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Microsoft’s upcoming cloud region to generate $10.9B in new revenues for Malaysia by 2028

Microsoft, its partners, and cloud-consuming customers will generate $10.9 billion in new revenues for Malaysia by 2028 with its upcoming hyperscale cloud in the country, the global technology firm said Thursday.

From scheduling to strategy, here’s how AI assistants are changing the game

AI-driven personal assistants are not just tools. They enable smarter decision-making and streamlined operations for both individual and business use. These are no longer simply automating mundane tasks. They are now evolving toward sophisticated solutions that integrate real-time insights into workflows, resulting in unprecedented levels of business…

Microsoft launches initiative for AI skilling opportunities for 800,000 Malaysians by 2025

Microsoft has on Tuesday announced the launch of “AI for Malaysia’s Future” (AIForMYFuture), a new initiative aimed at equipping 800,000 Malaysians with skills in artificial intelligence (AI) by the end of 2025.

GoTo collaborates with Microsoft to boost engineering productivity with GitHub Copilot

GoTo Group, Indonesia’s leading digital ecosystem, has taken a significant step forward in enhancing productivity across its engineering teams by collaborating with Microsoft Indonesia to adopt GitHub Copilot, an artificial intelligence (AI) developer tool.

Microsoft says about 8.5 million of its devices affected by CrowdStrike-related outage

"Although this was not a Microsoft incident, given it impacts our ecosystem, we want to provide an update on the steps we’ve taken with CrowdStrike and others to remediate and support our customers," Microsoft clarified in a blog post on Saturday.

Malaysia to tap Chinese investors to build more data centers – report

US tech giants including Microsoft Corp, Google and Nvidia Corp had already announced plans to build data centers in Malaysia in the past year, and Chinese firms are interested in developing more to serve the nation’s tech companies which want to enter the Southeast Asian market

Report : Malaysian knowledge workers use AI more than their global counterparts

Malaysian knowledge workers use artificial intelligence (AI) more than their global counterparts, a report said Thursday. Microsoft Corp and LinkedIn said in their 2024 Work Trend Index, a joint report on the state of AI at work, that 84 percent of knowledge workers in Malaysia (versus 75 percent globally) now use AI at work.

Microsoft to invest $2.2B in cloud and AI in Malaysia

American technology firm Microsoft has on Thursday announced that it will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years to support Malaysia’s digital transformation – the single largest investment in its 32-year history in the country.

Microsoft to open a new data center in Thailand

American technology firm Microsoft said Wednesday it will open a new data center region in Thailand. The data center region will expand the availability of Microsoft’s hyperscale cloud services, facilitating enterprise-grade reliability, performance, and compliance with data residency and privacy standards.

Microsoft announces AI skilling opportunities for 2.5M people in the ASEAN region by 2025

American technology firm Microsoft has on Tuesday announced a commitment to equip 2.5 million people in member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with artificial intelligence (AI) skills by 2025.