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Microsoft to open 4 data centres

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

Microsoft is to open 4 data storage centers in France to meet strong customer demand for cloud computing, the head of the software giant's French operations told the Agence France-Presse on Tuesday, January 23. "There's strong demand from our clients. A lot of them prefer to have (cloud computing) infrastructures and their data in their home territory," Carlo Purassanta said. He did notRead more

Instagram, Google+ join EU group

Brussels - Al Maghrib Today

Facebook's Instagram and the Google+ social network have agreed to join an EU-sponsored group of US internet giants to combat online extremism, EU officials said Friday. EU officials added that the existing members -- YouTube, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook -- have made progress toward meeting the code of conduct they signed up to in May 2016, promising to look at suspiciousRead more

A fake news article reports

London - Al Maghrib Today

On 16 June 2016, the web site TMZ World News (not affiliated with the gossip site TMZ) published an article reporting that Microsoft and Apple had teamed up to create a new penile implant that notifies spouses via cell phone alerts when their husbands are cheating on them: Microsoft and Apple have joined forces to cut down on infidelity,Read more

Finnish firm detects new Intel security flaw

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

A new security flaw has been found in Intel hardware which could enable hackers to access corporate laptops remotely, Finnish cybersecurity specialist F-Secure said on Friday. F-Secure said in a statement that the flaw had nothing to do with the "Spectre" and "Meltdown" vulnerabilities recently found in the micro-chips that are used in almost all computers, tablets and smartphones today. Rather, itRead more

Top tech lobby joins legal battle to keep 'net neutrality'

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

The lobby group for some of the most powerful US tech firms said Friday it would join the legal challenge to the planned rollback of "net neutrality" rules requiring internet service providers to treat all online traffic equally. The Internet Association -- a group which includes Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft, among others -- announced it would support legal effortsRead more

Bezos a $100 bn man as Amazon rises

San Francisco - Al Maghrib Today

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was a $100-billion man on Monday as the online retail colossus raked in cash from the holiday weekend's cyber shopping spree. Forbes magazine's real-time ranking of the richest people had Bezos on top, with a personal net worth of $100.3 billion. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates saw his net worth climb to a dizzying $89.4 billion butRead more

Bezos a $100 bn man as Amazon rises on cyber shopping

San Francisco - Al Maghrib Today

China's tech giants reach global elite

Beijing - Al Maghrib Today

Powered by Chinese smartphone users splurging billions on mobile games and online shopping, China's tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are racing up the elite league of the world's most valuable companies. Hong Kong-listed Tencent, famous for its games and WeChat messaging service, became the first Asian firm to break into the $500 billion league last week -- briefly overtaking Facebook as the world's fifthRead more

Google, Facebook join news organizations in 'Trust Project'

San Francisco - Al Maghrib Today

Google, Facebook and other tech firms joined global news organizations Thursday in an initiative aimed at identifying "trustworthy" news sources, in the latest effort to combat online misinformation. Microsoft and Twitter also agreed to participate in the "Trust Project" with some 75 news organizations to tag news stories which meet standards for ethics and transparency. "In today's digitized and socially networkedRead more

Bill Gates giving $50 million for Alzheimer's research

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Monday that he is investing $50 million to fund research into treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Gates, in an entry on his blog, said he was making the investment from his personal fortune and not with his charitable Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "Of all the disorders that plague us late in life, one stands outRead more