Microsoft joins forces with Walmart to take on Amazon with cloud technology

Microsoft has announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with retail giant Walmart to help "make shopping faster and easier for millions of customers around the world". The five-year deal between the two companies will see Walmart making use of Microsoft's cloud technology solutions such as Microsoft 365 and Azure. The retailer already uses some Microsoft services, but with the new partnership this expands into cloud tools that use machine learning and artificial intelligence. See also: How to install Microsoft Windows Essentials tools -- including Movie Maker -- on Windows 10 Microsoft calls for government regulation of facial recognition… [Continue Reading]