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Microsoft invests $1m to train one million Nigerians in AI

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BY MOTOLANI OSENI Microsoft has announced a $1 million investment to equip one million Nigerians with artificial intelligence (AI) skills, reinforcing its commitment to digital transformation in the country. Unveiled during the Microsoft AI Tour in Lagos, the initiative aligns with Nigeria’s

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UNFPA, Microsoft, Partner FG for Family Planning Hackathon

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The United Nations Family Planning Agency (UNFPA), in collaboration with the Microsoft Engineering team and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has organised hackathon to raise innovative ideas on family planning issues in Nigeria. The event which took place recently in Lagos, saw the likes of 17 creative minds pitch ideas for improving […]

Technology

Microsoft Teams unveils Avatars for immersive spaces, mesh standalone

Ihesiulo Grace 26 May 2023 0

In a groundbreaking announcement at the highly anticipated #msbuild conference, Microsoft delighted users worldwide by revealing the release of Avatars in Microsoft Teams, Immersive Spaces and Mesh. Speaking about benefits to over 140M daily users of Teams, Oladipupo Bolaji, a Product manager on the mesh teams said, “The introduction of Avatars in Microsoft Teams amplifies

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LinkedIn ‘re-skilling’ :Microsoft targets 50,000 jobs

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2021 0

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday that it aims to place 50,000 people in jobs that require technical skills as part of a broader push being undertaken with its professional networking website LinkedIn to help workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic move into new fields. The jobs will be in what Microsoft calls its “ecosystem” of […]

Technology

European Banking Authority hit by Microsoft Exchange hack

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2021 0

In a global Microsoft Exchange cyber-attack, the European Banking Authority’s email servers were hacked. Personal data may have been accessed from the EU body’s servers, according to the EU body. It had also taken down its entire email system while it assessed the damage. “The EBA is working to identify what, if any, data was […]

Business

Bosch, Microsoft join forces to develop a vehicle software platform

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2021 0

Bosch is working on a vehicle software platform with Microsoft, it said on Thursday, as it tries to get a foot in the door to the fast-growing electromobility and automated driving technologies market. The software platform can ensure that the control units and computers of vehicles can get software during their lifetime by using cloud […]

World

Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates loses father

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2020 0

The father of Microsoft (MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates died Monday, according to his son. William Henry Gates II was 94 years old. “We have all had a long time to reflect on just how lucky we are to have had this amazing man in our lives for so many years,” Bill Gates wrote on his […]

Business

Microsoft can now import banking activity into Excel

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2020 0

In a bid to help millions of people across the world who use Excel to track budgets and personal finances, Microsoft is launching a new Money in Excel feature. READ ALSO: New NBC Code: Some Provisions Unenforceable-Okoroji For Microsoft 365 subscribers, Money in Excel is a template add-in that allows them to securely connect to […]

Business

Microsoft clinches five-year Coca-Cola contract

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2020 0

Microsoft has announced a five-year contract with Coca-Cola to modernise and standardise the beverage company’s software. The contract covers Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 to provide an integrated solution, as opposed to the fragmented systems the company was using. An integration solution will also help Coca-Cola gain valuable insights from the data it

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Microsoft disrupts world’s most active botnet

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

Berlin -Microsoft and partners from 35 countries have succeeded in disrupting the world’s most dangerous botnet, Necurs, which the company says had infected more than 9 million computers. After eight years of preparation, the software giant and partners undertook coordinated legal and technical measures to disrupt access to the botnet, Microsoft Corporate Vice President

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Microsoft asks staff in Seattle area, Silicon Valley to work from home

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday joined the growing number of U.S. companies asking employees to work from home in order to limit exposure to the spreading coronavirus outbreak, as it responded to cases near its Seattle headquarters and in California. Microsoft asked many of its employees in the Seattle region near its headquarters and the San […]

Tech

Microsoft, Genesys expand partnership

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2020 0

Microsoft Corp and Genesys have expanded their partnership to provide enterprises with a new cloud service for contact centres that enables them to deliver superior interactions for customers. With the omnichannel customer experience solution, Genesys Engage™, running on Microsoft Azure, enterprises have the security and scalability they need to manage the complexities

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Microsoft set to invest $1bn in OpenAI

Ihesiulo Grace 23 July 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun with Agency Report Not less than $1 billion will be invested by Microsoft Corporation in a partnership with research group Open AI, gaining a cloud-computing customer from the artificial intelligence field. OpenAI is expected to use Microsoft Azure cloud services to train and run the group’s AI software. The two will also jointly […]

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FG to leverage efforts, resourcefulness of youths to grow technology space-Osinbajo

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun Vice President Osinbajo has expressed the readiness of the Federal Government to leverage efforts and the resourcefulness of youths to grow the technology space. Osinbajo said this while interacting with interested investors and foreign policy experts on Nigeria’s economic prospects and related matters at the Council on Foreign Relations in New

Business

Windows 10 gets new command line terminal

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2019

Ladesope Ladelokun Software giant, Microsoft, is set to launch a new command line application named “Windows Terminal”, which is expected to displace and replace the current Command Prompt and PowerShell programmes soon. Microsoft announced the new application at its Build 2019 developer conference, noting that the application would be available in mid-June.

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Interswitch, Microsoft, Partner to Pioneer Blockchain Technology in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2018 0

…Extend supply chain financing to Nigeria’s growing SMEs Interswitch Group, a Pan-African integrated digital payments and commerce company, in partnership with Microsoft, has announced the launch of its innovative blockchain-based supply chain financing service. This novel initiative brings together entrepreneurs, major financial institutions and corporate

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Bill Gates as “a wailing wailer”

Ihesiulo Grace 29 March 2018 0

“I do not enjoy speaking to you this bluntly when you have been gracious enough to invite me here…” – Bill Gates. Mr. Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, friend of Nigeria and one of the richest men in the world was in Nigeria recently, but he ended up violating the official interpretation of “table manners” in […]

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Microsoft set to replace Windows 10S with ‘S Mode’

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2018 0

Microsoft is dropping the Windows 10 S SKU altogether in favour of a new “S Mode” for Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Education. Both Neowin and Thurrott have discovered that Microsoft will drop the Windows 10 S as a standalone product. The move could be aimed to clear confusion among its hardware partners and consumers […]

Tech

Oyo, Microsoft provide 800 computers to boost digital literacy

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

The Oyo State Government says it is partnering Microsoft and Signal Alliance on its digital literacy programme by providing 800 computers across eight centres as the pilot scheme. The government made this known during a press conference attended by representatives of Microsoft Nigeria, Signal Alliance, tertiary institutions, schools governing boards and other stakeholders

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Samsung, Microsoft to partner Abia women on technology

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2017 0

Technology giant, Samsung and an internet giant, Microsoft, have indicated their readiness to imbibe technology on Abia women through training. This cheerful hint was dropped at the 2017 and 3rd annual edition of the Abia Women August Delegates Conference (AWADEC), otherwise known as August Meeting for Abia Central Senatorial District of the state during its […]