Business Microsoft drops OpenAI board observer seat amid regulator scrutiny Microsoft, ChatGPT’s most prominent financial supporter, announced it is withdrawing its observer seat on the OpenAI board as the collaboration received scrutiny from antitrust regulators. 11/07/2024
Tech News Microsoft to pay millions in settlement over worker discrimination The global software giant will pay millions to settle allegations it discriminated against employees who took leave. 04/07/2024
Tech News OpenAI and Microsoft accused of breaching US copyright law An American non-profit is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for allegedly breaching copyright law by using its material to train their AI models. 28/06/2024
Tech News Microsoft breaches antitrust rules with Teams, EU Commission says The tech giant already separated Teams and Office 365 but those efforts are not enough. 25/06/2024
Work Microsoft reveals how AI is reshaping work at all levels ‘You can choose fear or you can lean in and learn’, Microsoft’s WorkLab co-founder on AI and the future of work. 21/06/2024
Markets Goldman Sachs lifts target predictions for S&P 500 in 2024 Most of the Magnificent Seven tech stocks are contributing strongly to the S&P 500’s advancements at the moment, with other sectors such as healthcare and materials also seeing promising growth. 17/06/2024
Tech News Europe lacks data centres and training capacity, Mistral AI warns French start-up also concerned about lack of diversity in language training models. 14/06/2024
Tech News Microsoft pauses new controversial AI feature over security concerns The Recall feature is supposed to sort through your emails but it does so by making a screenshot of everything you do. 14/06/2024
Business Microsoft unveils all digital Xbox console at games showcase Microsoft has launched an all-digital Xbox console which is set for release later this year. The company also announced a host of upcoming games including the next instalments of ‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Assassin's Creed’ franchises. 11/06/2024
Tech News US regulators to look into AI companies Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia US antitrust enforcers will investigate leading AI companies Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI. 07/06/2024
Business Nvidia shares could soar as traders eye first-quarter earnings Nvidia is set to release its first-quarter earnings for the fiscal year 2025. Investors will be particularly focused on the performance of its data centre. 22/05/2024
Green News Data centres have driven Microsoft’s emissions up by 30% AI has helped increase Microsoft’s emissions almost a third since 2020. 16/05/2024
Tech News Microsoft to invest in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia The investment announced on Tuesday will include AI training for 840,000 people, as well as support for Indonesia’s growing community of tech developers. 30/04/2024
Markets Meta stock falls: Why the company's results failed to cheer investors The Facebook parent company, Meta Platforms, reported first-quarter earnings that topped market expectations. However, its shares plunged 15% due to weaker-than-expected second-quarter revenue guidance and an increased spending plan for artificial intelligence. 25/04/2024
Tech News UK regulator looks into Microsoft and Amazon’s AI partnerships The UK competition regulator identified an “interconnected web” of over 90 partnerships and “strategic investments” involving AI companies. 24/04/2024
Tech News Chatbots providing 'unintentional' misinformation ahead of EU election Google has introduced more restrictions after a new study showed Europe's most used AI chatbots were providing inaccurate election-related answers. 22/04/2024
Tech News Microsoft blasted for 'cascade of security failures' over China hack A US review board found that a hack of top senior officials' email accounts by Chinese-backed hackers was "preventable" in a scathing report. 03/04/2024
Tech News Microsoft to unbundle Teams and Office globally amid antitrust probe Microsoft first unbundled Teams from its Office suites in October in the European Union and now will reportedly make the move global. 01/04/2024
Tech News Who is Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's new AI chief? Who is the DeepMind co-founder and why might his appointment shake up the AI industry? Euronews Next looks at Microsoft’s newest hire. 21/03/2024
Tech News OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted full control of the AI company Musk’s lawsuit alleges OpenAI abandoned its original plans to be an open-source AI company that was for the good of humanity. 06/03/2024