In response to a significant outage that disrupted computer systems worldwide on Friday, Microsoft announced it is implementing “mitigation actions” to address service issues. The connection between these actions and the global outages remains unclear. “Our services are still seeing continuous improvements while we continue to take mitigation actions,” Microsoft stated on social media platform … Read more
Indonesia considers offering dual citizenship to attract skilled workers. Currently, Indonesian law does not recognize dual citizenship for adults. Microsoft CEO pledges $1.7 billion investment in Indonesia amid discussions on dual citizenship. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Indonesia is considering offering dual citizenship to individuals of Indonesian descent as a means to attract … Read more
Eko Hot Blog Former Microsoft (MSFT.O) product chief Panos Panay will lead Amazon.com’s (AMZN.O) struggling unit responsible for the firm’s Alexa and Echo products. Panay, who was with Microsoft for more than 19 years and helmed the creation of the Surface line of computers, will take up the new role in October, Amazon said on Wednesday. … Read more
The firm said sales rose just 2% in the three months to December The firm is set to reduce its workforce by roughly 5% The tech industry has been hammered by job cuts in recent months Eko Hot Blog reports that Microsoft sales have slowed sharply as customers facing economic strains cut their spending on … Read more
Microsoft has announced that it will lay off 10,000 employees over economic uncertainties. The company is taking a $1.2 billion charge in the fiscal second quarter that will result in a negative impact of 12 cents to earnings per share. The reduction comes after demand for cloud computing and collaboration services rose. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
Lagos deputy gov, JCI, microsoft task youths on digital transformation …Mr. Hakeem Fahm appealed to the youths to develop passion for technology so that the country would be a major player in technology space. EDITOR’S PICK: Lagos Hajj Pilgrims To Get Travel Allowance Senate Raises Alarm Over Terrorists Invasion In Kwara, Others JUST IN: NPC … Read more
The last time Microsoft had a bigger market cap than Apple was July 2020 Ekohotblog reports that following the smartphone giant’s unexpected sales deficit due to supply bottlenecks, Microsoft Corp. is likely to overtake Apple Inc. as the most valuable firm in the United States for the first time in over 16 months. Apple shares … Read more
By Babatunde Kaka CsFirst Lagos education Consult in partnership with Microsoft will organise a workshop for training of teachers and other stakeholders in the education sector in Epe. The training, which is tagged “the 21st-century teachers’ conference”, is a Microsoft Certified Teachers training conference for School Owners, Teachers, School Administrators, Lecturers, Education Consultants, Students and … Read more
– Microsoft has expressed its interest to TikTok owned by ByteDance. – President Trump, in June raised security concerns about Tik Tok’s entry into the world’s largest economy. The world’s biggest software maker, Microsoft, is reportedly in talks with ByteDance, the Chinese owners of TikTok, over a possible acquisition of its US operation. The offer … Read more
The world’s second richest man Bill Gates has announced his exit from the board of Microsoft, a company he founded in 1975 with Paul Allen. Gates who made the announcement , Friday afternoon, via a statement on LinkedIn will also step down from the board of Berkshire Hathaway. The purpose of his resignation is to … Read more
Microsoft, through its Microsoft for Startups initiative, has announced the launch of its Global Social Entrepreneurship programme. Around the world, startups are creating new businesses, built around powerful technologies and designed to make the world a better place. Innovators and entrepreneurs are finding new ways to harness technology to drive purpose-led social enterprises that measure … Read more