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Microsoft names former GE CFO Dybeck as operations chief amid AI push

The appointment comes at a time when Microsoft is aggressively pursuing the lead in the cloud services market and trying to close the gap with Amazon's Amazon Web Services

Microsoft names former GE CFO Dybeck as operations chief amid AI push
Updated On : 12 Sep 2024 | 11:46 PM IST

Chipmaker firm Nvidia's 591,078% rally to most valuable stock came in waves

On Tuesday, that run culminated in Nvidia unseating Microsoft Corp. as the world's most valuable company with a market capitalisation of $3.34 trillion

Chipmaker firm Nvidia's 591,078% rally to most valuable stock came in waves
Updated On : 19 Jun 2024 | 8:43 AM IST

Microsoft promotes new tools for making AI software amid competition

At a developer conference in Seattle, Chief Executive Satya Nadella promoted new application programming interfaces, or APIs

Microsoft promotes new tools for making AI software amid competition
Updated On : 22 May 2024 | 12:27 PM IST

Microsoft Copilot: AI chatbot that will remember everything you do on PC

Microsoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything you're doing on your computer and help figure out what you want to do next. The software giant on Monday revealed an upgraded version of Copilot, its AI assistant, as it confronts heightened competition from Big Tech rivals in pitching generative AI technology that can compose documents, make images and serve as a lifelike personal assistant at work or home. The announcements ahead of Microsoft's annual Build developer conference in Seattle centered on imbuing AI features into a product where Microsoft already has the eyes of millions of consumers: the Windows operating system for personal computers. The new features will include Windows Recall, enabling the AI assistant to access virtually what you have seen or done on your PC in a way that feels like having photographic memory. Microsoft promises to protect users' privacy by giving them the option to filter

Microsoft Copilot: AI chatbot that will remember everything you do on PC
Updated On : 21 May 2024 | 7:48 AM IST

Microsoft asks some China-based staff to relocate amid Sino-US tensions

Microsoft is asking about 700 to 800 people who are involved in machine learning and other cloud computing-related work to consider relocating, according to the Wall Street Journal

Microsoft asks some China-based staff to relocate amid Sino-US tensions
Updated On : 16 May 2024 | 7:27 PM IST

Microsoft to launch own mobile-game store, to compete with Apple, Google

Sarah Bond says the store is launching on the web, versus an app, so it's accessible across all devices, all countries, no matter what, independent of the policies of closed ecosystem stores.

Microsoft to launch own mobile-game store, to compete with Apple, Google
Updated On : 10 May 2024 | 10:23 PM IST

Microsoft acquires a 48-acre plot in Hyderabad. Here's how much it paid

Tech giant Microsoft Corporation has acquired a 48-acre parcel of land in Hyderabad to develop one of the largest data centres in the area

Microsoft acquires a 48-acre plot in Hyderabad. Here's how much it paid
Updated On : 07 May 2024 | 9:37 AM IST

G42 made secret pact with US to divest from China before Microsoft deal

In exchange for the Chinese divestment, G42 was assured that it would have continued access to US technology that powers AI applications, one of the people said

G42 made secret pact with US to divest from China before Microsoft deal
Updated On : 16 Apr 2024 | 11:31 AM IST

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity

In a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency, a Biden administration-appointed review board issued a report Tuesday saying a cascade of errors by the tech giant let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior US officials including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. The Cyber Safety Review Board, created in 2021 by executive order, describes shoddy cybersecurity practices, a lax corporate culture and a lack of sincerity about the company's knowledge of the targeted breach, which affected multiple US agencies that deal with China. It concluded that Microsoft's security culture was inadequate and requires an overhaul" given the company's ubiquity and critical role in the global technology ecosystem. Microsoft products underpin essential services that support national security, the foundations of our economy, and public health and safety. The panel said the intrusion, discovered in June by the State Department and dating to May w

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity
Updated On : 03 Apr 2024 | 8:19 AM IST

Microsoft to pay Inflection AI $650 mn after scooping up most of staff

As part of the deal, Microsoft will pay $620 million to license Inflection's AI models and around $30 million for waiving any legal rights related to the mass hiring

Microsoft to pay Inflection AI $650 mn after scooping up most of staff
Updated On : 22 Mar 2024 | 7:35 AM IST

OpenAI slams Elon Musk, calls his claims 'incoherent' in court filing

In the filing, OpenAI stresses that it did not violate its agreement with Musk because "there is no founding agreement, or any agreement at all with Musk, as the complaint itself makes clear"

OpenAI slams Elon Musk, calls his claims 'incoherent' in court filing
Updated On : 12 Mar 2024 | 7:12 AM IST

As Big Tech scrambles to meet EU regulations, investigations seen as likely

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is one of the most comprehensive regulatory actions to rein in so-called "Big Tech" and is expected to reshape the global technology industry after decades of unfettered

As Big Tech scrambles to meet EU regulations, investigations seen as likely
Updated On : 07 Mar 2024 | 11:12 PM IST

FTC dings Microsoft over Activision Blizzard's 1,900 jobs cuts in court

The FTC said the layoffs show that the merger created areas of overlap and the court should have paused Microsoft's integration of the two companies while the agency completes its in-house trial

FTC dings Microsoft over Activision Blizzard's 1,900 jobs cuts in court
Updated On : 07 Feb 2024 | 9:58 PM IST

Microsoft touts AI strength, but shares dip as market digests costs

There are now 53,000 Azure AI customers, a third of whom were new to the service in the past 12 months, Nadella told analysts on a conference call

Microsoft touts AI strength, but shares dip as market digests costs
Updated On : 31 Jan 2024 | 10:39 PM IST

Microsoft Teams outage blocks access, limits features for some users

Microsoft Teams is experiencing an outage that has blocked access and limited features for some users. The issue began around 11 a.m. Eastern Time Friday and grew rapidly in scope, according to outage tracker DownDetector. Users have complained of an inability to access the service, delays in sending and receiving messages, and issues displaying graphics. Microsoft said in messages on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, that it has identified a networking issue impacting a portion of the Teams service and had moved the affected processes to a backup system.

Microsoft Teams outage blocks access, limits features for some users
Updated On : 27 Jan 2024 | 7:40 AM IST

Microsoft adds two more Indian languages to Translator, total tally at 20

Microsoft India on Thursday said it has added two new Indian languages - Chhattisgarhi and Manipuri - in Microsoft translator. With the latest move, Microsoft Translator now supports a total of 20 official Indian languages. These include Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu, as well as two other vernacular languages - Bhojpuri, and Chhattisgarhi, covering more than 95 per cent of the country's population. "The expansion beyond official languages underscores Microsoft's dedication to democratising technology," according to a release. Microsoft said inclusion of Chhattisgarhi and Manipuri is a testament to the company's commitment of supporting and empowering the linguistic diversity of India through its innovative language technologies and solutions. "Azure AI Translator not only enhances computing accessibility in official languages but also broade

Microsoft adds two more Indian languages to Translator, total tally at 20
Updated On : 25 Jan 2024 | 12:26 PM IST

Highlights: Bihar CM Nitish reshuffles portfolios of 3 RJD ministers

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Highlights: Bihar CM Nitish reshuffles portfolios of 3 RJD ministers
Updated On : 20 Jan 2024 | 11:40 PM IST

Russia-linked group attacked corporate systems, hacked emails: Microsoft

The group that Microsoft deemed responsible, also known as "Nobelium," is a sophisticated nation-state hacking group that the US government has tied to Russia

Russia-linked group attacked corporate systems, hacked emails: Microsoft
Updated On : 20 Jan 2024 | 8:07 AM IST

Software giant Microsoft adds AI button to keyboards to summon chatbots

Pressing a button will be one way to summon an artificial intelligence agent as Microsoft wields its computer industry influence to reshape the next generation of keyboards. Starting this month, some new personal computers that run Microsoft's Windows operating system will have a special Copilot key that launches the software giant's AI chatbot. Getting third-party computer manufacturers to add an AI button to laptops is the latest move by Microsoft to capitalize on its close partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and make itself a gateway for applications of generative AI technology. Although most people now connect to the internet and AI applications by phone rather than computer, it's a symbolic kickoff to what's expected to be an intensively competitive year as tech companies race to outdo each other in AI applications even as they haven't yet resolved all the ethical and legal ramifications. The New York Times last month sued both OpenAI and Microsoft alleging that tools like

Software giant Microsoft adds AI button to keyboards to summon chatbots
Updated On : 04 Jan 2024 | 11:52 PM IST

Microsoft brings 'Deep Search' to Bing: Know what it is and how it works

Deep Search feature uses GPT-4 language model to expand a web search query into a more comprehensive description

Microsoft brings 'Deep Search' to Bing: Know what it is and how it works
Updated On : 06 Dec 2023 | 5:01 PM IST