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Principled Technologies’ recent hands‑on evaluation argues that running an end‑to‑end Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) stack entirely on Microsoft Azure — instead of splitting model hosting, retrieval, and compute across multiple clouds — can produce measurable improvements in latency...

The workplace is being rewritten around a new vocabulary: AI fluency — the practical ability to think with, prompt, and supervise artificial intelligence — and a major new industry report shows that organizations which treat learning as continuous, work‑integrated practice are the ones gaining...

Mozilla has added a way to turn off its new AI features — but only for IT administrators, not ordinary users, leaving privacy‑minded consumers stuck with an awkward manual workaround or buried about:config toggles to fully opt out. Background Firefox has been steadily adding on‑device and...

Neo4j’s new Infinigraph architecture — anchored by a technique the company calls property sharding — promises to finally address Neo4j’s long‑running scalability complaints by decoupling a graph’s topology from its property payloads, enabling horizontal scale beyond 100 TB while claiming ACID...

Neo4j’s new Infinigraph architecture, anchored by a technique it calls property sharding, promises to finally break the company out of its historical scalability box — allowing a single Neo4j deployment to run both high-throughput transactional (OLTP) and deep analytical (OLAP) workloads at...

Gartner’s message at its recent IT Symposium keynote was blunt: AI is no longer a niche experiment — it is seeding itself into every corner of technology management, and CIOs must treat it as an organizational operating reality rather than a vendor-driven fad. This framing — repeated by Gartner...

In January, security researchers at Aim Labs disclosed a zero-click prompt‑injection flaw in Microsoft 365 Copilot that demonstrated how a GenAI assistant with broad document access could be tricked into exfiltrating sensitive corporate data without any user interaction—an attack class that...

Popular generative‑AI browser assistants can and do sweep up deeply personal data from ordinary web sessions — including health records, bank details and even social‑security numbers — and forward that content to remote servers where it can be tracked, profiled and reused in ways most users...

Zilliz’s latest expansion into Azure Central India marks a significant milestone in the global evolution of cloud-native vector databases. As the technological race for fast, scalable, and compliant AI data infrastructure intensifies, Zilliz is making headlines with its strategic infrastructure...

At Microsoft’s highly anticipated Build 2025 developer conference, the company delivered a barrage of announcements pointing to a new direction for the web, developer tools, and productivity platforms. Central to this vision is the emergence of the “open agentic web,” where artificial...

Azure Managed Redis marks a significant milestone in the evolution of cloud-native, in-memory data platforms, promising a seamless blend of Redis’ high-performance capabilities with the reach, reliability, and ecosystem advantages of Microsoft Azure. Following a preview phase that began in late...

As the doors to Microsoft Build 2025 opened in Seattle this week, a clear message resounded throughout the halls: artificial intelligence is not just the centerpiece of Microsoft’s strategy—it’s the backbone shaping the future of Windows, Azure, GitHub, and beyond. This year’s Build event...

In an era where digital transformation is revolutionizing healthcare, a new collaboration is set to raise the bar even higher. Merck Manuals, a trusted and independent medical reference for more than 125 years, is partnering with Microsoft to integrate its comprehensive, evidence-based medical...

Emerging Perspectives: Student Insight and GenAI in Higher Education Across campuses worldwide, discussions about the integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in teaching have largely focused on educators' apprehensions and opportunities. However, recent findings from a...

Minnesota is stepping boldly into the future of public service by tapping free generative AI (GenAI) technologies through a strategic partnership with Microsoft. This initiative is not just another government pilot—it’s a transformative leap aimed at streamlining administrative processes...

Navigating the GenAI SEO Frontier in eCommerce The digital marketing landscape is evolving fast—especially with the meteoric rise of generative AI platforms. In a recent conversation spotlighted on Practical Ecommerce, industry veteran Clint Butler, now at the helm of Digitalteer, shared candid...

GenAI-Powered Customer Engagement: Transforming Telecom with Amdocs and Microsoft As the telecom industry evolves, Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are under mounting pressure to modernize legacy systems and deliver personalized, efficient customer experiences. In the "agentic" era—where...

Wolters Kluwer’s UpToDate Joins Forces with Microsoft Copilot for Smarter Healthcare In a significant move aimed at reimagining point-of-care workflows, Wolters Kluwer Health is integrating its trusted UpToDate clinical decision support solution with Microsoft’s cutting-edge Copilot Studio...

In today's fast-paced tech landscape, artificial intelligence is no longer just an experimental buzzword—it’s steadily becoming part of our everyday workflow. In a recent episode of the AI Agent & Copilot Podcast, Accenture’s Molly Rupert-Sullivan provided a deep dive into how organizations are...

In an era where financial crime is increasingly becoming sophisticated, the collaboration between ThetaRay and Microsoft is poised to set a new benchmark in combating these illicit activities, particularly in the challenging landscapes of Africa. Announced on December 13, 2024, this partnership...