Microsoft said Monday (May 12) that it will retire Bing Search APIs on Aug. 11. “Any existing instances of Bing Search APIs will be decommissioned completely, and the product will no longer be available for usage or new customer signup,” the company said in an...
Several Silicon Valley CEOs met Wednesday (April 30) with U.S. lawmakers. On the agenda at the Hill and Valley Forum in Washington D.C. were discussions of how Big Tech can help strengthen national security and manufacturing. The event illustrated the tech world’s growing influence in...
Are foreign governments restricting Americans’ free speech on online platforms? The House Judiciary Committee said Thursday (Feb. 27) that it has subpoenaed a group of tech giants seeking answers. “American companies are sounding the alarm about how foreign censorship harms American civil liberties,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the committee’s chair, said...
Tech giants Meta and Microsoft are reportedly cutting back on their headcount. Meta is set to cut its workforce by 5%, while Microsoft plans to pause hiring in part of its consulting business and plans to lay off some employees, CNBC reported Tuesday (Jan. 14)....
Apple and Microsoft are reportedly relinquishing their non-voting seats on OpenAI’s board. That’s according to a report Wednesday (July 10) from the Financial Times (FT), which notes that the companies’ decisions come amid increased regulatory oversight into tech giants’ investments in artificial intelligence (AI) startups....
The European Commission is taking a closer look at the ties between Microsoft and OpenAI. The regulator is sending a follow-up request for information “to understand whether certain exclusivity clauses could have a negative effect on competitors,” European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager said...
Big Tech companies, including Meta, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, aren’t getting any smaller. Not only do these businesses represent many of the world’s most valuable public companies by market capitalization, but they increasingly represent the cutting edge of both technological innovation as well as the...
Meta reportedly turned down Google parent company Alphabet’s suggestion that the companies partner on virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets. Alphabet had suggested that Meta use Google’s Android XR software platform to power Meta Quest headsets, Reuters reported Friday (March 1), citing a paywalled article by The Information. Reached by...
Google’s CEO has reportedly warned employees to expect more job cuts this year. “We have ambitious goals and will be investing in our big priorities this year,” Sundar Pichai said in a Wednesday (Jan. 17) staff memo seen by Alex Heath of The Verge. “The reality is that...
