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Microsoft is making a US$10-billion investment over several years in OpenAI, the pioneering artificial intelligence research lab behind ChatGPT and Dall-E. The news comes less than a week after the company said it’s laying off 10 000 workers as a weakening economy crimps software demand. Microsoft noted in that announcement …

Microsoft is finally retiring its Internet Explorer on Wednesday, putting an end to a quarter-century-old app while also sparking a small panic among businesses and government agencies that built internal systems around the deprecated browser. From 15 June, the desktop app will be disabled and users will be redirected to …

By Hyther Nizam, President – MEA, Zoho Corp. With COVID-19 accelerating the digital transformation of businesses, many organisations were forced to adopt a work-from-home strategy, and customers began to increasingly purchase goods and services online. The outbreak highlighted the critical nature of software and its impact on people’s lives, both …

Huawei Technologies has pledged to step up investment in software and digital power technology, seeking to overcome US sanctions that dragged sales to a fifth straight slump. Revenue fell 19% to C¥178.2-billion ($ 28 billion)  in the three months ended December, according to calculations based on full-year figures provided by Huawei. …

By Hyther Nizam, President – MEA, Zoho Corp No-code and low-code software development platforms are gaining popularity in recent times—especially among SMBs and SMEs—for their dynamic ability to quickly meet customisation and automation needs within limited budgets. According to Gartner, the market demand for software application development will double by …

Industry groups from Japan and Finland will conduct joint research and development of sixth-generation communications technology, looking to lead the creation of 6G standards in a field increasingly influenced by Chinese companies. Finnish telecom supplier Nokia, a global leader in the industry, will join the effort. Japan’s Beyond 5G Promotion …

….Tasks Nigeria Banking Industry on Adjustment for Post COVID 19 Era “One of the challenges of working from home as a banker is that there are lots of softwares that we use that cannot be accessible from home because of security reasons.” Following last week’s lifting of the COVID-19 lockdown …

In this  interview, the President of Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) and the CEO, Precise Financial Systems Dr. Yele Okeremi speaks on the activities of the government and academia in fragmenting Nigeria Software Industry. Bukola Olanrewaju brings the excerpts. In few words, kindly describe the Nigerian software industry? The …