Tag: Microsoft
Govt approaches Microsoft, Google to introduce certification for school kids
The Punjab government, in a bid to impart programming skills to children, has approached tech giants Microsoft and Google, inviting them to come to...
Sindh govt partners with Microsoft to highlight tech advancements in education
KARACHI: According to the Pakistan National Human Development Report-2017, Pakistan currently has more young people than ever before recorded in its history and the country's youth...
Russian hacking of conservative groups sites thwarted, says Microsoft
WASHINGTON: Microsoft Corp said on Monday that it had recently thwarted hackers associated with Russian government attempting to steal user information from conservative groups...
HEC and Microsoft join hands to promote IT in education
SUKKAR: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and Microsoft Pakistan has decided to collaborate in a joint initiative for promoting the use of advanced...
Pakistan, Bangladesh at high risk of cyber-attacks
WASHINGTON: Microsoft’s most recent Security Intelligence Report (SIR) shows Bangladesh and Pakistan to be most at risk of malicious software attacks.
The bi-annual global report...
Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube team up to curb ‘terrorist content’
Major US tech firms announced Monday they would work together to curb the spread of online “terrorist content,” responding to pressure from governments around...
Microsoft takes on slack with new workplace app
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled its “Teams” tool for workplace collaboration, taking on rising star Slack in a hot market.
“Microsoft Teams is an entirely new...
Microsoft enters cannabis industry legally
Microsoft is entering the legal marijuana business.
The tech company is partnering with a startup that makes software for the growing legal cannabis industry. LA-based...
Microsoft to address UN on ‘digital terror’
Microsoft has accepted an invitation from the United Nations (UN) Security Council to address a special debate next week on counter-terrorism and confronting “digital...
Facebook, Microsoft say they have eliminated gender pay gap
Facebook announced on Monday that it has achieved full gender pay equality among its employees, meaning there is no significant difference in the pay...
Cortanna’s updated version to arrive in India in summer: Microsoft
India will be among a select group of 13 nations where an updated version of Microsoft’s digital personal assistant will roll out later this...
Racist chatbot fiasco: Microsoft issues apology
Microsoft has apologised for creating an artificially intelligent chatbot that quickly turned into a holocaust-denying racist.
But in doing so made it clear Tay's views...
Microsoft apologises for AI chatbot Tay’s racist comments
Microsoft is "deeply sorry" for the racist and sexist Twitter messages generated by the so-called chatbot it launched this week, a company official wrote on...
Tay, Microsoft’s AI chatbot, gets a crash course in racism from...
Courtesy The Guardian
Microsoft’s attempt at engaging millennial with artificial intelligence has backfired hours into its launch, with waggish Twitter users teaching its chatbot how to be...
Microsoft to allow Xbox gamers to play against PS4, PC players
Courtesy The Verge
Microsoft is announcing a big new feature for Xbox owners today: cross-network play. It's something the software giant has hinted at for...
Canadian govt provides 7,500 computers to Syrian refugees
Canada is providing 7,500 refurbished computers to Syrian refugees and hopes to give them a leg up in school and in job searches with...
Time-saving Microsoft Word hacks you should know
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Microsoft Word tips? I know what you’re thinking: Is it 1995 again? Am I back in seventh grade?
No – we’re definitely squarely in...
