Microsoft has announced a seismic leadership change within its gaming division, appointing AI executive Asha Sharma as the new CEO of Gaming. This move signals a significant strategic departure for the Xbox brand as it navigates the departure of several longtime leaders and a period of intense internal restructuring. Sharma succeeds Phil Spencer, who is…
Kerissa Varma, Microsoft Africa chief security advisor. (Image: Supplied) Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) is playing an increasing role in disrupting cyber-criminal networks that target African organisations, financial institutions and public sector entities, says the company. The team of legal, technical and investigative experts and threat hunters is central to Microsoft’s global strategy to disrupt…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella … trillions of dollars of investor wealth have been created on his watch For more than a decade, Satya Nadella’s tenure at Microsoft has been held up as one of the great corporate turnarounds of the modern technology era. He rescued the company from the strategic drift and cultural sclerosis of…
Valve’s new Linux-powered gaming console Valve on Wednesday laid out its most ambitious hardware push ever: a living-room “Steam Machine” console, a new Steam controller and a “Steam Frame” VR headset – all running SteamOS, Valve’s Linux-based platform. Crucially, Valve isn’t naming a price yet, but it did reveal the launch window: early 2026. At…
Sebastian McNamee, Business Development Manager: Workspace, Canon South Africa. With the widespread adoption of Windows 11 after its predecessor has gone end-of-life, Microsoft has announced fundamental changes to the way we will be printing in the future. The Windows Modern Print Platform is Microsoft’s answer to the vulnerabilities that have been exposed in several manufacturers’…
