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Asos teams up with Microsoft to expand AI capabilities

Online fashion retailer Asos has signed a new three-year partnership deal with technology giant Microsoft to support “operational excellence” through artificial intelligence (AI). Asos said its agreement with Microsoft would drive forward “operational excellence, efficiency, and data-driven decision-making,” and would expand its use of Microsoft...

Business

Global IT outage linked to Microsoft impacts banks, shops and media outlets

A widespread outage at Microsoft has impacted businesses, airports and banks worldwide today, leaving a raft of industries in disarray as they scramble to mend the issue. According to various media outlets, the disruptions appear to have been caused by an issue with cybersecurity firm CrowdStike, for which Microsoft Windows is a client. The CEO...

Fashion |Beauty

Maybelline introduces virtual make-up in Microsoft Teams

Cosmetics brand Maybelline New York has launched its first-ever virtual make-up looks, created in collaboration with technology giant Microsoft to offer “a new way to get ready for video calls". The Maybelline Beauty App in Microsoft Teams allows users to adjust their personal style within a Teams meeting. Users can choose from 12 make-up looks...

Business

Microsoft partners with Junk Kouture on educational programmes

Tech giant Microsoft has announced a new partnership with youth fashion competition Junk Kouture to support its mission of educating students on circular fashion systems. The duo will come together to develop masterclasses accessible via Microsoft’s Flip platform, where participants can view monthly content over the course of February to June....

Business

Shopify partners with Microsoft and Oracle for ERP programme launch

Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify has announced the launch of a global enterprise planning resource (ERP) programme, enabling high-level partners to build direct integrations into the Shopify App Store. The new system will allow Shopify Plus merchants to manage volume and complexity through partnerships with leading ERP providers, such as...

Business

Guess and Microsoft collaborate to launch Guess Z Lab

Guess Europe, the Lifestyle-Tech Competence Center (LTCC) and Microsoft have launched the Guess Z Lab, an innovative concept conceived to collaborate and co-create with Gen Z. The first workshop took place at Guess Europe’s headquarters in Bioggio, Switzerland and included 32 students from Ticino universities USI and SUPSI. A second workshop...

Retail

Microsoft and Detego collaborate to accelerate RFID platform for retail industry

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) platform Detego has collaborated with Microsoft to fast-track the development of a new cloud-hosted RFID platform for the retail industry. The Detego platform tracks products and digitises processes from store to shop, and is used by 2,000 stores, factories and warehouses. It is currently the only global...

Business

Walmart confirms teaming up with Microsoft on TikTok deal

Walmart Inc. has issued a statement confirming discussions with Microsoft involving ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok service in the United States. The retail giant said: “We believe a potential relationship with TikTok U.S. in partnership with Microsoft could add this key functionality and provide Walmart with an important way for us to reach and serve...

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Microsoft's CEO urges retailers to jump into the 'technology intense era'

New York - During his inaugural speech at National Retail Federations’ 2020 Vision conference on Sunday, the CEO of Microsoft urged retailers to embrace the imperative of “tech intensity”. “What I always tell retailers is that you can’t be cool by association, by riding along with somebody else’s technology,” said Nadella, asking the audience to...

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Fashion companies unite to create digital ID to enable circularity

“Circularity” is replacing “sustainability” as the buzzword in the fashion industry. After all, it doesn’t suffice for companies to rethink the materials and energy used to produce their clothing, they should also take responsibility for the entire life cycle of the product. With this idea in mind, H&M, Target, C&A Foundation, PVH Corp,...

Business

India-based clothing apparel manufacturer is sued by both Microsoft and Adobe

The dispute between Indian clothing factory Pratibha Syntex Ltd. and Microsoft Corp. and Adobe systems Inc. has been solved. The factory, which exports a significant amount of clothing to the U.S, was accused of not paying licensing fees for both of those softwares. The lawsuit, which has been ongoing, recently just came to a settlement. The use...