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CMA Drops Microsoft’s OpenAI Probe Amid Government Growth Focus
UK regulator drops scrutiny of Microsoft and OpenAI partnership, amid pressure from Labour government to focus on growth,
Microsoft To Shut Down Skype After 20 Years
Microsoft to shut down Skype calling service, ending 20-year run for app that once had hundreds of millions of users
Microsoft To Retire Skype On 5 May
So long Skype, as Microsoft confirms retirement of former VoIP giant, in favour of its Teams communication product
Microsoft Cancels Data Centre Leases In AI Shift
Analysts say Microsoft has cancelled data centre leases in US, scaled back international spending in shift on AI expansion plans
Microsoft’s Quantum Chip Utilises New Matter State
Creation of quantum computers is years away, not decades, says Microsoft, as it unveils quantum chip called Majorana 1
Anduril To Take Over Microsoft’s US Army HoloLens Order
Anduril Industries, the defense-tech startup of Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, is to take over Microsoft's $22 billion Pentagon headset order
LinkedIn Lawsuit Over AI Training Is Dismissed
Plaintiff dismisses proposed class-action lawsuit against LinkedIn over alleged use of private messages for AI training
Microsoft Shares Sink After Cloud Unit Misses Projections
Microsoft's shares drop in after-hours trading after company says capacity constraints for AI cloud business to continue for months
Microsoft Probes Whether DeepSeek Stole Data From OpenAI
Microsoft security team investigating whether individuals possibly linked to DeepSeek exfiltrated large amount of data from OpenAI
LinkedIn Sued Over Alleged Use Of Private Messages To Train AI
Microsoft's LinkedIn sued for allegedly using customer data, including private messages, to train AI models without permission
Buyers’ Guide: Microsoft 365 Data Protection
Russian State-Linked Hackers Target WhatsApp Accounts, Warns Microsoft
Microsoft warns the WhatsApp accounts of US government officials are being targetted by Russian hacking group
Microsoft Confirms Job Cuts Based On Performance
Software and cloud giant Microsoft confirms it is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance
Microsoft To Spend $80bn On AI Infrastructure This Year
Microsoft planning to spend $80bn on data centres for AI and other cloud applications this fiscal year, as AI race heats up
UK Investigates IBM’s Planned $6.4bn HashiCorp Acquisition
UK competition watchdog launches Phase 1 inquiry into IBM's planned acquisition of cloud service provider HashiCorp
Microsoft Diversifying 365 Copilot Away From OpenAI
Microsoft reportedly adding internal and third-party AI models to enterprise 365 Copilot offering as it seeks to diversify, cut costs
OpenAI Seeks To Remove Commercial ‘AGI’ Constraint
ChatGPT developer OpenAI reportedly discussing removal of provision that blocks Microsoft from accessing super-intelligent AI
Microsoft Faces £1 Billion Lawsuit For Alleged Overcharging
Lawsuit filed in London against Microsoft alleges customers using rival cloud services, have to pay more to licence Windows Server
FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft
Last hurrah for chair Lina Khan? Federal Trade Commission launches sweeping investigation into Microsoft before Trump handover
OpenAI Adds ChatGPT Search Features
OpenAI's ChatGPT gets search features, putting it in direct competition with Microsoft and Google, amidst questions over accuracy
AI Helps Boost Microsoft Cloud Revenues By 33 Percent
Microsoft says Azure cloud revenues up 33 percent for September quarter as capital expenditures surge to keep pace with AI demands
Russia Carrying Out Targeted Attacks In UK, Microsoft Warns
Russian-backed hacking group impersonating Microsoft, AWS in 'highly targeted' social engineering attacks with UK in crosshairs
Nadella’s Microsoft Pay Jumps 63 Percent In Spite Of Incentive...
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella sees pay soar 63 percent for latest financial year, even though he requested cut to cash incentive
Microsoft Brings Call Of Duty To Game Pass In Major Bet
Microsoft for first time makes major Call of Duty release available on Game Pass subscription plan, after $75bn Activision Blizzard buyout
Nvidia Surpasses Apple As World’s Most Valuable Company
Stock rally takes Nvidia once again to top of list as world's most valuable listed company, amist continued AI data centre boom
LinkedIn Fined €310m By Irish Data Protection Commission
Heavy fine for LinkedIn, after Irish data protection watchdog cites GDPR violations with people's personal data for targeted ads
UK Government Signs Five Year Deal With Microsoft
Multi-year partnership signed between UK government and Microsoft to accelerate public sector digitalisation
Microsoft Settles Gamer Lawsuit Over Activision Purchase
Gamers who sued Microsoft to halt its purchase of Activision Blizzard have agreed to the dismissal of their lawsuit
Browser Firms Press EU To Reconsider Microsoft Edge As Gatekeeper
Browser firms write to European Commission alleging Microsoft's Edge web browser enjoys an unfair advantage