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Founded in Albuquerque in April 1975 by the famous duo of founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is today one of the biggest global IT companies. More than five decades after its inception, the company is now the world's third most valuable enterprise by market cap.

Computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics are the core business of Microsoft, but the company is also focused on cloud computing services and video games as well.
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Sarah Armstrong Smith to deliver keynotes on cyber resilience

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Cybersecurity expert Sarah Armstrong Smith will deliver keynotes worldwide, sharing crisis insights to boost business resilience and innovation from 2025.
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Avalara launches Avi AI agents for secure automated tax compliance

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Avalara unveils Avi, a network of AI agents offering secure, automated tax compliance with human oversight and enterprise-grade security.
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Infoblox unveils new Universal DDI features for AI-ready networks

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Infoblox has enhanced its Universal DDI suite with new AI-ready features, boosting network resilience and management for over 200 firms including Fortune 500s.
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QAI Ventures launches Asia’s first QuantumAI accelerator in Singapore

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QAI Ventures has launched Asia’s first QuantumAI accelerator in Singapore, aiming to boost startups blending quantum computing and artificial intelligence.
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Unlocking the productivity dividend of digital government for New Zealand

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New Zealand's digital government ranking slips from ninth to sixteenth; accelerating cloud adoption could save billions and boost AI productivity by 2035.
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AWS’s $11bn Indiana data centre powers Anthropic’s AI growth

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AWS’s $11bn Rainier data centre in Indiana powers Anthropic’s AI surge, hosting 500,000 custom chips to drive model training and global expansion.
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More than a buzzword: How strategic partnerships power real digital transformation

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Interactive and Microsoft’s enduring partnership drives real digital transformation, helping businesses innovate and modernise with trusted, collaborative solutions.
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Elastic integrates with Azure AI Foundry for real-time monitoring

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Elastic partners with Azure AI Foundry to offer real-time AI monitoring, enabling developers to track performance, costs and compliance in one dashboard.
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FiveP named Orchestry’s first premium partner for Microsoft 365 AI

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FiveP has become Orchestry's first global premium partner, enhancing AI governance and productivity solutions for Microsoft 365 users across Australia and the APAC region.
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Experts weigh in on security risks of Microsoft Azure outage

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Microsoft Azure's outage exposed security risks, disrupting key services used by UK organisations and sparking calls for a diversified, sovereign cloud strategy.
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UK developer pay hits record levels as AI skills drive demand

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UK developer salaries hit record highs, with AI specialists earning up to GBP £122,000 as demand for advanced tech skills surges amid industry growth.
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Personalised internal emails drive sharp rise in phishing risk

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KnowBe4 research shows personalised phishing emails mimicking HR or IT cause highest employee click rates, exploiting trust in internal communications.
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Arca to deliver 300,000 tonnes of carbon removal to Microsoft

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Arca will supply Microsoft with 300,000 tonnes of durable carbon removal over ten years through industrial mineralization, repurposing mining waste to offset CO2.
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Litera embeds Lito AI in legal tools at no extra charge for users

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Litera embeds its AI legal agent Lito into core products at no extra cost, offering tens of thousands of lawyers AI automation within trusted tools.
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AvePoint expands Azure protection with IAMCP partnership & new features

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AvePoint enhances Azure data protection, partners globally with IAMCP, and boosts cloud marketplace integration to support rising demand in AI security services.
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Confluent unveils Tableflow for real-time analytics with Delta Lake

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Confluent’s Tableflow now integrates with Delta Lake and Databricks Unity Catalog, enabling real-time analytics and AI with governed data across multicloud environments.
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Confluent launches advanced Streaming Agents to boost AI agility

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Confluent unveils advanced Streaming Agents, enabling faster, real-time AI agent development with minimal coding and enhanced observability for enterprises.
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Canon Business Services ANZ boosts sales team with six new hires

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Canon Business Services ANZ expands its sales team with six hires to boost support and growth across Australia and New Zealand's technology sectors.
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Decrypting the future: Why post-quantum security must start today

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Australia must adopt post-quantum cryptography now to protect sensitive data from future quantum computing threats breaking current encryption methods.
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AVEVA boosts CONNECT platform for unified industrial data insights

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AVEVA upgrades its CONNECT platform to unify industrial data, enhancing digital twin solutions and boosting sustainability and efficiency in industries worldwide.