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Future Skills Organisation (FSO) and Microsoft have announced a strategic partnership to launch the FSO Skills Accelerator–AI, a sector-wide initiative that aims to embed job‑ready AI capability across Australia’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) system — targeting learners and reportedly...

The bipartisan quest to regulate artificial intelligence in the United States entered a combative new phase with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, which seeks to ban so-called “woke” AI from federal use and, by extension, raises fresh challenges for tech giants supplying the...

The closure of Microsoft’s local office in Pakistan marks a seismic shift in the country’s technology landscape, a story echoing both the growing challenges and critical opportunities facing emerging digital economies. For a quarter-century, Microsoft served as a formidable presence in Pakistan...

The convergence of artificial intelligence and public education, once an abstract ideal, is rapidly moving from vision to classroom reality. With the recent announcement of the National Academy for AI Instruction—seeded by $23 million from industry titans Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic—the...

After a 25-year presence that began with much promise, Microsoft’s decision to shutter its Pakistan office is sending far-reaching waves through the country’s technology and business landscapes. The closure, which aligns with a larger program of global restructuring at the software giant, is not...

Microsoft's recent decision to cease its operations in Pakistan after a 25-year presence has sparked significant discussion within the tech community and beyond. This move not only marks the departure of a global technology leader from the country but also raises critical questions about the...

Seventy-eight years after independence, Indonesia stands at a pivotal crossroads: the nation’s founding vision—to cultivate an intelligent, enlightened populace as the foundation of prosperity—remains stubbornly unfulfilled. For millions of Indonesian citizens, the promise of independence...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping labor markets, national economies, and the global digital landscape. Governments and industry leaders worldwide are racing to equip their citizens with the skills needed to stay competitive in an evolving, technology-driven workplace. Thailand...

Two decades ago, a wave of optimism swept through the open-source and digital rights communities with the formal approval of the Open Document Format (ODF) as a standard for office documents. The year was 2005, and the concept of open, vendor-neutral file formats seemed poised to reshape not...

Nigeria stands at a pivotal crossroads in its digital journey, grappling with choices that will chart its technological destiny for decades to come. The nation’s digital revolution is unfolding at a dizzying pace—businesses, government agencies, and ordinary citizens alike generate massive...

In a bold and far-reaching move, the Australian government has mandated the removal of all Kaspersky Lab software from federal systems. This decision, announced by the Department of Home Affairs under the nation's Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), underscores growing global concerns...

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this just popped in my email box: "The controversial landline tax, designed to fund next generation broadband services, is to be made law before the general election. The 50p a month landline tax is to be included in this year's finance bill with the aim to raise up to £175million a year...