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Global tech outage: DXB, Emirates, Etihad say flights on schedule

Jazeera Air has notified passengers of its operations being impacted in the ongoing global IT outage

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Latest: UAE’s MoFA says services back on after Microsoft outage

The TDRA warned users of the global IT outage and said it is closely monitoring the developing situation

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LSEG platform suffers widespread downtime, trading hit

During Asian trading hours, LSEG said its news services were experiencing a global technical issue that prevented news from being published on its platform

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Airports, flights hit by global Microsoft outage

The Germany capital city airport’s halt in operations comes as carriers, media companies, banks and telecoms firms around the world report system outages

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Microsoft global outage: Major banks, airlines and media impacted

Microsoft attributed the error to a recent update from CrowdStrike

Nvidia eclipses Microsoft as world’s most valuable company

Nvidia eclipses Microsoft as world’s most valuable company

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, G42 deal could transfer US AI tech abroad

Microsoft, G42 deal could transfer key US chips and AI tech abroad

Microsoft executives said the company welcomes a debate on a new legal framework governing the transfer of AI technology

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Microsoft, G42 to invest $1bn in Kenya to build geothermal-powered data centre

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

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UAE, US to seal more AI deals through strategic partnership: UAE AI minister Al Olama

The UAE, led by government-backed firm G42, is pushing to burnish its AI framework as it diversifies away from oil

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Microsoft unveils ‘Copilot+’ PCs with AI features

Copilot+ PCs will be able to handle more artificial-intelligence tasks without calling on cloud data centers

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AI and cybersecurity: Microsoft’s strategy for the digital era

Microsoft’s approach to cybersecurity combines advanced AI, integrated security solutions, and a focus on compliance and flexibility

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Microsoft invests $1.5bn in UAE’s G42 to power AI adoption

Both companies will support the establishment of a $1bn fund for developers to help drive innovation and competitiveness in the UAE and the broader region

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Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny

The European Commission has been investigating Microsoft’s tying of Office and Teams since a 2020 complaint by Salesforce-owned competing workspace messaging app Slack

UN adopts first resolution on artificial intelligence

UN adopts first global artificial intelligence resolution

The nonbinding resolution, proposed by the US and co-sponsored by China and over 120 other nations, advocates the strengthening of privacy policies

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Meet Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft AI’s new CEO

Suleyman will bring under one roof Microsoft’s consumer AI efforts such as its Copilot chatbot and the new Bing browser that uses the technology

Abu Dhabi’s IHC appoints AI-powered observer to its board

Meet GCC’s first AI-powered board member: IHC’s ‘Aiden Insight’

‘Aiden Insight’ will attend IHC board meetings as a non-voting observer, offering real-time insights to inform discussions and guide decisions

OpenAI unveils AI model that turns text into video

Text to video: OpenAI announces new Sora model

The software is currently available for red teaming as well as for use by visual artists, designers and filmmakers to gain feedback on the model

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OpenAI hits $2bn revenue milestone, looks for investors in UAE

Investors have valued the San Francisco-based startup at more than $80bn

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Dubai, Microsoft partner to power emirate’s digital economy

The joint effort will focus on logistics, technology enablement and adoption within the SME and education sectors

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Microsoft hits $3tn market value, second to Apple

Microsoft is widely seen as a frontrunner in the race for market dominance in the rollout of generative artificial intelligence

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Power Letters 2024: Naim Yazbeck, general manager, Microsoft UAE

We are committed to helping the UAE realise the potential of the Microsoft Cloud to add $39bn to the UAE economy and generate almost 100,000 jobs

From budgets to layoffs: UAE businesses trust AI with big calls

Microsoft, US lab use AI to discover lithium alternative

The new technology could one day have applications in cars, energy grids, and other places batteries are needed

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OpenAI in talks to raise new funding at $100bn valuation

The terms, valuation and timing of the funding round have not yet been finalised and could still change

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Microsoft, OpenAI tie-up comes under antitrust scrutiny

UK to look at whether Microsoft-OpenAI deal harms competition

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COP28: Microsoft’s Naim Yazbeck on leveraging data, tech to drive sustainability

Microsoft UAE’s general manager shares how UAE organisations can embrace ‘sustainable’ possibilities presented by technology and tells us about the company’s participation at COP28

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UPDATE: Sam Altman to join Microsoft after OpenAI exit

Altman’s sacking angered current and former employees and worried them over an upcoming $86bn share sale

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United Nations creates advisory body to address AI governance

Members include tech company executives, government officials from Spain to Saudi Arabia, and academics from countries such as the US, Russia and Japan

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Biggest-ever gaming deal clears regulatory hurdle: Microsoft closes $69bn Activision Blizzard deal

The deal was blocked in April by UK’s Competition and Markets Authority which said it could give Microsoft a stranglehold over the nascent cloud gaming market

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Microsoft, Oracle expand cloud partnership

The new offering, Oracle Database@Azure, will give customers direct access to Oracle database services running on OCI and deployed in Microsoft Azure data centres

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G42, Microsoft alliance expands to include joint sovereign cloud and AI offering

This announcement marks the first significant outcome since G42 and Microsoft announced their intention to partner earlier this year, in April