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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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MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI

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MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.
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Misconfigured Microsoft 365 leaves big firms exposed

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Misconfigured Microsoft 365 is leaving big organisations exposed, with 45% hit by incidents and many turning warily to AI for relief.
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Dell email mixes payment-style header with promos

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Dell draws scrutiny after a promo email mimics a payment remittance notice, blurring lines between marketing, transactions and phishing risks.
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Cato unveils Dynamic Prevention engine for SASE security

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Cato launches Dynamic Prevention, a SASE-native engine that auto-detects multi-stage attacks by correlating months of security telemetry.
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Distributors emerge as digital force in cloud & AI

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IT distributors are emerging as strategic cloud and AI power-brokers, driving subscription growth, hyperscaler ties and digital platforms.
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JFrog flags 13 critical CI/CD flaws in GitHub workflows

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JFrog warns 13 GitHub CI/CD workflow flaws, mostly critical, could let attackers hijack pipelines and steal secrets at scale.
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Sitecore expands sovereign cloud for AI in Singapore

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Sitecore launches sovereign AI and content services on Azure in Singapore, targeting regulated sectors with in-country data residency.
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Microsoft & Europol disrupt global Tycoon 2FA scam

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Microsoft and Europol have seized over 300 domains to disrupt Tycoon 2FA, a vast phishing-for-hire service bypassing MFA worldwide.
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TeamViewer enhances Microsoft Intune integration

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TeamViewer has expanded its integration with Microsoft Intune, adding new remote support capabilities aimed at streamlining IT workflows and strengthening security.
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Tycoon 2FA phishing service disrupted in EU crackdown

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European authorities and tech firms have disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major phishing service used to bypass MFA and hijack cloud accounts.
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Slow patching leaves SMB endpoints exposed for weeks

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Acronis finds SMBs patch Microsoft flaws in about eight days, but the slowest endpoints stay exposed to known bugs for over five weeks.
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International Women's Day and the leadership gap shaping the future of data centers

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On International Women's Day, data centres confront a stark leadership gender gap that threatens the resilience of future AI infrastructure.
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The art of encouragement: How allies and leaders can help women thrive in tech

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To help women thrive in tech, leaders must move beyond mentorship to active sponsorship, visibility and everyday acts of encouragement.
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Amperity hires Bridget Perry as chief marketing officer

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Amperity names seasoned SaaS marketer Bridget Perry as CMO to drive global growth and sharpen its AI-focused customer data platform.
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Microsoft warns of AI agent risks in Cyber Pulse brief

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Microsoft's new Cyber Pulse briefing warns ungoverned AI agents and 'double agents' pose rising security and compliance risks for firms.
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Typeface unveils AI engine for governed marketing at scale

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Typeface launches a Marketing Orchestration Engine, unifying AI agents, brand data and IT controls to govern cross-channel campaigns at scale.
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Upwind ramps up APJ cloud security push from India

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Upwind boosts India hub and APJ cloud footprint as runtime security demand surges amid rising breaches and tighter regional regulations.
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Proofpoint unveils AI-first Nuclei archiving suite

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Proofpoint launches AI-first Nuclei suite to simplify archiving and compliance for small firms swamped by complex, multi-channel comms.
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Qualcomm coalition targets AI-native 6G rollout by 2029

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Qualcomm unites tech and telecoms heavyweights in a new coalition to fast-track AI-native 6G standards and networks for rollout from 2029.
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Netskope launches NewEdge AI Fast Path to cut latency

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Netskope unveils NewEdge AI Fast Path to speed secure enterprise traffic to major AI clouds, cutting latency for chatbots and agents.