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OpenAI Staff Threaten To Resign Over Altman SackingOpenAI Staff Threaten To Resign Over Altman Sacking

OpenAI Staff Threaten To Resign Over Altman Sacking

Majority of OpenAI staff threaten to quit and join Microsoft unless current board resigns after shock ouster of former chief…

1 year ago
Altman, Brockman Join Microsoft After Shock OpenAI OusterAltman, Brockman Join Microsoft After Shock OpenAI Ouster

Altman, Brockman Join Microsoft After Shock OpenAI Ouster

Former OpenAI chief Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman join Microsoft to lead new AI research team after chaotic weekend…

1 year ago
China Not A Focus For Microsoft, Says Satya Nadella – ReportChina Not A Focus For Microsoft, Says Satya Nadella – Report

China Not A Focus For Microsoft, Says Satya Nadella – Report

Microsoft boss confirms Microsoft is fine avoiding China, amid the ongoing national security concerns with Beijing

1 year ago
Microsoft Unveils Two Customised Chips For AIMicrosoft Unveils Two Customised Chips For AI

Microsoft Unveils Two Customised Chips For AI

Two custom-designed chips will deliver AI services and will be used internally in Microsoft data centres and Azure cloud

1 year ago
Google, Microsoft Will Not Challenge EU DMA Gatekeeper DesignationGoogle, Microsoft Will Not Challenge EU DMA Gatekeeper Designation

Google, Microsoft Will Not Challenge EU DMA Gatekeeper Designation

Google, Microsoft say they will not challenge EU's designation of their services as 'gatekeepers', but other appeals likely on the…

1 year ago
OpenAI Prepares GPT Store, Adds ‘Turbo’ GPT-4OpenAI Prepares GPT Store, Adds ‘Turbo’ GPT-4

OpenAI Prepares GPT Store, Adds ‘Turbo’ GPT-4

OpenAI prepares GPT Store for customised GPTs, launches more powerful GPT-4 Turbo that can analyse 3,000 pages of text input

1 year ago
SolarWinds Sued By US SEC After 2020 CyberattackSolarWinds Sued By US SEC After 2020 Cyberattack

SolarWinds Sued By US SEC After 2020 Cyberattack

US regulators sue SolarWinds and its chief information security officer after the high profile cyberattack by Russian hackers

1 year ago
Apple Lends Support To Biden’s Federal Right To Repair PushApple Lends Support To Biden’s Federal Right To Repair Push

Apple Lends Support To Biden’s Federal Right To Repair Push

Tech giant Apple adds to support for President Biden's hopes to roll out right to repair federal legislation across the…

1 year ago
Microsoft Completes $75bn Activision Blizzard BuyoutMicrosoft Completes $75bn Activision Blizzard Buyout

Microsoft Completes $75bn Activision Blizzard Buyout

CMA criticises Microsoft's conduct during antitrust probe after structural change to deal allows it to clinch regulatory approval

1 year ago
UK Regulator Approves Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard PurchaseUK Regulator Approves Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Purchase

UK Regulator Approves Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Purchase

After protracted regulatory scrutiny, final hurdle removed for Microsoft's acquisition of Activision after UK grants approval

1 year ago
Microsoft Owes $29 Billion In Back Taxes, IRS ClaimsMicrosoft Owes $29 Billion In Back Taxes, IRS Claims

Microsoft Owes $29 Billion In Back Taxes, IRS Claims

US government alleges Microsoft owes $29 billion in back taxes, but Redmond disagrees and say it will go to court…

1 year ago
OpenAI Mulls Development Of Own AI Chip – ReportOpenAI Mulls Development Of Own AI Chip – Report

OpenAI Mulls Development Of Own AI Chip – Report

Developer of ChatGPT, OpenAI is said to be exploring making its own AI chips and is eyeing a potential acquisition…

1 year ago
Microsoft Boss Nadella Testifies Against “Google Web”Microsoft Boss Nadella Testifies Against “Google Web”

Microsoft Boss Nadella Testifies Against “Google Web”

“Everyone talks about the open web, but there is really the Google Web,” testifies Satya Nadella in landmark trial against…

1 year ago

Microsoft Chief Nadella To Testify In Google Trial

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella to testify on Monday in Google antitrust trial as prosecutors seek to illustrate search dominance

1 year ago

Chinese Hackers Stole 60,000 US State Department Emails

US State Department acknowledges Microsoft hack linked to China earlier this year resulted in theft of about 60,000 emails from…

1 year ago

Amazon Hires Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay As Device Boss

Panos Panay is hired by Amazon as head of device business, just weeks after his sudden departure from Microsoft

2 years ago

EU Tells Tech To Resist Russian Misinformation, With Twitter Singled Out

EU official warns Elon Musk that Twitter cannot avoid its responsibilities, after it is listed as worse for spreading Russian…

2 years ago

UK CMA Confirms Microsoft Compromise Satisfies Concerns

UK competition regulator indicates Microsoft/Activision compromise addresses previous CMA concerns in cloud gaming

2 years ago

Amazon To Hire Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay – Report

Panos Panay reportedly heading over to Amazon's devices division, following abrupt departure from Microsoft

2 years ago

Product Boss Panos Panay Departs Microsoft

Changing of the guard. Top executive at Microsoft in charge of Surface product line, Panos Panay, abruptly exits Redmond

2 years ago

Microsoft Wins US Army Order For Upgraded HoloLens – Report

HoloLens lifeline? Microsoft continues its $22 billion HoloLens IVAS deal with US Army, after Redmond update stops soldiers from throwing…

2 years ago

Microsoft Account Compromise Led To Chinese Hack Of US Officials

Chinese hack of senior US officials came after the corporate account of a Microsoft engineer was compromised

2 years ago

EC Names Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Microsoft Among DMA Gatekeepers

Twenty two tech core platform services from six DMA 'gatekeepers' are officially named by the European Commission

2 years ago

Apple, Microsoft Push To Keep iMessage, Bing Off EU Gatekeeper List

Apple and Microsoft are said to be lobbying the European Union to keep iMessage and Bing off DMA Gatekeeper designation

2 years ago

Microsoft To Unbundle Teams To Satisfy EU Antitrust Concerns

In an effort to appease EU antitrust concerns, Microsoft confirms it will unbundle its Teams software in Europe

2 years ago

Secureworks Discovers Vulnerability In Microsoft Identity Solution

Microsoft rushes fix after Secureworks researchers uncovered a vulnerability in Power Platform (now known as Entra ID)

2 years ago

Microsoft Paint To Get AI Makeover – Report

Software giant continues to sprinkle AI tech across its product portfolio, with Windows 11 and Microsoft Paint set to receive…

2 years ago

Microsoft Makes Concession To Win UK Activision Approval

Major concession from Microsoft as it seeks to win approval from UK's CMA for $69bn (£54bn) Activision Blizzard acquisition

2 years ago