Microsoft reports Q3 results with revenue, net income increases
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft posted on Tuesday its revenue of US$52.9 billion for the third quarter of the 2023 fiscal year ending March 31, up 7 per cent from the same period last year, reported Xinhua. The company generated a quarterly net income of US$18.3 billion, an increase of 9 per cent year on year, while […]
PETRONAS, Microsoft expand strategic partnership with new renewable energy agreement
KUALA LUMPUR: PETRONAS and Microsoft today strengthened their strategic partnership through a new renewable energy agreement and collaboration to co-innovate digital solutions that will support PETRONAS’ decarbonisation efforts. PETRONAS’ subsidiary Amplus Solar entered into a long-term agreement with Microsoft for a 100MW solar project currently under development by Amplus Solar in Rajasthan, India. At the […]
AWS to make major investment in M’sia to develop data centres
SEATTLE: Amazon Web Services Inc (AWS) is committed to realise Malaysia’s potential as a data hub in Southeast Asia, and is expected to make a major investment this year to develop data centres in the country. Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said the government has given approval to AWS […]
Bill Gates positive for COVID-19
ANKARA: Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “I’m experiencing mild symptoms and am following the experts’ advice by isolating until I’m healthy again. I’m fortunate to be vaccinated and boosted and have access to testing and great medical care,” Gates said on […]
Apple, Google, Microsoft to expand support for password-less sign-in standard
SAN FRANCISCO: In a joint effort to make the web more secure and usable for all, Apple, Google and Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to expand support for a common password-less sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. The new capability will allow websites and apps to offer consistent, […]
Mida welcomes Microsoft’s plan in ‘Bersama Malaysia’ initiatives
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) welcomes Microsoft Corp’s plan to establish its first datacentre region in Malaysia which is set to accelerate the nation’s innovation in cloud technologies. The government’s principal investment promotion and development agency is confident that Microsoft’s Bersama Malaysia initiative will be a game-changer towards the country’s digital-first agenda […]
Businesses can set up office anywhere with Maxis Digital Workspace
KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd has introduced its Digital Workspace solutions, becoming the first in the market to offer an all-inclusive managed laptop solution initiative. In a statement today, the telecommunications company (telco) said businesses will be able to set up offices securely from anywhere by adopting the Digital Workspace all-inclusive suite of digital work tools […]
Microsoft backs search engines paying for news worldwide
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Thursday lobbied for other countries to follow Australia’s lead in calling for news outlets to be paid for stories published online, a move opposed by Facebook and Google. Microsoft last week offered to fill the void if rival Google follows through on a threat to turn off its search engine in […]
