Stocks Asian stocks slip on Thursday Aya Anwar Oct 30, 2025 0 Asian equities edged lower on Thursday as investors assessed news of a trade understanding between the United…
Stocks Asian stocks rise on Wednesday Aya Anwar Oct 29, 2025 0 Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street’s rally driven by renewed optimism over artificial…
Stocks Asian stocks surge on Monday Aya Anwar Oct 27, 2025 0 Asian stocks surged on Monday as easing trade tensions between China and the United States lifted investor…
Featured Microsoft partners with France to digitise Notre-Dame legacy Aya El Sayed Jul 21, 2025 0 Microsoft is partnering with the French government to develop a digital replica of Paris’ iconic Notre-Dame…
Featured Microsoft offers free AI cybersecurity to European govt. Aya El Sayed Jun 4, 2025 0 Microsoft announced on Wednesday it is providing a free cybersecurity programme to European governments aimed at…
Featured Microsoft to invest $400m in Swiss AI, cloud infrastructure Aya El Sayed Jun 2, 2025 0 Microsoft said it will invest $400 million in Switzerland to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence…
Featured Tech stocks rebound after DeepSeek AI shakeup Aya El Sayed Jan 28, 2025 0 Global technology shares showed signs of recovery on Tuesday following a massive selloff triggered by the launch of…
Tech/AI Microsoft to invest $80b in AI data centres this year Yomna Yasser Jan 5, 2025 0 Microsoft Corp. is ramping up its infrastructure investments, as it announced plans to spend $80 billion this…
Featured Bill Gates-backed fund supports carbon capture startup Deep Sky Aya El Sayed Dec 18, 2024 0 Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst programme has committed $40 million to Deep Sky Corp., a Montreal-based…
Featured EU expands scrutiny of Microsoft’s $13b OpenAI investment Aya El Sayed Nov 28, 2024 0 The European Union's (EU) antitrust regulators are intensifying scrutiny of Microsoft’s $13 billion investment in…
Bitcoin Microsoft mulls bitcoin investment proposal in Dec. meeting Aya El Sayed Oct 27, 2024 0 Microsoft, valued at over $3 trillion, faces a proposal to assess bitcoin investment in its December annual…
Featured EU fines LinkedIn over targeted advertising practices Aya El Sayed Oct 24, 2024 0 The European Union’s (EU) privacy regulator has imposed a €310 million ($335 million) fine on LinkedIn, Microsoft’s…
Tech/AI Amazon leads companies in $180m deal to conserve rainforest Nada Ali Sep 24, 2024 0 Amazon and other companies are buying carbon offset credits to support the conservation of the Amazon rainforest in…
Featured IFC, Microsoft partner to boost digital transformation in L. America, Caribbean Aya Anwar Aug 29, 2024 0 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Microsoft have signed a strategic agreement to boost digital…
Energy Microsoft to purchase solar power from Singapore Aya El Sayed Aug 27, 2024 0 Microsoft Corp. has committed to purchasing 100 per cent of the energy exported from EDP Renewables’ SolarNova 8…
Featured US provides $1.45b loan to boost domestic solar production Nada Ali Aug 8, 2024 0 The Biden administration is making a significant investment in domestic solar manufacturing with a $1.45 billion…
Tech/AI HP shifts production away from China Nada Ali Aug 7, 2024 0 HP is undertaking a major shift in its manufacturing strategy, aiming to move more than half of its personal…
forex news Yen surges amid escalating Middle East tensions Nada Ali Jul 29, 2024 0 The Japanese yen surged on Monday, reversing earlier losses, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East prompted…
Stocks Asian shares up on hopes for Fed rate cut Nada Ali Jul 29, 2024 0 Asian stocks kicked off the week on a positive note, buoyed by expectations of potential interest rate cuts from…
Tech/AI Microsoft streamlines retail channels in China Nada Ali Jul 2, 2024 0 Microsoft is streamlining its retail presence in mainland China, consolidating its network of authorised physical…
Featured Apple, 1st brand to break $1t threshold Aya El Sayed Jun 12, 2024 0 Apple has become the first brand to surpass $1 trillion in brand value, marking a 15 per cent increase from the…
Featured Microsoft, G42 invest $1b in Kenya data centre Aya Anwar May 22, 2024 0 Microsoft and UAE-based G42 are teaming up for a $1 billion investment in a Kenya data center, fueled by geothermal…
Featured Microsoft buys 1.6m carbon credits from central American project Aya El Sayed May 22, 2024 0 Microsoft Corp. purchased 1.6 million carbon removal credits from one of the largest fully financed nature-based…
Africa News Microsoft closes down Nigeria’s Africa Development Centre Aya Anwar May 8, 2024 0 Microsoft Corporation has closed down the engineering division of its Africa Development Center in Nigeria, just…
Tech news S. Arabia’s AI fund open to divest from China at US request Nada Ali May 8, 2024 0 The head of Saudi Arabia's new $100 billion tech investment fund, Alat, signaled a willingness to sever ties with…
Tech/AI Microsoft to build $3.3b data centre in Wisconsin Nada Ali May 8, 2024 0 US President Joe Biden is set to visit the political battleground state of Wisconsin on Wednesday, where he will…
Tech news Microsoft to pour $2.2b into Malaysia’s cloud, AI growth Nada Ali May 2, 2024 0 Microsoft plans a significant investment of $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia to bolster cloud and…
Industry & Trade Apple faces pressure as iPhone sales slide Nada Ali May 1, 2024 0 Apple is set to report its quarterly earnings on Thursday as it battles sagging iPhone sales, a resurgent China…
Featured Microsoft, Brookfield team up for renewable energy projects Aya El Sayed May 1, 2024 0 Brookfield Asset Management of Canada, with support from Microsoft, is planning to establish new wind and solar…
Tech/AI Microsoft plans to build data centre in Thailand Nada Ali May 1, 2024 0 Tech giant Microsoft announced plans to open its first regional data centre in Thailand, aiming to significantly…
Featured Microsoft to invest $1.7b in Indonesia’s cloud, AI infrastructure Aya Anwar Apr 30, 2024 0 Microsoft is set to invest $1.7 billion in Indonesia's cloud and AI infrastructure over the next four years.
Featured FT archive to be available for OpenAI soon Aya Anwar Apr 29, 2024 0 The Financial Times and OpenAI have agreed to allow the latter to train Artificial Intelligence (AI) models using…
Stocks Asian stocks surge on tech rally Nada Ali Apr 24, 2024 0 Asian stocks surged on Wednesday, led by a rally in technology shares, as investors shifted their focus to upcoming…
Featured China blocks usage of US Intel, AMD chips in govt. PCs Aya Anwar Mar 24, 2024 0 China has issued directives aimed at phasing out the usage of US-manufactured microprocessors from Intel and AMD in…
Featured Aramco’s ’23 profit drops to $121b Aya El Sayed Mar 10, 2024 0 Aramco, the Saudi oil giant, announced on Sunday a $121 billion profit in 2023, down from its record high of $161…
Bitcoin Bitcoin soars $60k on FOMO-fuelled rally Aya El Sayed Feb 28, 2024 0 Bitcoin surged on Wednesday, nearing $60,000 in its fifth day of gains fueled by investments in new US spot bitcoin…
Money Uber profits soar, buyback expected Aya El Sayed Feb 7, 2024 0 Uber announced on Wednesday its first full year of profits, reporting earnings that exceeded analysts’…
Africa News Vodafone’s overall organic services grow 4.7% Nada Ali Feb 5, 2024 0 Vodafone Group Plc witnessed an overall organic revenue increase of 4.7 per cent to €9.38 billion ($10.1 billion)…
Money AI boost Microsoft’s revenue, stock performance Aya El Sayed Jan 29, 2024 0 Microsoft is anticipated to see a 15.8% increase in quarterly revenue, marking its highest growth in almost two…
Featured Humans still cost-effective than AI – study Sama Mousa Jan 22, 2024 0 Human beings are still more cost-effective than artificial intelligence in the majority of jobs, Bloomberg reported…