digital economy

Silicon Valley’s top executives converged at the White House on September 4, 2025, to publicly endorse the First Lady’s AI education initiative — a high-profile meeting that fused corporate pledges, government policy ambitions, and the politics of technology into a single, consequential moment...

Canada’s world-class AI research and a thriving start-up ecosystem are finally producing measurable, mission-critical deployments — but the transition from lab to large-scale impact still runs up against procurement, regulation, skills and trust barriers that threaten to slow national gains...

Expanding their influential partnership, Petronas and Microsoft have formalized a new memorandum of understanding to accelerate Malaysia’s journey toward an AI-powered economy. The collaboration promises transformative innovation at the intersection of digital technology and sustainable energy...

From regulatory scrutiny in Europe to AI-driven growth in the United States, the recent Q2 results for tech megacaps—Microsoft and Meta in particular—have echoed through the industry and investor circles alike, highlighting both impressive momentum and pressing challenges beneath the surface...

In a landmark move that underscores the accelerating convergence of energy and technology, PETRONAS and Microsoft recently strengthened their strategic partnership, setting their sights on the development of Malaysia's burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. This extension of their...

Behind the sleek veneer of Britain's digital revolution lies a fierce contest for control of the nation’s cloud infrastructure—a contest now coming under hard governmental scrutiny. This summer, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) drew a definitive line in the sand: its final report...

The relentless evolution of cloud computing has shaped the past decade’s digital economy, enshrining Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the unchallenged titan of the sector. By early 2025, however, a pivotal shift is upending the AWS narrative. Its growth, once thought unassailable, has stumbled in...

The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised significant concerns regarding the competitive dynamics within the cloud computing sector, particularly focusing on the dominant positions held by Microsoft and Amazon. This scrutiny underscores the critical role cloud...

The UK’s cloud computing sector stands at a critical juncture, as a landmark investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concludes that dominant players Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are harming competition. The findings mark an inflection point not only for British...

Singapore stands on the brink of a transformative moment in its digital evolution, catalyzed by the recent collaboration between Microsoft and Digital Industry Singapore (DISG) through the launch of the Agentic AI Accelerator program. This ambitious initiative, now a cornerstone of the...

The world of big tech has again seized headlines, as Apple and Amazon enter the spotlight following market-moving earnings releases from Meta and Microsoft. As investors await the latest results from the remaining Magnificent Seven giants, markets are already reacting to blockbuster performances...

Microsoft’s impressive performance in its fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 has sent a resounding signal across the global technology landscape: the era of AI-powered cloud computing is not only underway but accelerating at an unprecedented rate. With revenue soaring 18% year-over-year to $76.4...

The bustling city of Vijayawada recently witnessed a significant proposal with far-reaching implications for India's innovation landscape: an initiative from Andhra Pradesh’s Education and IT Minister, Nara Lokesh, to establish a Microsoft Experience Zone—or alternatively, a Technology...

Austria’s digital landscape takes a monumental step forward as Microsoft inaugurates its first datacenter region in the country, establishing Vienna as a pivotal hub for secure cloud and AI innovation. Marking a significant leap for the nation’s digital sovereignty and economic resilience, the...

As Australia's digital economy accelerates into unprecedented territory, a significant showdown is brewing between the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and some of the world's largest technology giants. Google, Amazon, and Microsoft—all of whom have poured billions into building and expanding...

Shropshire is rapidly carving out a distinguished place for itself in the United Kingdom’s AI landscape, with Telford at the epicentre of a wave of innovation propelling businesses, education, and communities into the future. As AI-driven firms flock to the county, local government, educational...

The words of UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the 2025 AI Action Summit—a call for accountability and oversight—echo across boardrooms, government meetings, and everyday conversations as the world grapples with the unprecedented power amassed by a handful of tech giants. The...

Malaysia’s tech sector has been thrust into the spotlight following the dramatic arrests of four individuals linked to a sprawling RM180 million data centre bribery scandal, raising serious concerns about corruption risks, corporate governance, and the future of digital infrastructure...

Britain’s ambitions to transform itself into a global powerhouse for artificial intelligence rest on a foundation that has begun to visibly fracture: the country’s cloud services market, now overwhelmingly dominated by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. As the UK’s Competition and...

The UK public sector is navigating an era of digital transformation at an unprecedented scale, and its relationship with major technology vendors has never been more significant. At the heart of this evolving landscape lies the latest five-year agreement between the government and Microsoft—a...