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Lessons from Chinese AI Firms on Owning Customers’ Habits
As U.S. AI firms compete in an escalating race for superior models, bigger benchmarks, and more advanced features, Chinese companies are pursuing a fundamentally different strategy: embedding AI into users’ everyday habits. The authors argue that this “habit moat” approach may prove more durable than competing on raw capability alone. Whereas Western firms position AI as a destination consumers consciously visit, companies like Alibaba integrate AI into existing routines such as shopping, payments, food delivery, and travel booking, reducing friction until using AI becomes automatic behavior. Once AI capabilities become “good enough,” marginal technical improvements matter less than becoming the default path through recurring customer tasks. The authors outline four strategic imperatives for Western leaders: focus on behavioral cues rather than feature gaps, subsidize customer behavior instead of subscriptions, embed AI invisibly into existing workflows, and optimize for repeat usage rather than first-time adoption. The central warning is stark: AI may not replace employees first—it may instead capture the critical customer moments businesses currently own.
Bitcoin vs Ethereum: Which crypto asset could deliver better returns in the next 12 months?
AI is the clearest example. It raises the prospect of a permanent growth breakout, accelerating innovation itself and compressing decade long timelines into a few years
Microsoft shares rise after Azure sales disclosure; AI cloud growth in focus
Microsoft has disclosed Azure’s quarterly and annual revenue for the first time, giving investors a clearer view of its position against Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud amid rising AI infrastructure demand. Azure reported $29.4 billion in quarterly sales and $101.9 billion for fiscal 2026, while Microsoft also unveiled a new two-segment reporting structure.
Microsoft reveals Azure cloud sales in financial reporting shift
Microsoft said that Azure had $29.4 billion in sales in its most recently ended quarter and $101.9 billion in sales in its most recent fiscal year ended June 30. The figures place Microsoft behind Amazon, whose cloud sales were $42.2 billion in its most recent quarter, but ahead of Google, which reported $24.8 billion in cloud sales in its most recent quarter.
Oyo parent PRISM closes FY26 with 50% revenue growth, reports PAT of Rs 994 cr
PRISM operates a single technology-enabled platform across more than 35 countries, with technology and product engineering, pricing and revenue management, reservations, customer support, finance, marketing operations and procurement largely built and run from India.
Italy regulator probes Microsoft over 'Microsoft 365' price hike
Italy's antitrust watchdog has launched a probe into Microsoft for alleged unfair practices concerning its Microsoft 365 subscription price increase. The regulator claims consumers weren't properly notified about the integration of AI tools like Copilot and Designer. Customers were automatically shifted to pricier plans without sufficient information to make informed renewal decisions, potentially limiting their choices.
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What is Microsoft 365 451 4.3.2 Temporary server error and how to fix it? Here's if mobile, desktop, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android users are facing issues
What is Microsoft 365 451 4.3.2 Temporary Server Error and how to fix it? Microsoft 365 faced outages affecting Outlook, Teams, Defender, and Purview. Users reported over 11,000 issues. The error indicates server-side problems. This guide explains causes, Microsoft updates, and steps for users and admins to resolve or manage the issue.
Microsoft announces big bonanza for Windows 10 users as their software support ends; check what needs to be done
Microsoft has issued a warning for Windows 10 users. Support for Windows 10 will end on October 14, 2025. Users are advised to upgrade to Windows 11. Alternatively, they can enroll in the Extended Security Updates program. This ensures continued security updates. Some Windows 11 versions will also reach end-of-support soon. Timely upgrades are crucial for all users.
Hotmail and Outlook outage affects millions across UK and US: Here's what Microsoft users can do to resolve the issue?
Microsoft Outlook Outage: Millions of Hotmail and Outlook users across the world are facing login failures, server errors and stalled inboxes. The disruption began overnight on 10 July, with problems spanning major cities from London to Sydney. Microsoft has acknowledged the glitch, confirming, “We identified an issue with the initial fix, and we’ve corrected it,” but full restoration is still pending. Users are urged not to reset passwords repeatedly while the company monitors the fix.
Microsoft's cloud growth in focus as doubts grow over AI spending
The software company became a leader in Big Tech's AI race last year by making an early investment in OpenAI, but investor concerns have been mounting about its ability to generate profit from the technology, despite planning to invest around $80 billion in capital spending this fiscal year.
Microsoft Ignite 2024: AI, cloud, and more in Satya Nadella’s keynote
This year’s Microsoft Ignite highlighted how businesses and individuals can benefit from the tech giant's AI and cloud tech to gain efficiency and enable innovation. Following a strong focus on AI at Ignite 2023, this year’s edition continues in a similar vein.
Microsoft's AI demand under scrutiny as investors seek payday
The software giant is widely seen as the front-runner in the race to capitalize on generative AI, in part thanks to its investment in ChatGPT-owner OpenAI. But recent reports point to slow adoption for its key products including the $30-per-month Copilot assistant for enterprises.
Microsoft 365 Outage: All you may want to know
Microsoft 365 experienced an outage affecting over 16,000 users, Downdetector has said. Microsoft is investigating, but the cause and resolution timeline are unclear. AT&T network issues may have contributed to the problem.
Microsoft's slow cloud growth signals AI payoff will take longer
Microsoft revealed plans to boost investment in AI infrastructure despite a slowdown in cloud business growth, leading to a dip in shares. Capital expenditure rose to $19 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter, mainly driven by AI and cloud projects. Azure's growth lagged behind estimates, though AI services significantly boosted revenue.
Microsoft outage sees internet turn to 'Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai' character Dushyant for help
A recent global Microsoft outage on July 19 caused widespread disruptions, leaving many users frustrated with the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error. Social media, especially X (formerly Twitter), responded with humor, creating memes featuring Deven Bhojani’s character Dushyant Painter from the sitcom 'Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai.' Known for his tech-fixing skills and catchphrase “I will explain,” Dushyant became the internet’s lighthearted solution to the tech crisis.
Microsoft outage cause explained: What is CrowdStrike and why users are getting Windows' blue screen of death?
Microsoft experienced a global outage on Thursday due to an issue with CrowdStrike's Falcon Sensor software, causing widespread disruptions and triggering the 'Blue Screen of Death' on Windows PCs. The outage affected services like Microsoft 365, Azure, and numerous other platforms, grounding flights and disrupting various businesses. Despite the serious impact, many users took to social media to joke about the early weekend arrival.
US flight operations 'hit' but China airlines not 'affected' by global Microsoft-CrowdStrike IT outage? Here's why
Microsoft outage on Friday hit flight movements in the US as top American carriers were reportedly able to restore operations after hours. However, Chinese airlines have claimed that the global Microsoft-CrowdStrike IT outage didn't have any bearing on their scheduled operations.
Microsoft-CrowdStrilke outage: Why were all computers not affected?
The recent Microsoft outage, which disrupted services worldwide including Microsoft 365, was primarily caused by a conflict between Microsoft's software and Cloudstrike's Falcon Sensor endpoint protection. This issue led to widespread disruptions in various sectors such as airlines, banking, media, and healthcare. However, not all systems were affected; only those using Cloudstrike’s Falcon Sensor experienced problems.
Microsoft lays off 150 cloud sales specialists: report
The latest round impacted about 150 employees from a team responsible of convincing medium-size companies to adopt cloud services such as Azure server rentals and Microsoft 365 productivity apps
Microsoft Excel: Users can now easily access formulas with this new update
Know all about the new updates given to Microsoft Excel and how they can expedite your work on the spreadsheets.
Microsoft earnings fall short of already lowered expectations
Microsoft said it had $51.9 billion in sales in the quarter ended June 30, up 12% from a year earlier. Profit rose 2% to $16.7 billion.
Microsoft fixes bug that let Chinese hackers target Windows users
According to cyber-security firm Proofpoint, the newly-discovered zero-day vulnerability titled 'Follina' in Microsoft Office was being exploited by advanced persistent threat (APT) group 'TA413' linked to the Chinese government.
Amitabh Bachchan buys duplex apartment in Mumbai’s Andheri for Rs 31 crore
Other Bollywood personalities such as actor Sunny Leone and director Anand L. Rai have also bought apartments in this project. ET has reported earlier that Leone purchased a 4,365 sq ft apartment in this project for Rs 16 crore. Rai has also bought a duplex apartment in this tower for over Rs 25 crore.
Microsoft profits soar amid surging cloud demand
People working and studying from home bought new PCs and video consoles, spurring Microsoft Windows operating system and video game businesses.
Microsoft tops $1 trillion as it predicts more cloud growth
Microsoft's earnings per share of $1.14 beat expectations of $1, according to IBES data.
CBSE teams up with Microsoft to digitally encrypt question papers
Overall process will be highly secure with encryption and access to download the exam papers at the examination center only 30 minutes prior to start time.
Which cloud storage service is best for you
Instead of using multiple drives for a backup, store your data on the cloud and the headache is gone! But all the providers are not equal.
What Windows 10 means for the enterprise
The way Windows 10 gets security updates and new features without ever having to upgrade to a new version of Windows is ideal.
How you can store and edit everything in the Cloud
The cloud is for more than just storage. There are a lot of compelling reasons to store and modify all your digital files in the cloud.
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