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Kripa B February 12th, 2025 1:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel, Google, Meta, and Others Form Safer Internet India Coalition to Combat Online Fraud

Major global Big Tech and telecom companies, including Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Airtel, have joined the New Safer Internet India (SII), a newly formed policy advocacy group focused on combating cyber threats and enhancing user safety, the group announced on February 12, according to a multiple media reports, including Moneycontrol. Also Read: Airtel Expands Network to Cover Over 89,000 Villages in India Coalition Members and Cybersecurity The coalition's members include... Read More

Kripa B February 9th, 2025 11:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft and G42 Launch Responsible AI Foundation in Abu Dhabi

Microsoft and G42 have officially launched a Responsible AI Foundation, the first center of its kind in the Middle East, announced on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris. Supported by Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the foundation aims to promote responsible AI standards and best practices in the Middle East and the Global South. Also Read: ADNOC and AIQ Launch Agentic AI... Read More

Kripa B January 31st, 2025 2:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

HCLTech and Microsoft Launch AI-Powered Feature for Cricket Australia Live App

HCLTech and Microsoft have partnered with Cricket Australia (CA) to introduce a new generative AI (GenAI) feature in the Cricket Australia Live app. The AI Insights matchday companion feature provides fans with text-based updates throughout live matches, offering deeper context on key moments, player performances, and milestones beyond traditional scores and commentary. Also Read: HCLTech and Google Cloud Partner for AI-Driven Cybersecurity Solutions HCLTech and Microsoft Launch AI Feature The... Read More

Kripa B January 31st, 2025 12:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

PwC and Microsoft Partner to Deploy AI Agents for Industries

PwC and Microsoft have teamed up in a strategic collaboration to transform industries by leveraging AI agents. These AI agents are advanced systems capable of performing tasks autonomously, analysing large sets of data, and supporting decision-making processes. Their collaboration aims to help businesses harness the full potential of AI, driving enhanced business value, better customer engagement, and optimised operations across various sectors. Also Read: PwC India Partners with Meta to... Read More

Kripa B January 29th, 2025 6:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Launches AI Skilling Initiative in South Africa

Microsoft South Africa announced the launch of its AI skilling initiative for the country, a programme aimed at empowering one million South Africans with digital skills by 2026. According to Microsoft, the programme targets a broad audience, and in South Africa will prioritise all sectors from companies to government and youth. The content is designed to educate individuals on the fundamentals of AI, empowering them to integrate this powerful technology... Read More

Kripa B January 29th, 2025 2:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Corti Launches Specialised AI Models for Healthcare

Corti, a generative AI company developing AI foundation models for healthcare, announced the launch of specialised Healthcare AI models designed and trained to improve healthcare delivery. These models come in response to a new report from Corti and YouGovm which reveals that that one-third of US healthcare professionals using AI are spending up to three extra hours each week correcting errors. Also Read: Meta Says Open-Source AI Is Transforming Healthcare... Read More

Kripa B January 24th, 2025 11:55 AM 0 COMMENTS

LinkedIn Sued for Sharing Customer Data to Train AI Models: Report

LinkedIn is facing a proposed class action lawsuit from its Premium customers, who reportedly claim that the business-focused social media disclosed their private messages to third parties for AI training without consent. Filed in federal court in San Jose, California, the lawsuit alleges that LinkedIn quietly introduced a privacy setting in August 2024 allowing users to control sharing of their personal data, according to a report by Reuters. Also Read:... Read More

Kripa B January 24th, 2025 11:12 AM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft and Pearson Partner to Drive AI Skilling for the Workforce

Microsoft and Pearson have announced a strategic collaboration to help address the challenge of "Skilling for the era of AI", which, according to them, is one of the top challenges organisations are facing globally. "The partnership will focus on providing employers, workers and learners with new AI-powered products and services to help prepare the current and future workforce across industries for the era of work in an AI-driven economy," Microsoft... Read More

Kripa B January 23rd, 2025 8:38 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Launches USD 5 Million AI for Good Program in Washington

Microsoft has announced an AI for Good Open Call, a program that will award USD 5 million in grants and the opportunity to collaborate with Microsoft's AI scientists. "Organisations are invited to leverage the power of artificial intelligence to address pressing social and scientific challenges in Washington state," Microsoft announced on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Also Read: Microsoft, AWS, Cognizant, and Others Join ITU AI Skills Coalition as Founding Contributors... Read More

Kripa B January 21st, 2025 7:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Omada and Microsoft Collaborate to Enhance AI-Powered IGA

Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) solution company Omada announced the integration of its cloud-based IGA platform with Microsoft Entra AI. "By partnering with Microsoft and leveraging Semantic Kernel, Omada has created AI assistants focused on identity security that drive automation, enhance decision-making and deliver highly personalised and contextual user experiences," Omada said in a statement on January 14, 2025. Also Read: Beacon AI Centers Unveils Plans for AI Data Center... Read More

Kripa B January 20th, 2025 2:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Former Microsoft Executive Sangeeta Bavi Joins YourStory as COO

YourStory has announced on January 13, 2025 the appointment of Sangeeta Bavi, former Executive Director of Digital Natives at Microsoft, as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective January 27, 2025. Sangeeta will oversee business operations and spearhead revenue growth as YourStory prepares for its next growth phase. She will report directly to Shradha Sharma, Founder and CEO of YourStory, according to the company. Also Read: Airtel’s Gopal Vittal Re-Elected... Read More

Kripa B January 16th, 2025 11:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Launches CoreAI Division to Transform the AI Application Stack

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella has outlined a vision for 2025, positioning AI as the cornerstone of the next major shift in application development. The company aims to reshape the entire application stack by integrating model-forward applications powered by autonomous agents. These AI-first applications will impact every category of software, compressing decades of technological evolution into just a few years. "Thirty years of change is being compressed into three... Read More