Nadella positions Microsoft as the AI do-it-all company
In his annual letter to Microsoft staff, investors and customers, Satya Nadella predictably zeroes in on AI. ...
Applications
Everyone uses applications on a daily basis. Building, integrating and running them requires quite a bit from people and systems. Application development has recently undergone a huge metamorphosis. In particular, the emergence of cloud-native application development has caused fundamental changes. AI, especially GenAI, has also caused a major shift. Finally, the world’s largest OS, Microsoft Windows, also makes regular appearances on this page. You will stay up to date on all relevant application developments here.
Timeline
Google competes will Apple, offers 5 years of Android updates on Pixel 6
Over the past several years, Google has been a market leader with it's Android OS for smartphone. There is on...
Coda, competes with Office 365 and Google Workplace, secures $100 million funding
Coda closed its late-stage funding round at a $1.4 billion valuation. The funds will be used to grow the numb...
Wozniak, Apple’s co-founder, puts weight behind the right-to-repair movement
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has shown his support for the growing movement concerned with the preservation...
Big brands come together against Amazon’s empire in France
A collective of powerful brands (including Heineken and L'Oréal) have won the first round in a legal battle ...
Salesforce adds data to Microsoft Teams to support a hybrid workforce
The software-as-a-service CRM giant has made its app for Microsoft Teams more broadly available. This week...
Google Calendar lets users show how they will attend a meeting
With the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines, many businesses and offices are now requiring their workers to co...
Microsoft no longer plans to deliver SQL Server on Windows Containers
Microsoft has suspended its SQL server on Windows Containers projects, which was announced in a blog post on ...
Microsoft will lower prices for Power Apps and optimize per app licenses
Microsoft has updated licensing for the Power Apps and Power Apps portal, to display lower prices and simpler...
Shopify unveils major platform enhancements for 2021
The company aims to "give entrepreneurs limitless creative power" Shopify has announced the largest set of...
Telefonica Tech set to acquire Altostratus Cloud Consulting
Telefonica Tech has announced plans to strengthen its cloud capabilities. It plans to do this by acquiring Al...