Microsoft faces EU antitrust warning over Activision deal BRUSSELS: Microsoft is likely to receive an EU antitrust warning about its $69 billion bid for “Call of Duty” maker... Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:42pm
Opinion OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, casts spell on Microsoft The hottest startup in Silicon Valley right now is OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed developer of ChatGPT, a much-hyped... Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am
Technology Microsoft in talks to invest $10bn in ChatGPT-owner OpenAI Microsoft Corp is in talks to invest $10 billion in ChatGPT-owner OpenAI as part of funding that will value the firm... Published 10 Jan, 2023 07:35pm
Markets Wall Street goes up as jobless claims data ease rate-hike worries NEW YORK: Technology and growth stocks lifted Wall Street’s main indexes higher on Thursday after data pointing to... Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am
Pakistan HEC, Microsoft launch largest free skill initiative for students ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Microsoft renewed the Education Transformation Agreement (ETA) in... Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Technology Microsoft to roll out ‘data boundary’ for EU customers from Jan. 1 LONDON/STOCKHOLM: Microsoft Corp said on Thursday its European Union cloud customers will be able to process and... Published 15 Dec, 2022 11:28am
World Microsoft seeks to bring internet to millions in Africa by satellite WASHINGTON: Microsoft announced plans Wednesday to bring internet access via satellite to 10 million people, half of... Published 14 Dec, 2022 06:52pm
Markets Microsoft to buy 4% stake in London Stock Exchange Microsoft is to take a 4% equity stake in London Stock Exchange Group as part of a 10-year commercial deal to... Published 12 Dec, 2022 03:01pm
World Pentagon awards $9bn in cloud computing deals to four firms WASHINGTON: The Pentagon announced Wednesday it has awarded $9 billion in cloud computing contracts to Amazon,... Published 08 Dec, 2022 11:23am
Technology ‘Call of Duty’ to be released on Nintendo Switch, Microsoft says TOKYO: The hugely popular “Call of Duty” game franchise will become available on Nintendo’s Switch console if the... Published 07 Dec, 2022 02:39pm
World Records that tumbled in 2022 PARIS: From roasting temperatures to rocketing energy prices and millions of refugees fleeing Ukraine, 2022 was a... Published 05 Dec, 2022 12:33pm
Opinion US Chamber of Commerce warns against draft EU plan to exclude non-EU cloud vendors The US Chamber of Commerce and 12 other groups on Thursday warned the European Union against adopting rules that... Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am
Markets Wall Street losses limited as Amazon gains on upbeat Cyber Monday NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Monday amid worries about protests in major Chinese cities against... Published 29 Nov, 2022 05:57am
Markets Nasdaq, S&P 500 end sharply higher, fueled by inflation optimism NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended sharply higher on Friday, extending a rally started the day before after ... Published 14 Nov, 2022 05:55am
World US launches green transition scheme for global south SHARM EL SHEIKH: The United States launched Wednesday a partnership with private funds aimed at supporting the... Published 10 Nov, 2022 12:37am
World Microsoft pledges $100mn to Ukraine ‘digital alliance’ LISBON: Microsoft will give Ukraine an additional $100 million of technology support to strengthen a “digital... Published 03 Nov, 2022 06:51pm
Markets Tokyo shares close lower after falls in US tech stocks TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed lower on Thursday after the tech-rich US Nasdaq index fell following disappointing... Updated 27 Oct, 2022 12:31pm
Markets Nasdaq leads Wall St higher on hopes of less-hawkish Federal Reserve NEW YORK: The Nasdaq led Wall Street’s main indexes higher on Tuesday, as US Treasury yields dropped amid growing... Published 26 Oct, 2022 05:52am
Life & Style Netflix subscriber numbers re-ignite after chilly start to year SAN FRANCISCO: Netflix on Tuesday reported that it gained more than 2 million subscribers in the recent quarter,... Published 19 Oct, 2022 12:59pm
Business & Finance Microsoft avoids paying tax in many countries LONDON: Tech giant Microsoft has avoided billions in taxes in Britain, Australia and New Zealand, all countries ... Published 17 Oct, 2022 06:31am
Life & Style Meta working to speed up metaverse, but success far from certain SAN FRANCISCO: A year after rebranding itself from Facebook into Meta, the social network titan is striving to make... Published 14 Oct, 2022 07:03pm
Technology Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft collaborate on supply chain data platform BERLIN: Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft announced a partnership on Wednesday using Microsoft Cloud for a data platform... Published 12 Oct, 2022 01:36pm
Technology UK to examine cloud services dominated by Amazon, Microsoft and Google LONDON: Britain said it would investigate competition in cloud services, a market dominated by the “hyperscalers”... Published 22 Sep, 2022 12:58pm
Technology NZ’s Ardern says Christchurch Call anti-online hate project gets new tech investments WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday announced a new research initiative under a... Published 21 Sep, 2022 11:49am
Technology UK watchdog wants deeper probe into Microsoft’s $69bn Activision deal Britain’s antitrust watchdog said on Thursday it would launch an in-depth probe into Xbox maker Microsoft’s... Published 15 Sep, 2022 07:59pm
Business & Finance Microsoft to create 36,000 data centre jobs in Qatar LUSAIL: Technology giant Microsoft announced Wednesday it will create 36,000 jobs in Qatar to boost the Gulf... Published 05 Sep, 2022 06:04am
Life & Style Disney+ subscribers surge as Netflix stumbles SAN FRANCISCO: The Disney+ streaming service saw its number of paying subscribers leap beyond expectations in the... Published 11 Aug, 2022 02:38pm
Technology Nvidia warns of lower second-quarter revenue on gaming weakness Nvidia Corp on Monday warned its second-quarter revenue would drop by 19% from the prior quarter on weakness in its... Published 08 Aug, 2022 11:43pm
Perspectives We took digital services for granted. Now it’s time to pay As the world adopts digital solutions at a rapid pace, companies offering these services are moving to maximise ... Published 03 Aug, 2022 07:44pm
Markets Wall St struggles to gain as earnings-driven rally peters out NEW YORK: US stock indexes struggled to rise on Monday as an earnings-driven rally from last week faded and... Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am