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• Blackpearl outlines partner strategy and 'high quality' challenges

  Targeting $10 million in annual recurring revenue, NZX-listed Blackpearl Group is wooing partners to help deliver an exceptional customer experience.

• Eroad teams with Microsoft to deploy generative AI

  ​NZX-listed freight software developer Eroad is working with Microsoft on generative AI product development.

• Microsoft’s Maia AI, Azure Cobalt chips to rev up efficiency, performance

  New chips from Microsoft along with other custom chips from the likes of AWS, Google and Oracle, though limited in their impact initially, are expected to provide stiff competition for chipmakers such as Nvidia, AMD and Intel, analysts said.

• Microsoft combines Copilot AI with mixed reality for industrial workers

  Factory technicians will be able to point to objects and ask the generative AI assistant for guidance on repairs and maintenance.

• Microsoft’s F# 8 stresses simplicity, performance

  Major upgrade of functional-first programming language brings lambda shorthands, faster compilation, new diagnostics, and ‘quality of life’ improvements.

• How to defer Windows 10 updates

  Windows 10 forces updates on home users, but Windows 10 Pro users can slow down feature upgrades if they want.

• With Copilot Studio, businesses can customise Microsoft’s genAI assistant

  Copilot Studio is designed to enable enterprise users to tailor Microsoft’s Copilot generative AI tool to their own workflows, and even create and publish their own AI assistants.

• Windows 10 Spring Creators Update: The best hidden features

  Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade, code-named Redstone 4 and informally known as the Spring Creators Update, offers many smaller additions and changes you might miss. We've highlighted them here.

• Serverless in the cloud: AWS vs. Google Cloud vs. Microsoft Azure

  With AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, and Microsoft Azure Functions, a little bit of business logic can go a very long way

• Microsoft shrinks Windows 10's upgrade downtime

  Beginning with the upcoming spring update to the OS – likely to arrive in early April – users will find the upgrade process is faster.

• Windows 10 shows users what data it collects and phones in

  With Windows Insider build 17083, Microsoft responded to criticism about transparency by adding a 'Diagnostic Data Viewer' app to the OS for beta users to try out.

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