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Bill Gates visits RBI office in Mumbai, holds talks with Shaktikanta Das

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday visited the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in Mumbai, where he held wide-ranging discussions with Governor Shaktikanta Das.

Microsoft may soon roll out built-in VPN support in Edge for stable users

Edge's VPN "Edge Secure Network" uses Cloudflare to protect users' devices and sensitive data while they browse, but it will not be a replacement for their VPN, reports BleepingComputer

Microsoft introduces next-gen hybrid cloud platform 'Azure Operator Nexus'

It believes that modern network infrastructure will assist its telecommunications partners to improve and monetise their existing infrastructure while also lowering their overall cost of ownership

Microsoft conducts research on use of ChatGPT to instruct robots, drones

In order to test if people can use ChatGPT to instruct robots without knowing programming languages or understanding robotics systems, Microsoft has conducted research

Microsoft adding AI-powered Bing chatbot functionality to mobile, Skype

American tech giant Microsoft is now bringing the AI-based Bing chatbot to mobile and Skype two weeks after its original launch

Microsoft brings AI-powered chatbot to Bing app on iPhone, Android

Microsoft also announced AI-powered Bing for Skype on Wednesday. Users can add Microsoft's AI to group chats and ask it questions

Infosys collaborates with Microsoft to drive industry adoption of cloud

Indian IT services major Infosys on Thursday announced that it will expand collaboration with tech giant Microsoft to drive enterprise cloud transformation globally. According to a statement, the extended strategic collaboration between Infosys and Microsoft is expected to benefit enterprises by bringing them the best of Infosys Cobalt cloud offerings and Microsoft's cloud computing technologies, led by Azure, across the business value-chain. "The deepening of the collaboration will entail the onboarding of Infosys Cobalt solutions to Microsoft's industry clouds, to empower enterprises to build agile cloud-powered platforms and innovate at scale," the statement said. The joint capabilities across application modernisation, enterprise solutions, data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital workplace solutions, low-code, no-code power platforms and cybersecurity innovations will create a strong foundation for cloud-powered transformation.

Microsoft expands Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan to 6 more countries

Microsoft announced that it has expanded the Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan to six more countries, which allows up to five friends and family members to share Game Pass Ultimate benefits.

Google fixes Gmail IMAP sync issue that was affecting Outlook users

"The Gmail sync issue with Microsoft servers when using IMAP is now resolved. Thank you for your patience while we resolved the problem," the company said in its status page

AI-powered Microsoft Bing, Edge now on iOS, Android mobile devices

The company also said it envisions bringing AI-powered Bing capability to other communications apps, like Teams, in the future

China directs local internet giants not to use Microsoft-owned ChatGPT

Tencent and Ant Group have been instructed not to utilise ChatGPY "either directly or via third parties", said the report, citing sources

Tech giant Microsoft increases chat limits on Bing AI to 60 chats per day

Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it has increased conversation limits on Bing AI to 60 total chats per day.

Microsoft's Xbox makes case for Activision merger amid EU scrutiny

Microsoft's Xbox video game division has announced new partnerships with Nintendo and chipmaker Nvidia as it tries to persuade European regulators to approve its planned USD68.7 billion takeover of game publishing giant Activision Blizzard. A key audience for the announcements were the European Union antitrust regulators who held a closed-door meeting Tuesday with executives from Microsoft and some of their competitors, including Sony and Google. Microsoft announced a 10-year agreement with chipmaker Nvidia to bring Xbox games to Nvidia's cloud gaming service. Microsoft also said it has now signed a similar deal with Nintendo, formalizing a commitment it revealed late last year. What it does not have is an agreement with Xbox's chief rival, PlayStation-maker Sony, which has sought to convince antitrust regulators around the world to stop the Activision Blizzard merger. The all-cash deal, which is set to be the largest in the history of the tech industry, faces pushback from regulat

Microsoft signs binding, 10-year CoD deal with Nintendo ahead of EU hearing

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has also sued tech giant Microsoft from acquiring leading video game developer Activision Blizzard

Tech giant Microsoft working to launch new version of Teams next month

Microsoft will reportedly launch a new version of "Microsoft Teams" next month, to improve its system resource usage on PCs and laptops.

India will see 1.5 mn vacancies in cybersecurity in 2025: Microsoft's Gomes

India is one of the fastest-growing security markets for the company, said Terence Gomes, country head, security, Microsoft India

AI chatbot ChatGPT grills Rishi Sunak, Bill Gates in an interview

The AI chatbot's first question was about the impact of technology on the global economy and job market over the next 10 years

Indian IT firms start training employees in ChatGPT, other AI-related tech

AI models are expected to disrupt Indian IT firms and their access to talent, as they make some jobs redundant

Tech giant Microsoft now supports Windows 11 on Apple's M1, M2 Macs

Tech giant Microsoft is officially supporting Windows 11 on Apple's M1 and M2 Macs, by partnering with the software company Parallels.

Google layoffs reach Indian shores; company fires 453 employees in India

Last month, Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, announced that as a measure to cut costs, 12,000 employees, or 6 per cent of its total headcount, would be sacked