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Baidu Shares Rise On Positive Ernie AI Reviews
Chinese search engine Baidu sees shares rise after analysts write positively about its Ernie chatbot competitor to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT
Microsoft Adds OpenAI Tech ‘Copilot’ To Word, Excel
Redmond continues its aggressive integration of AI into its products, with AI features dubbed Copilot, for Office, Excel
Microsoft Tells UK It Will Licence Call Of Duty To Sony For A Decade
Please don't veto the Activision purchase. Microsoft tells UK regulator it will play nicely with rival Sony for at least ten years
Microsoft Rolls Out Bing AI To Windows 11
Update to Redmond's latest operating system, Windows 11, will add search button that promotes its Bing AI chatbot
Microsoft Meets With EU Regulators Over Activision-Blizzard Deal
Microsoft, Sony meet with EU regulators as $69bn deal faces headwinds from regulators in US and UK over competition concerns
Microsoft ‘Testing Ads’ In Bing Search AI Chat
Microsoft reportedly in early conversations with ad agencies about inserting paid links in Bing search AI chat results
Microsoft “Permanently Disables” Internet Explorer
Final final twitch of the Internet Explorer corpse? Microsoft has “permanently disabled” Internet Explorer from Windows 10
Google Shares Still Down After Bard AI ChatBot Blunder
Shares in Alphabet still down, days after launch of Google's AI powered chatbot was blighted by demo of flawed response
UK Watchdog Finds Microsoft’s Activision Deal Could Hurt Gamers
British watchdog CMA becomes first global regulator to conclude Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision is anti-competitive
Microsoft Adds AI To Bing Search Engine, Edge Browser
Challenge to Google, as Microsoft announces new AI-powered Bing homepage that allows a user to chat with search engine
China’s Baidu Prepares ChatGPT-Style Service
Search engine provider Baidu says putting finishing touches on ChatGPT-style service Ernie Bot as China AI-related stocks soar
Google To Release ChatGPT-Style AI Chatbot
Google to release Lamda-powered AI chatbot in latest move to counter massive popularity of Microsoft-backed ChatGPT
Microsoft Investigates Outage With Teams, Outlook
Thousands of users are reporting problems accessing Microsoft services on Wednesday, as firm says it is investigating
Microsoft Seals Multi-Billion Dollar Deal With OpenAI
Microsoft expands relationship with start-up OpenAI in multi-billion dollar deal, in major bet that AI can transform its offerings
Microsoft Confirms It Will Axe 10,000 Jobs
Software giant Microsoft adds to the glut of job losses occurring within the tech sector, after it confirms 10,000 jobs are to go
Microsoft To Cut Thousands Of Jobs – Report
Software giant Microsoft said to be finalising plans to axe 11,000 positions, in latest job cull in tech industry
Microsoft Abandons Dual-Screen Surface Duo 3 – Report
Another mobile change for Redmond? Next dual-screen phone from Microsoft will reportedly boast a foldable screen design
Microsoft Officially Recognises First Ever Union
More unionisation among tech workforces. Staff at one of Microsoft's recent billion dollar plus acquisitions form trade union
Gamers Sue Microsoft To Halt Activision Purchase
Software giant Microsoft faces fresh legal action in US courts to halt its $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Support For Windows 7, Windows 8 To End 10 January 2023
RIP Windows 7. Extended enterprise support for Windows 7, as well as support for Windows 8/8.1 will be terminated next month
Microsoft To Acquire 4 Percent Of London Stock Exchange In Cloud Deal
Ten year cloud data deal between LSE and American software giant, sees Microsoft acquire 4 percent of equity stake in UK bourse
US Moves To Block Microsoft’s Activision Purchase
Biden administration on Thursday makes its move to block Microsoft's $69bn acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard
Microsoft Promises 10-Year Sony PlayStation Deal
Microsoft offers Sony 10-year contract for Call Of Duty cross-platform release dates, to ease regulatory concern at Activision purchase
EU Follows UK, Begins Deeper Probe Of Microsoft Activision Deal
Europe's deeper investigation of Microsoft's Activision purchase begins, months after UK began its phase 2 probe in September
Microsoft Extends Free Tech Support For Ukraine
Software giant Microsoft confirms it will extend its technology support for Ukraine free of charge throughout 2023, amid the Russian invasion
Microsoft Says Talent Shortage Hampers Climate Change Fight
Brad Smith, Microsoft's President, predicts thousands of businesses will fail to meet climate change pledges over lack of staff training
Ransomware Remains Top Cyber Threat To Businesses, Deep Instinct Finds
Cyber risks. New threat report from Deep Instinct identifies gang changes, new tactics, and new victims during 2022
No Microsoft Concessions To EU Over Activision Deal
Software giant continues to play hardball with European regulators investigating its $69 billion purchase of gaming giant Activision
Microsoft Shares Sink After Weak Forecast
Enterprise software giant Microsoft beat Wall Street expectations, but shares fell as it issued weak guidance for the coming quarter