Tag: Microsoft

April 29, 2024

Estée Lauder’s expanded relationship with Microsoft looks to use generative AI to help the beauty marketer’s 20-plus brands build stronger connections to consumers. A previously created tool uses the marketer’s proprietary database of product and claim data, allowing its brands […]

February 27, 2024

LinkedIn has unveiled some new AI-powered elements for its Recruiter HR platform, including conversational prompts to help build recruiting projects, improved recruitment process tracking, and AI recommendations for titles and skills in job ads. First off, LinkedIn’s adding AI-assisted elements […]

January 31, 2024

What a surprise, LinkedIn has once again seen “record engagement” in the latest quarter, as it continues its steady growth under parent company Microsoft. LinkedIn’s latest results, announced as part of Microsoft’s quarterly update, officially confirm that the platform is […]

September 28, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS), a select group of companies has risen to the forefront, dominating markets and shaping industries. These industry giants have not only harnessed the power of technology but have also successfully leveraged their […]

August 28, 2023

When it comes to spreadsheets, no software has outshone Microsoft’s Excel. Since its debut in 1987, Excel has reigned supreme as a workplace staple, maintaining its status as the king of spreadsheets. Microsoft has continually defended Excel’s crown, refreshing its […]

April 19, 2023

Another blow for Twitter’s ad business, with Microsoft announcing that it will be removing Twitter from its Digital Marketing Center management element, starting next week. As first reported by Mashable, Microsoft is removing Twitter as an option from its digital […]

February 27, 2023

Snapchat is the first social platform to jump aboard the generative AI bandwagon, with the launch of a new chatbot element for Snapchat+ subscribers called ‘My AI’, which will integrate ChatGPT into the platform, and provide AI-generated responses to queries. […]

January 26, 2022

Since Microsoft announced that it intends to buy acquire Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal — the company’s biggest buy in history – there has been considerable speculation about Microsoft’s intentions and whether or not this is really about […]

November 15, 2021

With the dust now settled on the recent Microsoft Ignite conference it’s easier to stand back and assess the value of many of the releases and how they will impact the digital workplace. Microsoft released literally dozens of upgrades and […]

November 9, 2021

Microsoft has taken a low-key approach to the metaverse and its development. At Ignite this year, it outlined how its vision for this new way of thinking about the internet will emerge and what it intends to do with it. […]

November 5, 2021

The launch of a new Google Data Studio connector isn’t typically something to write home about. But among the latest rolling updates to Google Data Studio, a beta connector to Microsoft SQL server merits interest. Google’s Microsoft SQL 2017 Server […]

October 8, 2021

Microsoft announced Thursday it had acquired Seattle-based Ally.io, a start-up that provides software to help organizations keep track of their progress on key goals. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. According to Microsoft, Ally.io will be pulled into the Viva […]

September 10, 2021

Every week, it seems Microsoft is offering up something that’s worth a look and this week is no different. In fact, after throwing around dates for the return to the physical workplace over the past few months, the Redmond, WA-based […]

May 26, 2021

In a push to get more app developers building for Teams, Microsoft is opening up its APIs, Teams Store, and tools to what it calls collaborative apps. Last year Microsoft first let developers build third-party apps into Teams, but now […]

May 3, 2021

An awakening has been taking place in the physical world against the beauty model that has been dictated to us for years. But in the digital arena, where younger generations spend most of their time, social media determines what is […]

March 2, 2021

Microsoft Mesh, making its debut at the annual Ignite conference, is an Azure-powered AR and VR platform that will one day allow users to collaborate on projects in real-time using “holoportation” and will give developers tools to create other experiences. […]

February 25, 2021

Microsoft’s Xbox Live service is down, preventing users from signing in to the service. The Xbox Live problems started at around 3:15PM ET today, and Microsoft has confirmed it’s investigating the outage. “We are aware that users may not be […]

February 10, 2021

A security researcher hacked the internal systems of major companies like Apple, Microsoft, PayPal, and others using a supply chain attack he dubbed “dependency confusion.” The attack took advantage of a flaw inherent in many popular installers used by developers […]

February 8, 2021

Are they going to kill the golden goose? That was my first thought when Microsoft bought LinkedIn back in 2016. As a provider of B2B social media services, my agency relies on LinkedIn (along with Twitter) to generate reach and […]

December 29, 2020

Hedge fund Third Point is urging Intel to make some big business changes in the face of losing chip supremacy to efforts by Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and TSMC. Third Point CEO and founder Daniel Loeb wrote a letter to Intel […]