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Microsoft and Google in AI battle
The two tech giants, Microsoft and Google, having a long history of tussling, are facing up once again - shaping the future of the search.
Despite Google's hasty effort to announce its own Artificial Intelligence system, "Bard," Microsoft has stepped...
Business
Google Parent Alphabet to Lay Off 12,000 Workers
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, will axe twelve thousand jobs in the latest round of mass layoffs affecting the tech industry in recent months. Google is set to lose six percent of its workforce as a result.
The job...
Business
Microsoft to Cut Nearly 1,000 Jobs
Microsoft confirmed on Monday that the company will cut hundreds of jobs, as the software maker’s revenue is expected to slow thanks to weaker sales of Windows licenses for PCs.
“Like all companies, we evaluate our business priorities on a...
Economy
Google to Open Cloud Service Hub in Greece
Following Microsoft’s and Amazon's investments in Greece, Google is also proceeding with the development of state-of-the-art infrastructure and a regional cloud service hub.
An official announcement on Google’s investment plan is scheduled to be made on Thursday by Google Cloud...
Greek News
Bill Gates Gives $6 Billion Worth of Shares to Charity
Bill Gates gave away shares worth more than $6 billion last week to his charitable foundation, Business Insider reported on Monday.
Gates donated close to $5.2 billion worth of stock in Canadian National Railway Co. to the Bill & Melinda...
Greek News
Greek Teen to Compete in International Microsoft Office Specialist Championship
Greek computer whizz Christos Letsios, 16, is headed to the Microsoft Office Specialist Championship after proving his skills in the program PowerPoint.
Letsios, who hails from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, took home the gold medal in the Greek...
Greek News
RIP IE: Microsoft Retires Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer users are now hurtling through space without a tether after Microsoft announced Wednesday it would stop supporting the web browser after a 26-year run.
The company had already shifted to its replacement browser, Edge—rolled into Windows 10 back...
Greece
Microsoft Founder Bill Gates Has Arrived in Athens, Greece
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has arrived in Athens, Greece on Friday, according to reports from Greek news network SKAI.
Gates, who is known for his philanthropic and educational endeavors, will be visiting the Greek capital and the islands while on...
Charity
Bill Gates Warns of More Fatal COVID-19 Variant
Bill Gates warned on Sunday that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, saying there could be a variant that is "even more transmissive and even more fatal."
"We haven't even seen the worst of it," he said in an...
Business
Greece Approves Fast Tracking of Microsoft Data Centres
Greece's state agency Enterprise Greece has given approval on Monday to fast-track a 100 million euros ($110 million) Microsoft investment project for three data centers in the country.
The data centers will be located at Spata and Koropi in the...