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Bezos, Nvidia join OpenAI in funding humanoid robot startup
Bezos had committed $100 million through his firm Explore Investments LLC and Microsoft is investing $95 million, while Nvidia and an Amazon-affiliated fund are each providing $50 million
24 February 2024, 06:25 AM
Intel signs Microsoft as foundry customer, says on track to overtake TSMC
Microsoft will use its 18A technology to make an undisclosed chip and that it now expects $15 billion of foundry orders
22 February 2024, 06:04 AM
OpenAI valued at $80 billion after deal, NYT reports
OpenAI has completed a deal that values the AI company at $80 billion or more
17 February 2024, 05:34 AM
Microsoft detected hackers from China, Russia and Iran using its AI tools
Microsoft published a report saying state-backed hackers from Russia, China, and Iran have been using tools from OpenAI, a US based artificial intelligence research organisation, to increase their skills and trick their targets. Microsoft has also invested a significant amount in OpenAI.
15 February 2024, 09:19 AM
Apple, Microsoft win exemptions for iMessage, Bing from EU rules
Apple has won an exemption for its iMessage and Microsoft for its Bing search engine from new EU tech rules
14 February 2024, 05:38 AM
OpenAI hits $2 billion revenue milestone
Microsoft-backed OpenAI hit the $2 billion revenue milestone in December, the Financial Times reported on Friday
10 February 2024, 05:29 AM
Meta to start labeling AI-generated images from companies like OpenAI, Google
Meta to detect and label images generated by other companies' artificial intelligence services
7 February 2024, 05:06 AM
Investors punish Microsoft, Alphabet as AI returns fall short of lofty expectations
Mounting costs of developing AI products irked investors hoping for a big boost to sales from the new technology.
1 February 2024, 05:14 AM
Microsoft revenue surges as AI bet delivers
Sales leaped to $62 billion for the October to December period, up 18 percent year-on-year and above the $61.1 billion projected by analysts
31 January 2024, 05:05 AM
US tech and media company layoffs in 2024 so far
Notable major technology and media corporations in the United States have begun 2024 with a fresh round of job cuts, with reasons citing the global economic crisis that is expected to remain persistent in the new year. Let's take a look at the US tech and media companies that have fired or plan to fire a large percentage of their employees in 2024.
29 January 2024, 08:01 AM
Microsoft Teams returns to normalcy after outage
Microsoft's Teams services were restored on Saturday after a disruption blocked access to the messaging platform
27 January 2024, 11:42 AM
Microsoft joins Apple in $3 trillion club
Microsoft joined Apple on Wednesday as a three trillion dollar company
25 January 2024, 05:13 AM
Microsoft offers $20 consumer AI subscription to boost business
Microsoft is rolling out subscriptions of its 'Copilot' artificial intelligence for consumers and small businesses
16 January 2024, 05:07 AM
Microsoft edges out Apple as world's most valuable company
Microsoft has edged past Apple to become the most valuable company in the world
13 January 2024, 05:15 AM
Microsoft challenges Apple as world's most valuable company
Declining Iphone sales has caused Apple stocks to dip, and Microsoft looking to take advantage
11 January 2024, 05:22 AM
Meet the Xbox Series S Toaster
Microsoft has recently released the Xbox Series S Toaster, a kitchen appliance inspired by the design of the Xbox Series S gaming console. The toaster, currently listed in Walmart for US$39.99, will imprint an Xbox sphere logo on the bread during toasting.
8 January 2024, 07:41 AM
OpenAI sued again for copyright infringement
OpenAI and its financial supporter Microsoft have faced a new class action lawsuit by two US-based nonfiction authors for copyright infringement. Filed in a Manhattan federal court, the lawsuit claims that the two authors' works were improperly utilised by the companies to train the AI models behind ChatGPT and other AI-driven services.
6 January 2024, 05:52 AM
The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft
The New York Times, the US-based news platform, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement, alleging the unauthorised use of millions of the newspaper's articles to train chatbots designed to deliver information to readers.
28 December 2023, 11:59 AM
Microsoft to build AI for nuclear reactor approvals
Microsoft is delving into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) to ease the complex approval process for next-generation nuclear reactors. The tech giant aims to leverage small modular reactors (SMRs) to meet the escalating electricity demands driven by the widespread use of OpenAI's ChatGPT, with 100 million weekly users as of November 2023, according to techcrunch.
27 December 2023, 11:40 AM
Microsoft, US labor group team up on AI
Microsoft and the AFL-CIO, the pre-eminent labor group in the United States, have entered into a partnership to better address the consequences of artificial intelligence on the workforce and to guide government regulation.
12 December 2023, 05:45 AM