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January 18, 2024

Business

Sam Altman and Satya Nadella talk to The Economist

The bosses of OpenAI and Microsoft on the future of AI and superhuman intelligence

January 17, 2024

National Security

ChatGPT creator joins forces with Pentagon

OpenAI has dropped its prohibition on providing its technology to military entities, according to an executive

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January 13, 2024

Tech

Microsoft's market cap hit $2.89 trillion as it overtook Apple as the world's most valuable public company

Microsoft's market cap hit $2.89 trillion on Friday as it knocked Apple off the top spot.

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Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella. Ethan Miller / Getty

January 11, 2024

Business

Microsoft neck and neck with Apple in fight to be world’s most valuable company

Artificial intelligence boom propels software giant to $2.9tn market value

By Editors Desk

December 28, 2023

Media & TV

The New York Times Has an Edge in Suit Against OpenAI

To offer useful information, ChatGPT and other large language models need humans to report, vet and publish new facts. Who is going to pay for that?

Just trying to stay alive.Photographer: Mario Tama/Getty Images/Getty Images

December 27, 2023

Business

Steve Ballmer is set to make $1 billion a year for doing nothing

By Editors Desk

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is set to earn close to $1 billion in dividends from owning shares of Microsoft in the 2024 fiscal year. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters

December 27, 2023

Artificial Intelligence

The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

A lawsuit claims OpenAI copied millions of Times’ articles to train the language models that power ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.

By Editors Desk

November 24, 2023

Tech

'Chessmaster' Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was the true winner from the OpenAI fiasco, Wedbush analyst says

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was the true winner from the OpenAI chaos, according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Getty Images/Stephen Brashear

November 22, 2023

Business

Microsoft was preparing its San Francisco offices with MacBooks and HR on standby to welcome defecting OpenAI employees, then Sam Altman rejoined as CEO

Hundreds of OpenAI staffers were expected to leave the company and join Microsoft in the wake of Altman's departure. He has since rejoined OpenAI.

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Microsoft was prepping LinkedIn's offices in San Francisco for an influx of OpenAI defectors. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

November 22, 2023

Tech

Sam Altman returns to OpenAI in a bizarre reversal of fortunes

The new agreement "in principle" involves a new board being installed, the tech company said.

By Editors Desk

November 21, 2023

Tech

Microsoft offers to match pay of all OpenAI staff

The tech giant offers jobs to any workers who want to leave over Sam Altman's sacking.

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Kevin Scott is also executive vice president of AI at Microsoft. Getty Images

November 21, 2023

Tech

OpenAI in ‘Intense Discussions’ to Quell Potential Staff Mutiny

No imminent leadership decision expected as talks drag out

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November 20, 2023

Tech

Microsoft CEO Signals Willingness to Have Altman Rejoin OpenAI

Microsoft has signaled it wouldn’t oppose such an outcome

By Editors Desk

November 20, 2023

Tech

Microsoft Ends Weekend of OpenAI Drama With Coup of Its Own

Software giant hires Altman to help lead its own AI efforts

By Editors Desk

Emmett ShearPhotographer: Robin L Marshall/Getty Images

November 20, 2023

Business

Sam Altman joins Microsoft as OpenAI taps Shear as interim CEO

By Editors Desk

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 6 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

November 16, 2023

Web

Windows is now an app for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and PCs

Microsoft has created a new ‘Windows App’ for accessing its OS on a variety of devices, possibly signaling broader ambitions.

By Editors Desk

November 13, 2023

Tech

OpenAI chief seeks new Microsoft funds to build ‘superintelligence’

Sam Altman expects big tech group will back start-up’s mission to create software as intelligent as humans

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OpenAI’s chief Sam Altman said the partnership with Microsoft would ensure ‘that we both make money on each other’s success, and everybody is happy’ © FT montage/Bloomberg

October 24, 2023

Business

Microsoft’s unexpected rebound in Azure cloud growth lifts shares

Wall Street had expected a slowdown as customers seek greater efficiency

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Microsoft reported revenue of $56.5bn in the third quarter © Reuters

October 14, 2023

Business

Microsoft’s Activision Buy Extends Nadella’s Decade of Deals

.Companies completed the deal—the largest in Microsoft’s nearly 50-year history—after regulators’ concerns were addressed.

By Editors Desk

A Microsoft store in London. The company said the acquisition of Activision would be good for gamers, developers and competition. PHOTO: BETTY LAURA ZAPATA/BLOOMBERG NEWS

October 13, 2023

Business

Microsoft Closes $69 Billion Activision Deal, Overcoming Regulators’ Objections

The megadeal could strengthen Microsoft’s standing in the video game industry, after a year and a half of negotiations with regulators around the world.

By Editors Desk

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