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  1. Luis

    No material impact from AI strategy — Axiz CEO

    No material impact from AI strategy — Axiz CEO Axiz CEO Craig Brunsden says that artificial intelligence (AI) has had "no material impact" on the company's core strategy and the ICT distribution industry in general. Instead of pivoting to chase AI hype, Axiz is holding firm and focusing on...
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    • artificial intelligence axiz craig brunsden ict distribution microsoft microsoft copilot
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  3. Luis

    Small Boksburg service centre repairs more than 1,000 gaming consoles a year

    Small Boksburg service centre repairs more than 1,000 gaming consoles a year Console Service Centre in Boksburg logged 1,021 console repair tickets over the past 12 months, with PS5s accounting for the largest share of failures in its workshop. The company repaired consoles for 914 unique...
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    • console repairs console service centre hardware microsoft playstation 5 ps5s shaun potgieter sony xbox
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Luis

    GitHub has been hacked with source code up for sale for R1.6 million

    GitHub has been hacked with source code up for sale for R1.6 million Code sharing platform GitHub, which has over 150 million registered developers worldwide, announced on Wednesday that an unauthorised actor had gained access to its internal systems. A threat actor known as TeamPCP claimed...
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    • cybersecurity github hack microsoft source code teampcp threat actors
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Luis

    Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass price cuts in South Africa

    Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass price cuts in South Africa Months after hiking prices for its Xbox Game Pass plans by as much as 109%, Microsoft announced significant price cuts for two of the service's tiers, affecting users worldwide, including in South Africa. The company announced...
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    • asha sharma game pass gaming gaming south africa microsoft xbox xbox game pass ultimate
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    • Forum: Gaming
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    New Microsoft solution could save data centres millions in electricity spending

    New Microsoft solution could save data centres millions in electricity spending A new innovation at Microsoft is expected to save data centres worldwide millions in electricity bills, researchers from the tech giant have said. Microsoft Research Lab developed a method to rapidly transmit...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Phil Spencer retiring from Microsoft

    Phil Spencer retiring from Microsoft Microsoft named AI executive Asha Sharma to lead its Xbox and gaming business, replacing Phil Spencer, and will recommit to console users after years of developing products for mobile and PC players. Spencer, who has run the Xbox business since 2014 and was...
  8. C

    MS Global Administrator

    Morning All, Posting this out of sheer desperation 🤦‍♂️ Father in law has a Dr practice with 8x M365 users. Reseller and tenant managed by ISM Distributor is Westcon Westcon had their Global Admin access laps ISM forgot their Global Admin password No other GA account was ever created, now...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Paramount making a Call of Duty movie

    Paramount making a Call of Duty movie Paramount Skydance Corp. has struck a deal with Microsoft Corp.’s Activision video game unit to develop and produce a live-action film based on the Call of Duty franchise, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. “We’re approaching this film with the...
  10. Conack

    xNeelo regularly on the Microsoft email blacklist

    The last 2 years this issue has been steadily increasing where my colleague's xneelo hosted server is unable to send emails to Microsoft hosted domains due to being in their block list. Typical error code: host hotmail-com.olc.protection.outlook.com [52.x.x.x] SMTP error from remote...
  11. Love Me Tender

    OneDrive Direct Backup (Sync) from Cloud to External HDD

    As the title suggests, I am looking for a way to backup my OneDrive that sits in the cloud directly to an external HDD bypassing my laptop HDD. Is this possible? *** Ideally what I am looking for which I cannot figure out how to do is... Have a full sync of my cloud onedrive with an external...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Skype's demise

    Skype's demise Microsoft Corp. is signalling the end of the line for Skype, the iconic Internet calling and chat service it bought almost 14 years ago. Once a byword for digital calls that bypassed long-distance charges, Skype was surpassed in recent years by smartphone-native communication...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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    • microsoft microsoft teams skype slack telegram video calling video conferencing voice-over-internet-protocol (voip) whatsapp
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Microsoft splurging $80 billion on data centres this year

    Microsoft splurging $80 billion on data centres this year Microsoft plans to spend $80 billion (R1.5 trillion) this fiscal year building out data centres, underscoring the intense capital requirements of artificial intelligence. More than half of this projected spending through June 2025 will...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nvidia's run as world's most valuable company ends after 2 days

    Nvidia's run as world's most valuable company ends after 2 days Nvidia Corp.’s run as the world’s most valuable company didn’t last long. Shares of the semiconductor giant have fallen 6.7% in the last two days, erasing over $220 billion (R3.95 trillion) in market capitalisation and dragging...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Trevor Noah now playing Microsoft "chief questions officer"

    Trevor Noah now playing Microsoft "chief questions officer" Trevor Noah has been hosting a show for Microsoft on YouTube called The Prompt, where he is captioned with the title “Chief Questions Officer.” The promotional videos focus on Microsoft’s work in artificial intelligence, with Noah...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta opens up VR headset software to third parties — including Lenovo and Microsoft

    Meta opens up VR headset software to third parties — including Lenovo and Microsoft Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is “opening up” its Meta Quest headset operating system to other hardware makers, part of an effort to boost its standing in the nascent augmented reality and virtual reality...
  17. HAL 9000

    Microsoft will end support for Office 2016 and 2019 apps and servers on October 14, 2025

    Microsoft has announced the upcoming end of support (EOS) date for Office 2016 and Office 2019 apps, along with related productivity servers. All of those apps will no longer be supported after October 14, 2025. In a blog post, Microsoft stated: The blog post listed the many Office 2016 and...
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    • microsoft office 2016 office 2019
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    • Forum: Software
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Amazon share price hits record

    Amazon share price hits record Amazon.com Inc. joined fellow technology behemoths Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Nvidia Corp. in setting a fresh record as the e-commerce and cloud computing giant’s shares extended gains. The stock rose 1.7% to close at $189.05 (R3,543) on Thursday...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Microsoft making tools to counter AI chatbot trickery

    Microsoft making tools to counter AI chatbot trickery Microsoft Corp. is trying to make it harder for people to trick artificial intelligence chatbots into doing weird things. New safety features are being built into Azure AI Studio which lets developers build customized AI assistants using...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Sam Altman rejoining OpenAI board following investigation into firing

    Sam Altman rejoining OpenAI board following investigation into firing OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman was cleared of any wrongdoing that would have mandated being fired from the company late last year, according to a report based on a monthslong investigation into the events leading...
  21. BearCruz

    MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 8 - FOR SALE

    Item name (be very descriptive): Microsoft Surface Pro 8, 16gb ram, 256gb storage (upgradable), i7 processor, including newly purchased Surface Type Cover with in-built fingerprint reader. Age and condition: 2022 (mint condition) Do you include packaging: Yes, original packaging. Warranty: Yes...
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