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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

Kripa B January 9th, 2025 9:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Signs Partnerships to Advance AI in Core Indian Sectors

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella announced Cloud and AI-led partnerships with the Government of India and other companies across key sectors of the Indian economy during the Microsoft AI Tour in New Delhi on Wednesday. This follows the announcement made the day before that Microsoft plans to invest USD 3 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in India over the next two years, including the establishment of new data... Read More

Kripa B January 8th, 2025 11:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

IndiaAI and Microsoft Join Forces to Harness AI for Economic Transformation

IndiaAI, a division under Digital India Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft to accelerate the adoption and development of artificial intelligence (AI) across India, the Ministry of Electronics and IT announced on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The partnership aims to position India as a global leader in AI, focusing on skilling, innovation, and responsible AI practices. Also Read: Microsoft to Invest USD 3 Billion in India... Read More

Kripa B January 7th, 2025 11:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

LG Electronics Announces Strategic Partnership With Microsoft for Empathetic AI Services

LG Electronics (LG) announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to provide integrated services, combining LG's products and customer insights from various spaces such as homes, vehicles, and commercial spaces with Microsoft's AI technology to implement empathetic AI integrated services. Also Read: Microsoft CEO Highlights the Human Impact of AI Across Sectors in 2024 AI-Based Integrated Services with Microsoft The two companies are working together to enhance AI agents for various... Read More

Kripa B January 4th, 2025 9:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft President Welcomes The Golden Opportunity for American AI

Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to invest approximately USD 80 billion in FY 2025 to build out AI-enabled data centers to train AI models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications around the world. "More than half of this total investment will be in the United States, reflecting our commitment to this country and our confidence in the American economy," Smith... Read More