Tag: Microsoft
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Microsoft pledges $50 million for AI for Earth Programme
Microsoft has announced its plan to broaden the AI for Earth programme, pledging $50 million over the next five years to put artificial intelligence technology in the hands of those who are working to mitigate climate change. Microsoft rolled out the AI for Earth programme six months ago with an aim to put the power…
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Finally: Microsoft Nigeria gets new GM, Akin Banuso
After operating in the country since 2016 without a General Manager (GM), Microsoft has ended its search and finally announced Akin Banuso as new GM for Nigeria. Akin Banuso, who is replacing Kabelo Makwane who left the Company late 2016, is coming on board with a good portfolio, after holding various senior positions within the…
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Microsoft officially ends support for Windows Phone
Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows Phone 8.1 just over 3 years after its April 2014 debut, according to media reports. Although this doesn’t mark the end of Microsoft’s mobile ambitions as Windows 10 Mobile is still hanging around, this only means that from now on, devices operating on WP8.1 won’t get software updates…
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Zika virus: Tech firms to battle killer mosquitoes to a halt
American technology companies are bringing automation and robotics to the age-old task of battling mosquitoes in a bid to halt the spread of Zika virus, and other mosquito-borne maladies worldwide, according to media report. According to Reuters, the firms including Microsoft Corp and California life sciences company, Verily, are forming partnerships with public health officials…
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Retrenchment: Microsoft Chief resigns
With Microsoft announcing job cuts as part of reorganizing its global sales staff, the company’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), Jim DuBois has decided to quit, according to media report. Named CIO in 2013, DuBois had been with Microsoft since 1993 where he worked in several roles mostly focused to information technology, GeekWire reported on Saturday.…
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Microsoft to lay off thousands of staff worldwide
The future is bleak for thousands of Microsoft employees as the Windows making firm is poised to lay off in thousands its employees worldwide, in a move to reorganize its sales force, according to report. A source with knowledge of the planned downsizing told TechCrunch that the U.S. tech firm would lay off “thousands” of…
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NCC releases guide to guard against Petya ransomware
After Petya ransomware paralyzed connected systems worldwide, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has released a guide to ward off the menace in Nigeria. Although the country is yet to report any case of the Petya ransomware attack, the NCC is saying individuals and organisations should take necessary precautions because the spread of Petya indicates many…
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Google to pay $2.7 billion for abusing its dominance
The European Union (EU) has fined Google a record-breaking 2.4 billion-euro ($2.7 billion) in what is just a fraction of the costs from the EU’s demand that the Internet giant stop skewing search results to favour its own shopping site gaining ‘undue’ dominance in so doing. To some smaller businesses, this might mean ‘torn apart’,…
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How to protect yourself from Petya,Goldeneye ransomware
Recently, a new strain of ransomware attack broke out, and many organizations in Europe and the US weeping after being crippled by the new ransomware called Petya/GoldenEye. It is spreading rapidly across the world and is expanding the infection. Here’s what you need to know about Petya/GoldenEye and how to prevent the attack: What is…
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Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube form grand alliance
A host of Internet tech giants have teamed up to form a grand alliance known as Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism with the aim to help make their hosted consumer services hostile to terrorists and violent extremists. The spread of terrorism and violent extremism has become a pressing global problem and a critical challenge…