Microsoft stories - Page 10
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.
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.
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.
Simbian touts AI SOC growth as automation race intensifies
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Simbian claims 15-fold customer surge as its AI-driven SOC agents vie to replace rules-based automation in the cyber defence arms race.
Qodo brings AI-powered code review into Azure DevOps
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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devops
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martech
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application security
Qodo launches a beta Azure DevOps integration that embeds its AI-driven, context-aware code review directly into pull request workflows.
Contented raises AUD $4.1m to fuel UK and US push
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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crm
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digital transformation
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hcm
New Zealand AI startup Contented raises AUD $4.1m seed round to speed UK and US expansion and triple headcount in coming months.
ORCA Opti plots global AI growth & 2027 IPO roadmap
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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socs
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risk & compliance
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genai
ORCA Opti touts defensible AI, rapid global expansion and a 2027 IPO as it targets regulated markets and warns most AI startups will fail.
Microsoft patches zero-day flaws in latest Windows update
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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iam
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Microsoft rolls out fixes for 55 Windows flaws, including six exploited zero-days hitting Shell, MSHTML, Word and key desktop services.
Contented raises NZD $4.1m to fuel AI expansion
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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crm
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Christchurch AI startup Contented raises NZD $4.1m seed round to grow its meeting-minutes platform and push into Australia, UK and US.
Study finds 28,000 fake domains mimic top websites
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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malware
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phishing
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advanced persistent threat protection
Study finds over 28,000 fake domains mimicking top global sites, exposing users to rising phishing, malware and industrial-scale squatting.
Survey finds enterprises race to agentic AI, lag on scale
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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public cloud
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rpa
Enterprises rush to adopt agentic AI via external platforms, but few have standardised, organisation-wide deployments in place yet.
CDN market to hit USD $42.89bn as edge demand surges
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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gaming
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firewalls
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data analytics
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.
Tech salaries level off as burnout & AI skills surge
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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llms
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ai
Cyber and AI specialists top tech pay into 2026 as entry-level hiring stalls and burnout surges across Australia and New Zealand.
Asus targets 30% APAC notebook share with AI, partners
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Asus courts 215 APAC partners in Sydney, tying AI PCs and omnichannel retail to an ambitious 30% consumer notebook market share goal.
AMD expands Ryzen AI chips, mini-PC & gaming CPU push
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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gaming
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semiconductors
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hyperscale
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.
Exclusive: How email still reigns supreme for small business marketing
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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cx
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martech
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personalisation
Constant Contact doubles down on AI-driven tools while keeping email the core link between small businesses and their customers.
Blue Yonder grows FY25 revenue & boosts AI supply chain
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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robots
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digital transformation
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cx
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.
TRENDS builds Boomi data backbone to power rapid growth
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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manufacturing
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hybrid cloud
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data analytics
TRENDS taps Boomi to unify 50+ systems, tackling complexity as revenue surges from NZD $10 million to NZD $130 million in a decade.
Record rise in digital squatting fuels phishing wave
Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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malware
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phishing
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martech
Record digital squatting surge sees 6,200 disputes in 2025, as lookalike domains drive costly phishing, malware and payment fraud.
Governance gaps stall Microsoft automation at scale
Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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pam
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cartech
Governance gaps and tool sprawl are stalling Microsoft automation at scale, with most large IT teams lacking control, visibility and integration.
Anthropic plugins accelerate the shift to AI agents
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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saas
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crm
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firewalls
Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.
AvePoint boosts AI agent governance & cloud backups
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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storage
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data protection
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dr
AvePoint extends its Confidence Platform to tighten agentic AI governance and broaden multi-cloud backup across major SaaS and IaaS tools.