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Microsoft says their own apps including Microsoft 365 productivity apps, Outlook and Teams will consume up to 900MB lesser memory in certain usage scenarios (Official image)
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Microsoft wants Windows 11 to do more with less as PC memory stays costly

With memory for PCs currently either in short supply or very expensive, Microsoft hopes foundational improvements to Windows 11 operating system (OS) will help it…

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Amazon has invested about $18 billion in Anthropic, while Google has invested around $23 billion, with both companies holding stakes in the AI startup. (REUTERS)
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Anthropic grows more reliant on Google, Amazon, Microsoft as cloud partnerships drive revenue, costs

Anthropic PBC is relying more and more on Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to sell its artificial intelligence technology to customers, despite…

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Approximately 35% of AI proposals do not pass IT evaluation.
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Sonos and Plaud define AI utility, Adobe’s report, and Microsoft sells a solution

Cognitive warmup. There is worrying data for artificial intelligence (AI), enterprises and AI in enterprises. Adobe’s latest 2026 State of AI Readiness Report suggests that…

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Mozilla argues that this is particularly significant as browsers increasingly become a key distribution layer for AI tools and services. (File | Representative photo)
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Mozilla says Microsoft still steers Windows users towards Edge, except in the EU

The famous phrase of French critic, journalist, and novelist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, “The more things change, the more they stay the same”, comes to mind….

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KKR-backed Darwinbox is reportedly drawing buyout interest from investors including Salesforce, Microsoft and ADP (Darwinbox)
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Microsoft, rivals eye buyout of HR firm Darwinbox

KKR-backed services provider Darwinbox is drawing buyout interest even as it prepares for a potential public listing over the next couple of years. Existing investors…

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Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon, are now guiding toward capital spending that stacks up well past half a tn dollars for 2026. (iStock photo)
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The new maths: AI’s big four, a $720 billion bill, and a future no one knows

The Wall Street is quite worried, and for the simple reason that Big AI are reporting significant increase in capital expenditure. There is finally a…

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The Browser Choice Alliance, and Mozilla Research, have again highlighted Microsoft’s attempts to engineer an illusion of choice. (iStock photo)
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Microsoft’s tactics with Edge face renewed scrutiny over browser choice

Even though Microsoft attempts to focus on an artificial intelligence (AI) conversation that also includes the Edge web browser, industry bodies and researchers are calling…

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Mozilla Over The Edge report
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Mozilla calls out Microsoft, placebo sleep, Stuffcool Lumo, and Xiaomi Sky Nomad

Opening thoughts. Mozilla isn’t at best pleased with typical Microsoft tactics. Monopolistic behaviour, is another way to describe it. Mozilla’s published the Over The Edge…

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These companies produce annual sustainability reports that include water use at their data centers. (Pexel)
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AI Data Centers Use Far More Water Than Most Tech Giants Report

Microsoft, Google and Amazon are among the tech companies spending an estimated $1 trillion on AI infrastructure this year and last. In some regions, they…

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
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Microsoft’s Satya Nadella: We Can’t Let AI Giants Eat the Economy

Satya Nadella helped usher in the AI boom. Now he has a tough message for the companies leading it. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella The chief…

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