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Microsoft's deal with Mistral AI faces criticism and further scrutiny

Some critics in the European Parliament are mad about the deal but there are also questions about what happened and the EU plans to look into it

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MWC 2024: Microsoft unveils new vision to open up its AI tech

Monday was a big day for announcements from tech giant Microsoft, unveiling new guiding principles for AI governance and a multi-year deal with Mistral AI.

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France's Mistral AI releases ChatGPT rival and partners with Microsoft

It marks a dramatic shake-up for the company which launched as partially open sourced, meaning the software is free for the public to modify and distribute.

Lifestyle

Are the video game console wars over for title exclusivity?

The Microsoft Gaming CEO confirmed four titles would be available on rival platforms forcing many to wonder why they should remain loyal to the firm in the future.

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Microsoft says generative AI used in hacking by Iran, China and Russia

Critics of the public release of ChatGPT in November 2022, and subsequent releases by competitors, argue security was largely an afterthought.

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Google introduces AI-powered Gemini app and casts aside Bard

Google will cast aside the Bard chatbot that it introduced a year ago in an effort to catch up with ChatGPT.

Markets

A look at how the Magnificent Seven rival Europe’s top four economies

Euronews Business takes a closer look at how Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, and Tesla now account for nearly one-third of the S&P 500 Index, a concentration that sparks intense debate over the future of market equilibrium.

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AI giants' earnings: Triumph or trouble for Microsoft, AMD, Google?

The quarterly financial reports from artificial intelligence heavyweights Microsoft, AMD and Google, released yesterday, delivered a mix of unexpected positive outcomes and disappointments.

Business

Microsoft becomes second-ever company to hit $3 trillion market value

Microsoft has been valued at more than $3 trillion (€2.7 trillion), partly due to its investment in AI-based projects.

Business

Vodafone seals €1.4 billion deal with Microsoft for AI tech

Vodafone signs a 10-year deal with Microsoft to use the US tech giant's advanced technologies to offer customer-centric AI, digital and cloud services to more than 300 million businesses across Europe and Africa.

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EU regulators to review Microsoft's $13 billion bet on OpenAI

The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it would check whether Microsoft's investment in OpenAI falls under the bloc's merger laws.

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Microsoft adds AI button to keyboards to summon chatbots

The keyboard redesign will be Microsoft's biggest change to PC keyboards since it introduced a special Windows key in the 1990s.

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Euroviews. Q&A: People will only use technology they trust, Microsoft expert says

Euroviews spoke to Jeremy Rollison, Head of EU Policy at Microsoft in Brussels, about many of the burning questions around European and global regulatory cooperation on artificial intelligence, and what regulating AI will mean for Europe's citizens.

Markets

Alphabet shares on a high as Gemini AI model makes its debut

Google’s parent company Alphabet’s shares rose sharply on Thursday, after it unveiled its new Gemini AI model.

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Sam Altman rehired as OpenAI CEO just days after firing

It's been quite a week for ChatGPT creator OpenAI. In a dramatic u-turn, ousted CEO Sam Altman has been rehired. And he'll be joined by a new board.

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OpenAI staff threaten to follow ex-CEO Sam Altman to Microsoft

Microsoft has hired former OpenAI chief Sam Altman to lead a "new advanced AI research team," while the ex-CEO of Twitch takes his former role.

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European leaders at risk of blackmail and hacking due to data sharing

The report from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) highlights how an advertising technology present in almost all websites and apps, distributes sensitive data about EU leaders and personnel that could leave them vulnerable to bad actors.

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Microsoft develops two new computer chips to offset high cost of AI

The tech giant won’t be putting its new chips on the market but will instead use them to power the AI capabilities of its subscription software services and Azure cloud computing.

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From Musk to Microsoft, what are the latest AI developments this week?

It’s been a busy week for AI with a summit in the UK and multiple companies claiming their AI model is the best.

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China’s Alibaba upgrades its AI model to challenge Amazon, Microsoft

Alibaba upgrades AI model with the aim of being “the most open cloud in the era of AI.”