Author: Akin Naphtal

The boss of the UK’s antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has defended its decision to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the maker of popular video game ‘Call of Duty’, stating that it was the right decision for the UK’s nascent cloud gaming market. The CMA blocked the deal on Wednesday, claiming it could hit competition in this market. READ ALSO:Microsoft begins rolling out Phone Link app for iOS to all Windows 11 users PwC to Invest $1 Billion in Expanding Generative AI Capabilities and Collaborate with Microsoft and OpenAI Stripe and the UK: A decade in…

Microsoft has started rolling out the Phone Link app for iOS to all Windows 11 users, which allows users to access their iPhone’s iMessage, calls, contacts and notifications on their Windows PCs. The app was first announced in February and was made available to a select group of preview program users. Microsoft plans to release it to all users by mid-May. Phone Link is an upgraded version of the Your Phone app, launched in 2018, which was designed to save users from constantly checking their Android smartphone for notifications and messages while working on their PC. The Phone Link for…

According to a report by staffing firm Teamlease, non-tech sectors in India are expected to hire over 1 million technology professionals by the financial year 2027-28, growing at a CAGR of 7.53%. While the IT sector is experiencing slowdowns and layoffs, tech talent remains in demand and non-tech sectors like banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), consulting, media, retail and consumer business, life sciences and healthcare, engineering research and development and energy and resources, are filling the gap. READ ALSO:Indian Firms Face Cybersecurity Struggles Due to Complexity of Multiple Solutions, Experts Say Pure Storage Launches Unified Block and File Storage…

Security professionals in India are grappling with the consequences of years of cybersecurity being an afterthought, as the country’s firms increasingly struggle with the complexity of multiple security solutions that do not work well with each other. Experts have said that rapid digital transformation, both during and post-pandemic, has forced companies to adopt a wide range of security solutions, leading to even greater difficulty for security pros in managing a company’s security posture. READ ALSO:Pure Storage Launches Unified Block and File Storage Feature for All-Flash Storage Platform UK antitrust regulator defends decision to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Microsoft…

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a leading accounting firm, has announced its intention to invest $1 billion over the next three years to expand its generative artificial intelligence capabilities. According to PwC, the investment in generative AI has the potential to help the firm and its clients create new growth strategies, ensure secure data, build fair and transparent models and develop AI-driven skills for the future. READ ALSO:Stripe and the UK: A decade in the digital economy Alibaba Cloud Launches “Tongyi Qianwen Partnership Program” for Large Language Models Tailored to Industries Tenable One Exposure Management Platform Now Supports On-Premises and Hybrid Deployments The…

Ten years ago, Stripe went live in the United Kingdom and businesses from every corner of the country signed up and started their journey online. They included Bloom & Wild, the brainchild of Aron Gelbard, who found a way to fit bouquets through letterboxes and built an online business powered by Stripe. “It was quite an exciting time to set up an internet business. We were part of an early cohort in the UK so there wasn’t an established playbook,” recalled Gelbard. Bloom & Wild was one of many early bets on an unproven concept. At the time Gelbard was starting…

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing division of e-commerce and tech giant Alibaba, has announced that it will be reducing prices for its products and services by up to 50%. This move is aimed at capturing a larger share of China’s competitive cloud market. The price cuts will be effective from Wednesday and services that use Arm and Intel-based chips will be reduced by 15% to 20%, while Nvidia’s V100 and T4 graphics processing units will drop between 41% to 47%. READ MORE:Amazon UNIVERSITY Esports partners with Shahid to enhance gaming and entertainment experience for young users in MENA region IATA’s…

Amazon UNIVERSITY Esports, a premier esports competition for university students worldwide, has partnered with Shahid, the first video-on-demand (VOD) service in the Arab world powered by MBC Group. The collaboration between the two companies combines the most popular entertainment areas of esports and broadcast TV, resulting in an improved experience for young users of both services. READ MORE:IATA’s DG AutoCheck to be linked with dnata’s iCargo via Connect API to digitize air cargo industry G42 Cloud and Gulf Business Machines enter strategic partnership to bring advanced technologies to regional enterprises Stripe and the UK: A decade in the digital economy…

IATA (International Air Transport Association) has announced that dnata has become the first company to adopt Connect API, a new feature of IATA’s DG AutoCheck. The adoption of Connect API will help automate data transfer in the air cargo industry, enabling the digitalisation of the sector. The connectivity has been facilitated through IBS Software’s iCargo solution, which is currently being implemented throughout dnata’s global network. READ MORE:G42 Cloud and Gulf Business Machines enter strategic partnership to bring advanced technologies to regional enterprises Stripe and the UK: A decade in the digital economy Alibaba Cloud Launches “Tongyi Qianwen Partnership Program” for…

Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has partnered with G42 Cloud, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence firm G42, to help regional enterprises and public sector entities adopt advanced technologies securely and at scale. GBM, which has a proven track record of providing digital solutions to various industry verticals, will leverage G42 Cloud’s expertise in data, artificial intelligence and business automation to enable its customers to accelerate their pace of digital innovation and achieve incremental business value from cloud adoption and transformation. The collaboration aims to simplify onboarding to cloud for regional enterprises and deliver cloud-first solutions at scale in the…