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The initiative will enhance government services by increasing efficiency, improving accessibility for citizens and residents, creating greater transparency
Inception, a subsidiary of G42, will serve as the Programme Lead for the foundation, advancing its mission to ensure that AI development remains both ethical and inclusive
Microsoft invested $1.5bn in G42 earlier this year, giving the US company a minority stake and a board seat
The partnership will foster a new generation of skilled professionals equipped to meet the industry’s evolving demands
The collaboration will support environmental and economic goals through AI-driven initiatives in renewable energy, carbon capture and efficiency improvements
The report, launched at GITEX Global 2024, found that Microsoft, its ecosystem and IT departments in customer companies will add 41,800 new skilled IT jobs into the UAE economy between 2024-28
The US will work with foreign data centres that apply for the Validated End-User program as well as host governments
The Abu Dhabi centre will collaborate with Microsoft’s global network of development centres to develop solutions in AI, cloud computing, and advanced cybersecurity
The infrastructure investments will be chiefly in the US and the remainder in its partner countries
The first centre will develop and advance best practices and industry standards for the responsible use of AI in the Middle East and the Global South
The heightened scrutiny surrounding Big Tech’s AI investments highlights the need for transparency and ethical considerations in AI development
The Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition and Surface Laptop 7th Edition CoPilot+ PCs will be available in the UAE starting from August 27
The recent internet outage must be considered as catalyst for transformation in the B2B eCommerce industry, rather than a setback
Microsoft revealed that a distributed-denial-of-service cyberattack triggered the Azure cloud application outage in the US
The outage affected major companies including Amazon, Delta Airlines, Bank of America, and Visa among others
Software giant Microsoft has outlined how big Friday’s outage was, but the company maintains that only 1 per cent of all its devices were impacted
CrowdStrike released information to fix affected systems, but experts said getting them back online would take time
Even as the world reels from the Microsoft outage, here’s a look at some outages that have taken down major systems, in recent years
The global cyber outage has affected operations in different sectors internationally including at Spanish airports, US airlines and Australian media and banks
CrowdStrike’s share price fell over 3 per cent in trade on the NASDAQ amid a ‘blue screen of death outage’
Microsoft’s cloud unit said it was currently investigating potential options its customers can take for mitigation
Jazeera Air has notified passengers of its operations being impacted in the ongoing global IT outage
The TDRA warned users of the global IT outage and said it is closely monitoring the developing situation
During Asian trading hours, LSEG said its news services were experiencing a global technical issue that prevented news from being published on its platform
The Germany capital city airport’s halt in operations comes as carriers, media companies, banks and telecoms firms around the world report system outages
Microsoft attributed the error to a recent update from CrowdStrike
The firm’s stunning surge over the past year has become emblematic of a Wall Street frenzy driven by optimism about emerging AI technology
Microsoft executives said the company welcomes a debate on a new legal framework governing the transfer of AI technology
Microsoft and G42 will work with the government of Kenya to design and operate the new East Africa cloud region as part of a trusted data zone
The UAE, led by government-backed firm G42, is pushing to burnish its AI framework as it diversifies away from oil