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NetCom Learning’s new Multi‑Cloud Generative AI training bundles promise to give enterprise teams a single, vendor‑authorized path from strategy to hands‑on implementation across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud (including Gemini), and AI‑specific certifications — a packaged combination...

OpenAI’s ChatGPT remains the most-used chatbot worldwide, but recent telemetry shows Google’s Gemini and a shifting roster of rivals are steadily chipping away at the incumbent’s once unassailable lead. Background / Overview The generative‑AI landscape in 2025 is no longer a two‑player sprint...

OpenAI’s ChatGPT still sits at the top of the chatbot mountain, but the plateau is shifting: competitors are chipping away at market share, new viral features are driving rapid adoption for rivals, and the generative-AI landscape is moving from a one‑horse race to a crowded, fast‑moving contest...

Microsoft Paint is moving decisively away from its humble origins as a pixel-drawing toy and into the mainstream of consumer generative AI: recent experimental updates inside Microsoft’s new Windows AI Labs give Paint two striking new abilities — a one-click Animate tool that converts a still...

OpenAI’s Sora 2 has arrived in Azure AI Foundry public preview, bringing studio-grade text-to-video generation to a unified, enterprise-ready platform and promising to shorten the gap between imagination and finished visual content for developers, marketers, and creative teams. Background Azure...

OpenAI’s Sora 2 has arrived amid a blistering mix of creative possibility and legal, ethical, and environmental headaches — and that tension threads through this week’s biggest tech stories, from Nintendo’s evidence of gaming’s cognitive benefits to Apple Vision Pro’s courtside NBA ambitions and...

Microsoft’s own research now says the UK workforce is saving huge amounts of time with generative AI — but that gain is shadowed by a fast‑growing wave of unsanctioned “Shadow AI” tools that could undo the benefits if organisations don’t act. Microsoft’s UK study calculates roughly 12.1 billion...

Cyprus has begun a cautious but concrete push to fold generative AI into the daily work of its public administration, rolling out Microsoft’s Copilot to an initial cohort of civil servants and launching a €5 million “AI in Government” programme to seed local solutions — a move that promises...

A new wave of research and government trials is forcing a reckoning: the promise of generative AI as an unalloyed productivity booster is fraying at the edges, and workplace realities — from clogged inboxes to shaky ROI — show that these tools are as likely to cost time and trust as they are to...

OpenAI’s invite-only Sora app rocketed into the U.S. App Store’s Top Overall chart within 48 hours of its iOS debut, recording an estimated 56,000 downloads on day one and roughly 164,000 installs across the first two days — a surge that pushed Sora to the No. 3 position and immediately focused...

The industry briefing circulating in VARINDIA—summarized here and expanded with corroborating reporting and technical documentation—captures a defining moment in generative AI: a rapid shift from model competition to trust engineering, where integration, provenance, and governance shape who wins...

Washington State University Tri‑Cities is expanding its community-oriented AI training with a second in‑person session of “Generative AI Essentials: Workplace Applications & Ethical Use” at 9 a.m. on Thursday, October 2, after an energetic inaugural workshop drew strong interest from health...

The U.S. House of Representatives has moved from prohibition to experimentation with generative AI: leadership announced a managed, year‑long pilot that will place Microsoft’s Copilot assistant inside House systems and issue up to 6,000 one‑year licenses to staff—an institutional test with...

AI upskilling has moved from an HR talking point to a workplace imperative as employees across industries race to learn generative AI tools, enterprise copilots, and the human skills needed to use them responsibly. Background The latest industry data shows a striking surge in demand for...

Satya Nadella’s blunt message to Microsoft employees — that the company must undergo a “messy” and relentless transformation to survive the AI era — captures a high-stakes strategy that is already reshaping products, teams, and internal culture across the company. Background Microsoft’s...

As South Africa’s Class of 2025 moves into the final stretch of its National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams, educators and students are reaching for a new set of study tools: generative artificial intelligence. Local reporting from The Citizen quotes Centennial Schools’ director of academics...

Visionet’s elevation to Star Performer and placement as a Major Contender in Everest Group’s Microsoft Business Applications Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025 is a clear market signal: the company has accelerated its Microsoft Dynamics 365 practice and is staking a stronger claim in CRM and...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider builds are shipping a new, full-screen renewal prompt aimed at lapsed Microsoft 365 subscriptions — an eye-catching SCOOBE (Second‑Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience) screen that insiders and early reports describe as a full‑screen nag to renew rather than a...

AnywhereNow’s renewed bet on Tendfor marks a clear acceleration in the race to deliver Microsoft-native contact‑center experiences across North America, combining Teams‑centric voice capabilities with deep Azure and Copilot integrations to chase larger enterprise CX deals and channel partners...

More than half of the world’s personal computers remain on Windows 10 even as Microsoft’s official support deadline looms, creating a wide and growing security gap that affects consumers, small businesses, and enterprise networks alike. New telemetry shared publicly via cybersecurity vendor...