Tomtom and Microsoft expand partnership to enhance AI and location services
TomTom has signed a long-term agreement with Microsoft. This enhanced partnership aims to improve services for both business and individual customers. TomTom (TOM2), a leader in geolocation technology, announced it is strengthening and expanding its partnership with Microsoft. TomTom’s Maps and traffic data will power location-based services in Microsoft’s solutions. The companies will work closely to […]
AI is consuming corporate tech spending budget, with most going to employee adoption
High interest rates have caused some companies to pull back on tech spending, with AI and cloud the drivers for “critical” new investments, according to a new CNBC Technology Executive Council survey. Roughly four times as many corporations say their AI budgets are going to employee-facing tools such as the new Microsoft Copilot suite rather […]
In the AI era, data is gold. And these companies are striking it rich
As businesses scramble to take advantage of artificial intelligence, they’re finding data makes all the difference in using AI effectively. A recent report from Amazon Web Services found small and medium-sized businesses that have already integrated data analysis into their operations are significantly more likely to be using AI—and more likely to outperform their peers in the […]
More Workers Want to Change Jobs but Now Face Tougher Odds
American workers are getting restless in their jobs just as the labor market is making it much tougher for them to jump to something new. Millions of workers switched jobs during the past couple of years, enticed by abundant openings and big pay raises from companies desperate to hire. The market for salaried, white-collar jobs […]
Rockwell Automation and Microsoft expand partnership to simplify industrial transformation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced a five-year partnership expansion to develop integrated, market-ready solutions that help industrial customers improve digital agility through cloud technology. By combining each company’s expertise in the industrial and IT markets, respectively, teams can work together more seamlessly, enabling industrial organizations to save on […]
IoT Signals Research, edition 2: global insights for 2020 and beyond
If your business is already harnessing IoT, you likely believe IoT is critical to your long-term success. You are not alone. According to our latest annual report, IoT Signals edition 2 released today, 90 percent of decision makers now believe IoT is critical to their company’s success. The last six months have been tumultuous to […]
To the moon and beyond: How HoloLens 2 is helping build NASA’s Orion spacecraft
When workers for Lockheed Martin began assembling the crew seats for a spacecraft designed to return astronauts to the moon and pave the way for human exploration to Mars, they had no need for paper instructions or tablet screens to work from. Everything they needed to see — from animations of how pieces fit together […]
Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher, Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 billion
More than three billion people on the planet play games for fun, escape, and human connection. Unlike any other medium, games empower people to engage in creativity, strategic thinking and teamwork, immersing them into interactive stories and worlds created by some of the world’s most amazing creators. The cultural phenomenon of gaming has made it […]
Microsoft Expressive Pixels: a platform for creativity, inclusion and innovation
You’re sitting at your PC, at home, working remotely. You’ve got a partner who is doing the same. Without requiring you to even turn around, an LED display visible to anyone near you lights up an emoji: a stop sign. Now your household knows you’re busy for the moment, without you having to say a […]
Optimizing Your Holiday Mobile Experience, From Subject Line to Checkout
It’s no secret that mobile is the present and future of ecommerce. Consumers are increasingly comfortable making purchases on mobile devices as the rise of mobile wallet services like Apple Pay and larger screen sizes have created a user-friendly experience and feature-rich retail apps “If you count tablet traffic too, mobile typically accounts for 60% […]