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UAE: Microsoft expands Global Engineering Development Center to Abu Dhabi

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Microsoft has announced the expansion of its Global Engineering Development Center to Abu Dhabi, marking a significant milestone in the UAE’s journey to becoming a global technology leader.

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Freshworks lays off 660 — about 13 percent of its global workforce — despite strong earnings, profits

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The company said the layoffs were part of “realigning our global workforce.” Freshworks CFO Tyler Sloat even touted a stock buyback program, to illustrate the company’s strong financials: “Given our strong financial position and improving cash profile, we have the opportunity to expand our capital allocation strategy.

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New AI upgrades, innovations, and solutions unveiled at the Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit

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During the Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit, held at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center from September 5-6, Tencent unveiled a slew of cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) offerings, proprietary innovations, and global solutions for enterprises to advance their digital transformation efforts.

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Capital Group invests big in talent development

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For financial services company Capital Group, competing in tight IT talent markets is all about the long run. “We We focus on the long term,” says Global CIO Marta Zarraga. 3 for employee satisfaction among large financial services companies, according to Global BPO research firm The Everest Group. Capital Group.

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How to capitalize on ‘Trustworthy AI’

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Whatever form of AI they end up pursuing, they really need to be on the alert for what could either damage their reputation or just lead them down some wrong paths,” he adds.

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Morgan Stanley’s gen AI launch is about global analysis

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Deep analytics Aaron Cirksena, founder and CEO of MDRN Capital, said the real value for Morgan Stanley in this move is getting into deep global analytics insights, building on the hoped-for data consistency through one centralized offering. “It That Morgan Stanley source was hesitant when asked about the global analytics goal.

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How to make the most of global talent opportunities

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This article was co-written by Chris Davis, Partner, Metis Strategy , and Kelley Dougherty, Associate, Metis Strategy To succeed as a large, global company, there is no choice but to harness the power of technology talent around the world. Fast forward to today.