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Tag: microsoft

Is it time for employers to ‘forget about Fridays’?

November 8, 2019

By Laura McGuire

Microsoft’s Japan HQ has adopted a four-day workweek with amazing results. Why don’t we do the same

The comeback king” Leadership lessons SMEs can learn from Microsoft’s mistakes

November 29, 2018

By Annie May Noonan

By employing new perspectives, engaging with past enemies, and leaving old egos at the door, Microsoft has managed a successful rebirth, and SMEs can learn from their past mistakes and evolve too.

IBM sues Microsoft executive to prevent spread of diversity hiring secrets

February 21, 2018

By Shane Schutte

The newest court case, involving IBM, Microsoft and a chief of diversity, highlights the increasing importance companies are placing on diversity hiring.

$500m Microsoft for Startups scheme to build businesses globally

February 15, 2018

By Zen Terrelonge

A new initiative from Microsoft will support growing companies around the world, with a plan to pump $500m into the project.

Bill Gates highlights science as sector of opportunity for future entrepreneurs

February 14, 2018

By Hunter Ruthven

In a conversation covering his foundations” annual letter, Microsoft founder Bill Gates picked science as the area most likely to present the greatest opportunities for business builders.

Learnings from six brands that won us over on a global scale

June 14, 2017

By Shane Schutte

World domination is something we all secretly dream about. Most are content to carve a mark in one specific area, after all, but analysis of the top six brands shows what you could be doing to garner more attention from across the globe.

IT experts want you to know the WannaCry fiasco isn’t over and that Microsoft isn’t to blame

June 2, 2017

By Shane Schutte

May will be known as the month WannaCry ransomware took the globe by storm. It also brought two issues to the fore that SMEs still believe cyberattacks are the preserve of large companies, and that the globe loves relying on old, unsupported software.

Why we should be both scared and excited about artificial intelligence

May 11, 2017

By Hunter Ruthven

It’s fitting that billionaire Mark Cuban thinks artificial intelligence will produce the world’s first trillionaire, given the tech will displace millions of workers.

Survival of the fittest: Battle of the bots ensues

January 12, 2017

By Staff writer

From Facebook’s launch of enterprise chatbots on its Messenger app, to Google and Amazon introducing virtual assistants into the home, 2016 has given rise to the battle of the bots.

Everything the world’s biggest websites know about you

September 30, 2016

By Staff writer

Brands have been collecting our personal information ver websites for years, using it for marketing purposes so as to offer a better customer experience.

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