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Shell and Microsoft collaborate on digital skilling for non-IT students in vocational education institutes

Hyderabad: In line with their joint commitment to empower the workforce of tomorrow with future-ready skills, Shell and Microsoft announced a collaboration to impart digital skills to students in vocational education institutes. The project aims to enable 5,000 underserved youth across 24 government institutes with digital productivity and employability skills and prepare them for digital careers […]

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Microsoft to expand Data Center investment in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Government of Telangana on Thursday informed that Microsoft would expand their Data Center investment in Hyderabad, Telangana. The upcoming projects were discussed at the Microsoft Cafe at Davos in the presence of the Industries Minister K.T. Rama Rao and Principal Secretary for ITE&C Jayesh Ranjan for Telangana and Ahmed Mazhar, President, Asia, for Microsoft. […]

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Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, keep it independent unit

Tech giant Microsoft announced acquisition of professional network LinkedIn for $196 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion, inclusive of LinkedIn’s net cash. Both the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for the same. The transaction is likely to close by year end, after pending regulatory and other approvals. Following the acquisition, LinkedIn will work as an […]