Data centre and AI spending spree continues over at Microsoft, with Italy earmarked for €4.3 billion investment
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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
Microsoft Relaunches Controversial AI Snapshot Tool
Microsoft to introduce snapshot tool Recall to CoPilot+ PCs in November with security changes, amidst privacy concerns
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
Microsoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU...
European Commission says Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI's staff will not be investigated under EU merger rules
Microsoft Cuts Hundreds Of Gaming Staff
Post Activision - Microsoft Gaming confirms it will axe 650 employees, after thousands of job losses earlier this year
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
Future of Microsoft 365 Data Protection
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
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 company's security
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
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
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
Microsoft Slowdown In Cloud Growth Worries Wall Street
Share price falls after investors react negatively, as Microsoft's Azure growth misses ambitious expectations
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
Microsoft Expected To Report 31 Percent Azure Growth Amidst AI...
Microsoft expected to report 31 percent growth in Azure cloud unit as it faces pressure from investors to justify billions spent on AI
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
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
CrowdStrike Blames ‘Undetected Error’ For World’s...
CrowdStrike CEO summoned to testify before US Congress, as firm provides update about update that crashed millions of computers last week
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
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
Microsoft Outage Impacts Airlines, Media, Banks & Businesses...
IT outage causes major disruptions around the world, after Crowdstrike update allegedly triggers Microsoft outages
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
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
Microsoft Shutters China Retail Stores
Microsoft reportedly shuts down all branded retail stores on Chinese mainland, four years after similar move internationally
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
Microsoft At Risk Of EU Antitrust Charge Over Teams Bundling With...
Unfair advantage says EU regulator, as Microsoft faces antitrust charge for bundling its Teams video app with Office suite
White House Says Microsoft’s G42 AI Deal ‘Positive’...
White House says Microsoft's $1.5bn investment in AI company G42 was 'positive' because it forced Huawei divestment
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 AI frenzy