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Microsoft System glitch causes global disruptions
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Microsoft hits $3trn cap, remains second most valuable company

Microsoft on Wednesday achieved a significant milestone as its stock market valuation surpassed the $3 trillion mark for the first time. This positioned Microsoft as the second most valuable company globally, trailing only behind Apple. Throughout the year, Microsoft and Apple have been engaged in a competitive battle for the top spot as the most […]

Microsoft System glitch causes global disruptions
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Microsoft partners Vodafone to provide cloud services

In order to provide generative AI, digital, enterprise, and cloud services to over 300 million organizations and consumers throughout its European and African regions, Vodafone and Microsoft have reached a 10-year cooperation agreement. The British corporation said that it will replace physical data centres with more affordable and scalable Azure cloud services, as well as […]

Microsoft introduces friendlier voice for Copilot
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Microsoft launches paid Copilot subscription plan

Microsoft on Tuesday said its lowering the eligibility restrictions for enterprise-level Copilot solutions and introducing a subscription plan targeted at consumers. For $20 per user per month, consumers may access Copilot GenAI capabilities in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on PC, Mac, and iPad with the new consumer plan Copilot Pro. Copilot composes, revises, […]

Microsoft launches AI Access Principles to encourage technological investment
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Microsoft overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company

Microsoft, on Thursday, overtook Apple as the most valuable company in the world as the iPhone maker had its worst start in years due to growing demand concerns. According to Reuters, Microsoft shares surged 1.5 per cent, valuing the Redmond, Washington-based company at $2.888 trillion, as its early lead in the battle to profit from generative […]

Microsoft to hold cybersecurity summit after server outage
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Microsoft to store data of EU users in cloud

Microsoft announced on Thursday that its cloud customers in the European Union will be allowed to process and store all personal data in the area. Prior to this, Microsoft has permitted certain data processing in the area. As a result of the recent change, it would now additionally contain information from automatically generated system logs […]

Microsoft removes Problem Steps Recorder from Windows 11
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Microsoft removes Problem Steps Recorder from Windows 11

Microsoft has declared its move to remove the Problem Steps Recorder tool from Windows 11. When Microsoft first released Windows 7 in 2009, Steps Recorder was known as Problem Steps Recorder. It’s a straightforward screen recording tool that records user activity. The tool’s primary purpose was to automatically generate problem captures for use as proof […]

Microsoft rolls out file sharing app for iPhone users
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Microsoft to end support for Windows 10

Alex Omenye Microsoft Corp.’s decision to discontinue support for the Windows 10 operating system will affect 240 million personal computers. Even while many PCs would continue to function for years after OS support ends, there might not be much of a market for hardware without security upgrades. Microsoft revealed that, for an undisclosed annual fee, […]

TomTom partners Microsoft to create AI-based assistant for vehicles
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TomTom partners Microsoft to create AI-based assistant for vehicles

The leading provider of digital mapping, TomTom, announced on Tuesday that it has teamed up with Microsoft to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) driven conversational assistant for cars. According to the company, the assistant will let users “converse naturally with their vehicles” and provide voice interaction for infotainment, location search, and car command systems. The […]

Microsoft proposes relocation of Chinese staff over US-China tensions
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Microsoft terminates support for Teams

Microsoft Message Center has announced the termination of support for Microsoft Teams, a legacy messaging infrastructure by Microsoft. The company emphasized that to prevent service interruptions and other problems, it is crucial to stay current and use the most recent version of its software. Microsoft states that by the end of March 2024, the chat […]

OpenAI expands image generator access to all users
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British regulator to probe Microsoft OpenAI venture

British antitrust body announced on Friday that it will consider whether to open a merger investigation into Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar joint venture with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. This action follows Microsoft’s statement in November that it will become a non-voting member of the board and commit over $10 billion to OpenAI. That came after a […]

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. […]