Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services.

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FTC Probes Big Tech and GenAI Partnerships’ Impact on Competition
FTC Probes Big Tech and GenAI Partnerships’ Impact on Competition
January 25, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

The Federal Trade Commission has begun an inquiry into investments and partnerships in the generative artificial intelligence sector. The regulator has ordered Google parent company Alphabet, Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft and OpenAI to provide information...

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Meta Pivots AI Focus to Product-Level Progress in Latest Restructuring
Meta Pivots AI Focus to Product-Level Progress in Latest Restructuring
January 25, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem faces two crucial bottlenecks around compute and research talent resources. And the battle for both has never been fiercer, with...

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Investor Optimism for AI Drives Microsoft Value to $3 Trillion
Investor Optimism for AI Drives Microsoft Value to $3 Trillion
January 24, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Microsoft reached a market valuation of $3 trillion on Wednesday (Jan. 24), consolidating its position as one of the largest public stocks. The tech giant’s stock...

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From Coworking to Hiring, Subscription Models Take Over How We Work
From Coworking to Hiring, Subscription Models Take Over How We Work
January 24, 2024  |  Subscriptions

As subscription models become the norm across all aspects of consumers’ day-to-day routines, recurring payments are becoming core to people’s work lives. Coworking app Groove...

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Report: ChatGPT Hasn’t Helped Bing Compete With Google
Report: ChatGPT Hasn’t Helped Bing Compete With Google
January 22, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The addition of ChatGPT reportedly has not helped Microsoft’s Bing take on Google. Microsoft added the generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool to its search engine early last year after investing...

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Both DOJ and FTC Want to Open Antitrust Probe of Microsoft/OpenAI Ties
Both DOJ and FTC Want to Open Antitrust Probe of Microsoft/OpenAI Ties
January 21, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

A pair of federal agencies reportedly wants to investigate OpenAI’s relationship with Microsoft. The question is, which one: The Department of Justice (DOJ) or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?  A report Friday...

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Sam Altman: NY Times Lawsuit Not a Priority for OpenAI
Sam Altman: NY Times Lawsuit Not a Priority for OpenAI
January 18, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI’s chief executive is reportedly unconcerned about a lawsuit by The New York Times against his company. The newspaper sued OpenAI and partner Microsoft late last year, accusing the companies...

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Will AI’s Biggest Questions Find Their Answers This Year?
Will AI’s Biggest Questions Find Their Answers This Year?
January 17, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Technological innovations bring with them vast economic opportunities, but also an equal number of questions. These can include questions around their most effective use, questions...

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M-Pesa/Microsoft Pact Underscores Tech’s Role in Small Business Financial Inclusion  
M-Pesa/Microsoft Pact Underscores Tech’s Role in Small Business Financial Inclusion  
January 16, 2024  |  Financial Inclusion

The recent announcement of joint efforts by Microsoft to build new financial services for businesses hints at a multipronged effort to boost financial inclusion …...

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