Microsoft
7 Feb
Debunking widespread myths about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its applications, especially as regards negative impacts on jobs, Microsoft Corporation has provided insights into how it approaches AI development and ethics.
20 Jan
Hackers linked to Russia's intelligence service broke into email accounts of senior Microsoft executives, according to a regulatory filing available Friday.
17 Jan
Adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing in Africa received a boost with the $1.5 billion investment deal between two leading technology firms, Vodafone and Microsoft.
29 Dec
For alleged copyright infringement, the New York Times has instituted a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI.
25 Nov
Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, says plans are underway to reposition the video game animation industry in Nigeria.
11 Nov
Russia has been spreading "disinformation" about the situation in the Middle East, the president of Microsoft said Saturday, as tensions soar in the region due to the Israel-Hamas war. Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, was asked about the role of the US tech giant in promoting peace at an international peace forum in…
12 Oct
Microsoft has partnered with Flutterwave to revolutionise financial services and inclusion in Nigeria and other parts of Africa through the financial technology (Fintech) space to catalyse economic growth and improve peoples’ daily living.
26 Sep
As Microsoft builds new AI tools into every device and software platform, it’s also expanding tests for AI-powered advertising. At its fall event in New York last weekend, Microsoft unveiled new generative AI features across Windows, Edge, Bing and Microsoft 365.
5 Sep 2023
"Starfield", one of the most-anticipated video games in years, launches worldwide on Wednesday with the hype -- and production standards -- of a Hollywood blockbuster. And Microsoft has billions riding on its success. The ever-evolving game is the tech giant's bid to lock players into its Xbox subscription service after some eye-poppingly enormous investments in…
22 Aug 2023
Microsoft has submitted a new deal to Britain's competition regulator for the acquisition of video gaming giant Activision Blizzard, the CMA said Tuesday. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it has "opened a new phase 1 investigation into a new, restructured deal by Microsoft to buy Activision", after blocking a previous version of the…
26 Jun 2023
Leading African payments technology company, Flutterwave has announced it is working with Microsoft to build its next generation platform on Microsoft Azure, powering payments infrastructure across the African continent and beyond.
21 Jun 2023
The likes of Apple, Microsoft and TikTok lead the list of TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies for the year 2023 which was released by the Magazine on Wednesday. This year's edition is the third annual TIME100 Most Influential Companies list with TIME Magazine highlighting businesses and leaders shaping the world's future. The 2023 issue features…