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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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Black Box Automation vs. Engineer Control: The partnership redefining Kubernetes FinOps

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Kloia teams with Kubeadapt.io to champion observability-led Kubernetes cost control, putting engineers in charge of savings and safe rightsizing.
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SAS expands UK AI push with GBP £20 million Glasgow plan

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SAS deepens UK AI investment with Glasgow research hub funding and free training access for workers, students and apprentices.
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Barracuda spots 7 million device code phishing attacks

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Barracuda links surge in device code phishing attacks to EvilTokens kit as criminals exploit Microsoft 365 logins and bypass multifactor checks.
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Wiz expands AI security coverage across cloud & edge

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Wiz adds Red Agent preview and wider tools for AI code, Databricks, multicloud services and edge risk across cloud environments.
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Explainer: How Adobe is building agentic marketing

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Adobe is remaking its marketing and design suite around AI agents, tying content, data and commerce into a single workflow system.
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VIPRE report says attackers shift to trusted services

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VIPRE says cyber criminals are increasingly abusing trusted services like Cloudflare, Microsoft and TestFlight to dodge email security filters.
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Anthropic & OpenAI split on cyber AI release strategy

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Anthropic and OpenAI take rival paths on AI cyber tools, as one keeps access tightly restricted while the other widens vetted user access.
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Earth Day calls for data centre grid reset amid AI surge

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Bentley Systems and Blue Cloud Softech Solutions say AI data centres must share more of the burden as power demand tests ageing grids.
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Tech Mahindra posts higher FY26 revenue & record dividend

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Tech Mahindra lifts FY26 revenue and EBIT, while record dividend, strong deal wins and 10th straight quarter of margin expansion signal turnaround gains.
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Klarus launches AI consultancy to fix weak returns

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Former EY and Accenture executive Frank O'Dea leads London-based Klarus, which uses senior specialists and outcome-based fees to turn AI pilots into measurable returns.
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Western Digital details sustainability gains amid AI demand

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Western Digital says emissions intensity from customer use of its drives is down 31%, while a rare-earth recovery pilot hit a 90% capture rate.
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Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data

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Google Cloud is betting on AI agents as the main users of enterprise data, unveiling new tools for context, automation and cross-cloud access.
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Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools

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Google Cloud adds agentic AI infrastructure across compute, networking, data and sovereign deployment as it courts enterprise workloads.
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Google Cloud unveils AI security tools & fraud defence

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Google Cloud expands AI security with new agents, Wiz integrations and fraud defences as it targets faster, more automated cyber attacks.
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Google expands Gemini Enterprise with governance features

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Google adds long-running agents, a shared workspace and a governance layer to Gemini Enterprise as businesses seek AI they can monitor and control.
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Google Cloud expands Gemini Enterprise into AI agent hub

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Google Cloud turns Gemini Enterprise into a single control point for developers and staff as it adds governance, no-code building and partner agents.
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Google launches Workspace Intelligence for AI across apps

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Google ties its AI tools more closely to Chat, Gmail and Drive as it rolls out Workspace Intelligence to unify work across apps.
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Code and Theory appoints JJ Schmuckler as President

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Code and Theory names former WPP and Real Chemistry executive JJ Schmuckler as president to bolster senior client ties and integrated growth.
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Council data breaches rise 53% in five years, study finds

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England's biggest councils logged more data incidents over five years, with serious referrals up 41% and some authorities blaming better reporting.
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Cogna appoints former Amazon AI leader Sam Ng as CTO

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Cogna taps former Amazon AI engineering leader Sam Ng as Chief Technology Officer to steer its platform as it expands beyond its core markets.