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Meta is not done with the metaverse after it unveiled a new AI model designed to control the behaviour of digital agents in virtual experiences.
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Microsoft has revealed plans to extend its global data centre footprint to Perth, Western Australia, with an Azure Extended Zone set to launch by mid-2025.
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In the latest twist in Elon Musk’s existential legal battle with OpenAI, lawyers for the Tesla billionaire have filed an injunction aimed at preventing OpenAI and backer Microsoft from engaging in “anticompetitive conduct.”
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What does it truly mean to be a leader? Influencer, thought leader, and leading expert: Tags like these are applied throughout the tech industry, and beyond, almost like stickers, with businesses looking to wheel out what they perceive to be one of their true stars to showcase to the public.
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Microsoft has unveiled its first in-house developed DPU, or data processing unit, to equip its cloud servers with an extra performance boost.
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Microsoft has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Metaswitch Networks as it looks to create “modern alternatives” to network infrastructure as operators roll out 5G.
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There were 2,416,135 cases of people infected with Covid-19 and 165,939 dead, as of 20 April, 12:35 (BST).
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Microsoft’s AI for Health has pledged $20 million in the global fight against Covid-19 and has opened applications for grant proposals from non-profits, academia and governments looking to tap the funds
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Reduced demand for electronic devices brought about by the global Covid-19 pandemic, has pushed Samsung to register its lowest Q1 profits in five years.
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A series of carrier partnerships will see Azure Edge Zones debut in Los Angeles in late spring, with the rest of the portfolio available “to mutual customers” later this year.
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Digital technology that was unavailable just two decades ago is helping millions around the world to keep on working – and it’s also helping health and public authorities to fight the spread of coronavirus.
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Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has become the latest tech giant to state its interest in a stake in India’s Reliance Jio, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries.
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The company said that its Microsoft Teams platform has seen a spike in its usage across the globe as millions of employees are being advised to practise social distancing and work from home.
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As with other sectors, the telecoms, data and tech industries have faced huge disruptions over recent weeks, from Nokia’s cancelled AGM to the postponement of France’s 5G network auction and Samsung’s Foundry Forum.
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Orixcom, a cloud and enterprise connectivity provider in the Middle East, has announced a new partnership to facilitate better connectivity.
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Frank Rey has been promoted to senior director of global network infrastructure at Microsoft.
