Microsoft gets earnings boost from 'cloud'
Microsoft said Thursday profits rose sharply in the past quarter, lifted by gains in its core cloud computing operations for business.
Microsoft said Thursday profits rose sharply in the past quarter, lifted by gains in its core cloud computing operations for business.
Business
Apr 27, 2018
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With the rise of artificial intelligence and concern about its potential impact on jobs, U of T's Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb argue that human judgment will become an increasingly valuable skill.
Other
Jul 28, 2017
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Charles Davis has barely stepped outside of his small San Francisco lab space in the last month. His mind is so full of bits of code and musings on human behavior that the bright lights in the Seattle coffee shop he sat in ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 26, 2017
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Think about the last time your air conditioner failed you. You didn't go to Home Depot and walk out with a compressor on your cart. The heart of the AC business is the contractor, waiting for your call, serving people all ...
Business
Mar 3, 2017
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Statisticians have combined state-of-the-art analytical techniques from the academic and business worlds to tackle the Big Data challenges confronting astrophysicists and astronomers as they explore the mysteries of our universe, ...
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2015
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People talk about 'data being the new oil', a natural resource that companies need to exploit and refine. But is this really true or are we in the realm of hype? Mohamed Zaki explains that, while many companies are already ...
Business
Jul 7, 2015
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The app market is estimated to generate US$77 billion (£47.2 billion) in revenue each year – and the segment of children's apps has grown particularly strongly. However, given that developing an app costs between $10,000-70,000 ...
Software
Sep 18, 2014
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A bill intended to increase sharing of information about cybersecurity threats between government and the private sector was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday.
Internet
Nov 30, 2011
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Asia's business intelligence software market excluding Japan should grow an annual 20.5 percent this year as economies rebound from last year's downturn, a report said Thursday.
Business
Apr 29, 2010
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A Kansas State University professor's research is showing a gap between the character traits that business students say make a good executive and the traits they describe having themselves.
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2009
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