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Microsoft’s message from Davos this year is blunt but optimistic: AI and sustainability are not competing priorities but two sides of the same transformation coin—if leaders design AI programs with operational rigor, cloud-native efficiency, and governance baked in from the start. Background The...

EcoVadis’ latest recognition by Microsoft — winning the Local Partner Award FY25 in the AI Transformation — Scale category — marks a notable milestone for sustainability software vendors deploying generative AI at enterprise scale and brings renewed attention to how procurement teams will use AI...

Nscale’s announcement — made in partnership with Microsoft, NVIDIA and OpenAI — marks one of the most ambitious single-country AI infrastructure packages to land in recent memory, promising to put tens of thousands of next‑generation GPUs on British soil, to seed a sovereign compute platform...

Canadian universities are moving from debate to deployment: secure corporate AI assistants and campus-licensed models are now part of day‑to‑day IT offerings at multiple institutions, even as faculty, students and student groups urge caution over privacy, bias, academic integrity and...

Gieni AI took center stage at Microsoft Build 2025, emerging as a flagship example of vertical AI integration within the fast-evolving Microsoft ecosystem. Recognized by Microsoft for its innovative deployment of the new Model Context Protocol (MCP), Gieni AI showcases how artificial...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the technological landscape, bringing with it a host of benefits—from streamlining work processes to fueling advancements in healthcare, finance, and education. OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Microsoft's Copilot have become household names for...

In a move that has sent ripples across the artificial intelligence and cloud computing sectors, Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently announced his company’s “very excited” stance on the newly inked partnership between Google Cloud and OpenAI. The public confirmation, which comes on the heels of...

The relentless pursuit of ever-larger generative AI models has become a defining trend in the technology industry, dominating the ambitions of major players and enterprise buyers alike. However, mounting evidence suggests that this obsession with size is delivering diminishing returns—and may...

Microsoft Copilot’s journey in the rapidly evolving AI landscape has become a telling case study in balancing technical ambition, practical usability, and the business of powering the next generation of artificial intelligence. While much of the media attention remains fixated on splashy...

In a significant move to bolster sustainability efforts among small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), Novata has announced a collaboration with Microsoft aimed at scaling AI-powered sustainability solutions globally. This partnership is set to enhance the accessibility and efficiency of...

Starbucks has recently unveiled "Green Dot Assist," a generative AI-powered virtual assistant developed in collaboration with Microsoft Azure's OpenAI platform. This initiative aims to streamline in-store operations by providing baristas and store managers with real-time, conversational support...

Cloud sustainability has rapidly become a centerpiece of tech innovation as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns move from the corporate periphery into C-suite and boardroom priorities. As climate regulations accelerate and digital infrastructure expands, organizations face...

A year ago, the conversation surrounding artificial intelligence models was dominated by a simple equation: bigger is better. Colossal models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Google’s Gemini Ultra, with their hundreds of billions or even trillions of parameters, were seen as the only route to...

Novata’s recent collaboration with Microsoft represents a significant step forward for sustainability management in the private markets, particularly for small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to navigate the increasingly complex world of environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...

Collaboration stands as the indispensable linchpin in the global fight to decarbonize the supply chains of technology giants, and nowhere is this more evident than at Microsoft’s recent Global Supplier Sustainability Summit in Singapore. In a world grappling with the intensifying consequences of...

Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, has been vocal about the dual-edged nature of artificial intelligence (AI): its transformative potential and the significant energy demands it imposes. He emphasizes that AI's energy consumption must be justified by tangible societal benefits, urging the tech...

LanzaJet, a leader in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft, designating the tech giant as its core technology partner. This collaboration aims to accelerate the global deployment of LanzaJet's innovative SAF production processes by...

LanzaJet, a leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has significantly deepened its collaboration with Microsoft through a series of strategic investments and technological integrations aimed at accelerating the global adoption of sustainable fuels. In April 2024, LanzaJet announced...

Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and industrial automation, has recently unveiled a suite of generative AI (GenAI) tools developed in collaboration with Microsoft. This strategic partnership leverages Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to enhance productivity, streamline...

Artificial intelligence, once considered the exclusive province of PhD-level experts and data scientists locked away in research labs, is now permeating nearly every industry with an astonishing reach. But what’s perhaps most surprising—and potentially life-changing for the new generation of job...