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Browser Firms Press EU To Reconsider Microsoft Edge As GatekeeperBrowser Firms Press EU To Reconsider Microsoft Edge As Gatekeeper

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

6 months ago
Microsoft Invests €4.3 Billion In Italy For AI, CloudMicrosoft Invests €4.3 Billion In Italy For AI, Cloud

Microsoft Invests €4.3 Billion In Italy For AI, Cloud

Data centre and AI spending spree continues over at Microsoft, with Italy earmarked for €4.3 billion investment

6 months ago
ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Raises $6.6bn In FundingChatGPT Maker OpenAI Raises $6.6bn In Funding

ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Raises $6.6bn In Funding

OpenAI closes $6.6bn funding round from big name backers, but reportedly asks them not to finance rival AI startups

6 months ago
Microsoft Relaunches Controversial AI Snapshot ToolMicrosoft Relaunches Controversial AI Snapshot Tool

Microsoft Relaunches Controversial AI Snapshot Tool

Microsoft to introduce snapshot tool Recall to CoPilot+ PCs in November with security changes, amidst privacy concerns

6 months ago
LinkedIn Suspends Use Of UK Data For AILinkedIn Suspends Use Of UK Data For AI

LinkedIn Suspends Use Of UK Data For AI

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn suspends use of UK user data to train generative AI after concerns expressed by data protection office

6 months ago
Microsoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU Merger ThresholdsMicrosoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU Merger Thresholds

Microsoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU Merger Thresholds

European Commission says Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI's staff will not be investigated under EU merger rules

6 months ago
Microsoft Cuts Hundreds Of Gaming StaffMicrosoft Cuts Hundreds Of Gaming Staff

Microsoft Cuts Hundreds Of Gaming Staff

Post Activision - Microsoft Gaming confirms it will axe 650 employees, after thousands of job losses earlier this year

7 months ago
Microsoft To Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike IT OutageMicrosoft To Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike IT Outage

Microsoft To Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike IT Outage

CrowdStrike follow-up. Windows endpoint security ecosystem summit to be held at Microsoft's Washington headquarters

7 months ago
Google Confirms Iranian Hackers Behind US Presidential HacksGoogle Confirms Iranian Hackers Behind US Presidential Hacks

Google Confirms Iranian Hackers Behind US Presidential Hacks

Hackers linked to Iran's government conducted phishing campaigns against Israel and targetted U.S. presidential election accounts

8 months ago
Russia Microsoft Hack Accessed Home Office DataRussia Microsoft Hack Accessed Home Office Data

Russia Microsoft Hack Accessed Home Office Data

Russian attack on Microsoft systems in January led to breach of Home Office email data, report finds, amidst criticism of…

8 months ago
Delta Calls CrowdStrike Outage ‘Unacceptable’Delta Calls CrowdStrike Outage ‘Unacceptable’

Delta Calls CrowdStrike Outage ‘Unacceptable’

Delta trades barbs with CrowdStrike, Microsoft over worldwide outage that led to 7,000 cancelled flights and $500m losses at airline

8 months ago
Microsoft, CrowdStrike Hit Back At Delta’s Compensation BidMicrosoft, CrowdStrike Hit Back At Delta’s Compensation Bid

Microsoft, CrowdStrike Hit Back At Delta’s Compensation Bid

Delta's old infrastructure blamed for its long recovery from global IT outage that resulted in over 6,000 cancelled flights

8 months ago
CrowdStrike Sued By Shareholders After Huge IT OutageCrowdStrike Sued By Shareholders After Huge IT Outage

CrowdStrike Sued By Shareholders After Huge IT Outage

IT outage fallout. CrowdStrike sued by shareholders who allege firm defrauded them by concealing inadequate software testing

8 months ago
CrowdStrike Shares Plunge Amid Delta Compensation ReportCrowdStrike Shares Plunge Amid Delta Compensation Report

CrowdStrike Shares Plunge Amid Delta Compensation Report

Shares in CrowdStrike take another hit after report suggests Delta Air Lines will seek compensation for recent global IT outage

8 months ago

Microsoft Expected To Report 31 Percent Azure Growth Amidst AI Pressure

Microsoft expected to report 31 percent growth in Azure cloud unit as it faces pressure from investors to justify billions…

8 months ago

LinkedIn To Pay $6.625m In Ad Lawsuit Settlement

Microsoft's LinkedIn agrees to $6.625m settlement with advertisers over alleged overcharging based on inflated ad metrics

8 months ago

OpenAI Tests Search Engine Prototype Called ‘SearchGPT’

Google's dominance of online search is being challenged, after OpenAI unveiled a search prototype tool called SearchGPT

8 months ago

CrowdStrike Blames ‘Undetected Error’ For World’s Largest IT Outage

CrowdStrike CEO summoned to testify before US Congress, as firm provides update about update that crashed millions of computers last…

8 months ago

Microsoft Blames 2009 EU Agreement For World’s Biggest IT Outage

Redmond says EU deal gave CrowdStrike the keys to the Windows kernel, allowing last week's huge IT outage to happen

8 months ago

Crowdstrike CEO ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Global IT Outage

George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, apologises for the global tech failure that disrupted multiple industries on Friday

9 months ago

Microsoft Outage Impacts Airlines, Media, Banks & Businesses Globally

IT outage causes major disruptions around the world, after Crowdstrike update allegedly triggers Microsoft outages

9 months ago

Microsoft Faces UK Probe Over Inflection Staff Hiring

Poaching staff? UK's CMA regulator confirms phase one investigation of Microsoft's “hiring” of former Inflection AI staff

9 months ago

Microsoft, Apple Drop OpenAI’s Board Seats Amid Antitrust Probe

Antitrust manoeuvring? Both Apple and Microsoft drop their respective observer seats on OpenAI's board of directors

9 months ago

Microsoft Shutters China Retail Stores

Microsoft reportedly shuts down all branded retail stores on Chinese mainland, four years after similar move internationally

9 months ago

EU Focuses On Microsoft-OpenAI Deal In New Probe

EU steps up scrutiny of artificial intelligence (AI) industry with probes into Microsoft's OpenAI investments, Google's AI deal with Samsung

9 months ago

Microsoft At Risk Of EU Antitrust Charge Over Teams Bundling With Office

Unfair advantage says EU regulator, as Microsoft faces antitrust charge for bundling its Teams video app with Office suite

9 months ago

White House Says Microsoft’s G42 AI Deal ‘Positive’ As It Ousted Huawei

White House says Microsoft's $1.5bn investment in AI company G42 was 'positive' because it forced Huawei divestment

9 months ago

Nvidia Cedes Top Market Spot To Microsoft

Nvidia cedes title of most valuable US listed company back to Microsoft as Apple regains No. 2 spot amidst continued…

9 months ago

Microsoft Xbox Marketing Chief Leaves For Roblox

Microsoft loses Xbox marketing chief amidst executive changes in company's gaming division, broader layoffs and spending weakness

10 months ago