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Microsoft, turning 50, dials up Copilot actions to stay in AI game
Thousands of people swooned in a dark conference hall that felt more like a rock concert when a Microsoft product manager demonstrated the…
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German industry grapples with AI at trade fair
Artificial intelligence is set to bring sweeping change to modern life, but at an industrial fair in Germany many companies wonder how…
Business
Microsoft pulls back from more data centre leases in US and Europe: analysts
Alphabet has said it will spend US$75 billion on its AI buildout this year, 29 per cent more than Wall Street expected, while Meta has…
Business
Video: How A.I. Companies Are Turning Into Energy Companies
The race to build the best artificial intelligence products is resulting in a worldwide search for new energy sources to power tech…
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Microsoft develops AI model for videogames
MICROSOFT has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model of a videogame which can help generate visuals and actions, the company…
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Microsoft unveils quantum computing chip for future data centres
MICROSOFT announced its first quantum computing chip, a major step in the company’s effort to produce devices that might someday solve…
Business
AI to transform wealth management, Microsoft executive says
ARTIFICIAL intelligence will bring major upheaval to wealth management, a Microsoft executive said, as the technology’s potential to…
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Amazon’s cloud business faces crucial test after rivals Microsoft, Google stumble
THE pressure is on Amazon.com to deliver on lofty expectations for cloud computing in its fourth-quarter results on Thursday (Feb 6),…
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Meta and Microsoft Double Down on Huge A.I. Spending, Despite DeepSeek Threat
We have sad news: We are following the latest on the midair collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport outside Washington between an…
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Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
DAYS after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap artificial intelligence (AI) computing that shook the US technology…
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Microsoft shares slide as cloud forecast, AI spending disappoint
MICROSOFT on Wednesday (Jan 29) forecast disappointing growth in its cloud computing business, sending its shares down more than 5 per…
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Trump says Microsoft interested in buying TikTok: What we know
Microsoft is in discussions to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations, President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday…
Politics
Donald Trump reacts to DeepSeek's AI market sell-off
President Donald Trump has called Chinese startup DeepSeek's AI breakthrough a "wakeup call" for American industry while speaking to House…
Business
Microsoft poised to benefit from Stargate joint venture with zero money
WHEN President Donald Trump joined tech executives on Tuesday (Jan 21) to tout a multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence (AI) project…
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As D.E.I. Programs Come Under Attack, Companies Like Costco and Microsoft Forge Ahead
As corporate diversity and inclusion programs come under attack, not all companies have scaled back. At Costco’s annual meeting on…
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Microsoft relaxes data centre grip on OpenAI amid US$500 billion joint venture
MICROSOFT on Tuesday (Jan 21) said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a joint venture…
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Microsoft bets office subscribers will pay 30% more for AI tools
MICROSOFT is raising the price of its package of Office apps for consumers, a bet that subscribers will be willing to cough up more for…
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Microsoft to invest US$3 billion in India, to expand AI and cloud capacity
Microsoft will spend US$3 billion to expand its Azure cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in India, CEO Satya Nadella said on…
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Microsoft expects to spend US$80 billion on AI this fiscal year
MICROSOFT president Brad Smith on Friday (Jan 3) said the company is on track to pump about US$80 billion into artificial intelligence…
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Microsoft works to add non-OpenAI models into 365 Copilot products: sources
MICROSOFT has been working on adding internal and third-party artificial intelligence (AI) models to power its flagship AI product…
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Microsoft makes push for AI adoption in Singapore in areas from firefighting to healthcare
A generative AI tool called Note Buddy is showing promise among doctors and allied health professionals in SingHealth institutions SINCE…
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Microsoft expects US$800 million impairment charge in Q2 2025 over General Motors’ Cruise exit
MICROSOFT expects to record an impairment charge of around US$800 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 over General Motors’…
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Microsoft unveils zero-water data centres to reduce AI climate impact
MICROSOFT, trying to mitigate the climate impact of its data centre building boom, is starting to roll out a new design that uses zero…
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US clears export of advanced AI chips to UAE under Microsoft deal: Axios
THE US government has approved the export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to a Microsoft-operated facility in the United…