Microsoft
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Here are some news stories from this week you might have missed.
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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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Tigo Business, the wholesale unit of Millicom, has launched its Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) in Central America in collaboration with Microsoft.
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AT&T has offloaded its advertising platform, Xandr, to Microsoft, marking another stage in its withdrawal from the media world.
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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it will look into Microsoft $16 billion acquisition of AI and speech technology firm Nuance Communications (Nuance).
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AT&T and Microsoft have partnered to deliver a private preview of the first Azure Edge Zone in Atlanta.
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Microsoft has launched a new data centre region in Sweden, powered with "100% carbon-free energy" and supporting zero-waste operations.
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Kyndryl, the managed services business recently spun off from IBM, has landed its first major deal since its IPO earlier this month.
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The value of the global cloud market increased 37% in Q3 compared to the same quarter last year, reaching values of US$45.4 billion.
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The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has become an official provider of the Microsoft Azure Peering Service.
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Microsoft has quietly added voice calls to its Teams package. now, no one will need a fixed-line phone on their desk, writes Alan Burkitt-Gray
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AT&T is working with former Microsoft CTO Ray Ozzie’s Blues Wireless start-up to expand the potential and security of the internet of things.
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Telstra is the selected carrier for Microsoft Azure Peering Service and Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams.