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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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LLVision unveils Leion Hey2 AR glasses for live chat

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LLVision debuts Leion Hey2 AR glasses at CES 2026, offering sub-second live translation captions in more than 100 languages.
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Kubernetes accelerates large-scale phishing operations

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Criminals are using Kubernetes and cloud-native tools to rapidly scale phishing-as-a-service, targeting Gmail, Facebook and Microsoft O365.
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LambdaTest rebrands as TestMu AI with agentic testing shift

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TestMu AI replaces LambdaTest as the firm pivots from cloud-based testing tools to an agentic AI platform for autonomous quality engineering.
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Unit4 hits 100th ERPx go-live & boosts AI investment

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Unit4 marks 100th ERPx go-live, ramps up AI learning and security as more public and private sector customers move to its cloud ERP.
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LF Energy adds tech giants as board, membership grow

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LF Energy brings Apple, Microsoft and Shell onto its board as membership surges and event attendance hits records across three continents.
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Forward Edge-AI grows global post-quantum security channel

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Forward Edge-AI expands its global partner network to meet surging government and enterprise demand for post-quantum security tools.
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Pax8 boosts EMEA growth with AI agents & new partners

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Pax8 accelerates EMEA growth with thousands of new partners, AI agents and MIP services as it expands offices and training across Europe.
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Astra unveils cloud scanner to cut misconfig alert noise

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Astra launches a continuous cloud scanner for AWS, Azure and GCP, promising fewer false alerts by validating which risks are truly exploitable.
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How poor data is holding your organisation back - and how to fix it

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Outdated, inaccurate and duplicate records are crippling data-driven decisions, but simple verification and cleansing tools can reverse the damage.
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Concentric AI brings Private Scan Manager to Azure

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Concentric AI launches Private Scan Manager on Azure, letting regulated sectors keep sensitive data in private cloud while using SaaS tools.
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Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation

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Anthropic donates its Model Context Protocol to the new Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardise agentic AI tools.
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Tanium named Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT AI

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Tanium named a Leader in Gartner’s first Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Management Tools as demand for AI-driven autonomous IT surges.
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Cloud.in names Vishal Dhanfule West India sales head

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Cloud.in appoints veteran Vishal Dhanfule as West India sales head to drive growth and deepen cloud adoption across key regional markets.
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Leaseweb names Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer

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Leaseweb appoints Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer to drive global growth and its sovereign-by-design hybrid cloud push.
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Microsoft leads on nature in Europe’s data centres

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Microsoft tops rivals for weaving nature restoration into European data centres, but report warns sector lags as AI power demand surges.
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A1 Technologies names Amar Bilas Head of Microsoft Cloud

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A1 Technologies appoints Amar Bilas to lead Microsoft Cloud Services, bolstering Azure and modern workplace growth across ANZ.
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LangGrant unveils LEDGE MCP Server for safer LLM data

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LangGrant launches LEDGE MCP Server to let enterprises run LLM analytics on governed databases without exposing raw operational data.
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Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub

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Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.
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Veeam boosts data resilience for North Devon Council

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North Devon Council halves recovery times with Veeam, bolstering cyber resilience and safeguarding public services amid squeezed budgets.
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Australian firms deepen tech role in climate strategy

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Australian IT teams are taking charge of climate goals, but data gaps and weak ROI metrics still limit real sustainability progress.