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Microsoft Chief Digital Officer tops Powerlist

BBC Technology 14 Oct 2021 11:24 PM The 2022 Powerlist has been topped by Jacky Wright, Corporate Vice President and Chief Digital Officer for Microsoft US. The Powerlist celebrates leading figures with African and Caribbean heritage working in health, business, science and the arts. Footballer Marcus Rashford and actress Michaela Coel also feature in the top ten. The BBC’s Adina Campbell spoke to Jacky Wright at the Microsoft office in West London.

Microsoft launches UK’s first digital billboard campaign featuring British Sign Language

Campaign 11 Oct 2021 02:54 PM Microsoft has launched what it says is the UK’s first digital billboard campaign to feature British Sign Language across a series of major railway stations including London Waterloo, Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Leeds and Edinburgh Waverley. Created by MRM, the ads are 10-second videos featuring a BSL interpreter who signs the text appearing next to her, which reads: “The more inclusive you are, the more innovative you can be. Together we can create a better and more accessible

Big tech spends more on lobbying than pharma, finance and chemicals firms combined: report

Campaign 07 Sep 2021 09:24 AM The amount being spent by the tech sector on lobbying the EU is far greater than that spent by the pharma, fossil fuels and finance sectors, according to the report by Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobbycontrol. Google is the single biggest spender, at €5.75m. It is closely followed by Facebook (€5.55m) and Microsoft (€5.25m). They are among 10 companies – along with Apple, Huawei, Amazon, Intel, Qualcomm, IBM and Vodafone – that account for almost one-third of the total tech sector spend on

Why Gratitude is the Best Marketing Plan Ever

Entrepeneur 04 Sep 2021 06:00 PM September 4, 2021 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’ve ever spent any time on LinkedIn over the past year, you’ll find it stuffed with search queries looking for the “best” marketing and client acquisition programs. Instead of another cookie cutter corporate messaging strategy filled to the brim with buzzwords, imagine if our marketing plan focused on a very simple practice: gratitude. Studies show that gratitude is a major win-win for both the giv

If your kid needs a new laptop, these are your best options

Mashable 01 Sep 2021 12:43 AM The learning experience is fundamentally different for kids now than it was even for today's 20-somethings — especially for elementary and middle schools. A lot of that change can be attributed to laptops.The Covid-induced school closures that spanned 2020 cemented the cruciality of a kid having easy access to a laptop at home. Both teachers and parents were forced to make online learning work — and now that the groove has been found, a hybrid model may just be the future for some classrooms eve

Microsoft and Facebook sign alliance in favor of Mexican SMEs

Entrepeneur 26 Aug 2021 02:39 PM Image credit: Depositphotos.com August 26, 2021 4 min read This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. Microsoft and Facebook announced a collaboration in Mexico to continue promoting the country's micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MiPymes) through resources and training in both technological productivity and Digital Marketing. Aware that these represent an important part of financial well-being in Mexico by making u

Experimentation, meeting moderators and asynchronous working: What Microsoft has learned from its hybrid-working model

Digiday 26 Aug 2021 04:01 AM August 26, 2021 by Jessica Davies Figuring out the perfect hybrid-working model is going to be one giant, universal learning curve. There’s no one-size fits all, no instant playbook for what works. Instead, business leaders must get comfortable tweaking strategies to find the best model, probably for years to come. Naturally, some employers will be more more comfortable with that approach than others — Microsoft is among them. The company has gone all-in on the hybrid setup for its 160,000 sta

Typewise will have you rethinking your phone's standard keyboard

Mashable 25 Aug 2021 01:57 PM When I started texting on a smartphone years ago, I thought I had learned where all the punctuation marks are. So I was flustered when I was texting a friend the other day, and I suddenly had no idea where the darn quotation mark button was.I was using a new digital keyboard called Typewise that I had added to my smartphone for what I hoped would be a better typing experience. Instead of the standard QWERTY keyboard with four lines of keys on my iPhone, I was using Typewise's hexagonal, or honey

The true cost of home working in adland

The Drum 20 Aug 2021 11:45 AM TRENDING TODAY Amid growing reports of companies opting to pay remote staff less than their counterparts who return to the office, George Greenaway-Poole from recruiter Major Players looks at how the introduction of any such policy would be received by those working, and job-seeking, in the advertising and marketing industries.In recent weeks, we have seen a number of organizations ramping up their rhetoric around employees returning to the office. There are reports that Google may cut pay by u

Creates stunning images and animations with a subscription to Amberlight 2

Mashable 17 Aug 2021 04:05 AM TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Amberlight 2 (Mac and Windows) is on sale for £28.85 as of Aug. 17, saving you 55% on list price.If you’ve ever spent hours drawing designs with a Spirograph, you know that geometry and mathematical curves can create some truly mesmerising artwork. But in the digital space, it’s hard to recreate those trippy designs — unless you have the right software, of course. Microsoft Paint and Adobe Illustrator just won’t cut it. You’re going to need a subscription to Amb

The "Cloud MQ" for 2021 is Out!

Gartner 11 Aug 2021 06:04 AM Last year, Gartner introduced the “Magic Quadrant” and “Critical Capabilities” documents for Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services”, or “CIPS”. This was the evolution of the widely read MQ for IaaS and featured the addition of such topics as PaaS services, Distributed Cloud, and Edge Computing in addition to the original IaaS. The change was made to reflect market realities, and quite frankly, how our clients actually bought and consumed such services. While Gartner publishes a number of

Are you optimizing digital sustainability?

The Drum 09 Aug 2021 01:33 PM By Sarah Craig - August 9, 2021 This promoted content is produced by a member of The Drum Network.The Drum Network is a paid-for membership product which allows agencies to share their news, opinion and insights with The Drum's audience. Find out more on The Drum Network homepage. TRENDING TODAY There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Until recently, sustainability conversations have centered on the physical. Packaging, materials, recycling, freight.But the consumer, tech and marketing worlds ar

Should Microsoft Office 365 be Afraid of Google Workspace? Gartner 2020 Market Share Report Says ...

Gartner 30 Jul 2021 04:04 AM My answer to the question in this title is a solid No. Yes. Well … maybe.My document “Google Workspace Continues to Slowly Take Market Share From Microsoft Office and Office 365” just published (client link: Google Workspace Continues to Slowly Take Market Share From Microsoft Office and Office 365). And, not to give away the ending, Microsoft maintained its dominant position in productivity suites in 2020 and Google continues to grab 1% to 2% of market share per year. Having almost 90% of a l

Ad revenues surge at Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft

The Drum 28 Jul 2021 10:08 AM Silicon Valley is reaping the benefits of a resurgent advertising market with revenues up across the board as brands clamor for a slice of the digital pie.Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft have all posted record-breaking quarters, highlighting the gains made by a technology sector that has become the lifeblood of the economy during repeated lockdowns.Leading the charge is Alphabet, buoyed by resurgent Google ad revenues smashing analyst expectations after increasing 69% from the same pandemic-depre

Google, Apple and Microsoft report record-breaking profits

Guardian Technology 27 Jul 2021 08:54 PM Google, Apple and Microsoft reported record-breaking quarterly sales and profits on Tuesday night as the firms continue to benefit from a pandemic that has created a “perfect positive storm” for big tech.Sign up to Alex Hern’s weekly technology newsletter, TechScape.Apple made a $21.7bn (£15.6bn) profit for the three-month period that ended in June, its best fiscal third quarter in its 45-year history, boosted by strong sales of the iPhone 12 and growth in its services business.Alphabet, Google’

How to connect an Xbox controller to your iPhone

Mashable 22 Jul 2021 11:44 PM Since it's always in your pocket, purse, or hand, there's no question that an iPhone is a much more convenient gaming platform than any PlayStation or Xbox could ever be. But that convenience comes at a price, especially for those of us too old to have grown up using touchscreens.Simply put, some games are just plain better with a controller. You can play Fortnite with a touchscreen, and many people do, but come on. That can never be as precise as aiming with analog sticks, which itself is admit

Microsoft revives 'beloved' Word helper clip

Entrepeneur 20 Jul 2021 05:11 PM July 20, 2021 1 min read This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. Do you remember when you were doing homework in high school and the annoying clip ( Clippy ) appeared in your Word document to offer you help and you struggled to be able to remove or change it for the puppy? Well for some reason Microsoft has decided to revive the assistant. That's how it is. According to The Verge , the tech company introduced new emojis f

Clippy returns - as an emoji

BBC Technology 15 Jul 2021 11:29 AM Clippy would replace the existing paperclip emoji in its Microsoft 365 products, including its cloud services and the modern, online version of Microsoft Office, the technology giant tweeted, but only it that tweet received 20,000 "likes" - and within hours, it had surpassed 100,000.

Microsoft announces Windows 365, a subscription cloud PC

BBC Technology 14 Jul 2021 05:21 PM [unable to retrieve full-text content]Microsoft has announced a new cloud PC technology where users stream their PC to any device.

Phil Spencer on the future of Xbox: we still want to take risks with games

Guardian Technology 13 Jul 2021 08:30 AM Over the last decade, the concept of “games as a service” has revolutionised the way the interactive entertainment industry works. From the subscriptions introduced by massively multiplayer online adventures such as World of Warcraft to the seasonal battle passes of current online shooters, we’re seeing a huge amount of focus on games that can sustain a lucrative community of players over several years.But where does that leave more offbeat ideas and concepts that couldn’t support years’ worth o

“We jumped from 2020 to 2023 in a weekend”: Insights from Bauer on leading a magazine business through lockdown

What's New in Publishing 07 Jul 2021 06:15 AM This week, we hear from Chris Duncan, CEO of UK Publishing at Bauer Media Group. He joined the company just a few weeks after last year’s lockdown, so he talks about what it’s been like leading Bauer through such a turbulent year, their wins and losses throughout the pandemic, and which trends he’s seen accelerated in the business. He also discusses how Bauer’s business priorities have changed post-Covid, and what it’s like heading a magazine company after over a decade working at a news publish

Pentagon cancels $10bn 'Jedi' contract

BBC Technology 06 Jul 2021 07:45 PM The Department of Defense (DoD) said in a statement on Tuesday: "With the shifting technology environment, it has become clear that the Jedi Cloud contract, which has long been delayed, no longer meets the requirements to fill the DoD's capability gaps."

Microsoft embeds Slack and Zoom rival in new Windows 11

Telegraph 24 Jun 2021 09:34 PM

Windows 11: Microsoft revamps start menu and adds Android apps

Guardian Technology 24 Jun 2021 05:52 PM Microsoft has unveiled Windows 11 as it seeks to modernise the world’s most popular desktop software, add Android apps and improve gaming without alienating users.Announced during a livestream that had some technical issues, Windows 11 will replace Windows 10 and marks the biggest change to the 35-year-old operating system since 2015.Sign up to TechScape, Alex Hern's weekly tech newsletter, starting 13 JulyCentral to the “fresh but familiar” design is a revamped start menu, search and task bar,

Windows 11 forges unholy alliance with Android, bringing TikTok to your desktop

Mashable 24 Jun 2021 05:22 PM Nearly five full years after the launch of Windows 10, the follow-up is finally here.Microsoft officially unveiled Windows 11 during a livestreamed event on Thursday, showing off the basics of the new operating system, which will come in the form of a free upgrade this holiday season. Windows 11 brings a new look, more conveniences for productivity-minded users, and some bonuses for PC gamers, too. Here's a rundown of everything Microsoft showed off. Swanky new look Kinda like Mac, but it's Wind

Xbox and Bethesda dropped a ton of sweet game trailers at their E3 kickoff

Mashable 13 Jun 2021 08:46 PM Image: screenshot: 343 industries Halo? Jack Sparrow in Sea of Thieves? A proper first look at Bethesda's long-awaited Starfield? A new batch of Game Pass games for subscribers? All here, and then some. Microsoft and Bethesda Softworks kicked off their E3 2021 on Sunday afternoon with an extended onslaught of reveals and new trailer drops from the two storied publishers. It was notably the first E3 press conference for either of them since Microsoft's blockbuster Bethesda acquisition in 2020. T

Gadgets have stopped working together, and it’s becoming an issue

Guardian Technology 30 May 2021 11:00 AM In 2001, if you listened to digital music, you did it with a large folder of MP3 files. How you acquired them is probably best left between you and a priest, but you may have ripped them from a CD, downloaded them from a file sharing service, or bought them from one of a few nascent download sites.Whichever option you picked, you’d play them on your computer with a program built for the task. And if you were lucky enough to have an early standalone MP3 player, it was probably made by another com

Microsoft’s Surface Duo gets dual-screen gaming support

Tech Crunch 24 May 2021 03:51 PM In December, Microsoft wrote a blog post highlighting “The year ahead for Surface Duo.” The news highlighted the dual-screen device’s upcoming availability outside the U.S. (including Canada, the U.K., France and Germany this year), as well as a smattering of features. It’s been pretty well acknowledged from most everyone who reviewed the device (us included), that it’s very much a work in progress. After making the feature available in beta, Microsoft today is issuing at update to Xbox Cloud G

Xbox Game Pass adds bottom screen touch controls on Surface Duo

Mashable 24 May 2021 03:00 PM Stream Xbox games to your Surface Duo with touch controls that don't block the screen.Image: zlata ivleva / mashable If Xbox Game Pass wasn't already a sweet enough deal, Microsoft's latest update to the mobile side of the service could make streaming games to a phone way better than before. At least, on one phone, anyway. On Monday, the mobile version of Game Pass is getting what Microsoft calls "custom spanned touch controls" specifically on the Surface Duo phone the company released last yea

Microsoft ends Azure Blockchain Service; Where is Enterprise Blockchain heading?

Gartner 24 May 2021 01:20 AM Microsoft quietly announced on May 10 that it is retiring its Azure Blockchain Service as of September 10. The announcement was barely noticed and was disclosed in Microsoft’s Migration Guide documentation. This move comes a few months after IBM –the heavy hitter in Enterprise Blockchain with the most resources and projects amongst its peers — folded its dedicated enterprise blockchain product group. It integrated its remnants into the IBM Sterling Supply Chain unit, where TradeLens, Food Trust

Yes, Customers Always Know What They Want

MarketingProfs 18 May 2021 02:00 PM Marketers often feel like second-class citizens in their companies because people think new products and services come first and marketing comes afterward. Maybe you've heard something like this from colleagues or friends: Assuming that people know what they want and need for a product is a mistake, because they simply don't—just like nobody knew that we needed an iPhone before the first iPhone was launched. Just like nobody knew they wanted Alexa until Alexa was born, or Ring Doorbells until it

BI Bake-Off Rocks The Virtual Data & Analytics Summit, 2021!

Gartner 12 May 2021 03:06 AM We just completed our live Virtual BI Bake-Off as part of our first ever Virtual Data & Analytics Summit.The Bake-Offs are fast-paced, informative sessions that let you see vendors side-by-side using scripted demos and a common data set in a controlled setting. We had been doing these BI Bake-off sessions in person at our D&A summits prior to the global pandemic– in fact they have been some of our most popular sessions. But, like all of you, the pandemic has forced us to innovate as we d

Seven post-pandemic trends for 2021 and beyond

The Drum 10 May 2021 11:55 AM By Mike Sharp-May 10, 2021This promoted content is produced by a member of The Drum Network.The Drum Network is a paid-for membership product which allows agencies to share their news, opinion and insights with The Drum's audience. Find out more on The Drum Network homepage. During our Digital Marketing Futures series earlier this year, we gave a conceptual view of the marketing trends those in our industry need to keep their eyes firmly trained upon.Following on from this, we’ve picked out sev

Sony’s PlayStation to integrate Discord chat for gamers

BBC Technology 04 May 2021 12:16 PM “Our goal is to bring the Discord and PlayStation experiences closer together on console and mobile starting early next year, allowing friends, groups, and communities to hang out, have fun, and communicate more easily while playing games together.”

Hyperconverged, Traditional or Distributed Cloud Infrastructure--Which Is Right For You?

Gartner 03 May 2021 12:46 PM Today, I&O leaders face a number of infrastructure choices. Picking the optimal choice for a given situation can be quite challenging. Take, for example, a comparison of traditional 3-tier architecture versus hyperconverged versus distributed cloud choices like AWS Outposts, Google Anthos or Microsoft Azure Stack Hub. Each of those options has a distinct set of benefits (Figure 1). Each of these choices also has limitations and issues to consider that will influence the selection. One of

How to Adapt to the Permanently Hybrid Workplace of the Future

MarketingProfs 27 Apr 2021 02:00 PM The role of B2B marketers varies greatly, but all marketers have one thing in common that determines their success: excellent workplace communication. In 2021, hybrid working will likely become baked into many organizations: 54% of people temporarily working from home would like to continue doing so post-pandemic, a Pew Research study found. Much of the narrative about "remote working" emphasizes the "remote" part as a barrier to communication. But if you flip that concept on its head, you can t

IWF and Microsoft behind push to tackle online sexual abuse of children

Campaign 20 Apr 2021 01:55 PM The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has launched a major push to crack down on online child sexual abuse of teenage girls. Two campaigns, created by the agency Zinc Network, address instances of children being groomed or coerced by adults into sharing inappropriate images and videos of themselves online. The first campaign, “Gurls out loud” targets teenagers and encourages girls to block and report adults who ask for sexual images and tell someone they trust about what happened. The work compri

Amplify and Sony win Grand Prix at Campaign Experience Awards

Campaign 13 Apr 2021 02:15 PM Sony's "Global PlayStation 5 launch", created by Amplify, has won the Grand Prix at the Campaign Experience Awards digital ceremony. The campaign, which involved Amplify collaborating with 25 territories to achieve a global cultural moment, was also awarded three gold and four silver trophies. For the launch, venues such as Dubai's Burj Khalifa and St. Mark's Square in Venice were used as a canvas for bespoke visual shows. Each was filmed as it went live to create a moment the world could witnes

How data visualisation turns marketing metrics into business intelligence

The Drum 08 Apr 2021 07:00 AM By Henry Carless-08 April 2021 08:00amThis promoted content is produced by a member of The Drum Network.The Drum Network is a paid-for membership product which allows agencies to share their news, opinion and insights with The Drum's audience. Find out more on The Drum Network homepage. Data visualisation is one of the most important skills a marketer can have. Every day, we use platforms like Google Ads that collect and visualise data for us but they tend to have limited focus.However, we can

Daily Crunch: Apple Arcade expands with classic games

Tech Crunch 02 Apr 2021 10:10 PM Apple adds classic titles to Apple Arcade, Microsoft experiences an outage and Coinbase is going public. This is your Daily Crunch for April 2, 2021. The big story: Apple Arcade expands with classic games Until now, Apple’s game subscription service was limited to exclusive new titles, but today it’s introducing two new categories: App Store Greats (popular iPhone games like Monument Valley+, Fruit Ninja Classic+, Cut the Rope Remastered and Badland+) and Timeless Classics (board games and puzz

Microsoft weighing up $10bn swoop on gaming chat app Discord - live updates

Telegraph 23 Mar 2021 10:52 AM

6 of the best VPNs to help keep you anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable 23 Mar 2021 09:04 AM From internet service providers to streaming services, hackers, and even governments, plenty of prying eyes are trying to see what you're doing on the internet. Here's how a virtual private network (or VPN) can help you reclaim your online privacy. Best Overall Choice ExpressVPN With a large server network, a sleek app that works on virtually any platform, and an industry-leading commitment to privacy, this well-established provider ticks all the right boxes. See Details Best for Robust Securit

Microsoft Mesh: Will it change how we collaborate?

BBC Technology 15 Mar 2021 07:23 AM Mixed-reality platform, Microsoft Mesh, will allow people to join and share the same virtual experience wherever they are in the world.The system was announced at the company's Ignite digital conference, earlier this month.While augmented reality overlays virtual objects in front of you, mixed reality allows the user to interact with what they can see and the assets are anchored in the real world.The system can be accessed through a range of devices including Microsoft Hololens 2, virtual realit

SONiC Disruptions in the Data Center Network

Gartner 15 Mar 2021 02:25 AM We just published the 2021 Market Guide for Data Center Switching (paywall), and one of the more intriguing topics covered is SONiC. SONiC is an open Source NOS initially written by Microsoft. There’s a lot of hype and buzz – but also real world adoption of SONiC, and we view it as one of the more disruptive longer-term trends in the market.Prediction: By 2025, 40% of organizations that operate large data center networks (more than 200 switches) will run SONiC in production environments. SONiC

Google accuses Microsoft of 'attacking rivals' - live updates

Telegraph 12 Mar 2021 04:18 PM

Biden sets up emergency taskforce to tackle Microsoft hack - live updates

Telegraph 09 Mar 2021 11:04 AM

Campaign Experience Awards 2021: shortlist revealed

Campaign 23 Feb 2021 04:34 PM Sony, Dr Martens, Microsoft, Twitter and Polyphony Digital lead the list of nominees at the 2021 Campaign Experience Awards. Sony's “Global PlayStation 5 launch”, “Dr Martens Presents”, Microsoft's “Xbox: Power Your Dreams”, “Dating Twitter Advice Bureau” and Polyphony Digital's “FIA Gran Turismo Championships, World Tour” have all been shortlisted at least four times – the most of any contenders. The Awards celebrates the best brand activations and experiential campaigns from across the indust

Europe’s press publishers & Microsoft call for Australian-style arbitration mechanism

What's New in Publishing 23 Feb 2021 08:00 AM Europe’s press publishers and Microsoft have struck an agreement to collaborate on a solution to ensure that Europe’s press publishers get paid for the use of their content by the Silicon Valley tech giants. Industry trade bodies, including the European Publishers Council, European Magazine Media Association, News Media Europe, and European Newspaper Publishers’ Association have stipulated the solution “should mandate payments for the use of press publishers’ content by these gatekeepers and sho

Europe’s press publishers & Microsoft call for Australian-style arbitration mechanism

What's New in Publishing 23 Feb 2021 08:00 AM Europe’s press publishers and Microsoft have struck an agreement to collaborate on a solution to ensure that Europe’s press publishers get paid for the use of their content by the Silicon Valley tech giants. Industry trade bodies, including the European Publishers Council, European Magazine Media Association, News Media Europe, and European Newspaper Publishers’ Association have stipulated the solution “should mandate payments for the use of press publishers’ content by these gatekeepers and sho

Hawk-Eye Live could replace Wimbledon line judges and other news

BBC Technology 19 Feb 2021 02:53 PM BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including:Microsoft updated its Xbox accessibility guidelines, launching a new testing platform for developers of PC and Xbox games to make gaming more accessibleFacebook banned the sharing of all news stories in Australia, both local and international, rejecting a proposed pay-for-news planThe Hawk-Eye Live system could replace 300 human line judges on 18 tennis courts at this summer's Wimbledon Tennis Champ

Marketers prepare for hybrid future of in-person and remote collaboration

Digiday 17 Feb 2021 05:01 AM February 17, 2021 by Tony Case More and more marketing bosses are envisioning the office of the future — not so much as a place to sit and work, but as a space for collaboration. It’s a trend that’s burgeoned as a result of the increased demand to continue working from home past the coronavirus crisis, which has led many businesses to adopt a hybrid 3:2 working model. “Even though a large portion of employees may remain virtual, they’ll still need to come into the office for training and to col

Microsoft's Bing ready to step in if Google pulls search from Australia, minister says

Guardian Technology 01 Feb 2021 08:13 AM Microsoft’s Bing is ready to swoop if Google makes good on its threat to remove search from Australia when the mandatory news code becomes law, the government has revealed.The communications minister, Paul Fletcher, said Google dominated in Australia with a market share of 93% but there were other players, including Microsoft and DuckDuckGo, that were talking to the government about replacing it.“Microsoft, a giant American corporation, an information technology powerhouse, is very significantly

3 Ways to Become a Purpose-Driven Company

Entrepeneur 26 Jan 2021 06:30 PM January 26, 2021 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Afdhel Aziz is the co-founder of Conspiracy of Love, a global purpose consultancy. He works with companies like Adidas, REO, Red Bull and Microsoft, helping them understand how to do more good in the world. “We do this by helping them discover their purpose, the higher-order reason they exist, and designing purpose-driven initiatives which allow them to go into the world to do some good, either through ne

Take notes and create art digitally in 2021 with a new iPad

Mashable 25 Jan 2021 04:11 PM All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Take your notes, create drawings, and more on iPad.Image: Mashable Photo Composite Here are the top deals on iPads as of Jan. 25: If it's time to stop buying so many notebooks, swap over to digital notes, drawings, and more with a new iPad. It'll be your new favorite companion, from movie time to school time, and will help yo

Microsoft India CMO: the future of marketing is more accountability, less vanity

The Drum 22 Jan 2021 01:00 AM Future of marketing Even though she has been at Microsoft for many years, Hitu Chawla took over the role of chief marketing officer for Microsoft India in 2020 amid the pandemic. The new age CMO – or CMTO as she calls it – will have to do many things differently: from learning and reinventing virtual events to getting past vanity KPIs of clicks and views and being accountable for business, and much more, for marketers to earn a seat at the business table“If you hit a wall, climb over it, crawl

Microsoft backs GM's $30bn driverless car project - latest updates

Telegraph 19 Jan 2021 03:53 PM

December Microsoft issue affecting pupils could take 'weeks' to fix

BBC Technology 12 Jan 2021 06:33 PM *:not([hidden]):not(style) ~ *:not([hidden]):not(style){margin-top:1rem;}]]> *:not([hidden]):not(style) ~ *:not([hidden]):not(style){margin-left:0.5rem;}]]>image copyrightGetty Images *:not([hidden]):not(style) ~ *:not([hidden]):not(style){margin-top:1rem;}]]>A Microsoft issue which is affecting school pupils in Scotland during their first days of home learning could take several weeks to resolve.The firm is "a few weeks away" from implementing a permanent fix to the "join" button on Microsoft

Why 2021 Will be a 'Rust'y Year for System Programmers

Gartner 02 Jan 2021 11:59 AM Disclaimer: This blog post does not make recommendations on when you should or should not use Rust. It offers an elaborate overview on the state of Rust in the industry with a bit of the language capabilities and differentiators sprinkled along the way.In recent years, Rust has gained a significant fan following. And for good reason. Rust aims to be a credible alternative to C++ for system programming needs. It addresses many of the inherent limitations in C++ such as memory safety and thread sa

Brush up on your Microsoft skills with this stacked certification bundle

Mashable 28 Dec 2020 05:05 AM Products featured here are selected by our partners at StackCommerce.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. The Premium Microsoft Office and Data Apps Certification Bundle is on sale.Image: pexels TL;DR: The Premium Microsoft Office and Data Apps Certification Bundle is on sale for £29.44 as of Dec. 28, saving you 97% on list price. We're betting "Microsoft Office" is listed as a skill on your CV. But if you still don’t have a clue how to form

Spatial’s new AR meeting app might save you from the Zoom grid of doom

Mashable 15 Dec 2020 02:00 PM Doesn't this already look more fun?Image: spatial Let's face it: For most of us, the novelty of video chatting (whether with co-workers or friends) has worn off since the pandemic started. But Spatial's new mobile app, available for iOS and Android, might just be what we all need to get us excited again. If you've never heard of Spatial before, it's likely you don't own a virtual reality headset either. The startup, which was founded back in 2016, was originally available for enterprise consu

Smart Device Manufacturers Must Address the 4 Ws of Security

Gartner 14 Dec 2020 09:02 AM IntroductionSecurity threats will further disrupt the smart device market in 2021. Product leaders must strengthen their strategy by addressing security and privacy. Safety, security, privacy, and user control are foundational to digital device manufacturing. The amount of information being transmitted from things continues to rise. But, smart device manufacturers must pay closer attention to securing these devices, with an array of emerging security technology like Microsoft Azure (Sphere), Vdo

How Marketing with Purpose Drives Business

The Drum 07 Dec 2020 05:53 PM View ‘How marketing with purpose drives business' panel discussion on demand. Watch the full 'How marketing with purpose drives business' panel on-demand Brands are playing an ever more active role in society today, but if many are to thrive over the next five to ten years, ‘purpose’ has to be embedded at the very heart of business and culture.Doing good is good business and social purpose drives sales. In what has been a tough year for consumers because of the Coronavirus pandemic, a brand’s p

Governance and Policy Management Differences Between AWS, Azure and GCP

Gartner 07 Dec 2020 04:02 AM Governance and policy is becoming one of the most important areas of public cloud management. Governing the thousands of configuration options that public cloud providers offer is fundamental to allow organizations to use cloud safely. Although AWS, Azure and GCP offer services for policy management for the same goals, their implementations differ significantly. Client organizations who want to implement a multicloud governance strategy need to appreciate and master these differences to uniforml

PS5 vs Xbox Series X: Is Microsoft or Sony best placed to win the $160bn console war?

Telegraph 20 Nov 2020 09:29 AM

Six Tips for Moving From B2B Marketer to Solutions Architect (And Why You Should)

MarketingProfs 17 Nov 2020 03:00 PM It's undeniable that 2020 has fundamentally changed the world of marketing—and, with it, the expectations of the millions of professionals in the field. For B2B companies, those expectations were changing fast even before the pandemic hit. Now, the pace of change has accelerated dramatically. To navigate such a rapidly changing, complex world, B2B marketers must be ready to take on a new, consultative role. Marketers must now become solutions architects and manage the entire sales and marketing

PUBG Mobile plots return to India with Microsoft deal

Tech Crunch 06 Nov 2020 05:20 AM TechCrunch is part of Verizon Media. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Your personal data that may be used Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps Precise location Find out more a

The 25 Most Valuable Global Brands in 2020

MarketingProfs 04 Nov 2020 03:00 PM The world's five most valuable brands in 2020 are all technology companies, according to recent research from Interbrand. The annual report was based on an in-depth analysis of major global brands undertaken between June and September 2020. The researchers determined the brand valuation based on three key areas: financial return, the role of the brand in driving purchase decisions, and brand loyalty. Apple ranks as the world's most valuable brand in 2020; it is followed by Amazon, Microsoft, Go

4 Key Benefits of Video Content

Entrepeneur 31 Oct 2020 01:00 PM Image credit: gradyreese | Getty Images October 31, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In the digital age, getting attention is anything but a given. An abundance of publishers, gadgets and apps are competing for mind share, and data overload causes audiences to block distractions and instead focus on what’s urgent. Five years back, a Microsoft study found that humans now have a shorter attention span than a goldfish, which lasts about eight seconds —

The Sponsorships That Win You Diehard Customers Now

Entrepeneur 28 Oct 2020 09:10 PM Image credit: PeopleImages | Getty Images October 28, 2020 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In 2003, Maya Angelou said, “People will forget the things you do, and people will forget the things you say. But people will never forget how you made them feel.” It has been almost two decades, but it seems that sponsorships and partnerships have started to listen to Maya Angelou. The nature of sponsorships has evolved. Sponsorships bring brand awareness At the

Careful with that alternate data stream Eugene

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