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In a significant move to bolster Nigeria's fintech sector, Visa and Microsoft have joined forces to drive agentic artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, aiming to enhance the nation's financial technology talent pool. This collaboration underscores a shared commitment to fostering practical AI...

Infobip’s latest leap in enterprise communications, the Conversational Experience Orchestration Platform (CXOP), signals a decisive shift in how global brands can engage customers in an era dominated by generative AI. The official unveiling of CXOP places the power of agentic AI directly at the...

The banking halls of Lagos and the glass-walled offices of Yaba’s digital city have long buzzed with Nigeria’s signature spirit of innovation. Yet the country’s surging fintech sector faces a turning point as the twin imperatives of global competitiveness and regulatory compliance collide with...

In a significant move to bolster Nigeria's fintech landscape, Microsoft and Visa recently concluded an intensive artificial intelligence (AI) training and hackathon program in Lagos. This initiative, part of Microsoft's AI Skills Week, aimed to equip Nigerian fintech developers with practical AI...

The rapidly evolving landscape of customer experience technology is witnessing a major disruptor with the launch of Infobip’s Conversational Experience Orchestration Platform, or CXOP. In an era where consumers demand seamless, immediate, and personalized service on every channel, the deployment...

In a significant move to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT) region, e& enterprise has partnered with Microsoft to launch the AI for Business Skilling Programme. This initiative aims to equip small and medium-sized businesses...

As businesses sprint toward digital transformation, the power of artificial intelligence is rapidly shifting from abstract promise to real-world imperative. Few areas feel this shift more keenly than customer experience (CX), where the battleground has moved beyond static chatbots and rigid...

In the rapidly evolving world of quick-service retail, few names have become as synonymous with global consistency and digital innovation as Starbucks. The multinational coffee giant has now taken a bold step further into the frontier of artificial intelligence by introducing Green Dot Assist, a...

There’s a quiet but robust digital transformation happening behind the counters of Starbucks, and its latest chapter is called Green Dot Assist—a generative AI assistant powered by Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI platform. As Starbucks aims to blend human connection with high-tech convenience, Green...

For decades, Starbucks has defined itself as much by its experience as by its coffee: the baristas’ energetic rhythms, the warmth of calling out a name, the sense of community echoing inside each cup and store. Now, the iconic coffee chain is anchoring its next transformation on technology...

Microsoft's recent announcement of a $400 million investment to enhance its data centers in Switzerland marks a significant milestone in the country's digital transformation journey. This strategic move underscores Microsoft's commitment to bolstering Switzerland's cloud computing and artificial...

The discovery of a major Domain Name System (DNS) resolution flaw in Microsoft Azure’s OpenAI service, as documented by Unit 42 researchers in late 2024, cast light on a pivotal but often overlooked aspect of cloud security: the profound risk introduced by misconfigurations—even in managed...

Microsoft has quietly redefined the landscape of enterprise AI search functionality with the introduction of Agentic Retrieval Preview in Azure AI Search, an update that promises to transform how organizations handle complex, multi-turn queries. In an era where users demand nuanced...

Microsoft’s latest innovation for its Azure AI platform, dubbed “Agentic Retrieval,” has made its debut in public preview, signaling a substantive leap forward for developers aiming to build the next wave of intelligent, responsive conversational AI agents. At its core, Agentic Retrieval is...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of customer service, businesses are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance support efficiency and improve customer satisfaction. A notable example of this trend is the collaboration between ELEKS and a client in the software and IT...

Walmart's substantial investment in Microsoft Azure cloud services underscores the retail giant's commitment to digital transformation and technological innovation. According to a leaked Microsoft document reported by Business Insider, Walmart spent approximately $580 million on Azure services...

At the recent Microsoft Build 2025 conference, the tech giant unveiled a series of groundbreaking advancements, with a pronounced emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) integration across its product suite. Central to these announcements were the introduction of autonomous AI agents and the...

When it comes to the intersection of enterprise AI ambitions and modern security best practices, even the best-laid plans can occasionally fall prey to human error—on the grandest of stages. That reality became all too clear during Microsoft's Build 2025 conference, where an unexpected technical...

Each spring, anticipation builds across the sporting world as the NFL Combine brings together more than 300 of the nation’s most promising athletes, thrusting them under the unforgiving scrutiny of coaches and scouts from all 32 NFL clubs. For decades, the event has served as a crucible where...

Microsoft's annual developer conference, Microsoft Build, is set to take place from May 19 to 22, 2025. This year's event is poised to showcase significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly focusing on the evolution of Microsoft's Copilot feature and enhancements to...