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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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Wesfarmers, Microsoft deepen AI & cloud retail pact

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Wesfarmers is deepening its AI and cloud pact with Microsoft to roll out Copilot tools, agents and data platforms across its retail brands.
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Simbian touts AI SOC growth as automation race intensifies

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Simbian claims 15-fold customer surge as its AI-driven SOC agents vie to replace rules-based automation in the cyber defence arms race.
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Qodo brings AI-powered code review into Azure DevOps

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Qodo launches a beta Azure DevOps integration that embeds its AI-driven, context-aware code review directly into pull request workflows.
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Contented raises AUD $4.1m to fuel UK and US push

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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New Zealand AI startup Contented raises AUD $4.1m seed round to speed UK and US expansion and triple headcount in coming months.
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ORCA Opti plots global AI growth & 2027 IPO roadmap

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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ORCA Opti touts defensible AI, rapid global expansion and a 2027 IPO as it targets regulated markets and warns most AI startups will fail.
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Microsoft patches zero-day flaws in latest Windows update

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Microsoft rolls out fixes for 55 Windows flaws, including six exploited zero-days hitting Shell, MSHTML, Word and key desktop services.
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Contented raises NZD $4.1m to fuel AI expansion

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Christchurch AI startup Contented raises NZD $4.1m seed round to grow its meeting-minutes platform and push into Australia, UK and US.
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Study finds 28,000 fake domains mimic top websites

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Study finds over 28,000 fake domains mimicking top global sites, exposing users to rising phishing, malware and industrial-scale squatting.
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Survey finds enterprises race to agentic AI, lag on scale

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Enterprises rush to adopt agentic AI via external platforms, but few have standardised, organisation-wide deployments in place yet.
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CDN market to hit USD $42.89bn as edge demand surges

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Global CDN spending is forecast to soar from USD $27.25bn in 2025 to USD $42.89bn by 2030, driven by edge demand and performance pressure.
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Tech salaries level off as burnout & AI skills surge

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Cyber and AI specialists top tech pay into 2026 as entry-level hiring stalls and burnout surges across Australia and New Zealand.
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Asus targets 30% APAC notebook share with AI, partners

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Asus courts 215 APAC partners in Sydney, tying AI PCs and omnichannel retail to an ambitious 30% consumer notebook market share goal.
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AMD expands Ryzen AI chips, mini-PC & gaming CPU push

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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AMD widens its PC line-up with new Ryzen AI chips, a Halo mini-PC and a £USD $499 Ryzen 7 gaming CPU to drive on-device AI adoption.
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Exclusive: How email still reigns supreme for small business marketing

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Constant Contact doubles down on AI-driven tools while keeping email the core link between small businesses and their customers.
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Blue Yonder grows FY25 revenue & boosts AI supply chain

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Blue Yonder posts FY25 revenue of USD $1.42 billion as it expands AI-driven planning and warehouse tools to meet rising supply chain demands.
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TRENDS builds Boomi data backbone to power rapid growth

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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TRENDS taps Boomi to unify 50+ systems, tackling complexity as revenue surges from NZD $10 million to NZD $130 million in a decade.
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Record rise in digital squatting fuels phishing wave

Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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Record digital squatting surge sees 6,200 disputes in 2025, as lookalike domains drive costly phishing, malware and payment fraud.
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Governance gaps stall Microsoft automation at scale

Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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Governance gaps and tool sprawl are stalling Microsoft automation at scale, with most large IT teams lacking control, visibility and integration.
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Anthropic plugins accelerate the shift to AI agents

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.
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AvePoint boosts AI agent governance & cloud backups

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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AvePoint extends its Confidence Platform to tighten agentic AI governance and broaden multi-cloud backup across major SaaS and IaaS tools.