Maryland Courts and Offices Closed Due to Microsoft Outage
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland’s Judiciary announced that all state courts, offices, and facilities will be closed to the public on Friday due to a worldwide Microsoft outage. However, they will continue to operate for…
AI companies lose $190 billion in market cap after Alphabet and Microsoft report
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – AI-related companies lost $190 billion in stock market value late on Tuesday after Microsoft, Alphabet and Advanced Micro Devices delivered quarterly results that failed to impress investors…
Microsoft names ‘Call of Duty’ executive Johanna Faries as Blizzard’s president
(Reuters) – Microsoft said on Monday it has named former general manager of “Call of Duty” Johanna Faries as the president of game publishing unit Blizzard Entertainment. Microsoft, which bought Activision Blizzard…
Microsoft offers $20 consumer AI subscription to boost business
By Jeffrey Dastin DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Microsoft on Monday said consumers and small businesses can buy subscriptions to access more capabilities in its artificial intelligence “Copilot,” as it moves to grow…
Microsoft topples Apple to become global market cap leader
(Reuters) – Microsoft has eclipsed Apple to become the world’s largest company by market capitalization, driven by its deep focus on generative artificial intelligence (AI), a sector that has garnered increasing investor…
Microsoft edges out Apple as world’s most valuable company
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Microsoft’s stock market value ended a trading session higher than Apple’s for the first time since 2021 on Friday, making it the world’s most valuable company as…
Microsoft, Qcells strike massive supply deal for US-made solar panels
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – South Korea’s Qcells on Monday said it will supply Microsoft with 12 gigawatts of American-made solar panels through 2032 in what the companies called one of the…
Microsoft executive Dee Templeton joins OpenAI board – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Microsoft executive Dee Templeton has joined OpenAI’s board as a non-voting observer as part of a broader boardroom revamp, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the…
Microsoft adds AI button to keyboards to call up chatbot
(Reuters) – Microsoft said it is adding a button to its Windows keyboard that would pull up the tech giant’s Copilot service, in the first change for the device in nearly three…
NY Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft for infringing copyrighted works
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft on Wednesday, accusing them of using millions of the newspaper’s articles without permission to help train chatbots to…
Microsoft shelves Windows ‘mixed reality’ feature
(Reuters) – Microsoft on Thursday discontinued the “mixed reality” feature for Windows through which some hardware devices and software could tap into augmented and virtual reality technologies. The company launched the feature…
TomTom creates AI-based conversational assistant for vehicles with Microsoft
(Reuters) – Digital mapping specialist TomTom said on Tuesday it has partnered with tech giant Microsoft to create an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered conversational assistant for vehicles. The assistant will allow users to…
Microsoft says it does not own any portion of OpenAI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Microsoft said in a statement on Friday that it does not own any part of OpenAI, an artificial intelligence powerhouse. “While details of our agreement remain confidential, it is…
US FTC examining Microsoft investment in OpenAI – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is examining the nature of Microsoft’s investment in ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and whether it may violate antitrust laws, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a…
Shanghai wants Microsoft to promote AI tech in city – govt
BEIJING (Reuters) – Shanghai authorities told Microsoft’s visiting president on Tuesday they want his company to promote artificial intelligence technology to boost businesses there, the Chinese financial hub’s government said. Chen Jining,…
Siemens and Microsoft to work together on AI project
ZURICH (Reuters) -Siemens and Microsoft on Tuesday announced a joint project to use artificial intelligence to increase productivity and human-machine collaboration. The Siemens Industrial Copilot scheme will see the two companies work…
Former Microsoft product chief joins Amazon as head of devices business
(Reuters) -Former Microsoft product chief Panos Panay will lead Amazon.com’s struggling unit responsible for the firm’s Alexa and Echo products. Panay, who was with Microsoft for more than 19 years and helmed…
Thailand expects Tesla, Google, Microsoft to invest $5 billion -prime minister
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Sunday the country expected to receive investment of at least $5 billion from Tesla, Google and Microsoft. “Tesla would be looking into…
Microsoft announces unified AI assistant, new Surface devices
By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – Microsoft on Thursday announced a “unified” artificial intelligence (AI) for its Windows 11 platform and four new Surface devices, upping the appeal of its products spruced with…
Zoom talks with regulators on Microsoft competition concerns – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Zoom Video Communications has met with regulators from the United States, European Union and other jurisdictions to outline concerns about Microsoft’s alleged anti-competitive behavior, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The…
Exclusive-AI chip startup d-Matrix raises $110 million with backing from Microsoft
By Max A. Cherney (Reuters) – Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence chip startup d-Matrix has raised $110 million from investors that include Microsoft Corp at a time when many chip companies are struggling…
Microsoft to unbundle Teams from Office in bid to allay EU antitrust concerns
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Microsoft will unbundle its chat and video app Teams from its Office product and make it easier for rival products to work with its software,…
Microsoft to shut Xbox 360’s online store next year
(Reuters) – Microsoft said on Thursday it would pull the plug on Xbox 360’s online store and marketplace next year, as it focuses on its latest consoles and subscription service Game Pass.…
Apple, Microsoft remain world’s top 2 companies by market cap
(Reuters) – Tech giants Apple and Microsoft remained the top two global companies by market capitalisation at the end of July after riding this year’s rally in technology shares. Apple last month…
Microsoft in EU antitrust crosshairs over Teams, Office tying
By Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Microsoft on Thursday found itself the target of an EU antitrust investigation over the tying of its chat and video app Teams with…
Republican lawmakers urge FTC to drop fight against Microsoft deal for Activision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty-two Republican lawmakers urged the Federal Trade Commission to drop its fight against Microsoft’s deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, calling it “an example of the FTC’s…
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