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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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Kyndryl and Microsoft are planning to expand their existing partnership by helping customers expand and increase access to mainframe data.
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Microsoft and Zoom’s UCaaS subscriber base grew by 40% compared to last year, according to new research from Synergy Research group.
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Spending on premise and cloud collaboration grew 8% from 2021 and is now approaching US$15 billion per quarter, according to new research from Synergy Research Group.
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EdgeConneX now offers its customers in Portland access to Microsoft cloud services through the Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute service at its Portland Edge Data Center (EDC).
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SES and Microsoft have expanded their partnership through a new initiative to make satellite cloud-native service delivery architectures more open, virtualised and programmable.
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Microsoft confirms the launch of its new data centre region in Qatar, making it the first hyperscale cloud provider to offer enterprise-grade services in the country.
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Microsoft has appointed Kunle to lead its Africa transformation office, which drives its strategic digital initiatives in the continent.
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Spending on digital identity verification checks will reach US$20.8 billion globally in 2027 according to a new study from Juniper Research.
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Telstra and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to support Australia’s digital growth.
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Cloud communications company Infobip has enhanced its partnership with Microsoft by integrating its WhatsApp and SMS channels to help businesses.
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Founding members, which include the likes of Epic Games, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Qualcomm, confirm the launch of the Metaverse Standards Forum.
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Cisco has ended its operations in Russia and Belarus in response to the war in Ukraine, the company announced on Thursday.
