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China's President Xi to meet with Bill Gates in Beijing: State media
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China’s President Xi to meet with Bill Gates in Beijing: State media

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping will meet with Bill Gates in Beijing on Friday, Chinese state media CCTV reported.The meeting will be Xi’s first with…

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Microsoft: US judge pauses Microsoft's Activision buy
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Microsoft: US judge pauses Microsoft’s Activision buy

SAN FRANCISCO: A US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Microsoft from completing its $69 billion buyout of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, a court filing…

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israel: Israel's judicial proposals prompt startups to relocate: government agency
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ondc: SaaS firm Plotch launches ONDC-focused accelerator in collaboration with Microsoft

SaaS firm Plotch has launched an accelerator programme to help adoption of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) by startups in India. Plotch.ai said…

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israel: Israel's judicial proposals prompt startups to relocate: government agency
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zomato: Zomato starts experimenting with generative artificial intelligence

Food and grocery delivery platform Zomato has started experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (AI), joining the growing list of companies rushing to smoothen customer experience…

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Microsoft has been charged with violating U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).(AFP)
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Microsoft fined $20M by US for illegally collecting kids’ personal data

Reuters | | Posted by Nisha Anand Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the tech company illegally…

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Twitter quits disinformation code, says EU
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Twitter quits disinformation code, says EU

Twitter has decided to leave the EU’s disinformation code, a voluntary pact that groups together the major social platforms, but “its obligations remain,” EU industry…

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US navy hit by Chinese hacking campaign, report says
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US navy hit by Chinese hacking campaign, report says

WASHINGTON: An alleged campaign by Chinese state-sponsored hackers on targets in the US and Guam has raised fears that Beijing is preparing to disrupt communications…

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Microsoft: Chinese hackers may hit US-Asia communication during crises: Microsoft
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Microsoft: Chinese hackers may hit US-Asia communication during crises: Microsoft

BOSTON: State-backed Chinese hackers have been targeting US critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork for the potential disruption of critical communications between…

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Executive chairman and CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella during a keynote address. (Microsoft press image)
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As Microsoft builds with AI, chatbot for India indicates wider community focus

As the summer of tech developer conferences continues, the latest chapter written by Microsoft, artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be in focus. There was no…

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israel: Israel's judicial proposals prompt startups to relocate: government agency
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paytm: Paytm opposes IAMAI’s submission to panel on digital competition law

Digital payments company Paytm, which has been a critic of Big Tech companies like Google, has formally opposed the Internet and Mobile Association of India’s…

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