HCL Technologies on Tuesday announced the launch of a dedicated HCL Microsoft Business Unit to help joint customers with digital transformation initiatives. The decision will extend Microsoft’s offerings of business applications, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure, Internet of Things (IoT), and AI/Machine Learning, as well as help employees accomplish more […]
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Microsoft issues critical Windows security fix after tipoff from US NSA
Microsoft Corp on Tuesday rolled out an important security fix after the US National Security Agency tipped off the company to a serious flaw in its widely used Windows operating system, officials said. Microsoft said the flaw could allow a hacker to forge digital certificates used by some versions of […]
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MP Meenakshi Lekhi attempts to educate Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the man widely credited with turning around the company’s fortunes and making it cool again, is no stranger to criticism but it is unlikely he has been told that he needs “to be educated”. That alleged inadequacy was addressed on Tuesday by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s member […]
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Microsoft, Oracle expand Cloud partnership to Canada
Oracle and Microsoft have expanded their Cloud partnership to now help customers in Canada run their mission-critical workloads across Oracle Cloud and Microsoft Azure. “Our new interconnect location means enterprises can now build workloads that seamlessly interoperate between Microsoft and Oracle cloud regions in Canada. This interconnect builds on an […]
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73 percent cyberattacks occur on Microsoft Office products
Microsoft Office products were the most commonly exploited by cybercriminals around the world and nearly 73% of cyber exploits were performed in MS Office products in the third quarter of this year, a new report has said. According to information gathered by PreciseSecurity.com, other exploited applications by cybercriminals included browsers […]
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Microsoft’s updated Office mobile apps can read text out loud
Microsoft has given a facelift to its Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Excel and PowerPoint mobile apps. Designed with Microsoft’s Fluent Design system, the changes are meant to “take mobile productivity to the next level,” according to the tech giant. The apps now have a more consistent visual design, which includes new […]
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Microsoft, SRL Diagnostics’ new AI tool helps diagnose cervical cancer faster
Microsoft and SRL Diagnostics have developed an Artificial Intelligence-based tool to help doctors diagnose cervical cancer faster. The tool is essentially a Cervical Cancer Image Detection API which does the first-level check and offloads normal slides to help cytopathologists spend more time on slides that have signs of abnormality. The AI is […]
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Microsoft wants to build software that teaches drones, robots, and drills how to think
Microsoft Corp. and technology rivals spend a lot of time talking about machine learning. Now Microsoft is talking about something called machine teaching. No the software maker doesn’t plan to send robots into classrooms. In a world where factories and wind farms will increasingly run on autonomous systems, drones will criss-cross cities delivering […]
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Microsoft’s AI-based ‘HAMS’ automates driver license tests in India
Microsoft Research has developed a smartphone-based driving test system that leverages the power of Artificial Intelligence to make a fair analysis of a driver’s ability before issuing him or her a license. The system has already been deployed at Dehradun Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Uttarakhand and is ready for […]
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Microsoft accidentally leaks details of dual-screen OS ‘Windows 10X’
Microsoft unveiled its new dual-screen device Surface Neo earlier this month. Microsoft also unveiled ‘Windows 10X’ which is the OS Surface Neo will run on. The company has now accidentally published a design document detailing features of Windows 10X. The document was first spotted by WalkingCat (via The Verge) but it’s no longer […]
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Pentagon hands Microsoft $10 billion ‘war cloud’ deal, snubs Amazon
The Pentagon awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract , snubbing early front-runner Amazon, whose competitive bid drew criticism from President Donald Trump and its business rivals. Bidding for the huge project, known as Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, pitted leading tech titans Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle and IBM […]