•Launches $70m edifice in Lagos •To expand, equip talent pipeline for Nigeria, W/Africa tech ecosystem With a $70 million edifice situated in Ikoyi Lagos, Software giant, Microsoft has put a permanent structure to its plans of training African engineers who…
Microsoft boosts small-midsize businesses with new tool
Microsoft has announced the first-ever stand-alone offering of Microsoft Teams, a working tool specifically designed for small-midsize businesses (SMBs), called Teams Essentials. The tech company said: “We all know the shift to remote and hybrid work has presented ample challenges for…
MIT and Microsoft build a new algorithm to find hidden links between historic paintings
If you use Twitter regularly, you must’ve come across celebrities as food tweet threads. Some examples are Rihanna as Indian food and Olly Alexander as cakes. The idea is to match the look and color of the food to the celeb’s clothes. Researchers from…
Bill Gates, who urged world leaders to prepare for a pandemic in 2015, lays out a 3-point plan on how the US can emerge victorious against COVID-19
The Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, who urged world leaders in a 2015 TED talk to prepare for a pandemic, wrote an op-ed article for The Washington Post on how the US could emerge victorious against the novel coronavirus. Gates introduced…
Microsoft, First Bank push digital transformation of SMEs
Multinational technology giant, Microsoft, has teamed up with First Bank in a partnership that will assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria to adopt digital transformation of their businesses. The partnership, seen as a win-win for all parties, offers…
Microsoft uses AI to bring the Met’s art collection to the web—and your Instagram
Microsoft has teamed with New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on a series of “hackathon” projects. The projects pair the technology company’s AI expertise with the Met’s collection of artwork to “transform future connections between people and art,” according…
Microsoft 4Afrika partners FirstBank to support SMEs
LAGOS, Nigeria, January 2019 – On 18 January 2019, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, together with Microsoft 4Afrika, will host a free-to-attend event for SMEs in Nigeria, designed to promote technology adoption and skills development. The event will serve as an official launch of…
Microsoft devices face reliability woes
Consumer Reports has removed its coveted “recommendation” designation for four Microsoft Surface laptops it had previously blessed with such status. At issue, the publication says, is the “predicted reliability” of the Microsoft machines compared to most other brands, which Consumer…