Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft on the verge of launching own App Store
Microsoft has opened the door to the launch of its own mobile gaming app store if its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is...
Microsoft lays off entire ethical AI team
Microsoft has reportedly axed an entire team responsible for ethical AI as part of a recent round of lay-offs, a move which comes...
Microsoft earmarks $10 billion for AI as it lays off thousands
Microsoft is making a US$10-billion investment over several years in OpenAI less than a week after announcing it is laying off 10,000 workers because...
Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs as tech layoffs intensify
Microsoft on Wednesday said it would eliminate 10,000 jobs and take a $1.2-billion charge as its cloud-computing customers dissect their spending and the company...
Microsoft targets Internet expansion in Africa
Microsoft aims to secure Internet access for 100 million more people in Africa by 2025, teaming up with a satellite provider and setting the...
MTN Group, Microsoft enter strategic alliance
MTN Group and Microsoft have entered into a strategic alliance agreement to accelerate digital and cloud transformation working towards a shared vision of driving...
Google to establish cloud data centre ‘region’ in South Africa
Google is joining rivals Microsoft and Amazon Web Services in establishing a cloud infrastructure “region” in South Africa.
The cloud data centre infrastructure is the...
Microsoft, AfDB partner to drive youth entrepreneurship in Africa
Software giant Microsoft is expanding its partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support Africa’s youth entrepreneurs under the bank’s Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Banks (YEIB) Initiative.
Through...
DANGER: Chrome, Edge spellcheckers sends PASSWORDS to Google, Microsoft servers
An information security research team has discovered that the Chrome and Edge browsers’ spellchecking tools send passwords from various websites to Google and Microsoft, Neowin...
Global tech titans on POACHING SPREE in Kenya with fat salaries
Several companies in Kenya are struggling to recruit and retain key talent as US tech titans led by Microsoft, Amazon and Google tilt the...