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Tariff Tension: US and China agreed to slash tariff for 90 days
Global tension eases a bit this week as the US president, Donald Trump and China president, Xi Jinping agreed to...
Spain-Portugal Power Outage Ends as DHL Resumes High-Value US Shipments
This week's digest covers major global events: DHL resumes US shipments, a massive power outage in Spain and Portugal, China’s...
Meta launches a standalone AI app to compete with OpenAI and Google
Meta, Facebook parent company, on Tuesday launched a standalone app for its Meta AI assistant, similar to those offered by...
Microsoft's AI Investment in South Africa: What It Means for Jobs
Microsoft's AI investment in South Africa worth $70 million(R1.3 billion) was recently announced as a substantial investment into the South African economy through a decade-long partnership with the Department of…
Microsoft Plans Billion Dollar Data Center in Kenya Following Closure of Nigerian Facility
In collaboration with G42, an artificial intelligence company based in the UAE, Microsoft Corporation has announced intentions to construct a billion dollar geothermal-powered data center in Kenya. The announcement comes…
Microsoft battles botnet pre-installed on systems
Imagine turning on a brand new, fresh-from-the-factory laptop and already having a virus on it before you even do anything. That’s the scary situation Microsoft uncovered on several PCs in…
Microsoft is going all in with Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8
It’s a huge year for Microsoft. The venerable tech giant is essentially reinventing itself from the ground up for 2012. A new server OS, new desktop OS, new Microsoft Office…
The Fate of Nigeria's Tech Ecosystem with Microsoft's ADC Closure
In Lagos, Nigeria, rumors swirl about the possible closure of Microsoft's African Development Centre (ADC). While Microsoft remains tight-lipped, insiders hint at an impending shutdown, raising concerns among the Nigerian…
Apple & Microsoft-Backed Rockstar Consortium Battles Google and Samsung Over 7 Nortel Patents
Well, at the moment, it does look like a 'never ending' war between this two parties. "The Rockstar consortium is an organization backed by Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry, Ericsson and Sony.…
NORAD and Microsoft Launches a touch-friendly Santa Claus web tracker
Engadget - NORAD's Santa Claus tracking has officially entered the tablet era. The defense agency has teamed up with Microsoft on an updated web-based tracker that's designed for touch-friendly browsers,…
GoDaddy Partners with Microsoft to offer Office 365 to small businesses
Microsoft has partnered with a domain name and hosting company GoDaddy to offer Office 365 as the exclusive business-class email and productivity tools service for GoDaddy’s small business customers. GoDaddy is offering customers…
Microsoft to Improve Metro Apps in Windows 8.1
Yesterday Paul Thurrott enumerated a number of tweaks that will appear in the upcoming Windows 8.1 update. Screenshots from WZor confirm a few of Paul’s earlier notes on upcoming changes to Windows…
Microsoft’s Latest Windows Phone Update Sees Paced Uptake
This weekend AdDuplex, an advertising platform for Windows applications, announced that according to its tracked data, Windows Phone Update 3 is now installed on 15 percent of Windows Phone 8…