As part of its participation in the UAE Innovation Month 2025 held in February, the UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) held a joint workshop titled “Accelerating Innovation with AI” in partnership with Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker.

Microsoft has announced the shutdown of Skype, the popular video calling service, in May and said it plans to replace it with a free version of Microsoft Teams.

G42, a UAE-based leading technology company, and Microsoft have officially launched a Responsible AI Foundation, the first of its kind in the Middle East.

Step Dubai 2025, the largest technology event in the MENA region, will be held for the 13th time on February 19 and 20 in partnership with Dubai Internet City.

The German news agency (dpa) reported that Microsoft plans to invest about 80 billion dollars in the development of data centers for artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year.

BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), Microsoft and MGX announced the Global Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Investment Partnership (GAIIP).

Microsoft announced in a report that with G42 they will create two new centers in Abu Dhabi to advance their common goals of artificial intelligence.

Microsoft has announced that it will invest 1.5 billion dollars in G42 Abu Dhabi.