Empowering PwDs with cloud and AI training,
Thailand becomes one of five countries in Asia Pacific chosen by Microsoft for empowering people with disabilities (PwDs) with a cloud and AI training, Google also introduces “Saphan Digital” to […]
Microsoft Growth Accelerates As Pandemic Boosts Cloud Business
Microsoft shrugged off the effects of the coronavirus crisis with surprisingly strong results in the latest quarter, as a jump in cloud-related business more than offset a hit to some of its traditional software sales.
Microsoft acquires DataSense management from BrightBytes to step up its education play in Azure
One of Microsoft’s oldest and biggest verticals for its Azure cloud business has been education, and today it announced an acquisition that it hopes will help it deepen its reach: it has acquired DataSense — a data management platform that can be used to collect, integrate and report information from across a range of online education applications and services — from an educational technology company called BrightBytes, to integrate the functionality into Azure.
Facebook and Microsoft patent filings offer dueling visions of small AR headsets
Augmented reality headsets are too large for mainstream users, commonly sporting design elements that look inspired by Star Trek and Star Wars props. That’s about to change: After more natural-looking AR headsets were shown at the 2019 CES, patent documents submitted by Facebook and Microsoft show that both companies are trying to make AR glasses smaller and better.
Microsoft CEO says facial recognition technology needs to be regulated
Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella on Thursday welcomed regulation of facial recognition technology, as concerns about its ability to be used for surveillance and intrusions of privacy grow.
Microsoft ends 2018 as America’s most valuable company
Barring any further stock market shocks, Microsoft finishes the year ahead of Apple and Amazon as America’s most valuable publicly-quoted company, despite never making it to $1 trillion.
Microsoft (briefly) passed Apple to become the most valuable US company today
Microsoft’s cloud strategy has impressed. Apple’s smartphone sales? Not so much.
Four strong points of Microsoft Thailand: Good to Great strategy
Thanawat Suthampan, the IT guru joined Microsoft Thailand in June 2017 as the Managing Director. He was previously known as an IT expert with experience working with IBM Singapore and Hewlett Packard (Thailand). His recent position is the Managing Director of Microsoft Thailand Co Ltd.
Southeast Asia’s Grab pulls in $200M from travel giant Booking
Fresh from a strategic investment from Microsoft, Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing leader Grab is back in the money again after it closed $200 million in fresh capital from Booking Holdings, the travel firm formerly known as Priceline.
Apple, Amazon, Google and others sign letter opposing Trump’s attempt to redefine gender
A list of 50-plus companies, including some of tech’s top names, joined forces this week to pen a letter calling out the Trump administration over a reported plan to narrow gender definitions.
Microsoft and SiriVentures kick off “Smart Living with micro:bit” Thailand’s first youth competition to develop a new generation of IoT pioneers
Microsoft Thailand in partnership with SiriVentures, has recently opened submissions for “Smart Living with micro:bit” – Thailand’s first competition where general and vocational students (Pratomsuksa 4 to Mathayomsuksa 6) are encouraged to come up with creative ideas that facilitate and enhance daily life, and develop these ideas into tangible projects using BBC’s micro:bit code.
Microsoft adds 60,000 patents to the Open Invention Network
Microsoft announced that it’s joined open-source patent group Open Invention Network (OIN) in an effort to help shield Linux and other open-source software from patent-related suits. As part of the deal, the software giant is opening a library of 60,000 patents to OIN members. Access to the massive portfolio is unlimited and royalty free.