like Amazon,…
PARIS: Bleu, a joint venture of Capgemini, Orange and Microsoft, is ready to offer its “cloud de confiance” services to French public and private organizations, starting from the end of 2024. Bleu aims to meet the specific cloud needs of…
LTIMindtree, a global technology consulting and digital solutions company, has announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to launch a new suite of AI-powered employee engagement applications. The applications, part of LTIMindtree’s Canvas.AI platform, will leverage Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and…
Microsoft has announced that it will offer Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows 10 users who want to keep using the operating system beyond its end-of-life date of October 14, 2025. The ESU program, which was previously only available for…
Redmond, Washington: Microsoft has agreed to pay a settlement amount of $20 million (£16 million) to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to resolve charges of illegally collecting personal information from children without parental consent. The tech giant was accused…