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Microsoft, BlackRock to launch US$30 billion fund for AI infrastructure
BLACKROCK and Microsoft plan to launch a more than US$30 billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure to build data centres and energy projects, the companies said...
Microsoft, G42 start two AI centres in Abu Dhabi
MICROSOFT and G42 are establishing two artificial intelligence (AI) centres in Abu Dhabi, months after they inked a US$1.5 billion deal and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) company agreed...
Microsoft announces US$60 billion buyback, raises dividend 10%
MICROSOFT unveiled a new US$60 billion stock-buyback programme, matching its largest-ever repurchase authorisation, and raised its quarterly dividend 10 per cent.The software company said shareholders as at Nov 21...
Microsoft cutting more jobs from its gaming unit
MICROSOFT cutting about 650 more positions from its gaming unit as it continues to tighten its belt following the blockbuster buyout of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard.The elimination...
Microsoft says productivity software suite recovered after outage
MICROSOFT said its cloud-based productivity software suite, which includes Word, Excel and Teams, among other widely used tools, has recovered after an outage impacted thousands of users on Thursday...
Microsoft to host cybersecurity summit after CrowdStrike-induced IT outage
MICROSOFT said on Friday (Aug 23) it would hold a summit in September on improving cybersecurity systems, after a faulty update from CrowdStrike caused a global IT outage last...
Microsoft researchers report Iran hackers targeting US officials before election
THE breaches were part of Iranian groups’ increasing attempts to influence the US presidential election in November, the researchers said in a report that did not provide any further...
Microsoft hits back at Delta in clash over system breakdown
MICROSOFT said Delta Air Lines turned down repeated offers for assistance following last month’s catastrophic system outage, echoing claims by CrowdStrike Holdings in an increasingly contentious conflict between the...
