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In a groundbreaking study titled "From Chalkboards to Chatbots: Evaluating the Impact of Generative AI on Learning Outcomes in Nigeria," the World Bank Group's Education Global Department has unveiled transformative findings on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. Conducted in...

Microsoft’s relentless drive to transform personal computing continues to reshape the Windows 11 experience, with the latest Insider Preview Build in the Dev Channel illustrating the company’s dual focus on seamless device integration and the infusion of advanced AI into daily workflows. This...

The introduction of Researcher and Analyst—the latest reasoning agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot—marks a significant evolution in the domain of workplace productivity, analytics, and artificial intelligence. As businesses and professionals increasingly rely on AI to streamline tasks and uncover...

India’s ongoing transformation into a global digital powerhouse marks a new chapter with the recent strategic partnership between Microsoft and Yotta Data Services, a move set to supercharge the nation’s ambitions in artificial intelligence. This collaboration, announced in May 2025, is more...

Singapore’s Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) is moving aggressively to expand its sovereign AI capabilities, signing a visionary multi-year contract with Mistral AI and Microsoft. With this move, the government agency aims to fast-track the development, deployment, and operational...

Breaking language barriers remains one of the most critical—and sometimes most overlooked—challenges in building truly global productivity platforms. As Microsoft 365 Copilot expands its reach around the world, the journey to perfect localization takes on immense significance, not just for user...

Twelve months ago, small language models (SLMs) had a reputation: nimble, often cost-effective, but frequently dismissed as lacking the depth and power required for genuinely complex reasoning. Microsoft’s ongoing investment in SLMs has upended this perception, with the Phi family rapidly...

For years, the phrase “streamline your workday” seemed reserved for minor menu tweaks or another round of meeting templates. Today, Microsoft is intent on turning that promise into reality at a scale we haven't seen before. By weaving a new generation of AI agents into its Microsoft 365 Copilot...

The unveiling of Meralion, an artificial intelligence model developed in Singapore, marks a timely inflection in the narrative of AI adoption in Southeast Asia. As organizations and governments globally accelerate investment in generative AI, local models capable of understanding cultural nuance...

Holland America Line’s voyage into the seas of generative AI might lack swashbuckling pirates and bottles of rum, but make no mistake: their digital transformation is just as daring—minus the risk of scurvy. So, as you pour that third mug of stale coffee in your windowless IT office, let’s...

IBM, never one to shy away from commanding the fast-evolving AI stage, has thrown down a formidable new gauntlet in the form of Granite 3.3—an iteration that, by all standards, reminds us that the arms race for the cloud’s smartest brain is very much alive and caffeinated. Less than a fiscal...

Imagine a world where after that tense Monday morning meeting, you never have to stare at a blinking cursor and wonder, “What exactly did we just agree on?” again. Where you don’t have to juggle sticky notes and the vague remnants of your auditory memory, or, worse yet, try deciphering your own...

Microsoft’s Copilot has never sounded quite so fluent, or quite so familiar, to millions of Spanish speakers. With a breakthrough update that promises to make its virtual assistant sound less robotic and more like your abuela or friendly neighbor from Buenos Aires, Copilot’s new native Spanish...

Move over, vanilla search: there’s a new way to dig into your data, and it could just change how you interact with everything you ever uploaded to your trusty NAS. No, really — it’s got AI, acronyms, and a healthy dose of self-confidence. QNAP, perennial NAS innovator and provider of...

A New Age of Work: Nigeria’s Unique Spin on AI Innovation As artificial intelligence (AI) inks a new chapter in the future of work, Nigeria is betting on local innovation to create transformative workplace experiences. From streamlining complex communications in multilingual settings to boosting...