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We want to be a co-pilot in India's AI journey: Microsoft's Irina Ghose

She talks about how AI is getting infused in security and Microsoft's focus in the new year

Microsoft India buys another land in Pune for Rs 453 cr: Square Yards

Technology giant Microsoft Corporation (India) has bought around 16 acres of land in Pune from Viva Highways for Rs 453 crore, according to property consultant Square Yards. In a statement on Friday, Square Yards said the recent land deal in Pune, registered in September 2024, involved the purchase of 66,450 square metres (approximately 16.4 acres) from Viva Highways Limited. "The transaction, which registered under its Indian arm Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd incurred a stamp duty of Rs 27.18 crore along with a registration fee of Rs 30,000," the consultant said, adding that the total consideration paid was Rs 453 crore. Earlier this week, Square Yards said that Microsoft had bought 16.4 acres of land in Pune for Rs 520 crore. "As per the registration document reviewed by Square Yards, Microsoft's Indian arm, Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd, acquired 66,414.5 square meters (around 16.4 acres) of prime land in Pune's Hinjewadi. The transaction, registered in August 20

Realty deal: Microsoft India buys 16.4 acre land in Pune for Rs 520 crore

This investment aligns with Microsoft's broader strategy to expand its data center operations and presence in India

Microsoft acquires Rs 520 cr land in Pune for data centre expansion plans

Microsoft recently acquired a 25-acre plot in Pimpri-Chinchwad for Rs 328 crore and 48 acres of land in Hyderabad for Rs 267 crore

India's IT industry is paving the way for its AI future

Having proven its capabilities in delivering both on-shore and off-shore services to global clients, AI now offers an entirely new gamut of opportunities for IT firms in India

PwC and Microsoft team up in India to boost cybersecurity with Copilot

PwC India has announced a partnership with Microsoft India to spruce up incident response and recovery capabilities. According to a release, the alliance brings together PwC India's incident management capabilities and Microsoft's advanced technology to protect enterprises effectively, at a time when organisations face increasingly-sophisticated cyber threats. "With the use of Microsoft Copilot (generative artificial intelligence chatbot) for security -- a generative AI-powered security solution, enterprises can leverage Microsoft's large-scale data and threat intelligence security graph with PwC's secure system rebuilding and broader incident management capabilities," the release said. Moreover, faster removal of threat actors can be achieved with Microsoft Incident Response swiftly, identifying and evicting bad actors, while PwC India focuses on rebuilding mission-critical systems securely, it added.

Issue resolved, flights on schedule now: Civil Aviation Minister Naidu

The ministry is constantly monitoring the operations at airports and airlines to ensure travel readjustments and refunds are taken care of, he added

How Chandrababu Naidu convinced Bill Gates for Microsoft's Hyderabad office

After becoming the CM of the undivided Andhra Pradesh in 1995, Chandrababu Naidu met Bill Gates, resulting in the establishment of Microsoft India Development Centre in Hyderabad

Few AI deepfakes identified in EU elections, says Microsoft President Smith

'We have to recognise the risks that AI can create in the context of creating abusive content and one form of abusive content would be AI generated deep fakes,' Smith said

500 customers in India have adopted AI, GenAI: Microsoft India MD Ghose

According to Microsoft and LinkedIn's Work Trend Index, 92 per cent of India's knowledge workers use AI at work, as compared to the global figure of 75 per cent

Most Indian knowledge workers use AI at workplace, says Microsoft Report

AI is increasingly influencing the way people work as well as hire and India has one of the highest AI adoption rates among knowledge workers, says a report by Microsoft and LinkedIn. According to the India findings of the 2024 Annual Work Trend Index from Microsoft and LinkedIn, 92 per cent of knowledge workers in India use AI at work, as compared to the global figure of 75 per cent. However, a large majority, 91 per cent of leaders in India, also believe their companies need to adopt AI to stay competitive and 54 per cent worry their organisation lacks a plan and vision for implementation. The findings are based on a survey of 31,000 people in 31 countries, labour and hiring trends on LinkedIn, trillions of Microsoft 365 productivity signals and research with Fortune 500 customers. As per the report, AI skills are now a top priority when it comes to hiring, with 75 per cent stating they wouldn't hire someone lacking in AI skills, outpacing the global average of 66 per cent. "AI

Microsoft asks some China-based staff to relocate amid Sino-US tensions

Microsoft is asking about 700 to 800 people who are involved in machine learning and other cloud computing-related work to consider relocating, according to the Wall Street Journal

Microsoft acquires a 48-acre plot in Hyderabad. Here's how much it paid

Tech giant Microsoft Corporation has acquired a 48-acre parcel of land in Hyderabad to develop one of the largest data centres in the area

Icertis aims to be $1bn firm in ARR in 4-5 years: CTO Monish Darda

In a video interview, Monish Darda talked about the company's next milestone and the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)

Tech Mahindra, Microsoft announce unified workbench for analytics platform

The collaboration will help organisations to adopt Microsoft Fabric and create complex data workflows with simple-to-use interface

BS Manthan: Making AI affordable is the key for India, say experts

BS Manthan highlighted the opportunity and challenges in front of the country as it aims to be a developed nation by 2047

A key country, says Bill Gates on India's role in global progress

Billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday emphasised India's pivotal role in his philanthropic endeavours and technological aspirations.Gates, speaking virtually from Seattle at the Times Now Summit, underscored India's significance both in his past actions with Microsoft and in his current charitable efforts through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation."India is a key country for us," Gates said while highlighting the profound impact the nation has had on his career trajectory and his philanthropic vision."It's the country that we have the most on-the-ground activities and very deep partnership with many of the ministries at the union level and with several of the states, particularly UP, Bihar, and now India," he said.He also reiterated India's pivotal position in the global landscape, emphasising the nation's significance as a cornerstone for his foundation's multifaceted initiatives.The renowned philanthropist and tech visionary also reflected on his ...

OpenAI hits back at Elon Musk's lawsuit, says 'sad it's come to this'

Musk is suing for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and claims of unfair business practices, among other grievances

India may pip US as largest GitHub base soon: Microsoft's Satya Nadella

To expand 'Code; Without Barriers' to India

Satya Nadella announces expansion of 'Code Without Barrier' programme

Microsoft Chief Satya Nadella on Thursday announced the expansion of Microsoft's 'Code Without Barriers' programme to India, aiming to train 75,000 women developers by 2024. The programme is to democratise access to tech skills nationwide, the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft said, as he spoke about the impact Indian developers are making in accelerating AI innovation globally during his address to 1,100 developers and technology leaders at the Microsoft AI Tour here. "One of the things that I'm very excited also is to bring one of the initiatives which we've had called Code Without Barriers, and expanding to India and really helping 75,000 women developers by 2024," Nadella said. According to Microsoft, "Code Without Barriers" programme will be expanded to India this month, as the company aims to democratise access to tech skills nationwide. "The programme was launched in 2021 across nine Asia Pacific (APAC) countries to help close the gender gap in the region's .