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Microsoft to Retire Bing Search APIs, Promote Azure AI Agents

Microsoft to Retire Bing Search APIs, Promote Azure AI Agents
Microsoft to Retire Bing Search APIs, Promote Azure AI Agents
May 15, 2025  |  Big Tech

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...

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Microsoft to Cut 3% of Workforce While Reducing Management Layers
Microsoft to Cut 3% of Workforce While Reducing Management Layers
May 13, 2025  |  Personnel

Microsoft is reportedly laying off 3% of its workforce, or about 6,000 employees, to reduce the number of management layers. The job cuts are not...

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House Committee Aims to Ban States From Regulating AI
House Committee Aims to Ban States From Regulating AI
May 12, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

A House committee is reportedly trying to add language to President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill that would prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence....

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SoftBank’s Stargate AI Investment Could Be Grounded by Tariff Worries
SoftBank’s Stargate AI Investment Could Be Grounded by Tariff Worries
May 12, 2025  |  Economy

SoftBank’s lofty artificial intelligence ambitions are reportedly colliding with the harsh reality of tariffs. The Japanese conglomerate’s plan to invest $100 billion in AI infrastructure...

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OpenAI and Microsoft Reportedly Rework Pact Ahead of Possible IPO
OpenAI and Microsoft Reportedly Rework Pact Ahead of Possible IPO
May 11, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI is reportedly in the middle of reworking its multibillion-dollar agreement with Microsoft. The negotiated deal would allow the artificial intelligence (AI) company to someday...

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Apple Appeals After Judge Finds Company Disobeyed Ruling
Apple Appeals After Judge Finds Company Disobeyed Ruling
May 05, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple appealed after a judge found the tech giant violated a court order. The appeal came days after U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found...

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Google CEO: Gemini Could Be Added to iPhones This Year
Google CEO: Gemini Could Be Added to iPhones This Year
April 30, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said his company’s artificial intelligence service, Gemini, could soon become part of Apple’s iPhone. During court proceedings Wednesday (April 30), Pichai...

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CEOs’ Meeting With DC Lawmakers Shows Growing Big Tech Influence
CEOs’ Meeting With DC Lawmakers Shows Growing Big Tech Influence
April 30, 2025  |  Big Tech

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...

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