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Microsoft to open mobile Xbox store
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Microsoft to open mobile Xbox store

The CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, has said the company is in discussions with partners about opening an Xbox mobile store, Bloomberg reported. Spencer during an interview on Thursday at the CCXP comics and entertainment conference in Brazil. The mobile store, which would compete with Apple and Google, might debut sooner rather than later […]

OpenAI, Elon Musk agree to quicken trial over AI dispute
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Microsoft hires sacked OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman

Microsoft has announced that the co-founders of the ChatGPT startup, OpenAI, who were fired, have joined Microsoft. The Times reported that the CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, declared on Monday that the company would be taking in the two OpenAI management teams as well as the colleagues who left the AI startup to protest Altman’s dismissal. […]

Microsoft will continue relationship with OpenAI - CEO Nadella
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Microsoft will continue relationship with OpenAI – CEO Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Friday announced that the company will continue working with OpenAI after the news of Sam Altman’s ouster broke. “We have a long-term agreement with OpenAI with full access to everything we need to deliver on our innovation agenda and an exciting product roadmap; and remain committed to our partnership, and […]

LinkedIn faces lawsuit for allegedly training AI with private messages
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LinkedIn users hit one billion

Microsoft-owned social network with a business-oriented focus, LinkedIn, on Wednesday, announced that it has over 1 billion members and is expanding its artificial intelligence services for paid customers. Reaching the billion-user milestone places LinkedIn in the upper echelons of social media networks, with competitors like Meta. Members of LinkedIn keep a resume-like profile showcasing their […]

LinkedIn lays off 688 workers
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LinkedIn lays off 688 workers

Microsoft’s LinkedIn announced on Monday that it would lay off 668 workers from its engineering, talent, and finance teams in the second round of job layoffs this year. The job losses, which affect more than 3% of the 20,000-person workforce, are in addition to the tens of thousands of jobs lost in the IT sector […]

UK regulator okays Microsoft’s acquisition of ‘call of duty’
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UK regulator okays Microsoft’s acquisition of ‘call of duty’

The British antitrust regulator on Friday approved Microsoft’s acquisition of “Call of Duty” creator Activision Blizzard after the reworked agreement resolved its initial concerns. Activision and Ubisoft Entertainment reached a streaming rights deal in August, and Microsoft last month gave remedies to make sure the deal’s conditions could be enforced by the regulator, allaying some […]

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Microsoft to support 10 million African SMEs by 2025

Microsoft Corporation has declared its commitment to assist 10 million small and medium-sized businesses in Africa by the year 2025. According to The Times, Microsoft Africa President Lillian Barnard announced a five-year strategic relationship with Flutterwave during a press presentation in Lagos. According to Barnard, Microsoft’s approach entails providing SMEs with crucial tools, crucial infrastructure, […]

Antitrust case: Microsoft CEO refutes Google's claims on default settings
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Antitrust case: Microsoft CEO refutes Google’s claims on default settings

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called rival Google’s claim that it is simple to modify defaults on computers and devices “bogus.” In a historic antitrust trial against its parent company Alphabet, Nadella made this claim while giving testimony. Nadella testified at the trial, which was the first significant antitrust lawsuit the U.S. Department of Justice had […]

Microsoft partners Snapchat to insert ads in AI chatbot
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Microsoft partners Snapchat to insert ads in AI chatbot

Microsoft has joined forces with Snapchat as a new advertising partner for the adverts that are being inserted into My AI, an AI chatbot that was first made available to all Snapchat users earlier this year. Snap’s Sponsored Links, which are powered by Microsoft Advertising’s Ads for Chat API, connect users with pertinent partners related […]

Thailand hopeful of investments from Big Tech
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Thailand hopeful of investments from Big Tech

The prime minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, stated on Sunday that the company anticipated investments from Tesla, Google, and Microsoft totaling at least $5 billion. He however did not specify if the $5 billion was anticipated to be a combined investment or funded separately by each company. “Tesla would be looking into an EV manufacturing […]