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US senator raise concerns over Microsoft's use of Chinese engineers
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US senator raise concerns over Microsoft’s use of Chinese engineers

United States Senator Tom Cotton has called on the Pentagon to clarify whether Microsoft has employed Chinese engineers to help maintain U.S. military cloud computing systems, citing national security concerns raised by a recent investigative report. In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Arkansas Republican—who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee and sits on […]

Microsoft surpasses $4trn valuation with AI, cloud boom
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Microsoft shares $500M internally days after cutting 9,000 jobs

Microsoft’s Chief Commercial Officer, Judson Althoff, said this week that the company saved over $500 million in its call center operations last year thanks to artificial intelligence. Althoff highlighted that AI tools are driving productivity gains across sales, customer service, and software engineering, Bloomberg reported. The internal remarks come just days after Microsoft laid off […]

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English Premier League adopts Microsoft AI into fan app 

The English Premier League has announced a five-year partnership with Microsoft to bring artificial intelligence to its digital platforms. Under the deal, Microsoft’s Copilot AI will be integrated into the Premier League app, giving fans AI-powered access to over 300,000 articles, 9,000 videos, and a comprehensive archive of league statistics dating back to 1992. Future […]

Microsoft sharepoint cyberattack hits 400 victims - Researchers
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Microsoft to cut workforce amid AI investment push

Microsoft is set to lay off thousands of employees, primarily in its sales division, as part of a broader effort to streamline operations and ramp up investment in artificial intelligence. The planned cuts follow a previous round in May, which saw about 6,000 roles eliminated, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The […]

OpenAI CEO teases restructuring amid lawyer, stakeholders negotiations
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OpenAI may sue Microsoft over antitrust violation

OpenAI is reportedly considering accusing its largest backer, Microsoft, of anticompetitive practices as tensions escalate over the terms of their high-profile partnership, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Monday. The report says OpenAI executives have discussed the possibility of seeking a federal antitrust review of their contract with Microsoft and launching a public […]

Microsoft announced Monday that it will eliminate developer onboarding fees for the Microsoft Store on Windows
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Microsoft eliminates developer registration fees for apps

Microsoft announced Monday that it will eliminate developer onboarding fees for the Microsoft Store on Windows, allowing individual developers to publish apps for free starting in June 2025. The announcement was made during the company’s annual Build 2025 developer conference. Previously, developers were required to pay a registration fee of around \$19 to list their […]

Microsoft sharepoint cyberattack hits 400 victims - Researchers
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Microsoft adds AI APIs to edge browser, opens for web developers

Microsoft is rolling out a suite of new AI-powered APIs for its Edge browser, giving web developers tools to build smarter applications directly within the browser environment. The announcement came Monday during the company’s Build 2025 developer conference. The new features enable websites and Edge extensions to harness Phi-4 Mini, a compact yet powerful AI […]

Microsoft sharepoint cyberattack hits 400 victims - Researchers
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Microsoft introduces autonomous AI agent in GitHub Copilot

Microsoft’s GitHub has introduced a new Copilot AI agent capable of handling specific programming tasks autonomously. Once assigned, the agent completes the work and notifies the developer when it’s done. Developers can then review the output directly on GitHub, suggest changes if needed, and approve the final version. The agent can also insert the approved […]

Microsoft surpasses $4trn valuation with AI, cloud boom
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Microsoft to cut 6,000 jobs amid rising AI investment costs

Microsoft announced Tuesday it will lay off approximately 6,000 employees—less than 3% of its global workforce—as the tech giant seeks to control costs while continuing to invest heavily in artificial intelligence. The job cuts, which will span various levels and regions, represent one of the company’s largest workforce reductions since early 2023, when it eliminated […]

Microsoft brings OpenAI's free GPT-oss-20b model to Windows
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Microsoft, OpenAI in talks to renegotiate partnership

Tech giants Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly renegotiating the terms of their high-profile partnership, amid tensions over corporate restructuring and future access to cutting-edge AI technology. OpenAI is currently locked in a “tough negotiation” with Microsoft, its largest investor to date, having poured $13 billion into the AI startup, according to the Financial Times. The […]

Microsoft sharepoint cyberattack hits 400 victims - Researchers
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Microsoft’s wins $69bn Activision deal case against FTC

A federal appeals court on Wednesday dealt a blow to United States regulators by rejecting the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game giant Activision Blizzard. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that denied the […]