Microsoft cloud service issues disrupt air travel operations
Microsoft is investigating a cloud services outage that grounded planes and disrupted flight operations in the US on Thursday (July 18) night, though some of the affected airlines said operations had recovered.
Adil Aziz
Mircosoft’s new gaming store to launch in July
Microsoft will launch its own mobile game store on the Internet in July, creating an alternative to Apple and Google’s app stores and their fees.
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Microsoft overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable company
Microsoft overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable company on Thursday (Jan 11) after the iPhone maker’s shares made a weak start to 2024 due to growing concerns over demand.
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Microsoft introduces AI button in keyboard
Microsoft is adding a button to the Windows keyboard to activate its AI Copilot service, with the first devices to sport the new key available this month.
Unesco seeks regulation in first guidance on GenAI use in education
UNESCO published its first guidance on use of Generative AI (GenAI) for education, urging governmental agencies to regulate the use of the technology, including protection of data privacy and putting an age limit for users. Launched by Microsoft-backed OpenAI in November, GenAI chatbot ChatGPT has become the world’s fastest growing app to date, and its…
Google may lose search on Samsung devices to Microsoft Bing
MICROSOFT’s Bing may replace Alphabet’s Google as the default search service on Samsung Electronics devices, according to a New York Times report on Sunday. Suwon-based Samsung, the world’s leading smartphone maker, is considering making the switch, putting at risk roughly US$3 billion in annual revenue for Google. Bing’s threat to Google’s search dominance has grown more credible…
Microsoft unveils Bing search engine using Open AI technology
MICROSOFT unveiled new versions of its Bing internet-search engine and Edge browser powered by the newest technology from ChatGPT maker OpenAI, aiming to gain ground on Google’s web-search juggernaut by being first to offer a more conversational alternative for finding answers on the web and creating content. “This technology is going to reshape pretty much…
Microsoft scrambles to fix global outage
MICROSOFT Corp said it was investigating a networking issue that impacted multiple services including Teams and Outlook, with outage reports saying the platforms were down for thousands of users globally. Microsoft did not disclose the number of users affected by the disruption, but data from outage tracking website Downdetector showed more than 3,900 incidents in India and…
Preparing for the worst as Amazon, Microsoft cut jobs
AMAZON is starting the biggest round of job cuts in its history. Microsoft plans to reduce its workforce by 5 per cent. Goldman Sachs is laying off over 3,200 people, and several Wall Street banks are considering cutting their bonus pools by as much as 30 per cent. The frenzied, pandemic-era burst of hiring across…
France fines Microsoft 60 million euros over advertising cookies
FRANCE’S privacy watchdog said (Dec 22) it has fined US tech giant Microsoft 60 million euros (S$86 million) for foisting advertising cookies on users. In the largest fine imposed in 2022, the National Commission for Technology and Freedoms (CNIL) said Microsoft’s search engine Bing had not set up a system allowing users to refuse cookies…