Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft Office vulnerabilities used to attack African users – Report
Russia-based internet cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says that the number of exploits for vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Office suite increased globally compared to Q1 2022....
Investors gravitate towards MICROSOFT as global economy gets gloomy
In a world of sputtering growth for technology companies, some investors are gravitating towards Microsoft as the closest thing to a safe bet.The attractions those...
Netflix partners Microsoft to launch new ad-supported plan
Netflix has announced that it is partnering with Microsoft to launch the highly-anticipated ad-supported cheaper plan on its streaming platform.Microsoft, the giant tech corporation,...
Microsoft places limits on facial recognition
Microsoft has announced it is restricting access to certain facial recognition tools and scrapping the sale of services which guess a person’s emotions based...
Microsoft walks away from INTERNET EXPLORER
After 27 years, Microsoft has finally bid farewell to its pioneering Web browser Internet Explorer, and will redirect Explorer users to the latest version...
Kenya: Microsoft appoints new MD for Innovation Hub
Microsoft African Development Centre (ADC) has named Catherine Muraga as the new MD to lead 450 full-time employees working in areas such as software...
Nokia to boost industrial edge with latest Microsoft deal
Nokia struck a deal with Microsoft to up the abilities of its MX Industrial Edge product, a pact the network vendor noted would boost...
Widespread corruption allegedly hits MICROSOFT Africa, Middle East
Three years after a corruption scandal hit Microsoft and a former South African partner, EOH Mthombo, over a dodgy government contract, a whistle-blower has...
Tech giants at war over app store fees
A push by US politicians to regulate digital app stores has pitted Apple and Google against Microsoft and others in a showdown of some of...
MICROSOFT in IT industry’s biggest deal to buy Activision Blizzard
Microsoft is buying Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard for US$68.7-billion (that’s over a trillion rand, if you do the conversion) in the biggest gaming...