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Microsoft Announces AI-Focused Strategic Partnerships With Government, Major Enterprises

Microsoft Announces AI-Focused Strategic Partnerships With Government, Major Enterprises

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Microsoft announced its partnerships with the government and industry leaders over artificial intelligence (AI) on Wednesday. The announcement was made by company CEO Satya Nadella in New Delhi on day two of its AI Tour. On Tuesday, Nadella announced the tech giant’s intentions to invest $3 billion (roughly Rs. 25,753 crores) in the country to develop AI infrastructure. The company also highlighted that India’s AI usage increased significantly between 2023 and 2024 and it now exceeds global averages. Microsoft’s Strategic AI Partnerships in India In a newsroom post, the Redmond-based tech giant detailed the various partnerships signed by Microsoft. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of India as well as companies such as RailTel, Apollo Hospitals, Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra Group, and upGrad. All of the partnerships focus on cloud and AI innovation. Citing an IDC study commissioned by Microsoft, the post claimed that India’s AI usage jumped from 63 percent in 2023 to 72 percent in 2024. The company also claimed that many organisations were monetising AI, with 79 …

Apple Plans to Overhaul Entire Mac Line With AI-Focused M4 Chips

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Apple, aiming to boost sluggish computer sales, is preparing to overhaul its entire Mac line with a new family of in-house processors designed to highlight artificial intelligence. The company, which released its first Macs with M3 chips five months ago, is already nearing production of the next generation — the M4 processor — according to people with knowledge of the matter. The new chip will come in at least three main varieties, and Apple is looking to update every Mac model with it, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans haven’t been announced. The new Macs are underway at a critical time. After peaking in 2022, Mac sales fell 27 percent in the last fiscal year, which ended in September. In the holiday period, revenue from the computer line was flat. Apple attempted to breathe new life into the Mac business with an M3-focused launch event last October, but those chips didn’t bring major performance improvements over the M2 from the prior year. Apple also is playing catch-up in AI, …

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 10, Surface Laptop 6 to Come in Arm, Intel Options With AI-Focused Tools: Report

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Microsoft is believed to be working on new versions of the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 with significant design and hardware improvements. They are expected to come with Intel’s latest 14th-generation and Qualcomm X series chips. The tech giant is yet to officially reveal launch plans for the laptops but a media report claims that Microsoft is preparing AI-oriented versions of the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for the spring. They are said to feature next-gen neural processing unit (NPU), along with Intel and Arm-based options. A report by Windows Central citing sources states that Microsoft Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 will be launched in the spring with a choice of either an Intel or an Arm processor. Both models will reportedly include next-gen NPU silicon. The Arm variant could be powered by a custom version of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Series chips. They are said to be marketed as Microsoft’s first true next-gen AI PCs by incorporating AI-enabled features. Microsoft’s Arm-based PCs, codenamed CADMUS, will reportedly be designed to run the …